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INTERNATIONAL

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Rahul Kansal, Chief Marketing Officer, The Times of India Group: Cooperation will lead to mutual benefit.

Group Editor Jang Mahmood Shaam presenting traditional Sindhi ajraks to Indian delegates

Journalists and guests at the Indian Womens Press Corps interaction on May 19: a lively discussion that shattered at least some negative stereotypes about Pakistan

Girls didnt just have fun: High powered Pakistani ladies held their own during the conference and in interactions with the media, besides adding pizzazz to the delegation. THE FIRST STEP LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK

A mesmerising Khayal performance by the brothers Rajan and Sajan Misra, hosted by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

Photos: Times of India

A peace initiative whose time has come... Destination Peace: A commitment by the Jang Group, Geo and The Times of India Group to create an enabling environment that brings the people of Pakistan and India closer together, contributing to genuine and durable peace with honour between our countries.

Feedback, contributions, photos, letters: Email: amankiasha@janggroup.com.pk Fax: +92-21-3241-8343 Post: Aman ki Asha c/o The News, I.I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi

Narayana Murthy Founder Chairman, Infosys Technologies Ltd

Vinod Mehta Editor, Outlook

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra filmmaker

Dr Ishrat Hussain Dean & Director, IBA

Dr Karan Singh President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Two-wheeler king Dr Brijmohan Lall Munjal, Chairman Hero Honda, shares the dias with business partner and son Sunil: he has never forgotten his roots in Kamalia (in what is now Faisalabad district)

Humayun Bashir MD, IBM

wasnt really expecting much, but this has been so inspirational and motivational. My wife made me come because she hadnt been here before. Id been putting her off for the last 20 or more years but Im so glad we came. We just wanted to visit Delhi, do some shopping, meet some friends. This was a good way to get here because obtaining a visa is so difficult. But the meeting was beyond our expectations. We hope the momentum continues. These are just a few representative comments by Pakistani delegates attending the Aman ki Asha Business Meet in New Delhi, May 18-19, Partners for Peace and Progress. Many were taken aback by the genuinely open and warm welcome from the Indian business community, not to mention the Times of India Group, which they clearly did not expect. The meeting got an un-

precedented boost with the presence of Pranab Mukherjee, Indias Finance Minister who addressed the inaugural session with a particularly a warm welcome to the Pakistani guests. The sky is the limit, he said, expressing his hopes for peace between the two countries. His views were shared by Shahid Malik, Pakistans High Commissioner to Delhi, who not only addressed the inaugural session but attended almost all of the two-day meetings. We have already reported much of what transpired at the meetings and on the sidelines (compiled at www.amankiasha.com). Given that a picture is worth a thousand words, we present you with this special pictorial two-page edition to bring across the flavour of the conference (look out for another instalment soon). Enjoy! p.s. Your feedback is precious to us do drop us a line at our website or via fax, mail or email -- contact details below.

Freelance journalist Babar Ayaz makes a point; also visible: Omer Yusuf of Lyra Ltd and Shahid Malik, Pakistans High Commissioner to India

A view of the audience on the first day of the conference

Vinod Mehta, Editor Outlook, and Amin Hashwani exchange thoughts.

Jehan Ara President, P@SHA

Brijmohan Lall Munjal President, Hero Honda

Dr Naresh Trehan Chairman & MD, Medanta The Medicity

BEYOND EXPECTATIONS: Indias Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee addresses the conference; and afterwards, with Shahrukh Hasan, Group Managing Director Jang Group as Vineet Jain, Managing Director Times of India looks on, and with Pakistans High Commissioner to India, Shahid Malik.

Nandan Nilekani Chairman, Unique Idenfification Authority, India

The skys the limit

Imran Aslam President, Geo TV

Asad Umar CEO, Engro Corp

Amena Saiyid MD, Oxford University Press Pakistan

Syed Asaad Ali Ahmad CEO, The Citizens Foundation

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