India accepts Nepal’s request for wheat supply

India has accepted the request of Nepal for supply of 200,000 tonnes of wheat, New Delhi told Kathmandu during the two-day inter-governmental committee (IGC) meeting on trade, transit and cooperation concluded on Saturday, commerce ministry said. An Indian delegation led by commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal highlighted the problems faced in milk exports to Nepal in the meeting. “The Nepali side agreed to consider the request of the Indian side positively for milk products not adequately produced in Nepal such as whey and cheese,” the ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The India-Nepal IGC met on January 10-11 in Kathmandu to combat unauthorised trade between the two countries. At the IGC — a bilateral mechanism to strengthen trade and investment ties — both sides reviewed mutual market access issues, intellectual property rights and duty related matters. The agenda also included discussions on review of the Treaty of Transit and the Treaty of Trade, proposed amendments to ...