Nepal’s trade
treaty with India is in need of substantial revisions in order for Nepal to be
able to arrest its ballooning trade deficit with its biggest trade partner. Upon
the proposal of the Government of Nepal, the secretary-level meeting between
the countries that took place on April 26-27, 2018, agreed to discuss the
various provisions of the trade treaty in a comprehensive manner. The first
meeting took place on 9th August, 2018 in New Delhi, India and the
second one is going to be held on February 7-8, 2019 in Pokhara, Nepal.
Therefore an
interaction programme on Nepal-India
Trade Treaty: Opportunities and Challengeswas organized jointly by Ministry of Industry, Commerce and
Supplies (MOICS) and SAWTEE in order to gather inputs from the stakeholders,
including trade experts, industrialists, former policymakers and private sector.
Press Release
Programme Schedule
