Pak-India Business Council urges dialogue as it extends Republic Day greetings to India

The Pak-India Business Council (PIBC) on Sunday urged both countries to resume dialogue without further delay to resolve outstanding issues as it extended greetings to Indians ahead of their 77th Republic Day.

PIBC is a bilateral think tank and advocacy body focused on enhancing trade and commercial relations between Pakistan and India.

Wishing Indians across the globe, a day ahead of their Republic Day, PIBC chairman Noor Muhammad Kasuri acknowledged India's "remarkable" strides in infrastructure, technology, and industrial development and said the country is poised to become the world's third-largest economy in the near future.




He highlighted the potential for collaborative engagement between India, Pakistan and other neighbouring countries to promote inclusive growth, innovation and a future-ready workforce capable of addressing emerging regional and global challenges.

"As India marks its 77th Republic Day (on Jan 26), we must envision a shared future of peace, prosperity, and strengthened regional ties," Kasuri said, adding that countries of the Global South must jointly address challenges such as climate change, poverty, hunger, disease and educational disparities.

Stressing the need for cross-border platforms and forums, he said such mechanisms could help promote constructive engagement, economic cooperation and sustainable development.

Kasuri said the leadership of both nations had a responsibility to promote dialogue, tolerance and lasting peace.

"The peoples of Pakistan and India share profound cultural, linguistic and emotional bonds that can be reinforced through compassion, understanding and collaboration," he said, adding that political differences should not overshadow the pursuit of regional stability and shared progress.

Kasuri called for joint industrial, trade and environmental initiatives to generate employment, uplift communities and foster mutual prosperity.

"Peaceful coexistence and economic partnership are the most effective pathways to regional stability and well-being," he said.

Kasuri also urged political leaders, civil society and the media in both countries to adopt a constructive approach and replace the rhetoric of rivalry with reconciliation, asserting that sustainable peace between Pakistan and India would bring stability and economic opportunity to millions across South Asia.