NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel today recommended a “broader perspective” on cultural and sporting exchanges as a peace measure between India and Pakistan, with their ties oscillating between “crisis and dialogue”.
The proposal comes in the backdrop of strained Indo-Pak sporting ties. The two majorly affected sports have been cricket and hockey where the bilateral contests have trickled to bare minimum.
The two nations face each other mostly in global events like the cricket World Cup and the Champions Trophy. The last Indo-Pak bilateral series took place in India back in 2012.
The Committee on External Affairs in its report in the Lok Sabha also identified various “obstacles” to the normalisation of Indo-Pak ties and described Pakistan’s use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy to destablise India in general and Jammu and Kashmir in particular as a “biggest hindrance” in smooth ties. (AGENCIES)
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