Pakistan expo in Mumbai cancelled at last minute

[Sam Manekshaw]

There are other cities in India where this can be conducted, Bangalore,Chennai,Delhi, Culcutta Jaipur to name few..... Mumbai should be avoided.....

yeah...they should. I agree

 

[Pulsar]

WTF is going on? Why is this government bending over backwards to appease the fringe elements?
Cancelling this at the last moment is unfair to say the least.

 

[trident2010]

Why the hell you want to bring religion to it???? You still live in 1940's

They cannot think above religion. Its the identity of theirs.

 

[SrNair]

Same here with Pakistanis. We too are in no mood to accommodate GoI under Modi. We'd rather sit and watch. NS was perhaps a bit eager, but not for nothing is PA the most popular institution. People actually trust them more than politicians, whether one likes that or not.

Personally I have always maintained that all this friendship business was premature by at least two years, especially since the rise of Modi to India's PM-ship.

Your sentiments just confirm to us that we are essentially correct in drawing back from this friendship business with an arrogant and over-bearing neighbor.

There are enough dividends to be had from improving Pakistan's internal economy that we need not look at India for increasing our growth for at least 5 years. Some business people might lust after a large Indian market, but to an average Pakistani the policy of pandering to GoI led by an extremist makes no sense.

By the end of 2016, when we begin to turn the tide of energy scarcity, we shall be well-placed. Our problem is not lack of trade with India, but efficiency of our internal economy. And India figures no where in this.

Oh it seems you are mistaken.PM dont need anything to do
with this cancellation.It was that Shiv Sena and MNS.Mumbai was a wrong choice for this expo.They should try another cities like Chennai or perhaps any other except Mumbai.
SS and MNS are always a head ache of BJP due to their extremists and son of soil policy.

They couldnt cancelled this expo if the trade relation with Pakistan was multibillion scale.They know they wouldnt get any lose because of the cancelllation of this deal.

Next time they should find another city.

 

[Chak Bamu]

Oh it seems you are mistaken.PM dont need anything to do
with this cancellation.It was that Shiv Sena and MNS.Mumbai was a wrong choice for this expo.They should try another cities like Chennai or perhaps any other except Mumbai.
SS and MNS are always a head ache of BJP due to their extremists and son of soil policy.

They couldnt cancelled this expo if the trade relation with Pakistan was multibillion scale.They know they wouldnt get any lose because of the cancelllation of this deal.

Next time they should find another city.

Maybe you are right. But lately all the wrong sort of signals are being given by BOTH sides.

I think that we are going to have at least 2 rough (or normal depending on POV) years.

 

[Indrani]

It is a good sensible decision. It is in keeping with what Modi spoke about even before being elected. He did say he cannot hear anything in the backdrop of gun fires and bombs. So if there is no peace and quiet, no trade. This is reversal of the previous policies of the commies which awarded good and bad behavior alike.

The fringe elements are those who want trade at any cost.

 

[Contrarian]

What happened here?-
Not long ago you opened a thread advocating all sort relations with Pakistan to be terminated-

In case you did not notice, I said that visas must not be granted to ordinary Pakistanis. GoI has been issuing 1 lakh visas per annum to Pakistanis. Its an insane number.

I am however an advocate of trade ties. Businessmen among some other categories must always be allowed.

 

[Bombaywalla]

I'm upset at this decision. I could've had some kick *** Pakistani food if it weren't for this stupid last minute cancellation.

 

[Contrarian]

By the end of 2016, when we begin to turn the tide of energy scarcity, we shall be well-placed. Our problem is not lack of trade with India, but efficiency of our internal economy. And India figures no where in this.

That makes sense from a mercantile POV regardless of who the PM of GoI is. That is for Pakistan to shore up its domestic competitiveness before opening competition.

That said, GoI has not really done anything adversarial yet to Pakistan under Modi. India is non accommodative because we see PM of Pakistan as powerless to affect change or implement decisions, that is not the case in India. This particular cancellation has nothing to do with GoI.

And I'd wager my salary that he will become the PM next term as well.

I'm upset at this decision. I could've had some kick *** Pakistani food if it weren't for this stupid last minute cancellation.

Such cancellations only hurt our commercial reputation, nothing else. Quite a wrong move imo.

 

[shaheenmissile]

India cannot differentiate between trade and politics,shame.

 

[HariPrasad]

Owing to the unnecessary tensions created by the PA at the LOC so that they can justify the taking over of the Pak govt and it's foreign policy and send nawaz packing or keep it under it's control, the Indian side which did not desire to play along with the drama cancelled in wholesale the CBM pertaining to trade. The Indian govt is in no mood to play along with the truant Pakistani regime with it's on no and off now drama.



The second 'Made In Pakistan Expo Mumbai', scheduled to start Aug 31, was abruptly cancelled at the last minute by the organisers Friday.

In a terse statement, the organisers said: "We would like to inform you that due to the ongoing tension situation at the Line of Control (LOC) and on the advice from our partners 'World Trade Centre', we have 'postponed' the 2nd edition of MIPEM 2014.

Around 300 Pakistani businessmen, mostly from the garment industry, were expected to take part in the expo's second edition scheduled before the start of the festival season of Ganeshotsav, Navratri and Diwali.

The expo with the theme "Festival of Friendship", was scheduled at the World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Aug 31-Sep 5, and then slated to move to New Delhi Sep 10.

The highlights of the six-day event included a fashion show, an art exhibition and a Pakistani Food Court for the Indian visitors at the expo.

India-Pakistan friendship activist Jatin Desai said that in view of the border tension, there could be repercussions from Maharashtra political parties.

"It was felt that some local parties would have protested or demonstrated during the expo. So the organisers have decided to cancel it for now," Desai told IANS.

The MIPEM second edition followed a successful maiden expo held here in April 2014.

Desai said that the fate of the second edition of the expo became uncertain after India cancelled the foreign secretary-level talks between the two countries last week.

However, hopes were raised when as recently as two days ago, around 30 Pakistani businessmen were issued visas by India to travel for the MIPEM in Mumbai.

Pakistan expo in Mumbai cancelled at last minute | Business Standard News

@Syed.Ali.Haider, @Chak Bamu, @Bang Galore

Expo should have gone ahead as per schedule.

 

[VCheng]

I'm upset at this decision. I could've had some kick *** Pakistani food if it weren't for this stupid last minute cancellation.

You are invited to dinner at my place for some good home-cooked Pakistani food if you can manage it.

 

[Bombaywalla]

You are invited to dinner at my place for some good home-cooked Pakistani food if you can manage it.

If you're Kashmiri, I'm game.

 

[Chak Bamu]

That makes sense from a mercantile POV regardless of who the PM of GoI is. That is for Pakistan to shore up its domestic competitiveness before opening competition.

That said, GoI has not really done anything adversarial yet to Pakistan under Modi. India is non accommodative because we see PM of Pakistan as powerless to affect change or implement decisions, that is not the case in India. This particular cancellation has nothing to do with GoI.

And I'd wager my salary that he will become the PM next term as well.


Such cancellations only hurt our commercial reputation, nothing else. Quite a wrong move imo.

Meray Bhai, look: Pakistan's decision-making is distributed. It is not a conventional state in its set-up. Whether I or you or anyone else likes it or not, Pakistan Army is an important part of the decision-making process, an most people in Pakistan seem to be fine with that. PM can get things done if he determinedly throws his weight behind something. But NS got too many things on his plate and dropped it.

We'll be back at this position in (my guess) about 2 years from now.

 

[Contrarian]

Meray Bhai, look: Pakistan's decision-making is distributed. It is not a conventional state in its set-up. Whether I or you or anyone else likes it or not, Pakistan Army is an important part of the decision-making process, an most people in Pakistan seem to be fine with that. PM can get things done if he determinedly throws his weight behind something. But NS got too many things on his plate and dropped it.

We'll be back at this position in (my guess) about 2 years from now.

Which is true. And so we must wait for a golden moment when things can pass through. Till then the rigmarole is a certainty.