India seeks most favoured nation status from Pakistan

[CaptainJackSparrow]

India seeks most favoured nation status from Pakistan​

NEW DEHLI: India on Wednesday urged Pakistan to give Delhi the most favoured nation (MFN) status and achieve a five-fold increase in bilateral trade between the two countries from $2 billion to $10 billion.

Indian External Affairs Ministry Secretary Nirupama Rao, while speaking at the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) conference on ‘India-Pakistan Economic Relations – Prospects and Challenges’, said: “South Asian Free Trade Agreement (Safta) does not provide for a positive list approach, but Pakistan continues to maintain a positive list of 1,934 items for imports from India.

“India has maintained a ‘sensitive list’ of around 850 tariff lines for all non-LDCs (non-least developed countries) of Safta, including Pakistan,” she added. “Trade under these items is allowed under MFN basis. Over the years, our tariff rates have come down to levels prevailing globally.”

Rao said that in order to improve infrastructure and streamline and harmonise customs procedures at land borders, the Indian government is setting up a modern integrated check-post at the India-Pakistan border at Attari for trade facilitation. It is expected to be completed by April 2011.

“As things stand, Pakistan allows import of only 110 items from India through land route and allows export of only one item, cement, to India,” she informed. Pakistan should allow all permissible items for trade via Attari-Wagha route, she said.

The potential areas of cooperation for the two countries are agriculture, food processing, energy, small and medium enterprises, information technology and social and economic infrastructure.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 25th, 2010.

India seeks most favoured nation status from Pakistan – The Express Tribune

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IT MUST BE NOTED THAT INDIA HAS ALREADY GIVEN PAKISTAN THE MFN STATUS LONG TIME AGO.

 

[Vajra_Yuddh]

India seeks most favoured nation status from Pakistan​

NEW DEHLI: India on Wednesday urged Pakistan to give Delhi the most favoured nation (MFN) status and achieve a five-fold increase in bilateral trade between the two countries from $2 billion to $10 billion.

Indian External Affairs Ministry Secretary Nirupama Rao, while speaking at the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) conference on ‘India-Pakistan Economic Relations – Prospects and Challenges’, said: “South Asian Free Trade Agreement (Safta) does not provide for a positive list approach, but Pakistan continues to maintain a positive list of 1,934 items for imports from India.

“India has maintained a ‘sensitive list’ of around 850 tariff lines for all non-LDCs (non-least developed countries) of Safta, including Pakistan,” she added. “Trade under these items is allowed under MFN basis. Over the years, our tariff rates have come down to levels prevailing globally.”

Rao said that in order to improve infrastructure and streamline and harmonise customs procedures at land borders, the Indian government is setting up a modern integrated check-post at the India-Pakistan border at Attari for trade facilitation. It is expected to be completed by April 2011.

“As things stand, Pakistan allows import of only 110 items from India through land route and allows export of only one item, cement, to India,” she informed. Pakistan should allow all permissible items for trade via Attari-Wagha route, she said.

The potential areas of cooperation for the two countries are agriculture, food processing, energy, small and medium enterprises, information technology and social and economic infrastructure.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 25th, 2010.

India seeks most favoured nation status from Pakistan – The Express Tribune

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Why bother? Typical weak government that we have in Delhi.

 

[justanobserver]

Why bother? Typical weak government that we have in Delhi.

Dude how is this related to having a weak government?

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Why bother? Typical weak government that we have in Delhi.

What exactly do you mean? Seeking to widen trade is a sign of weakness? BTW, we have already given the MFN status to Pakistan long time back.

 

[Veeru]

Shameless MMS at its best, pakistan will not provide us MFN status as we have already given it to them without any price.

Why our idiot politicians don't understand it if you accept Tibet as part of china without china returning the favor then you have to pay the price.

Everything in the world comes with a price but our politicians are giving it free then they bag pakistan to listen to them.

 

[Vajra_Yuddh]

What exactly do you mean? Seeking to widen trade is a sign of weakness? BTW, we have already given the MFN status to Pakistan long time back.

Weak because we don't need to increase an already enough trade with a country with which we have serious issues. This is a sign of compromise and weakness. Instead we could further expand trade with other countries that are around in the region and supply similar stuff.

We already gave them the status which is why I say that Indian government is weak, lacks vision, is inept and needs to get some people with sinews of steel up top.

 

[Veeru]

Dude how is this related to having a weak government?

Because only a weak govt. allows small party like DMKs to loot the nation while keeping a blind eye or save them.

Because only a weak govt. allows others countries to bully us.

Because only a weak govt. sells its own country for nothing.

Because only a weak govt. bags for MFN, UNSC support etc. etc.

If we have a strong govt. then everyone will make a beeline and will be more then happy to oblige us and we no longer have to bag for MFN etc. etc.

 

[wali87]

You must be outa your minddd! I think they fail to take into consideration the enormous amount enmity these two nations have against each other.. Not to mention the several unsettled disputes..

 

[Ammyy]

Because only a weak govt. allows small party like DMKs to loot the nation while keeping a blind eye or save them.

Because only a weak govt. allows others countries to bully us.

Because only a weak govt. sells its own country for nothing.

Because only a weak govt. bags for MFN, UNSC support etc. etc.

If we have a strong govt. then everyone will make a beeline and will be more then happy to oblige us and we no longer have to bag for MFN etc. etc.

Agreed with you.

Indian government choose P8i and other boeing plane without navy approval and now our armed forces has to suffer these uncompleted planes

 

[somebozo]

We should reciprocate the same gesture to be fair..as well expanding trade with India will benefit Pakistani consumers and economy. Only people feeling threatened from this are feudal industrial lord who are shoving down sub-standard product on Pakistani consumers..just look at Pakistani automotive industry versus Indian one..we are still assembling ages old platforms of Suzuki and Toyota but selling them on the same international price tag. I reckon import of vehicles from India will be much more beneficial than anything else.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

^^ Bozo, you really surprise me at times.

 

[justanobserver]

It's a friggin MFN status !

Every nation in the world is supposed to give it to the other as per WTO guidelines !! What harm can it do ?!!

 

[Infinity]

Because only a weak govt. allows small party like DMKs to loot the nation while keeping a blind eye or save them.

Because only a weak govt. allows others countries to bully us.

Because only a weak govt. sells its own country for nothing.

Because only a weak govt. bags for MFN, UNSC support etc. etc.

If we have a strong govt. then everyone will make a beeline and will be more then happy to oblige us and we no longer have to bag for MFN etc. etc.

Then tell me according to you which was powerful government in center in pa 60 years

 

[Veeru]

Then tell me according to you which was powerful government in center in pa 60 years

You know it don't you?

Mrs. Indira Gandhi beyond any doubts.

The present lot of MMS, Sonia, Rahul, Lalu, Mulayam, Mamta, Advani etc. are all useless.

 

[Infinity]

You know it don't you?

Mrs. Indira Gandhi beyond any doubts.

The present lot of MMS, Sonia, Rahul, Lalu, Mulayam, Mamta, Advani etc. are all useless.

She was only Maard PM India has ever seen