A long-standing conflict could harm India more than Pakistan: Experts

A long-standing conflict could harm India more than Pakistan: Experts

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May, 13 2025

LAHORE: (Web Desk) Leading international outlets like Bloomberg, U.S. financial intelligence agencies, Indian economists, former security officials, and global risk advisory firms have noted that if the recent short but intense Pakistan–India conflict had dragged on, India would have faced far greater economic losses than Pakistan.

Bloomberg pointed out that a peace agreement between India and Pakistan could trigger strong economic growth across the region.

Indian media reports say that in the first 48 hours of fighting, Indian investors lost about $83 billion (roughly PKR 23.5 trillion) as stock markets plunged. This was a major blow to India’s $4.19 trillion economy, which has annual exports of $821 billion and foreign investment reserves of $514 billion.

Meanwhile, U.S. ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) warned that a longer war could complicate the plans of foreign investment and supply chain for India.