Indians and Pakistani, have suffered from collateral damage equally on both sides of the Indo-Pak border for decades now.

While the governments of both the countries continue to make feeble attempts at a better relationship, the future of the Indo-Pak relations lies within the hands of the new generation. The generation – who is empowered by the internet, social media networks and communication tools. Armed with these, the youth might be the only hope for a war that has been going on for far too long.


This idea of breaking down political barriers and accepting each other’s culture has recently been tried by an American Bangalore tech student, Eric Maddox. He has previously successfully paired activists in different countries with those in need, with his new age ideas.

For the cultivation of Indo-Pak friendship, he came up with the idea of Virtual Dinners over Skype calls , held between a group of students in Bangalore and in Islamabad, aiming to eliminate political differences and bond over common things. 

Watch the video here:

What happens when India and Pakistan eat dinner together… and then agree to make a movie?from Eric Maddox on Vimeo.

During the dinner, each group of students is asked to designate a topic to the other for discussion with their locales. After the dinner, the groups, with their designated topics, go out on the streets and record interviews with the locals of their area, for their opinions on the topic. The next dinner meeting requires each group to show their recordings and come up with new ideas that will take their friendship to the next level.

While the idea of Virtual Skype Dinners, hosted over steaks and homemade curries, sounds good, we are yet to see if such efforts will actually ease the growing tension between the two neighbors.