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SRINAGAR: In a rare consensus, apparently dictated by exports and third party, India and Pakistan may eventually share ownership of the prized Basmati rice that is being grown on either side of the Redcliff divide.
India is the largest rice exporter in the world, netting $6.8 billion in annual earnings, with Pakistan in fourth position at $2.2 billion, according to UN figures.
From biryani to pilau, Pakistan and India s shared culinary landscape is defined by basmati, a distinctive long-grain rice now at the centre of the latest tussle between the bitter rivals. India has applied for an exclusive trademark that would grant it sole ownership of the basmati title in the European Union, setting off a dispute that could deal a major blow to Pakistan s position in a vital export market.