India Pakistan Trade and Economic Relations
December 11, 2013, Islamabad

Khurram Dastagir Khan, Minister of State for Commerce and Textile Industry, Pakistan delivered a lecture on the theme "India Pakistan Trade & Economic Relations" at Sustainable Development Conference, Best Western Hotel, Club Road, Islamabad on December 11, 2013.

T C A Raghavan, India's High Commissioner to Pakistan chaired the session while comments were provided by Aqdas Ali Kazmi, Former Joint Chief Economist, Planning Commission of Pakistan; Amin Hashwani, Hashwani Group, Karachi; and Shaban Khalid, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Islamabad.

"Neighbours and boundaries cannot be changed, but mind sets will need to be changed...trade between India and Pakistan is a win-win situation for both the countries, as supported by studies done undertaken by CUTS and SDPI" - Khurram Dastagir Khan, Minister of State for Commerce and Textile Industry, Pakistan

"Effective collaboration between Pakistan-India would be mutually beneficial...need for longer trading hours, opening of more border crossing points and that all trading points should be opened for all trading items" - Dr  TCA Raghavan, High Commissioner of India to Pakistan

   
          In Media

                      Resistance in Trade with India
                        Pak Tribune, December 13, 2013

                           'Trade with India being opposed'
                       DAWN, December 12, 2013

                           Neighbours and boundaries cannot be changed, but mind sets
                       will need to be changed: Khurram Dastagir Khan
                       Islamabad, December 11, 2013

                      Future of India-Pakistan Trade and Economic Relations
                        Sixteenth SDC’s special bulletin

         Report

         Speaking Note by Pradeep S Mehta

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