Former Prime Minsiter Manmohan Singh welcomed the building of the Kartarpur corridor, linking India's border district of Gurdaspur with the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan.
Asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments that the corridor will act as a bridge between the people of the two countries, Singh, however, cautioned that there were many hurdles to cross before it could be achieved.
"There are many hurdles and one should not underestimate those hurdles. But any beginning is a good beginning, I hope it is successful," he told reporters on the sidelines of a conference titled "Towards Peace, Harmony and Happiness: Transition to Transformation", organised by the Pranab Mukherjee Foundation.
Earlier, addressing the gathering at the Pranab Mukherjee Foundation, the former PM said that 'Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh Religion, says, "Truth is high but higher still is truthful living".
Mahatma Gandhi did not want any division among people based on their caste, creed, colour and religion or baseless superstitions'.
"He firmly believed that communal harmony was essential for the freedom and growth of India. 'Manas ki jaat sabhe eke pehchanbo' is the underlying message of the Sikh religion," he said.
Earlier, in a significant decision, the Union Cabinet had cleared a proposal on Thursday to develop a corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab's Gurdaspur district to the International Border to facilitate Indian pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan.
Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry Friday said Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu would visit the neighbouring country to attend the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Border corridor.