Pahalgam Terror Attack: What does India buy from Bankrupt Pakistan? The list includes cotton, dry fruits and….
Pahalgam terror attack: Tensions between India and bankrupt Pakistan over the recent terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu & Kashmir’s Anantnag district escalated on Thursday as New Delhi continued to impose strict measures against Islamabad. The slew of strict measures evoked a sharp retaliatory action from the neighbouring country.
Twenty six tourists – 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen – died in the attack on Tuesday at Baisaran, dubbed ‘mini Switzerland’ for its meadow. The Resistance Front, a shadow group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, claimed responsibility.
As India downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan and announced a raft of measures, including suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, on Wednesday, Pakistan on Thursday said any move to divert water meant for it under the pact will be considered an “Act of War”.
Pakistan has also suspended all trade ties with India, including that routes through third countries, the two-way commerce will now come to a complete halt, apex exporters’ body FIEO said on Thursday. Following the terror attack in Pahalgam on Tuesday, which killed 26 people, mostly tourists, India took a series of measures including immediate shutting down of the Attari land-transit post, used for movement of certain kinds of goods.
In this article, we will tell you about the items that India imports from Pakistan:
- India imports dry fruits, watermelons and other fruits, cement, and rock salt from Pakistan.
- In addition, India also imports stones, limestone, optical items for spectacles, cotton, steel, organic chemicals, metal compounds, and leather goods from Pakistan.
- The fruits coming from Pakistan reach the markets of the capital city, Delhi, via the Kashmir route.
India’s exports to Pakistan in April-January 2024-25 stood at USD 447.65 million, while imports were meagre USD 0.42 million. The exports and imports in 2023-24 were USD 1.18 billion and USD 2.88 million, respectively.
In 2022-23 and 2021-22, India exported goods worth USD 627.1 million and USD 513.82 million, and imported products worth USD 20.11 million and USD 2.54 million, respectively.
In April-January 2024-25, exports of organic chemicals and pharmaceutical products accounted for about 60 per cent of the country’s total outbound shipments to Pakistan. It was USD 129.55 million and USD 110.06 million, respectively.
News