Identifying Challenges and Improving Trade Facilitation in the States of Northeast India

Abstract

This working paper identifies challenges hindering international trade with northeast India and proposes measures for improving trade with other countries in South and Southeast Asia. The paper focuses on 19 border points in northeast India and identifies challenges that include infrastructure bottlenecks, limited capacity to comply with trade procedures, and lack of coordinated trade and transport policies across borders. It suggests ways of developing the area’s participation in regional value chains in South and Southeast Asia.