India, Pak rivalry costs $35 bn in annual trade: World Bank
India and Pakistan's rivalry and "artificial barriers" are costing the countries $35 billion worth of annual trade, the World Bank has said in a report. The trade between South Asia's two largest economies currently stands at a "paltry $2 billion", it added. The bank estimated India's potential trade with South Asia at $62 billion against actual trade of $19 billion.