Pakistan’s shift towards the negative list to trade with India will lead to greater opportunities for Indian exporters, observed the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia. The Minister has stated that India is looking at enhancing its bilateral trade ties with Pakistan.
The Commerce Minister, Anand Sharma had visited Pakistan in February, and a joint statement had been issued, firmly reiterating that both sides would religiously adhere to the roadmap drawn for full normalisation of trade relations.
The Ministry is also proposing to take steps to revive some of the pre-partition road links, and a dialogue has been initiated in this regard. The opening of Munabao/Khokharapar route for trade is being explored in consultation with the stakeholders.
On March 21, Pakistan issued a notification for switching over to a negative list from the existing positive list regime for trade with India, under which the import of only 1,209 Indian products will be barred. The shift will allow India to export 6000 items to Pakistan from the current 2000. In 2010-11, the bilateral trade between the two countries stood at $ 2.7 billion. Both sides have now set a target of $6 billion by 2014.
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