ENA Global 2023-08-17 17:49:02 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Aug 17 (KNN)</strong> India and Bangladesh are planning to establish 16 new border haats to increase trade among the two countries, said Smita Pant, senior diplomat in the Ministry of External Affairs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Currently there are two countries that have eight haats operational, which are located across a number of northeastern states like Tripura and Meghalaya. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3B9mZSj"><img alt="FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS" src="https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px" /></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Pant was delivering remarks at a conference focused on connectivity between India's Northeast and Bangladesh, organized by Asian Confluence, a think-tank.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The new border haats, whose establishment is currently under discussion, will be located in Mizoram and West Bengal. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">New border haats may improve access to markets and economic opportunities for border communities while reducing informal trade across the border.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">These initiatives come even as both sides plan a slew of measures to improve the flow of trade.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">New Delhi and Dhaka are also negotiating a comprehensive economic agreement. <em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 34480 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/global/16-new-trade-haats-to-be-set-up-at-india-bangladesh-border 2023-08-17 17:49:02 knnindia.co.in