In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- Waheed ur Rehman, President, PDP Youth Wing; Sanjay Hegde, Senior Advocate, SC; Shailendra Singh, MD, Percept; Mihir Bose, Former Sports Editor, BBC and Author; K C Singh, Former Secretary, MEA; Atul Wasan, Former Indian Test Cricketer; V Krishnaswamy, Senior Sports Writer & Commentator; and Maroof Raza, Strategic Affairs Analyst -- discuss the issue of Pakistan willing to revive cricketing relations with India, and whether terror activities at the border and cricket games can go hand in hand.
Pakistan is keen to revive the Indo-Pak cricket series. But, can guns and games co-exist. Is it the right time for cricket diplomacy?As we continue fight against terror, Lakhvi, Hafiz, Dawood and Islamabad's Kashmir interference, there is a big split on reviving Indo-Pak series and cricket diplomacy. Dawood is in Pakistan. And, India's most wanted terrorists are sheltered and given platform to spread anti-India venom. There is constant treachery across the border and our jawans have fallen to Pakistani bullets. Cricket diplomacy emerges from nowhere as a bankrupt Pakistan Cricket Board wants to latch on to India to save itself from further financial distress. A section of BJP leaders say spare a thought for our jawans at the border.