MOHALI – The World Cup semi-final at Mohali seems to have served as a catalyst to revive cricketing ties between Pakistan and India. India’s foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said cricket can become an instrument of diplomacy. “We are definitely open.” Rao said, “It is not that we have forbidden our teams from going there. Security is always an issue and we always like to be sure about security when we allow our teams to go there. But when it comes to cricket, I think cricket sometimes becomes an instrument of diplomacy in such situations.”
