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Flight between Dehradun-Kathmandu to Boost up Trade
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Monday, 21 May 2012 10:51

India has immense opportunities in various business sectors of Nepal. If a direct flight service is started between Uttarakhand’s State Capital- Dehradun and Kathmandu then this will lead to stronger business relations between both countries. Especially Uttarakhand will be benefitted from this link up. This issue was focused upon during a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) seminar held in Dehradun. The representatives of Nepal Embassy and Uttarakhand Government primarily stressed upon improving the transport facility between both countries.

CII had organized a seminar at Rajpur Road, Dehradun on ‘Tourism, Trade and Investment Opportunities in Nepal’ to discover the investment potential in Nepal. Representatives from Nepal embassy highlighted that there are vast opportunities in Nepal in various business sectors such as Tourism, Hydropower, Medicinal Herbs and Manufacturing Industry. India can increase its share of investment in Nepal via FDI or by way of its liberal economic policies. As per B.P. Lamsal, Ministry of Finance- Nepal Embassy, the major focus of Government of Nepal in this fiscal year 2012-13 has been to increase FDI and they have been working hard to attain it.

Addressing the session, Rakesh Sharma, Principal Secretary, Industrial Development, Govt. Of Uttarakhand said that there is no flight service from Uttarakhand to Kathmandu and therefore the state capital Dehradun could be connected to Kathmandu via air. The proposal regarding the same has been sent to the Central Government for approval. Rakesh Aggarwal, Chairman- CII Uttarakhand, discussed significant points on how to develop better business relations between both the countries.

India- Nepal Business Relations at a Glance

• Total business with India- 67.5% and Other Countries- 32.5%

• Total Export to India- 66.9% and Other Countries- 33.1%

• Goods exported to India from Nepal includes textiles, noodles, polyester yarn, juice, zinc sheet, jute goods, tooth paste, cashew nuts and herbs etc.