ISLAMABAD: In a major positive development for Pakistan in the domain of trade and commerce, Australia and New Zealand have acknowledged and declared valuable long-grain basmati rice a “Pakistani product”.
The development comes as New Delhi has been pushing for basmati rice to be granted protected status in global markets as a uniquely Indian product a move met with vehement opposition from Pakistan, which claims the rice is part of a shared heritage between the two countries.
India, in December 2024, approached the European Court of Justice after the European Union rejected India’s application to access the Annexures attached to Pakistan’s application for protected Geographical Indication (PGI).
Despite the commodity’s growing demand in the United States and Europe, as reported by The Washington Post, its origins have never been more divisive or its future more uncertain.
In a major positive development for Pakistan in the domain of trade and commerce, Australia and New Zealand have acknowledged and declared valuable long-grain basmati rice a “Pakistani product”.
The development comes as New Delhi has been pushing for basmati rice to be granted protected status in global markets as a uniquely Indian product a move met with vehement opposition from Pakistan, which claims the rice is part of a shared heritage between the two countries.
