India-Pakistan Trade: Can Economic Ties Bring Peace? | Dr. Syed Turab Hussain

Can India and Pakistan normalize trade relations—and could stronger economic ties help bring peace to South Asia? In this episode of Neighbors Talking with Naya Daur TV, Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa speaks with Dr. Syed Turab Hussain, economist and former head of the Department of Economics at LUMS, about the history, potential and challenges of India-Pakistan trade. Drawing on his experience with India-Pakistan trade negotiations, Dr. Hussain discusses the progress made during the 2000s and early 2010s, the potential for bilateral trade to reach $20–30 billion, barriers facing businesses, MFN/NDMA, agricultural trade, and why the momentum toward normalization was ultimately lost. The conversation also explores the role of political trust, the establishment, Pakistan's economic weakness, and whether India-Pakistan economic relations can be revived. Chapters: 00:50 – How possible is India-Pakistan trade and peace? 02:21 – What happened during the India-Pakistan trade negotiations? 09:17 – How did joint chambers of commerce help India-Pakistan trade? 16:12 – Did Pakistan miss a critical opportunity by delaying MFN with India? 20:21 – Why aren't businesses pushing harder for better India-Pakistan relations? 25:38 – Can India-Pakistan trade negotiations be restarted? #IndiaPakistan #IndiaPakistanTrade #IndiaPakistanRelations #Pakistan #India #PakistanEconomy #SouthAsia #newwaveglobal Subscribe to our channel:    / @newwaveglobal   New Wave Global Website: https://newwaveglobal.net/ Follow us on Twitter:   / newwaveglobal_   Like us on Facebook:   / newwaveglobal   Follow us on Instagram:   / newwaveglobal_   Follow New Wave Global on Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaJo... Listen to us on Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...