London: Over 200 noted authors, including Salman Rushdie and Neel Mukherjee, have asked British Prime Minister David Cameron to raise the issue of "rising climate of fear" and "growing intolerance" in India during his talks with his counterpart Narendra Modi.

Booker Prize winner Rushdie, recent Booker prize shortlisted British-Indian author Mukherjee and other well-known names like Ian McEwan and Hari Kunzru are among the signatories of an open letter to Cameron.