and he's right. trade amounts to only $2.6 billion a year. about one fifth the value of trade between pakistan and china and about one 125th the value of trade between india and china. this despite the fact that end i can't and pakistan share not only a border, but a common history, culture, language. they are natural trading partners. pakistan's army could prove to be the biggest optical again. a climate of peace would threaten its vast budgets. pakistan is the 44th largest economy in the world and yet it maintains the 7th largest army in the world. about a fifth of its annual budget is spent on defense. meanwhile most of the country suffers from a lack of electricity and basic resources. but sharif now has a mandate to tame the military. what about new delhi? there is a small window for talks ahead of national elections next year. the fact is india knows that a