India, June 29 -- An Indian-origin novelist has sparked a heated online debate after she reportedly refused to share food with a Pakistani fellow traveller during a layover at Frankfurt airport.

The writer, Nivedita Shukla, a Dublin-based author, shared her account on social media, beginning with remarks about a perceived rise in hostility towards Indians abroad.

"I have been traveling around for years but now it feels different. The hate for India and Indians is at peak and we subconsciously feel every one is hating on us," she wrote.

Shukla described the Pakistani national as a "fellow brown-skinned traveller" who appeared to be searching for affordable food options at airport outlets.

She further wrote: "Humble clothing, unkempt fa...