Trade or Tensions: The Future of Pakistan-India Relations

Can Pakistan and India overcome their decades-long rivalry to build a future based on trade relations? In this episode of Unraveled with Marvi Sirmed, the host explores this question with security analyst and writer Ejaz Haider. The discussion delves into why Pakistan is not pursuing trade with India and why India is disengaged from Pakistan. Haider emphasizes that political stability must be Pakistan's top priority; without it, the country is in no position to reach out to anyone for building trade, let alone with its arch-rival. He also argues that Pakistan needs to produce goods that would make other countries eager to trade. Sirmed believes there is still a market in South Asia for goods that Pakistan already manufactures, such as its superior-quality textiles.