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Asia Cup: India-Pakistan set to go ahead after Indian government clarifies stance
The Island
|August 22, 2025
India will not host or visit Pakistan for bilateral contests, but their athletes and teams can take part in multi-nation events that also involve Pakistan, clearing the path for their upcoming fixtures in the men's Asia Cup in September and the women's ODI World Cup in October.
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Pakistan sportspersons can also participate in multilateral events hosted by India.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports set down these guidelines in a statement, clarifying the Indian government's position on sporting relations with Pakistan at a time of strained political relations between the two South Asian countries. The statement left one question unanswered: whether Indian athletes can take part in multilateral events hosted by Pakistan.
The statement comes less than three weeks from the scheduled start of the Asia Cup in the UAE, where India and Pakistan, drawn in the same group, are set to meet at least once (on September 14 in Dubai), and potentially up to three times. It will be India’s first cricket match against Pakistan since the two countries exchanged cross-border hostilities following the Pahalgam terror attack in April.
This story is from the August 22, 2025 edition of The Island.
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