there are 4 hour round december should. always take 2 or 3 hours. worth of goals historical number 27 on the dog. this is deja vu news asia coming up the man and the mustache now in wax and pakistan will tell you why an exhibit and karate featuring an indian hero is raising eyebrows on both sides of the border also coming up on 31 cannes get ready to vote for a new president on saturday we take you to the streets of cologne where the memories of the easter sunday bombing still cast a long shot. i'm

sumi so misconduct welcome to d.w. news asia it is good to have you with us she is a national hero in india i've been on the the indian pilot plane was shot down in pakistan in february during a standoff over the disputed kashmir region seized in pakistan returned to india i mean and then by bauman and especially his a trademark handlebar moustache became an instant star but now the pakistani air force has opened an exhibition featuring a statue of the wing commander and items from his capture pakistanis are flocking to the gallery. if he joined the air force for glory and undoubtedly got what he wanted a national hero in his native india the wing commander now also has a whole gallery devoted to him in pakistan they clearly for different reasons the indian pilot made international headlines after he was shot down in a dogfight and captured by the pakistani military during

a major standoff with india earlier this year. now the pilot's uniform as well as the seized personal belongings are on show at the pakistan air force museum in karachi. it's an unashamed tribute to what curators and visitors see as priefer of pakistani military might and it's leaving school children and students with their eyes the glow. that everybody aristide's if we all of his belongings were confiscated and they're now on display here at the museum it felt very good today to see all these articles on display we are proud of the pakistan after. the exhibition also features debris of the downed indian fighter jet a reminder that the incident at the heart of it was serious following a suicide attack an indian coach mia india and pakistan conducted tit for tat airstrikes in each other's territory in february and analysts raise the alarm that

the skirmish could turn into an all out war but i doubt tensions come to when pakistan freed about a man from captivity and handed him back to india. but the hype around the pilot didn't die down. neither did the nationalist further that his capture had fueled on both sides of the border. at the exhibition many visitors a feeling as patriotic as ever. for the telegraph the pakistani army did a good thing and they have made us proud they have failed us with enthusiasm so we can fight with cards and pride if someone dares to attack us and we can say proudly that we are pakistani and we are no less than anyone else. the legendary story of wing commander. tom a source of national pride for india and pakistan. while the exhibit have sparked

a flurry of reaction on social media let's take a look at a tweet from an indian user in delhi now who writes that pakistanis have become great fans of wing commander of the number one who spoke like a boss even under the most trying and intimidating conditions inside an enemy country as a p.o.w. after all statues are built for heroes here's a response from a user located in england with a pakistani take on the exhibit saying of course we love you by he really enjoyed our fantastic team and he didn't say anything bad about pakistan when we sent back to the land border we can always invite him again when he brings us another plane and fancies more fantastic t.v. . words brewing with sarcasm on both sides there for more of the story we're joined by give you asia correspondent shots of july and i should have good to see you it seems like this exhibit really has triggered strong reactions both in india and in pakistan what do you make of all this. that's right and it's predictable bando

between people on either side of the border. i was in pakistan this episode took place back in february and i can tell you that the mood was really grim in pakistan after indian jets struck deep inside the box on the territory but within 24 to 48 all was august on showdown indian and captured. the mood changed now at the time if you remember boxed on took a moral high ground and they said we will return him and they did but did make sure to play of adopting so you know they filmed him violent custody they paraded him in front of live television many of us handed over soap box on his try to make the most of this opportunity in terms of propaganda war and that continues to this day what do you think pakistan is here with this exhibit is a precisely playing with optics it is and i mean the 2 countries are in some

ways a mirror image of each other it happens on the indian side do if you look at the indian film industry bollywood. you look at social media there are all these memes going on jokes going on and that it's about one upmanship and bugs. related some would say slightly better in terms of optics and now it is trying to make the most of it but i feel sorry for the schoolchildren people looking out i mean imagine you know what kind of footsteps in their growing up that you know they have the biggest neighbor and being encouraged to view them as their enemy and it is again i guess it happening on both sides of the border which does not fall future relations you know as you said there were means and jokes there were so much about the story that went viral from you know the gunslinger moustache that's fantastic cup of tea but what has happened with the tensions that led to that moment especially with kashmir. since february even before to the 2 countries came

really close to a war like situation. obviously in kashmir india has pressed ahead affectively and axing that region dividing it in parts buckstone has condemned the diplomatic level but there's not much box on can do and bauxite is under tremendous pressure not to respond in terms of encouraging violence in kashmir and the prime minister and the government has reassured the world community that they've annoyed . me so it's a it's a difficult situation for kashmiris i think we will know the next steps will be that when india lifts all these restrictions and bushmeat and what the reaction is locally without external interference the situation remains tense. correspondent thank you so much.

on saturdays 3 lankans will cast their ballots in a presidential vote 7 months after the easter sunday terrorist attacks that killed more than $250.00 people the country is still reeling from the bombings and this election will be decisive in shaping sri lanka's future the favorite to win is going to buy it out of packs up he's running for the single biggest nationalist party on a platform of security and order his biggest opponent son he's playing with us and promising economic progress for all but the trauma of the terror attacks is still fresh on sri lankans mind. while went to colombo to ask what people there want from their new president. business is slow at the soft. sivakumar shop in central colombo he has drawn the stall since 1990 his family has been there for 6 decades. the grand church opposite the shop brings in customers but it was also central to the most terrifying day in sivakumar life.

st anthony's was one of the churches hit by the easter sunday bombings last april dozens were killed. his shop was damaged but he escaped unhurt. in the aftermath christians like sivakumar bought it for their safety but now with the elections approaching he's got more on his mind than just the security office on community. new president should reduce the cost of living should provide protection for the people the new government should not show any preference based on religion or ethnicity and work for every group equally. the neighborhood and also in town means is no one for its mesh of cultures christians inhabit one street and muslims the next temples and mosques abound off to the blasts hundreds of muslims faced arrests and reprisals rushy chinoy heard rumors that muslims had been paid off to carry out the attacks but didn't believe them his

religion was secondary he was sri lankan 1st. now she was pained to see the carnage at st anthony's he provides bridges and dogs to the church to release after sunday's services. he has heard about attacks on muslims elsewhere in sri lanka. but is grateful the harmony in his neighborhood has not been disturbed. but to him the heightened security since easter sunday is a german ascent of the. civil war. after the war ended everyone was free there were no checks they did not ask for i.d.'s people were not viewed with suspicion people were able to move freely then the blasts happened and caused a lot of problems. too hopes the new leadership will treat all diligence and ethnicities fairly and equally bought it isn't

a threat from other minorities that people here are white about despite their. minority rights have not been emphasized in this presidential election campaign. with. the. family with the majority. activists like point out the clashes between muslims and buddhists on not. not out of this extremist against evangelical christian churches but attackers have largely gotten off scot free and also that is that people who have engaged in violence based on religious belief will be held accountable legally and i think that is a very sore point. that. the people who have been responsible for religious minorities. enjoy immunity. the island nation has fears decades of ethnic and religious strife as incumbent president

seriously and i leaves office gandelman change of guard by you may be a short piece for sri lanka. we'll continue looking at that question throughout our coverage of sri lanka's election in the next few days we have analysis on our website w dot com slash that's our show for today make sure to check us out on facebook and on twitter. and we leave you now with the pictures of prince charles on his 2 day visit to india its 10th official visit to the country and it also happens to be his 71st birthday he's had a packed schedule including a visit to a 6 trine in delhi thank you for watching see you next time.

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