I came across an interesting article on agenda to boost trade between India and Pakistan. This is very interesting because it has the potential to curb or lessen terrorists activities to some extent. Before jumping into the impact of trade relations on non social activities, let me first present the sectors identified to boost the trade:
Textiles: The largest employer in both countries - potential exists for the export of home textiles from Pakistan to India while a huge market exists in Pakistan for India's polyester textiles.
Information Technology: the fastest growing sector in both countries and the easiest area to cooperate in, given its virtual nature. India can collaborate with Pakistan, which can provide skilled resources at competitive rates.
Agriculture: Considerable potential exists for trade through streamlining logistics and storage facilities. India and Pakistan can also collaborate on research for improved yields in, and greater export for, both countries.
Healthcare: Poor health infrastructure is a common problem. Opportunity for collaboration exists in research and combating the three major diseases in both countries -- heart, diabetes and cancer.
Energy: India and Pakistan have huge untapped reserves of energy. Collaboration can lend impetus to accelerated growth and development in both countries, which have a huge appetite for energy.
Education: Given the low average age in both countries (18.2 years in Pakistan and 22.5 years in India), education and skill development is an area of immediate concern and potential. Cooperation and sharing of strategies in education is the best investment that both countries can make.
Well, if the initiative goes successful, it will, according to me have an impact on the terrorist activities. First of all, there will be a lot of protests from cockroaches from both the countries that may lead to untoward situations, but if the government could overcome this difficulty, then it would be a grand success. Trade relations will definitely enhance the economic conditions in both the countries, it will generate jobs, improve the quality of life thereby leading to a situation where people at-least the vulnerable next generation would slowly move into the greener areas than be a scape goat of terrorism. This means people who suffer from extreme poverty who are basically the target for the terrorist organization to pull them in the name of "Martyr" will no longer be available for such activities as they would move up with the aspiration to lead a better quality of life!!
I hope this initiative goes successful and save millions of poor and innocent people who are usually the victims of terror activities. Can both the countries find a capable leader to take this initiative forward with support mainly from the two Countries as well us the developed nations that are looking forward to a peaceful world - After all world is wonderful!!
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