The tumbling of stock markets in India and Pakistan is in contrast to the uptrend at global bourses in response to easing of the trade tension between the US and China. There was already little direct cross-border trade between the two countries. The escalation in tensions has brought the nominal trade to a standstill. So India should accept Pakistan’s peace and talks offer considering the fact that both countries possess nuclear weapons. Like Opinion & Editorial on Facebook, follow @ETOpEd on Twitter to receive all updates on all our daily pieces.

Source: The Express Tribune February 28, 2019 05:26 UTC