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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicIndia-Pakistan trade

Topic: India-Pakistan trade

India ‘open’ to sending flood aid to Pakistan, but normal trade won’t resume anytime soon

India ready to send food items, medicines and essentials on a 'case-to-case' basis depending on the 'kind of request' that gets communicated from Islamabad to New Delhi.

Kashmir or trade, only political will can help India, Pakistan move forward: Ex-envoy to Delhi

Salman Bashir, also Pakistan’s former foreign secretary, says Islamabad never recognised Article 370, but Jammu and Kashmir should return to ‘normalcy’.

Pakistan linking trade and Kashmir issue shows leaders still don’t understand geo-economics

For Pakistan, ideology has trumped the kind of pragmatism needed to move away from geopolitics to geo-economics in its external relations.

Why PM Modi and Gen Bajwa mean business with India-Pakistan peace talks. Nothing else matters

What can India and Pakistan give each other to save face? This jockeying for a framework of give-and-take is likely what’s going on today.

Imran Khan has a gift for Pakistanis — India, the new sugar daddy

Can all Pakistanis who stand for Kashmir every Friday afternoon for half an hour sit down now?

Don’t let border tensions hamper trade: UN & World Bank economists to India, Pakistan

India's decision to withdraw the MFN status from Pakistan would boost informal trade, that is, smuggling & corruption, UN & World Bank experts said.

Pakistan govt move to impose ‘sin tax’ on cigarettes, sugary beverages draws flak

Here’s what’s happening across the border: World Bank says India-Pakistan trade has potential to reach $37 billion, and Bill Gates appreciates Imran Khan's polio eradication efforts. 

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.