'Seeking better people-to-people contact': RJD's Manoj Jha as over 100 prominent citizens from India, Pakistan write to PMs Modi, Sharif

IANS | July 1, 2026 5:29 PM

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) With over 100 prominent citizens from India and Pakistan writing a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart, Shehbaz Sharif, urging an end to continued hostility between the two countries, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha, who is among the signatories, on Wednesday said the objective was to strengthen people-to-people contact.

Voices for peace: Talks are welcome, but who is that authority in Pakistan?

Jayanta Bhattacharya | July 1, 2026 4:49 PM

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Many prominent citizens from both India and Pakistan have reportedly come together to appeal to Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to end decades of hostility between the two nations which, despite being the ideal option otherwise, remains an uphill task in this case, with ground realities in Islamabad complicating prospects of meaningful talks.

Prof Raj Kumar, Shashi Tharoor address Japan's parliament as JGU deepens academic ties

IANS | July 1, 2026 3:34 PM

Tokyo, July 1 (IANS) On the eve of the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to India, Professor C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), and Dr Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, addressed a distinguished bipartisan gathering of Members of the National Diet of Japan at the National Diet Building in Tokyo.