Reviewing Nepal-India trade treaty
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.