Who is more civilized ? India or pakistan? The debate is at its peak after the deaths of Sarabjit and Sanaullah but nobody is talking about the conditions of prisons and prisoners' rights. Prabir Purkayastha of Newsclick discusses the ignored reasons behind the deaths of Indian and Pakistani prisoners with two human rights lawyers, N.D. Pancholi and Nandita Haksar.

Shortly after a 23-year-old was brutally gang-raped on a moving bus in Delhi, a group of mostly young people took to the streets, sparking off debates in the media and political circles over violence against women.

Ali Kazmi of the NAPA Repertory Company, Karachi speaks on the cancellation of plays by Pakistani theatre troupes in the recently concluded 15th Bharat Rang Mahotsav. Kazmi also gives an insight into the kind of theatre being practiced and performed in Pakistan and the growing response of the people.

On Sunday evening, November 4th, about 60 friends of Palestine – theatre persons, writers, artists, film makers, academics, students and activists -- gathered outside Delhi’s Siri Fort auditorium, the venue for the Israeli state-sponsored performance by The Cameri Theatre.

Pakistani lawmaker and Senior PPP leader traces the ways in which hostility between India and Pakistan has been sharpened – from elusive visas and bureaucratic hurdles to dangerous nukes piling up on both sides of the border. Given this situation, what are some positive, two-way strategies to shape a safer subcontinent?

Perhaps for the first time since 1947, there is the real possibility of restructuring Indo Pak relations, says Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar. The neighbours see that an end to confrontation will mean valuable benefits to both. In Pakistan, there is recognition that confrontation with India only aggravates its internal problems; in India, there is recognition that confrontation with Pakistan is a threat to secularism, the core which holds the nation together. This is an exceptional moment in history, a moment that must be seized.

Scientist at the National Institute of Immunology, Dr. Satyajith Rath and Dr Amit Sengupta of the All India Peoples' Science Network discuss the recent Lancet report on the "Delhi Superbug". A Newsclick presentation.