The continuation of trade activities between Pakistan and Iran despite a two-day spike in tensions shows the promise of geo-economics. Even when the two sides exchanged military strikes inside each other’s territory, border crossings did not close and trade commodities were not affected. Now that the situation has de-escalated completely, the non-disruption of trade reflects the maturity shared by both sides. Countries that are in geographical proximity to each other cannot risk compromising trade and economic activities because of the interdependence they have on each other. The bottom line consideration for making such strategies should be that in no situation does the routine trade activity suffer.
