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India pakistan talks on trade front has made
significant progress
o
Pakistan has agreed to shift over form positive
to negative list
o
Pakistan is willing to give India MFN status
o
They have set a trade target of 6 bn $ by 2014(currently
2.7 bn $ trade in 2010-11)
o
Talks underway to liberalise visa norms for
businessmen
o
Addressing inssue of non trabe barriers
Beyond trade
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Talks on other issues seem to heading nowhere
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Uncertainty within the pakistan politics has
lead to slowdown in talks
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Home secretary and foreign min talks have been delayed
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Uncertainty in afghanistan has kept the tensions
on border running high
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Within India , central government is busy
fighting allegations of corruption
In afghanistan
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Both India and pakistan are competing to gain
influence in afghanistan
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Pakistan fears the indian government offer of
training the afghan army
o
Pakistan fears afghan army will develop an
indian mindset
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India fears that pakistan will provide space for
taliban , haqqanis to be part of afghan political setup
Jammu and kashmir
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India pakistan are yet to decide on even
starting point of talks
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India wants to have talks on basis of 4 point
formula agreed to through back channel talks during mushraff era
o
The formula called for self governance, demilitarisation,
making borders irrelevant and jt management of kashmir
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Equally India has failed to act on
recommendations of JK interlocutors to meet the expectations of people in
valley
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