India-Nepal officials discuss trade facilitation, connectivity and market access

September 18, 2026 10:16 AM

India-Nepal officials discuss trade facilitation, connectivity and market access

India and Nepal reviewed a wide range of trade, transit and connectivity issues during the meeting of the India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee (IGSC) on Trade, Transit and Cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade, held in New Delhi on September 16–17. The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary in the Department of Commerce Ujjwal Kumar Ghosh, while the Nepali delegation was headed by Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies Buddha Bahadur Gurung. Senio...

India, Nepal ink deal to boost rail trade connectivity

November 13, 2025 4:54 PM

India, Nepal ink deal to boost rail trade connectivity

India and Nepal on Thursday signed a Letter of Exchange (LoE) to amend the Protocol to the Treaty of Transit, expanding rail-based trade routes between the two countries and enhancing cross-border connectivity. The agreement was signed following a bilateral meeting between India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Nepal’s Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Anil Kumar Sinha in New Delhi. The new LoE facilitates the movement of rail freight between Jogbani (India) ...