Post 26/11, India has successfully painted Pakistan as a supporter of terror, gotten ever closer with the US and the West, and reaped dividends for its strategic restraint.
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Border Tensions Impact on Kabaddi: Pakistani Players Outed from Mumbai League Pro Kabaddi League
NEW DELHI: As India and Pakistan exchange fire at the border and rhetoric on the political stage, the conflict between the two countries is quietly playing out in another arena. Two Pakistani players that had signed up for an ongoing professional kabaddi league in India will not be playing any match in Mumbai and Pune due to “security concerns.” Interestingly, the move follows protests by the Shiv Sena demanding that the Pakistani players be removed from the league.
“Franchises will not field players of Pakistani origin for matches held in Mumbai and Pune,” said Mashal Sports, the organisers of Pro Kabaddi 2015, in a written statement to Pakistani paper Dawn. “This is in light of security concerns for the safety and success of the tournament while being hosted in Mumbai and Pune,” the statement said, without clarifying what the “security concerns” were.
Afghanistan s Crucial Role In Improving India-Pak Ties PM Modi, PM Sharif and Pres Ghani
NEW DELHI: Two days after India and Pakistan National Security Advisors concluded a surprise meeting in Bangkok that set the tone for rapprochement of strained ties between the two nuclear neighbours, India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday. Swaraj is the highest ranking official in the Narendra Modi government to visit Pakistan, where she will be leading India’s delegation to the “Heart Of Asia” summit on Wednesday, as well as meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his adviser on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz on the sidelines of the conference.
UN Calls For Direct Talks Between India And Pakistan Ban Ki Moon
NEW DELHI: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for a “direct dialogue” between India and Pakistan, as the two sides continue to blame the other for cross border provocations.
“We’re always following the developments in that part of the world very closely, and the Secretary-General will continue to encourage direct dialogue between Pakistan and India as a way to de-escalate any tensions that may exist,” the UN Secretary General’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters in response to a question on tensions between the two countries.