KATHMANDU: The new Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) of Embassy of India in Kathmandu Dr. Rakesh Pandey has suggested to increase the formal and informal engagements with stakeholders for greater flow of information between India and Nepal.

Interacting with Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NICCI) during a Roundtable meeting here in Kathmandu today, Dr Pandey also suggested sector wise, if possible, monthly, meetings for enabling environment for more investment.

Dr Pandey also suggested NICCI to increase engagements with partner associations in Nepal, and commence studies on strength and requirements of both the countries. “NICCI should do study on complementarities and present to the leaderships of both the countries to take the further steps,” he said, adding that connectivity – both physical and digital – will help more enabling environment. “Let’s build on traditional strengths and let’s also work for new areas.”

 During the interaction, first secretary (Commerce) at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu Suman Shekhar also spoke about the bilateral engagements.

Likewise, NICCI president Sunil KC welcoming Dr Pandey, highlighted about the Indian investments in Nepal and benefit Nepal can get from Indian economic rise. “India is fast growing economy and Nepal can take advantage from the neighbour’s rise,” he added.

On the occasion, highlighting the historical engagement of NICCI and Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, NICCI vice president Ravi Rayavaram, said that around 35 percent of the total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) stock come from India.

During the Round Table, the NICCI members highlighted trade and transit issue, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issue, and most importantly the gap in the FDI from India lately – especially of private sector – though the government-to-government investment in hydropower is happening, and plethora of issues related to the Nepal, India trade and economic relations.

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काठमाडौँ । भारतको काठमाडौँस्थित दूतावासका नयाँ उपप्रमुख (डिसीएम) डा राकेश पाण्डेले आर्थिक प्रगतकिो लागि भारत र नेपालबीच औपचारिक तथा अनौपचारिक रूपमा सम्पर्क तथा संलग्नता बढाउन सुझाव दिएका छन्।

आजकाठमाडौँमानेपालभारतउद्योगवाणिज्यसंघ (निक्की) द्धाराआयोजितराउण्डटेबलमाअन्तरक्रियागर्दैडापाण्डेलेलगानीकोवातावरणअझसहजबनाउनक्षेत्रगतरूपमा, सकेसम्ममासिकरूपमा, बैठकहरूआयोजनागर्नपनिसुझावदिए।

डापाण्डेलेनिक्कीलाईभारतकानिजीक्षेत्रकासंघसंस्थाहरूसँगसहकार्यबढाउनतथादुवैदेशकाक्षमताहरूरआवश्यकताहरूकोअध्ययनथाल्नपनिआग्रहगरे।ूउनलेदुवैदेशबीचकोपरिपूरकतालाईअध्ययनगरीदुबैदेशकानेतृत्वसमक्षप्रस्तुतगर्नआवश्यकरहेकोपनिबताए।भौतिकतथाडिजिटलदुबैप्रकारकासम्पर्कविस्तारलेलगानीकालागिपनिअनुकूलवातावरणबनाउनसहयोगपुर्‍याउनेउल्लेखगर्दैउनलेपरम्परागतक्षेत्रबाहेकनयाँक्षेत्रमापनिसहकार्यगर्नपनिसुझावदिए।

अन्तरक्रियामाभारतीयदूतावासकाप्रथमसचिव (वाणिज्य) सुमनशेखरलेपनिद्विपक्षीयसम्बन्धबारेबोले।

त्यसैगरी, निक्कीअध्यक्षसुनीलकेसीलेडापाण्डेकोस्वागतगर्दैनेपालमाभारतीयलगानीकोचर्चागरेरभारतकोआर्थिकविकासबाटनेपाललेलाभलिनसक्नेबताए।ूभारततीव्रगतिमाआर्थिकरूपमाबढिरहेकोछरनेपाललेछिमेकीकोविकासबाटफाइदाउठाउनसक्छ,ूउनलेभने।

त्यसअवसरमा, निक्कीरभारतीयदूतावासबीचकोऐतिहासिकसम्बन्धलाईउल्लेखगर्दैनिक्कीकाउपाध्यक्षरविरायवरमलेनेपालमाआएकाकुलप्रत्यक्षवैदेशिकलगानीभारतकोहिस्साझण्डै३५प्रतिशतरहकोजानकारीगराए।

बैठकमानिक्कीकासदस्यहरूलेव्यापारतथापारवहन (ट्रान्जिट) समस्या, बौद्धिकसम्पत्तिअधिकारसम्बन्धीसमस्या, रहालसालैभारतीयनिजीक्षेत्रकोप्रत्यक्षवैदेशिकलगानीमाआएकोकमीबारेचर्चागरे।यद्यपिजलविद्युतक्षेत्रमासरकार(सरकारबीचलगानीजारीरहेकोभएपनिपछिल्लावर्षहरुमाभारतीयनिजीक्षेत्रकोलगानीमाकमीआएकोलगायतनेपालभारतव्यापारतथाआर्थिकसम्बन्धसम्बन्धीविविधमुद्दाहरूमाचर्चाभएकोथियो।