A multi-religious forum in Bradford is working overtime after the November 26 Mumbai attacks to lower tensions between Indian and Pakistani communities in the Yorkshire town.
Tensions between India and Pakistan invariably find an echo in Britain, where people from the Indian sub-continent have migrated and settled in large numbers over the years.
Relations are usually normal, but flare up during tensions in the sub-continent.
Bradford is among the British towns such as Leicester, Manchester, Birmingham and London that have a large population with roots in India and Pakistan. Tensions arise when India play cricket with Pakistan or during religious clashes in India.
After the Mumbai terror attacks, the Bradford-based South Asia Forum has been working to promote understanding and respect between the communities. Its members say they are hard at work to maintain harmony should the international situation deteriorate further.
Ishtiaq Ahmed, of Bradford Council of Mosques, said, "Soon after the Mumbai incident the Council for Mosques met the other faith groups and discussed the situation between India and Pakistan.
"There were fears that if the situation worsened it might spill over into Bradford with some people taking out their anger and frustration on the streets", he told the Bradford Telegraph & Angus, a local daily.
He added, "It is very important we all work together and act very quickly if the situation does get out of hand. We are very confident however that the faith leaders would be able to contain and neutralise any such situation."
Achhar Paul Dharni, chairman of the Hindu Cultural Society, said, "I do not think there is any tension here in Bradford but it is an ongoing concern. All our communities have met to discuss this because we were worried about the situation.
"We understand each other and are doing our best to keep tensions low and make people understand the real situation."
Rashid Awan, president of the Pakistan Society of West Yorkshire, said, "People from India and Pakistan have been living in Bradford for more than 45 years now and relations between all the groups is excellent but I fear the current situation could affect that.
"I urge everyone to do their part in defusing tensions.
It is our duty to ensure that anything that happens back home does not impact here."
Ranvir Singh, chairman of the Bradford Board of Gurdwaras, said he had made a speech at his temple on the issue. He said "We want peace across all the communities. We live in a beautiful country and we don't want anything silly to happen"
He added, "We are all praying for peace for all the people of the world. I hope there won't be any problems here, we are very lucky to live here and we want to do so in peace."