S Jaishankar, Foreign Minister.
Washington: Are relations between India and Pakistan going to be restored again on the pretext of trade, has India agreed to restore trade with its neighbor, has things become bad between India and Pakistan in Washington, what? Has Pakistan talked to S Jaishankar in America? After all, why did External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discuss the possibilities of India resuming trade with Pakistan on Wednesday, let us tell you why he reacted to this?
In fact, in a press conference in Washington, Jaishankar was asked a question regarding resumption of trade relations with Pakistan. In response to this question, Jaishankar said, “After last year, there have been no talks with Pakistan on the issue of trade, nor has any initiative been taken from their side.” He also said that India never stopped trade with Pakistan, rather a decision in this regard was taken by the Pakistan government in 2019.
We had given Most Favored Nation status to Pakistan
Jaishankar said that we used to give Most Favored Nation status to Pakistan. ‘From the beginning, we were interested that India should also get Most Favored Nation status, but they did not give us this status. When India abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special provisions to Jammu and Kashmir, in retaliation in August 2019, the then Imran Khan-led Pakistan government suspended all bilateral trade. Islamabad also downgraded its diplomatic ties with New Delhi. (AP)
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