The overall relationship is strong, but trade and economic ties have lagged behind, especially compared to China-India trade.

Pakistan now needs to put Chinese investors at ease. Especially with the cartoon incident, investors need to feel they won't be threatened.

Development and prosperity of the world cannot happen without the simultaneous development of India and China.

We should nurture better ties with China.

Freely do away with the hen that lays the golden egg when there are far too many cheaper and prolific breeds that clucks Chinese. This cannot only be sound economic reasoning - its also realism.

India and China are too large and too strong to be tamed or intimidated - even by the other side.