New Delhi, July 1 -- While Pakistan intensified its diplomatic offensive against India, a group of prominent Indians and Pakistanis has jointly appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take "meaningful and sustained steps towards restoring peace, normalcy, dialogue and cooperation in South Asia."The appeal, in the form of a joint letter signed by 117 individuals-61 from India and 56 from Pakistan-calls for restoration of diplomatic relations, structured dialogue, sustained confidence-building measures, and expanded people-to-people contact to reduce hostility and promote peace among the two nations.
The signatories urged both governments to take meaningful steps toward restoring normalcy, inclu...