<p>The bilateral trade between India and Pakistan has increased to $1.35 billion during April-December 2022 as against $516.36 million in the whole 2021-22, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Similarly, the country's trade with China has aggregated at about $87 billion during the nine-month period of this fiscal, according to the data provided by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p>In 2019, Pakistan suspended bilateral trade with India after New Delhi revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.</p>.<p>The trade with Pakistan stood at $329.26 million in 2020-21 and $830.58 million in 2019-20, the data showed.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/only-way-forward-in-relations-with-india-is-pm-modi-first-restores-kashmirs-special-status-imran-khan-1189039.html" target="_blank">Only way forward in relations with India is PM Modi first restores Kashmir's special status: Imran Khan</a></strong></p>.<p>"The government continues to engage pro-actively with SAARC countries to strengthen trade and economic relations. Issues impacting bilateral trade raised by these countries are taken up for an early resolution," she said.</p>.<p>Replying to a separate question on foreign trade data, the minister said that the data are released in three stages -- press release (15th day of the following month); provisional data for 168 principal commodities (25th day of the following month) and the final data on the 45th day of the following month.</p>.<p>She said that the efforts at ensuring data availability with minimal discrepancies is a continuous process.</p>.<p>"The Department of Commerce has taken note of media reports on data discrepancies," she added.</p>
<p>The bilateral trade between India and Pakistan has increased to $1.35 billion during April-December 2022 as against $516.36 million in the whole 2021-22, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Similarly, the country's trade with China has aggregated at about $87 billion during the nine-month period of this fiscal, according to the data provided by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p>In 2019, Pakistan suspended bilateral trade with India after New Delhi revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.</p>.<p>The trade with Pakistan stood at $329.26 million in 2020-21 and $830.58 million in 2019-20, the data showed.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/only-way-forward-in-relations-with-india-is-pm-modi-first-restores-kashmirs-special-status-imran-khan-1189039.html" target="_blank">Only way forward in relations with India is PM Modi first restores Kashmir's special status: Imran Khan</a></strong></p>.<p>"The government continues to engage pro-actively with SAARC countries to strengthen trade and economic relations. Issues impacting bilateral trade raised by these countries are taken up for an early resolution," she said.</p>.<p>Replying to a separate question on foreign trade data, the minister said that the data are released in three stages -- press release (15th day of the following month); provisional data for 168 principal commodities (25th day of the following month) and the final data on the 45th day of the following month.</p>.<p>She said that the efforts at ensuring data availability with minimal discrepancies is a continuous process.</p>.<p>"The Department of Commerce has taken note of media reports on data discrepancies," she added.</p>