Editorial

Amid layers of bitter differences and the underlying risk of nuclear war outbreak, 1.7 billion in South Asia, including Pakistan and India, remain united by cricket, a British colonial-era sport. But as the Cricket World Cup 2011 begins, might extremism soon destroy this sporting bond?

More than a dozen nations are taking part in the World Cup, held in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, with the final of mega scheduled for April 2 at the Wankhede Stadium in the Indian metropolis of Mumbai. It is an opportunity for publicity which India's Hindu nationalist politicians are seeking to exploit.

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