While Moodi Sarkar
is certainly going to reap the fruits of this so-called surgical strike
(which killed two Pakistani soldiers) in the next India wide elections,
let's see who will be the actual loser if the tension between the
nuclear neighbours escalates?
The
initial hype of the orchestrated Uri attack which suits the engineers
of the next election is against the Bollywood who is perpetrating the
horrible crime of hiring Pakistani stars. BollyWood is under severe
pressure to kick out Pakistani artist and that is fine. On the other
hand, BollyWood's own stars are forced to protest the Uri attack as if
they are authorities who can stop Pakistan doing the same next time.
Pakistani stars are accused of avoiding protest statements. Notably,
when Indian army used pellet guns to shoot the eyes of unarmed civilians
in Kashmir in July and August, Indian media did not force the Bollywood
stars to protest. Is Kashmir not an 'Aatoot Ang' of India? If it
really is, then there must be some voice heard in the support of this
'Atoot Ang' population.
Now
let's leave the world of BollyWood and come to the world of reality and
trade. According to the reports published by an Indian Economic Think
Tank, it will be India who will be the loser if there is a deadlock in
India-Pakistan bilateral trade relationships. ICRIER, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations,
is an economic policy non-profit independent think tank which releases
the statistics of Indian bilateral trade. According to a report released
by ICRIER in July 2016, India’s annual informal trade with Pakistan is
about US$ 4.71 billion. Of this, India’s exports to Pakistan are
estimated to be USD 3.99 billion and imports from Pakistan USD 0.72
billion.
So
Pakistan will lose USD 0.72 Million and India will lose USD 3.99
billion. Those who don't know the difference between million and billion
should remember a million has 1 digit and 6 zeros (1,000,000), while a
billion has 1 digit and 9 zeros (1,000,000,000). So those who are still
confused about what should be the stance of Fawad Khan should realize
the gravity of the situation.
Hold
on, these figures indicate only formal trade between Pakistan and
India. There exist other informal routes by which India exports its
commodities to Pakistan. One example of such informal trade quoted by
Indian writer and Film Maker Mahesh Nair in his recently published
article, Surgical strikes done? Let’s ban Bollywood but continue our business with Pakistan, is
the exports through Gulf countries. As per ICRIER data out of 50,000
members of Surat Textile Industry, 42,000 of its members are exporting
overseas and 90 percent of exports are for Pakistanis via Dubai and only
10 percent is exported directly to Pakistan.
Hold
on, these figures indicate only formal trade between Pakistan and
India. There exist other informal routes by which India exports its
commodities to Pakistan. One example of such informal trade quoted by
Indian writer and Film Maker Mahesh Nair in his recently published
article, Surgical strikes done? Let’s ban Bollywood but continue our business with Pakistan, is
the exports through Gulf countries. As per ICRIER data out of 50,000
members of Surat Textile Industry, 42,000 of its members are exporting
overseas and 90 percent of exports are for Pakistanis via Dubai and only
10 percent is sent directly to Pakistan. Why don't Shiv Sina and BJP
followers protest this trade when they perceive that Pakistani
terrorists are killing Indians in cold blood since decades? Why don't
they propose a ban on the Shalwar, Kameez, and Dupatta for Pakistani
ladies whose terrorists are being perceived killing Indian soldiers?
Why don't they talk about boycotting this trade?
This
is because the BJP and Shiv Sina and other nationalist parties know, if
there is any deadlock in trade, India will be the greatest loser in
this age of cut-throat competition. But again tuf he Sharif bradran pe ju Businessman hote huwe Bharat ki geedar bhapkian thande petun bardasht kerte hen. Is it a fixed match between the rulers of nuclear neighbours?
Media Bites Editorial - Tazeen Hasan
Published on Octobar, 11, 2016
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