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May 10
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Will the India-Pakistan ceasefire resolv...

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A ceasefire has been announced to stop a bitter conflict over one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Kashmir has repeatedly been troubled by a dispute dating back nearly eight decades between India and Pakistan. Will the latest truce resolve differences going back to colonial times? 

In this episode: 

  • Victoria Schofield, British Biographer and Historian. 
  • Radha Kumar, Negotiator, Kashmir Crisis.
  • Ayesha Jalal, Professor, Tufts University. 

Host: Sami Zeidan

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