Wasim Akram has suggested that India and Pakistan should play a cricket test match at Mumbai to express solidarity. Though cricket is not on anybody’s mind at present, I do think Akram has come up with an interesting suggestion.
It is true that Pakistan is at the centre of the anti-India activities. But, unlike at the time of the Kargil war, this time around I do believe the Pakistani government or the Army does not have a direct role in the terror attacks. In fact, I think the Pakistani establishment has lost control over the terrorist groups operating in that country. The ISI could still be involved in the anti-India activities, but the onus is on the Indian government to come out with concrete evidence of the same. Mere allegations would not suffice, though most of us in India are convinced about the truthfulness of the same.
Meanwhile India has to move forward. It has to regain credibility in the international community as a place safe enough to live, do business and to visit. As always, sports could be the answer. If India and Pakistan manage to come together and play a cricket match in Mumbai, it would be a stupendous achievement.
It is true that the wounds are still too fresh to heal, too raw to be touched. Still we owe it to ourselves to keep working towards a safer India, a safer sub-continent and a safer world.
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