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Pakistan would be clearing the last hurdle in India's rise to great power status? To be fair India cannot rise as a great power without Pakistan's acquiesce. What more do you want? A friend Pakistan on your west -
Have heard this from Pakistan but I'm not sure how that will happen. Second, the asking price of Pakistan for "friendship" is Kashmir, a price that will remain unpaid. Pakistanis have made a fetish of this "bania mentality" thing & assume that India will somehow be forced to compromise on territorial issues for trade. That will never happen.
The question was -- we did't see India say -- in return for Afghan access we will give you this -- it was this access is good for Pakistan, good for Afghanistan -- you will become a toll collector -- thank you very much -- no
That is Pakistan's call, Pakistan then says goodbye to other SAARC states and will eventually be sidelined from this grouping. India will use Iran, a slightly costlier but far more viable transit route. Pakistan would have gained how?
No the comment was sarcasm -- it had nothing to do wit wallowing in he past -- the point was -- let's be honest. True India has granted Pakistan an MFN but my expectation form Indian Intellectual (and pseudo Intellectuals) who be to beat their chests with Intellectual honesty -- When our Indian Friends cry fouls they should at least in fine print say: by they way there are numerous hurdles for Pakistanis to use that MFN -- that was the only point being made.
I got your sarcasm but referred only to the point germane to the discussion. As I said, we can all have different complaints about the past but are we going to hold the present & future hostage to it?
If there are hurdles in the MFN, the best way to resolve it is to press for action. Unfortunately given Pakistan's own lack of action in the matter. there is little to persuade Indian officials to work for better access. No such thing as a free lunch. BD has similar problems but it has used its influence to get India to work with it on standards & certification to allow BD products better access. Pakistan can't do the same because it offers nothing in return.
Here's a link on this subject matter from a Pakistani source that I meant to put in my previous post.
Pakistan vs rest of South Asia | Pakistan Today
As one of the most decent Indian Prime ministers (not this thug that the Indian people have sadly elected) said: the sky is the limit -- Man Mohan Singh
Referring to the Indian PM as a "thug" is pointless & simply detracts from a sensible discussion.
Manmohan Singh's sky is the limit still underlined the fact that there will be no territorial changes. Come with an actual position that you wish us to consider and we can discuss it.