. For Nepal, the nearest sea-port is that of Kolkata in India and the transit arrangements between the two countries are … governed by two main legal instruments: India-Nepal Treaty of Trade and Transit and the India-Nepal Rail Services Agreement …. However, there are a large number of inadequacies in the prevailing India-Nepal transit treaty encompassing issues with regard …

Informal trade continues to thrive between India and Pakistan despite recent measures undertaken by the two countries … to normalize trade and reduce transport impediments. This calls for an in-depth analysis of India's informal trade with … Pakistan. This study (i) identifies factors determining informal trade, (ii) prepares estimates of India's informal trade with …