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on August 1, 2022, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers (in brown) and Pakistani Rangers take part in the Beating the Retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35 km from Amritsar.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and US President Barack Obama walk prior to meetings at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 25, 2015. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and US President Barack Obama walk prior to meetings at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 25, 2015. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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aparna_pande
aparna_pande
Research Fellow, India and South Asia
5 Min Read
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama shake hands during the India-US Business Summit in New Delhi on January 26, 2015. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama shake hands during the India-US Business Summit in New Delhi on January 26, 2015. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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aparna_pande
aparna_pande
Research Fellow, India and South Asia
6 Min Read
Pakistani army soldiers stand guard at the site of the militants' attack on the army-run school in Peshawar on December 18, 2014. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pakistani army soldiers stand guard at the site of the militants' attack on the army-run school in Peshawar on December 18, 2014. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
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husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
13 Min Read
US President Barack Obama (C), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (L) attend a reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi on January 26, 2015. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama (C), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (L) attend a reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi on January 26, 2015. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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aparna_pande
aparna_pande
Research Fellow, India and South Asia
6 Min Read
Indian Hindu priests perform an evening prayer ritual known as Arti at the Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the annual Magh Mela in Allahabad on January 5, 2015. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Hindu priests perform an evening prayer ritual known as Arti at the Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the annual Magh Mela in Allahabad on January 5, 2015. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)
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aparna_pande
aparna_pande
Research Fellow, India and South Asia
5 Min Read
Pakistani soldiers provide security during a mass prayer for the victims of a school massacre, in Peshawar on December 21, 2014. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pakistani soldiers provide security during a mass prayer for the victims of a school massacre, in Peshawar on December 21, 2014. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
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husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
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Pakistani children arrive at their school in Peshawar on December 20, 2014, after three days of mourning for the children and staff killed by Taliban militants in an attack on an army-run school. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pakistani children arrive at their school in Peshawar on December 20, 2014, after three days of mourning for the children and staff killed by Taliban militants in an attack on an army-run school. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
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husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
4 Min Read
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