Sonam Mahajan: Pakistan is in no position to lecture India on equality and human rights

Sonam Mahajan is a well-known analyst and researcher. Though a postgraduate in management studies with a specialization in marketing and international business, she has a keen eye for global politics. She is currently working as a consultant for “India Narrative,” a New Delhi-based think tank with a special focus on South Asia. She describes herself as a relentless Pakistan observer who is extremely intrigued by Pakistani mannerisms. She comes from Jammu and Kashmir and completed her graduation in life sciences. She moved to Bangalore for higher studies. A voracious reader with a curious mind, Sonam is seen as a young opinion-maker in India. Her readers, listeners, and viewers particularly admire her for her ability to appreciate differences in opinion and passion to make soft diplomacy and strategic thinking accessible to young Indians. She identifies herself as an LGBTQ ally and someone deeply interested in women's rights. In her free time, she listens to Sajjad Ali and Abida Parveen. Having endured conflict back in her border hometown, Sonam describes her childhood as traumatizing and full of mindless communal violence and terror attacks. She wishes to see peace in this region. **************************************************** Shakil Chaudhary is an Islamabad-based journalist, author and researcher. He is an alumnus of Government College, Lahore. Subsequently, he studied international relations at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad and media at the London School of Economics. He has worked for several English-language newspapers. He has written a critically acclaimed bilingual book, Handbook of Functional English (Ferozsons), to help those who wish to improve their English skills. Prof. Tariq Rahman, one of the finest linguistic scholars in South Asia, has praised it in these words: “This book is an excellent guide for the South Asian user of the English language. It gives examples of both the British and American varieties of English and provides guidelines to avoid the common errors of most Pakistanis when they write and speak English. It is also a comprehensive guide for pronunciation, vocabulary, editing and all other aspects of English usage. It has been written with great care and attention. I recommend it to students, editors, writers and other users of English in Pakistan.” Shakil has conducted many workshops on communication, writing and critical thinking skills. He is a former president of the Progressive Writers Association, Islamabad (2021-2022). If you want to see his most popular videos, here are the links to them.    • Javid Baig: Massive development is happeni...      • Why didn't Jinnah implement Islam in Pakis...      • Prof. Hoodbhoy: Pakistan is not a normal c...      • Shahid Siddiqui: The partition ruined Indi...      • Prof. Ishtiaq Ahmed: Muslims Started the C...