View: Enhancing Siliguri corridor for ease of trade and transit in South Asia
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View: Enhancing Siliguri corridor for ease of trade and transit in South AsiaBy Bipul Chatterjee, Prashant Sharma, ET CONTRIBUTORS
Last Updated: Feb 20, 2021, 11:44 AM IST
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All three immediate neighbours of India on its eastern side - Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal - depend on this trade and transit corridor for their direct as well as third country trade to connect with ports in India and Bangladesh. It provides transit access to Bangladesh for its trade with Nepal and Bhutan.
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Tourists enjoy a boat ride at the Teesta river in Jalpaiguri district, some 25 km from Siliguri, on February 7, 2021