It's such a shame that the world's third biggest economy is right next to Pakistan and yet they (India & Pakistan) don't want to benefit from each other, instead they're busy trying to find ways to eliminate each other. In my opinion, Pakistan govt should forget about Kashmir ( or for time being, atleast) and work on the common grounds with India for a better Pakistan.
The orbital speed of the Earth around the Sun averages about 30 km/s or 18 mps (108,000 km/h or 67000 mph).
Which means we're travelling 97 times the speed of sound. And yet we can't feel the motion,SubhanAllah
cpt_747 wrote:It's such a shame that the world's third biggest economy is right next to Pakistan and yet they (India & Pakistan) don't want to benefit from each other, instead they're busy trying to find ways to eliminate each other. In my opinion, Pakistan govt should forget about Kashmir ( or for time being, atleast) and work on the common grounds with India for a better Pakistan.
I agree with that, we are still in our past. there are so many countries which have moved on, like UK and France. Turkey and Greece. We are still stuck with out past and trying to grab a piece of land, while we cant hold on to what we have already got. Both countries needs to open a bit, allow eachother citizens to move more easily, so air travel become more profitable. My two cents.
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said New Delhi and Islamabad could soon sign a more liberal bilateral visa regime after the Pakistan Cabinet cleared it. He appealed for expeditious dismantling of all trade barriers.
He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the Integrated Checkpost at Attari, 33 km from Amritsar. The state-of-the-art facility, established on 118 acres at a cost of Rs.150 crore, was dedicated to the “nation and India-Pakistan peace and harmony.â€ÂÂ
Talking to journalists later, Mr. Chidambaram said though details could not be revealed now, the new visa regime would facilitate the movement of businessmen, the elderly, children and spouses. India had already agreed to the new regime, and was awaiting an appropriate decision from the Pakistan Cabinet.
Responding to the sentiments expressed by speakers at the meeting, Mr. Chidambaram appealed to the Indian and Pakistani Commerce Ministers, Anand Sharma and Makhdoom Amin Fahim, to initiate the process for dismantling all trade barriers, “so that we trade every goods produced in our respective countries.â€ÂÂ
Mr. Sharma highlighted the need for trade along the land route of all items, except those on the ‘negative list,' instead of confining it to the present 137 items. The Integrated Checkpost would go a long way in the economic integration of the region. “Wealth must be generated, redistributed and reinvested.†It was imperative that the next generation should not inherit the bitter legacy of the past, he said.
As he raised the slogan, Pakistan-Hindustan dosti zindabad, evoking an enthusiastic response from the crowd, Mr. Fahim said his government had started issuing multiple visas to Indian businessmen. He hoped that the trial period, which currently was for one year, would be extended soon.
Visas for business people and for those visiting friends and relatives are good but what about tourist visas? It should be easy for citizens of both the countries to obtain tourist visas.
Just like with China, we can keep the border issues aside and get on with business. There is a Pakistani exhibition on at Delhi and I will be visiting it tomorrow with the family.
