Major strides: India opens door to more trade with Pakistan
Allows, in principle, FDI from Pakistan; inaugurates second border check post at Attari.
Allows, in principle, FDI from Pakistan; inaugurates second border check post at Attari.
India's trade minister says agreement to relax restrictions on visas for Pakistani businessmen almost ready.
Notification allowing import of various fuels expected next month.
Indian High Commission in Islamabad has forwarded a negative list of 1,209 items to be approved by Pakistan Cabinet.
Bureaucratic hurdles, lack of infrastructure holding both countries back.
BFP says its against rushed timeline, demands negative list be maintained for another 36 months while it is reviewed.
Pakistan has strong reservations about India, but there needs to be introspection on most issues from its perspective
Market access is only part of the solution in kick-starting export growth.
Pakistan has decided to liberalise trade with India by moving from a positive list to a negative list.
India's Minister of External Affairs SM Krishna says Pakistan is moving in the 'right direction'.
Negative list approved; complete removal of barriers by December.
Measure likely to result in win-win situation for consumers.
"Almost 90% items can be traded with Pakistan as opposed to 17 per cent" says Indian Minister for Commerce.
I am tired of being penned up behind the walls of our village and scared with talk of the Indian bogeyman.
If the ultimate goal is sustainable peace, Pakistan and India just made a substantial stride towards achieving that.
