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| Rift between Delhi and Islamabad persits | | Pak not to give India 'most favoured nation' status | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, APR 2: A sensational official signal from Islamabad: No SAFTA (South Asia Free Trade Agreement) and MFN (most favoured nation) status for India. Thr reason: Pakistan would suffer once India got SAFTA and MFN status.
If New Delhi had expected Islamabad to grant MFN status or other trade-related concessions to India under the SAFTA during the 14th SAARC summt in New Delhi on April 3-4, Pakistan was reported to have decided to act differently. Another significant signal from Islamabad: Although trade talks would be central to the summit, the dream of a free-trade area would continue to remain hostage to the rivalry between Pakistan and India for the foreseeable future, as Pakistan had made it clear that trade depended on the resolution of outstanding issues.
But as a face saver, Pakistan, according to this signal, will never say at the SAARC forum that progress on SAFMA should be linked to progress on the core issues, including Kashmir. Pakistan had been discreetly exploiting various technical issues to withhold the MFN status for India. Islamabad doe... | |
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| Supreme Court against makeshift stalls | | Most of them have to go this week | | |
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NEW DELHI, Apr 2: Indian food street lovers could be tasting their last bite, with the Supreme Court saying that most of makeshift stalls have to go. Thousands of makeshift stalls dot sprawling capital, Delhi. According to city authorities, removal of most of these stalls may happen during the current week.
This will be part of new hawking and squatting laws that aim to close stalls deemed to be breeding grounds for everything from diarrhoea to typhoid. Auto rickshaw and truck drivers swear by deep-fried samosas, kebabs, spiced vegetables and hot breads sold by thousands of makeshift stalls that dot India’s sprawling capital.
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