T is for trade in India-Pakistan ties

"The challenge for both sides this year will be to insulate gains in the economic relationship from wider strategic anxieties."

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : T is for trade in India-Pakistan ties

Talking Trade

Business must be central to Indo-Pak peace initiatives

Talking Trade

The ongoing three-day visit to Pakistan by the union commerce minister, Anand Sharma, is unprecedented for a minister in that capacity. In spite of political troubles post-26/11, "the people-to-people and business-to-business levels, there continues to be a strong yearning for greater synergy."

"Delinking trade and business from politics is crucial to keeping the lines of dialogue open and the hope of peace burning."

-The Times of India, February 14, 2012 

MFN status, lost in translation

"Given the political tumult and uncertainty on both sides of the border, it hardly seems the time to contemplate progress on India-Pakistan relations. "

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : MFN status, lost in translation: Hafiz Saeed, the infamous chief of the even more infamous Jamat-ud-dawa, the front of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, now banded together with 40 other like-minded groups and individuals as the Difa-e-Pakistan (Defence of Pakistan) Council, is stirring up passion against Pakistan's decision to accord India MFN status among other things.