Following the success of an outlet in Karachi, Pakistan, Cafe Coffee Day, India's No. 1 retail coffee shop chain, said last month it would open 19 new outlets in neighboring Pakistan, a move that would have been inconceivable even two years ago. But that's how far talks between India and Pakistan have come since the two nations almost went to war in 2002 following an attack on Indian Parliament by suspected Kashmiri militants, who India says were backed by Pakistan. Since then, the two sides have held four rounds of talks, the most recent of which ended last Wednesday (March 14). There have been no major breakthroughs on the status of Kashmir, the main source of dispute between the two countries, but enough significant movement forward for the two sides to keep talking. They have started bus routes across the disputed Kashmir region, restored train services after five decades, increased trade and made it easier for their citizens to travel across the heavily guarded border.
India, Pakistan Relationship Progresses One Step at a Time
