Pak-India Bilateral Trade Potential: Comparative Study Analysis

Abstract

The aim of the study was to find out the trend in bilateral trade between Pakistan and India. The data were taken from World Bank specifically WDI (world development indicator) and UN Comtrade data from 1998 to 2014. Pak-India trade is taking place for decades. Although, so many researches have been made, but this is also an attempt to overthrow some light on trade between India and Pakistan This article is based mainly on three indices, which are Revealed comparative advantage index (RCA), Intra-industry Trade index and Intensity of trade index. It shows advantages and disadvantages in specific commodities and also trade deficit of Pakistan against India.