Ties between the two nations have been shaped by a bitter rivalry since the partition of British-ruled India into Muslim Pakistan and majority Hindu India in 1947. “What’s happening in the literature in Pakistani is remarkable, there are many great writers there and we want them here every year. The same is happening in Pakistan at the current Lahore Literary Festival. “We have always had writers from Pakistan as there is such excellent writing happening with both locally based and diasporic writers,” she told Arab News. “The Jaipur Literature Festival is representative of these ideals and will continue to be a platform to celebrate the joy of knowledge.”

Source: Ethiopian News February 19, 2021 21:45 UTC