India is the co-chair of the Heart of Asia meet that started in Amritsar on Saturday with the senior officials meet of participating countries. The Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan is less than 30 kilometres away from Amritsar. The trade and transit pact was revised earlier this year, but this too has no provisions for Indian goods to be taken to Pakistan. The bilateral air corridor project is expected to underline the larger theme of connectivity among the Heart of Asia countries. Modi will be joined by Afghan president Ashraf Ghani at the inauguration of the Heart of Asia conference on 4 December when Kabul is expected to underscore India’s view on the importance of regional connectivity.

Source: Mint December 03, 2016 08:09 UTC