#india&pakistan

India’s 200% import duty on Pakistani products: A just response to hostility, leaving Pakistan’s economy in tatters

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On 17th May, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar acknowledged that the trade ties with India went south after the Pulwama terrorist attack on 14th February 2019 in which India lost 40 brave soldiers. Following the attack, India took some immediate steps to reduce trade with the hostile neighbour including the imposition of 200% import duty. Firstly, India announced that … Read more

India fully stops the flow of Ravi River water to Pakistan, water to be used for irrigation and hydropower generation

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On 24th February, India reportedly completely curtailed the flow of water from the Ravi River into Pakistan following the completion of the Shahpur Kandi barrage, which is situated on the boundary between Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. According to this development, 1150 cusecs of Ravi water is going to be utilized to irrigate more than 32,000 hectares of … Read more

The West has de-hyphenated India and Pakistan, Indian media needs to follow suit

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The Indian media often enters a state of hyperactivity, whether reporting on the recently conducted elections in Pakistan or the visits of their cricket team. This persistent mindset within the Indian media detrimentally affects efforts to de-hyphenate India and Pakistan. Commentators in the international and regional media persist in equating India and Pakistan across various … Read more