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	Podcast:		News and Views
	Episode:		387: Kartarpur Sahib: A Beacon of Peace in Times of Cynicism
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:07:38
	Publish Date:		2018-11-30 15:06:25
	Description:		Keeping his promise, Pakistan premier Imran Khan on Wednesday, 28 November, performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the proposed Kartarpur Sahib corridor. On Monday, 26 November, Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh laid the foundation stone at the Indian side at Dera Baba Nanak, three kilometers from the Gurdwara where Guru Nanak spent the last 17 years of his life. If this project reaches fruition by next November, the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, it could mark a seachange in relations between arch rivals India and Pakistan. It could also set a precedent for the role religion can play to bring peace among erstwhile enemy nations and become a clarion call for peace in South Asia. Perhaps the most common critique of all religions is Karl Marx's phrase: opiate of the masses.
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