tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post7293366457947185636..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: Meaningful collaboration between academics from India and Pakistan?Salman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-70166824088319109992012-04-18T01:42:31.968-04:002012-04-18T01:42:31.968-04:00Oh...what an honour. I am humbled...!
Some of my b...Oh...what an honour. I am humbled...!<br />Some of my best friends down under are Indians. In fact, the further you are away from that inflammed border, the lesser are the differences...any leftover ones literally disappear in thin air on this last corner of Earth's landmass called Tasmania.<br />We at Karachi Astronomers Society do have good acquaintances in a well known astronomers club in Indian province of Gujarat (Kuth Amateur Astronomers Club). I recently considered proposing a combined astronomy event at the border town of Nagar Parker in Sindh as an icon of joint astronomy effort by the two countries if we can work out any security concerns. I may forward this proposal.<br />With the Siachen conflict in spotlight lately, I am sure of one thing...if NASA plans a manned mission to Triton in distant future (if India and Pakistan haven't nuked each other to extermination by then), they are likely to find pre-trained (or pre-mutated) astronauts among Indian and Pakistani troops stationed up at Siachen, to survive the frigid landscape of Triton. I am sure both countries can work together in this scenario at least.<br />(Dr. Hoodbhoy...hmmm!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com