Four Indian authors, including well-known writer Urvashi Butalia, attended the KLF which was held between February 10-12 in Pakistan.
Interestingly, ICCR’s sponsorship of the authors comes weeks after Pakistan declined an invitation to attend South Asian Speakers’ Summit, which is being hosted by India on February 18-19 in Indore. The Summit is being organised by Indian Parliament and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
Downplaying the ICCR action, officials here referred to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s remarks in Parliament last week that India wishes to have good neighbourly relations with Pakistan.
