Why then so much investment into India? Why then is ASEAN so interested in an FTA with India?

Why doesn't pakistan give MFN status and impose so called similar non tariff barriers like India...to maintain the same level playing field?


Because we treat govt. of India backing up on all accords, for us when dialogue will be concrete and productive on the resolution of affairs which India keeps running away from we will give it, until than ... you have to live up with item to item allowance by Govt. of Pakistan ! Take it or leave it ! Quit whinning it is quite simple.

As regards the non-tariff barriers of India .. here is more ...

www.rediff.com/money/2003/jan/21ec.htm

EC asks India to cut customs rates, non-tariff barriers

European Commission asked India on Tuesday to address the problems that are coming in the way of bilateral trade and favoured lowering of customs duties and doing away with non-tariff barriers to ensure level playing field for the importers.

"Trade is a two-way relation India too will have to carry out its trade reforms to its logical conclusion for enabling greater elasticity in its trade sector," Ambassador of the Commission Michel Caillouet said at a Federation of Indian Export Organisations organised meeting in New Delhi.


Sending a pakistani to deal with his own country....no biggie. But sending a pakistani to do business related stuff in India. That's like a double snub.

Glad you were able to pick it up ... that's what called put salt on your wounds ! But than you must realize that I am recognized as a neutral authority !

Yeah I kind of expected some of the words coming from you.


What I have written is first hand and you can post it over here too .. there is nothing false or concotted in the whole affair.

indianeconomy.org often references articles from the BBC, the economist and other publications and newsgroups.

Why not .. but it can't be taken as neutral !