Sir Salman's failure to speak at the festival, many would argue, is India's collective failure.
But the wicket of the other opener, Salman Butt, changed the game quite dramatically.
Sir Salman previously won the James Tait Black award for fiction in 1981 for Midnight's Children.
"It comes down to an existential struggle, " said Salman Shaikh, director of the Brookings Doha center.
That the relationship between Sir Salman and his protection teams was unprofessional, hostile and unfriendly.
That Elizabeth West became his girlfriend and then his wife because of Sir Salman's wealth.
When the shots first rang out, Salman thought the security contractors were firing over the traffic.
Mohammad Asif, Abdul Razzaq, Salman Butt and Khalid Latif were all recalled to the Test squad.
Pakistan trio Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have already given police statements.
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The king's more liberal son, Crown Prince Salman, seemingly sidelined since the turmoil began, may differ.
The film based on Sir Salman's novel of the same name opens in India on Friday.
Last year Sir Salman withdrew from the Jaipur Literature Festival after reports of a death threat.
Salman Khurshid's remarks came after Hina Rabbani Khar's call for a dialogue between the two ministers.
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Among many celebrity endorsers, Annie Leibovitz photographed Salman Rushdie clutching a burning ad for Absolut.
All they had done was to "denounce the concept of an arms race, " says guitarist-songwriter Salman Ahmad.
That Sir Salman was unhygienic and suicidal and was being supervised or examined by a police psychiatrist.
The hearing in Rawalpindi on Friday was over a bail application, Mr. Musharraf's lawyer Salman Safdar said.
Pakistan skipper Salman Butt said on Thursday evening that controversial former captain Mohammad Yousuf would not play.
Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz greeted the Egyptian president at the airport, state-run media reports said.
Hot on Sir Salman's heels this year is the debut novel by Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger.
They were blown away with one mighty swoosh by the arrival on the scene of Salman Rushdie.
The author Salman Rushdie, a friend, paid tribute to him on Twitter after the announcement of his death.
That Sir Salman was locked in a room by protection officers because of his objectionable attitude towards them.
Salman Khurshid said none of the charges levelled by a TV channel and anti-corruption campaigners "can be proved".
Sir Salman is considered a controversial figure in India where his 1988 book The Satanic Verses remains banned.
Captain Salman Butt, bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal are the quartet being questioned.
But their pace attack ran through Pakistan's top order before the holders were revived by opener Salman Butt.
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That protection officers who asked Sir Salman if they could buy alcohol from him were charged for the drinks.
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