Below is the quote from Neelam Deo.
While some responded with references to the “idea of India” being hurt, others worried that India’s image and foreign policy could be overshadowed by such incidents. “There have been a string of events that are tarnishing India’s image,” says the former Ambassador, Neelam Deo, co-founder of the Mumbai-based think tank Gateway House.
Referring to the protests by the Shiv Sena that forced Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali to cancel his concerts in Mumbai and Pune last week, Ms. Deo told The Hindu that such events were disappointing to liberals outside India as well. “Let’s remember that there are many in Pakistan and neighbouring countries who have seen India as a democratic tolerant country to aspire to. That kind of moral image is being risked today.”
This quote also appeared in The News International.
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