Exposed! What Nawaz and Modi really talked about in Paris
Details of the conversation, described as a "courtesy meeting", were not immediately known, but they are now.
Nadeem F. Paracha
Published
December 1, 2015
Nadeem F. Paracha is a cultural critic and senior columnist for Dawn Newspaper and Dawn.com. He is also the author of two books on the social history of Pakistan, End of the Past and The Pakistan Anti-Hero.
He tweets @NadeemfParacha
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ROHIT PANDEY
Dec 01, 2015 12:26pm
Funny. But, India is the biggest exporter of carabeef ( buffalo meat) in the world?
I am positive Narendra Modi said buffalo biryani was perfectly okay with him?:)
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Skeptic
Dec 01, 2015 12:27pm
Actually NS was thinking: 'How do I politely tell this guy that I have beef kebabs and Koftas every day'? 'Maybe I could order a T-bone Steak instead, but no Boti for Modi' hehehe'....??"
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Samad Chaudhry London
Dec 01, 2015 12:28pm
S U P E RE B!
How very true
We agree to disagree!
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Neal
Dec 01, 2015 12:31pm
LoL. Hilarious. Epic!
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sheraz
Dec 01, 2015 12:31pm
great laugh
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C Roy
Dec 01, 2015 12:31pm
lol Nadeem.. you rock!
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Haseena302
Dec 01, 2015 12:31pm
Nothing can escape NFP's sharp wit
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Haris Waqar
Dec 01, 2015 12:33pm
hilarious ! but doing so you ll expose the truth of both nation.
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K
Dec 01, 2015 12:34pm
Haha.. too good !!
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natey
Dec 01, 2015 12:35pm
i put earphone can hear modi saying..''aisa to nahin ho sakta''..''aisa karsaktey hain''
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Avinash
Dec 01, 2015 12:35pm
Good one Dawn...
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Muhammad Ali
Dec 01, 2015 12:37pm
Nailed it once again, NFP
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Rahman
Dec 01, 2015 12:37pm
aesthetical amusement, that is all how i can put it. Kudos to Nadeem for bringing the light side.
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mian yasir hayat
Dec 01, 2015 12:47pm
Nicely sketched. The meeting was important,thanks that they met at least.
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Nation
Dec 01, 2015 12:50pm
Hahahahaha Good humour
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SIDDHNATH
Dec 01, 2015 12:53pm
NICE, VERY NICE JOKE
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S.Kaushik
Dec 01, 2015 12:54pm
Simply Superb ! Hats off to Nadeem for conjuring this conversation from the pics !!
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Mr.T
Dec 01, 2015 12:56pm
well i think by the body language modi telling him to do something totally different which makes nawaz deep thinking. well time is short for both of them i guess....
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athar
Dec 01, 2015 01:04pm
hilarious
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james
Dec 01, 2015 01:25pm
@ROHIT PANDEY no its not its Brazil
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cc
Dec 01, 2015 01:30pm
Good one! This time, the inflated egos across the border should be satisfied with PM Modi walked towards mian Sharif for a chat, unlike in Ufa!
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kuttathi
Dec 01, 2015 01:36pm
Hahaha...
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observer
Dec 01, 2015 01:47pm
Well done Nadeem saab :-) Very funny. keep it up.
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kkm
Dec 01, 2015 01:56pm
modi ordering
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rahul1
Dec 01, 2015 02:00pm
Humor in Paris!! Hats off to Mr Nadeem
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Ashok Saigal
Dec 01, 2015 02:14pm
Fantastic!
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KEVIN THOMAS
Dec 01, 2015 02:17pm
We need Dawn & TOI side by side in India
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Dr. S.Gopalakrishnan
Dec 01, 2015 02:21pm
Fun of words and synchronized with action.
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Tapish
Dec 01, 2015 02:26pm
Sharif and Modi share a common concern : What to do about Raheel?
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Salman Danish
Dec 01, 2015 03:16pm
Just what I needed! Thanks for the laugh Mr Nadeem! :)
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MJA
Dec 01, 2015 03:17pm
Actually had it been Nihari (also made of Beef) it would have been perfect but still a good piece.
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Mian
Dec 01, 2015 03:19pm
You forgot ..... Modi was telling .. its nice to meet you but where is the other shareef... I want to talk to him too....
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Ashok Kumar Maurya
Dec 01, 2015 03:26pm
Mostly Gujarati are 100% vegetarian, they do not take onion and garlic also. I think author do not know about Gujarat and Gujarati. Thanks!!
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zak
Dec 01, 2015 03:30pm
silly!
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zak
Dec 01, 2015 03:32pm
we know what they talked about. Modi trying to sucker up and asking for a secretary level meeting, but NS saying, stop the terrorism in Pakistan by RAW and stop lynchings of muslims in India and Kashmir is the ultimate topic to resolve. Modi accepting all that but confidentially saying , he is hostage to the extremist RSS ideologues who got him in as a PM in the forst place. Modi asked for time to control the extremist within BJP.
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Bikram Thappa
Dec 01, 2015 04:06pm
Love You Pracha ! Really funny
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Rahman
Dec 01, 2015 04:50pm
Hahahahahahahah--LOL!
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Indian
Dec 01, 2015 05:04pm
Hahahaha.. LOL.. Brilliant!!
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M. Siddique
Dec 01, 2015 05:54pm
Hilarious.
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Mahmood
Dec 01, 2015 06:48pm
Heck, if only the could settle on Chicken Biryani. If the two countries combine their resources, we could be an economic block and hub for innovations and manufacturing to outsourcing to rival largest economies.
Billions spent on defense could be devoted to research and development, education and healthcare, job creation and expanding export markets, which could lift hundreds of millions out of poverty!
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vinayak
Dec 01, 2015 06:51pm
NFP is gem of dawn..
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Shyam Kokku
Dec 01, 2015 07:08pm
Ha ha... some light moments :-)
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Lost cause
Dec 01, 2015 07:44pm
We can breath easy in Paris away from all the suspicious glares.
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Shopaholic
Dec 01, 2015 07:51pm
hahahahahaha
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Najib Khan
Dec 01, 2015 08:08pm
Many thanks Nadeem for making my day!
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khalid
Dec 01, 2015 08:27pm
Climate change is not his most favourite topic. Talk about starting an expensive project in Lahore....
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Raj
Dec 01, 2015 08:35pm
Really good one. Laughed a lot. But then I watch Pakistani funny dubbing of different events and they are great. Keep it rolling. Oh, BTW, I am Indian :)
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Ajay vikram Singh
Dec 01, 2015 08:35pm
Its freaking hilarious. Hahaha...
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Lodhi
Dec 01, 2015 08:58pm
Too bad these two leaders who represent over 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE cannot sit down like this and make decisions that benefit the people first.If these leaders saw things thru the eyes of the people of both countries,things would be much more peaceful.
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datta
Dec 01, 2015 09:17pm
NFP you are the best. I wish to see you but can't. That's what we all miss. I had been to Wagha border and tears rolled down as I could see the great divide in spite of similarities in us. Thanks Dawn. Can I get Dawn in India. Pl. inform. I wish to subscribe.
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vijay salem
Dec 01, 2015 09:32pm
HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
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karan
Dec 01, 2015 09:50pm
They probably discussed everything except the issues that we voted them in for- to solve.
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Jaggu
Dec 01, 2015 09:58pm
Loved that! Made my day.
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Vaibhav - Mumbai
Dec 01, 2015 10:06pm
Very nice
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Yet another Indian sri1
Dec 01, 2015 10:48pm
He hee heee.. Nice ones from NFP, pretty funny!
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Vidyut Bharadwaj
Dec 01, 2015 10:57pm
You are one of a kind NFP . You have the gift of making people laugh at what they think is a serious matter . And funny it works on both sides of the border . we go home laughing yet keeping our hardened stance on our mutual relationships . Does any one see the wall crumbling ? At least some one is making efforts .
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Niranjan
Dec 01, 2015 11:11pm
NFP hits the bulls-eye again. To come up with this exchange using only a few photos is nothing short of epic. Take a bow!
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Vik1
Dec 01, 2015 11:19pm
Excelante!!
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PL Bakhshi
Dec 02, 2015 01:14am
The two Prime Ministers after exchanging pleasantries exchanged their perceptions vis-a-vis the optimum temperature at which they need to Keep the Pot Boiling.
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zafar yousufzai
Dec 02, 2015 02:18am
Good to laugh
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sidney
Dec 02, 2015 02:29am
Very creative. I had a laugh!
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Rick_james
Dec 02, 2015 02:30am
LOL.
Now I feel like having Beef Biryani....yummyyyy.
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Desi lad
Dec 02, 2015 02:32am
I think this is what we need more - inflated egos, the walls of seriousness, anger and hate brought down with humour.
Honestly, does not matter which side of border you are, you have a family - me too. You too want to go home, relax, have dinner, chat with your kids and go to sleep - me too. You too want 24x7 electricity - me too. You are so angry with price rise, pollution & traffic on the roads - me too. You were forced to pay a bribe to get something done last month - me too.
Now try to guess whether I am Pakistani or an Indian.
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Kabuliwallah
Dec 02, 2015 03:20am
Looks like Paracha has lost it. The joke started off well but then he overdid it.
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Omran
Dec 02, 2015 03:40am
Good one, I was thinking they are discussing the in flight meals Nawaz order for his trip and Modi wanted to know as how he got away with this?
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Zeeshan S.
Dec 02, 2015 04:20am
seems like two brothers conspiring to help each other in their respective re-elections.
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Moin Khan
Dec 02, 2015 04:43am
Hilarious
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Wajahat (San Jose, CA USA)
Dec 02, 2015 06:12am
Classic, but what a shame, seriously what else we could expect from these so called leaders of Indo Pak. They have been playing these political games for years without any significant progress.
For GOD Sake wake up Indian Pakistani Nations and do something for lasting peace..enough is enough
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OZ Abbasi
Dec 02, 2015 06:15am
Am sure, NS was stubborn on paaye! NM from his nature was interesting offering him tea.
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ali Tariq
Dec 02, 2015 06:21am
Well written nadeem sb
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mian yasir hayat
Dec 02, 2015 06:37am
Thanks that they met atleast.
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chacha
Dec 02, 2015 06:46am
the minute I saw the article I knew it had Paracha name on it
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ANIL Sharma
Dec 02, 2015 06:59am
You're funny,as usual,Nadeem bhai.Stop eating beef!Ha ha ha
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Khurram Ali
Dec 02, 2015 08:12am
Excellent piece of work. LOL
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Pakistan
Dec 02, 2015 08:25am
Well thought out conversation. Mr Paracha sure has sense of humour.
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aga khan
Dec 02, 2015 08:57am
Just great. Loved it. Could not stop laughing
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Aa2544
Dec 02, 2015 09:13am
That's hilarious, especially with pics
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Jalaluddin S. Hussain
Dec 02, 2015 10:53am
Excellent. Laugh Out Loud (LOL)
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Sivaram Pochiraju
Dec 02, 2015 11:42am
Hilarious. Actually Modi wanted to meet the other Shariff but having seen this Shariff relaxing on the sofa, being Gujarati i.e a born businessman, he didn't want to miss the opportunity of charcha however without chai.
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Owais Bayunus
Dec 02, 2015 08:41pm
From the body language of both the leaders it seems Nawaz was angry at some thing and Modi wanted to reconcile. Why sudden so much importance. OR was that just an acting for the public?
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PKR Chowdhury
Dec 03, 2015 04:59am
@Mahmood
Very nice thought. If majority of the politicians of both countries have this
sort of thinking and become friendly
neighbours, then the subcontinent will
tun into a paradise.
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PKR Chowdhury
Dec 03, 2015 05:16am
Both PMs should lead their countries in such a way that the two countries become friends
and both countries concentrate on inclusive
development of their citizens. This will lead
to a developed subcontinent which will result in eradication of poverty and arm race.
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Vectra
Dec 03, 2015 10:46am
ha ha
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Being Indian
Dec 03, 2015 01:11pm
@zak
wow nice story ... keep dreaming
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True Blue Indian
Dec 03, 2015 01:12pm
@Zak
Lol zak hilarious ..
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HRK
Dec 03, 2015 03:44pm
Its about time someone came up with this.
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M Jan
Dec 03, 2015 04:31pm
NFP at its best once again. :) ... But on a not so serious note, Modi must have had advised NS to ask the conference rich to give him extra aid in order to keep the coal power plants shut.
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Atanu Nath
Dec 03, 2015 07:03pm
Hilarious !
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shyam
Dec 03, 2015 10:12pm
Just awesome, i saw the first panel and i knew it is you
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Khan
Dec 03, 2015 11:28pm
Well done Nawaz a well composed Pakistani statesman. we are proud of you.
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JS Sheikh
Dec 04, 2015 08:36am
Modi uses theatrics for survival domestically and internationally.
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