this is wagah in punjab. it should be open for trade between the two south asian neighbours, but only a trickle of goods actually gets through. it's a symptom of the often hostile relationship between the two countries over the last 63 years. >>hashwani: we share common history, common language, culture and borders, so the upside is all but natural. thenatural trade if the political and other contentious issues - the impediments - are removed, it will increase manifold without a doubt. >>reporter: there are many roadblocks to trade. new delhi has imposed tariff and non-tariff barriers on pakistani goods, while islamabad allows the import of only 1,000 kinds of products from india. meaning as much as 6 times official cross border trade is either smuggled or expensively shipped via third partycountries like dubai. even in places like wagah, that fly the flag for business regulations for thepassage of goods seem to be almost designed to hamper efficient trading. >>hashwani: wagah border is a logistics limitation

this is wagah in punjab. it should be open for trade between the two south asian neighbours, but only a trickle of goods actually gets through. it's a symptom of the often hostile relationship between the two countries over the last 63 years. >>hashwani: we share common history, common language, culture and borders, so the upside is all but natural. thenatural trade if the political and other contentious issues - the impediments - are removed, it will increase manifold without a doubt. porter: there are many roadblocks to trade. new delhi has imposed tariff and non-tariff barriers on pakistani goods, while islamabad allows the import of only 1,000 kinds of products from india. meaning as much as 6 times official cross border trade is either smuggled or expensively shipped via third partycountries like dubai. even in places like wagah, that fly the flag for business regulations for thepassage of goods seem to be almost designed to hamper efficient trading. >>hashwani: wagah border is a logistics limitation rig