The case for peace

THERE is nothing novel about progressives in India and Pakistan advocating peace between the two countries. We have continued to swim against the hawkish tide which insists on forever war between forever antagonistic nations. The hawks have been winning since the outset, but after the brief military exchange of May 2025, the voices of those who invoke the shared interests of ordinary people on both sides have been almost completely drowned out. Once upon a time the ideological battle was waged b...