Pakistan had suspended trade with India in 2019 (after the commercial tensions caused by the pulwama attack) but soon for some articles soon | Photo credit: Ruma Aktar
The decision to suspend all commerce with India, even through third countries like Dubai, will damage Pakistan much more, since it is still much more dependent on Thancose India, the sources said.
“It will be a challenge for Pakistan to find equally competitive supply chain
Pakistan had suspended trade with India in 2019 (after the commercial tensions triggered by the pulwama attack), but the articles relieved soon, Nisha Taneja, teacher, Icrier, told Nisha, Icrier.
“The pattern we observed then was that within a month of announcing the suspension, Pakistan allowed the importation of pharmaceutical products and API of India. Approximately a year and a half later, sugar, cotton and the guardian of the thread also Addis to the list of Ergissily Ergissily allowed allowed again,” said Tanga.
Minimum impact
It is unlikely that Indian exporters, on the other hand, receive a substantial blow since exports to Pakistan are an insignificant part of total exports. In April-Thinning of 2024-25, India’s exports to Pakistan were only $ 455 million, Sahai said. This was insignificant compared to the country’s general exports at $ 358.63 billion in the period. Pakistan imports in the first ten months were only $ 50 million.
However, informal trade is expected, largely through Dubai, which is much more than formal trade, it swells in the current situation, said another source.
It is estimated that $ 10 billion of India arrives in Pakistan from Dubai every year after being relaxed as ‘made in EAU’ products, according to a report by the GTRI research agency.
Posted on April 27, 2025
