In my last column, I talked about the absurdity and inherent dangers of the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan in recent months. From threats of cross-border strikes from an Indian minister to Pakistan’s Defence Minister declaring our arms are not meant for decoration, from Indian Prime Minister Modi’s bombastic anti-Pakistan statements in Bangladesh to our military establishment’s accusations about Indian involvement in terrorism in Pakistan, the war of words between Indian and Pakistani leaders had certainly reached a crescendo.

Phone a friend: Indian Prime Minister Modi called his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif earlier this week to greet him on the beginning of the holy month of Ramzan. This one phone call finally brought down the soaring temperatures to a thaw. Representation pic/PTI