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NEW DELHI: Two days of intense, and at times emotional engagement later , the biggest and most high-profile gathering ever of Indian and Pakistani businesspeople adopted a Delhi Declaration under the aegis of Aman Ki Asha. The aim is to pursue achievable objectives rather than chase ambitious broad spectrum goals, given the current state of relations between the two countries.
The Delhi Declaration adopted on Wednesday has identified six sectors to fast-track economic ties between the two nations:
- Textiles, with Pakistan exporting its home textiles, and India, its polyester textiles;
- Information technology (IT), which given its virtual nature, lends itself to collaboration easily;
- Agriculture, which, if logistics and storage facilities are fixed, affords tremendous opportunities;
- Healthcare, the paucity and quality of which are the bane of both nations and where a combined effort would help address the three major diseases—of the heart, diabetes and cancer—that plague both;
- Energy, as constant outages are an issue, and collaboration can help tap unexploited resources; and
- Education: Given the young population of both nations, investment in this vital sector will pay the highest dividend over time.
The declaration further said that committees featuring business leaders from both countries would be set up for IT and textile sectors, with similar ones in the offing for the others.
The Indo-Pak Business Meet gave a ringing endorsement to the objectives of Aman Ki Asha, a peace initiative launched jointly by The Times of India and the Jang Group of Pakistan.
Another major objective of the Delhi Declaration is to take specific steps to change public perception and remove the existing mistrust in India and Pakistan about each other. Towards this, allowing uplinking from India to Pakistan and opening up news channels in both countries would be a positive first step.
Easing communication between the two countries is to be fast-tracked.
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