New Delhi/IBNS, May 10 -- In a potential controversial remark in the election season, Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar has said Indias hostile neighbour Pakistan will not resort to bombings if they are shown respect.

Aiyar said India should take efforts to initiate dialogues with Pakistan in a bid to solve problems instead of flashing its nuclear capabilities.

In an interview, Aiyar says, Pakistan is a sovereign country. It also has respect. India should talk to Pakistan. The weapons wont help. Pakistan has an atom bomb, so do we have. If a madman drops a bomb in Lahore, its radioactivity will reach Amritsar in 8 seconds.

Pakistan wont think about bombing if India talks to them and pays them respect... If someone is Vishwaguru, he n...