Now, India And Pakistan Start A War Of Words Over ‘Intolerance’

The statement from the government came shortly after Pakistan government’s press attache Manzoor Memon cited the blackening of columnist Sudheendra Kulkarni in Mumbai on Monday by the workers of the Shiv Sena, which opposed the launch of a book by former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri.

India today lashed out at Pakistan for “lecturing” it on pluralism after Islamabad expressed concern over attempts to disrupt functions of its prominent personalities, and asserted that non-practice of terrorism was central to the betterment of the Indo-Pak relationship.

“There is a need to ensure that such incidents do not reoccur”, he said, comments that riled India.

Undeterred by the violent protest, the organisers, including the ORF, a foreign policy think-tank, yesterday went ahead with the book launch function in Mumbai which was held amid tight security following threats of disruption by the pro-Hindutva party. It condemned the actions of Shiv Sena trying to intimidate the organizers in strict terms and recommended India to take action against the fringe.

Historic rivals and neighbours, India and Pakistan are at war.

Pakistan is the embodiment of tolerance, pluralism.

Veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on 12 October said that the people should look at the similarities between India and Pakistan rather than the differences.

India also slammed Pakistan for aborting the dialogue process between the two nations. India is still open for talks, but terrorism should be the central issue.