NEW DELHI: In a potential paradigm shift in bilateral ties, Pakistan on Sunday agreed with India to adopt the "India-China model" in negotiating their sensitive relationship, which entails focusing on scaling up trade while resolving outstanding issues in a "step-by-step" incremental manner.
After holding 40-minutes of one-on-one talks at the prime minister's 7 Race Course Road residence, the discussions extended over a lavish lunch involving senior ministers and officials from both sides.
At the lunch, Zardari told Manmohan Singh that India and China have many differences, but their trade ties are going up, said government sources. Zardari indicated, said sources, that that the India-China model could help improve the relations between India and Pakistan as well.
In their talks also preceding lunch, Manmohan Singh and Zardari agreed on the need to tap economic potential and the need for positive movement in the direction of liberalising trade, said the sources. READ MORE
