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 India moots trans-SAARC container train
India moots trans-SAARC container train (economictimes.com) Quote:
NEW DELHI: India has floated a concept paper among the SAARC countries to start a container train on a pilot basis, running from Bangladesh to Pakistan via India and Nepal, in a bid to give a big boost intra-regional trade. The possible corridor for running the train is from Chittagong Port in Bangladesh to Katihar in India, Birgunj in Nepal and to Lahore in Pakistan.
“The proposal being considered could unify the entire region and will lead to a seamless, borderless trade,” said Ram Upendra Das, senior fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS).
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