Cricket fans hungry to experience the thrill of India vs Pakistan cricketing rivalry will rejoice in the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s decision to resume ties towards the end of 2012.

But a resumption of cricketing ties between the two countries is not a matter of playing the game alone; the symbolism goes much deeper. India suspended all cricketing ties with Pakistan following the horrific attack by Pakistan-trained terrorists on November 26, 2008 across various, carefully chosen targets in Mumbai. The attack claimed 169 lives, and India should never forget that.