India, Sept. 19 -- India and Nepal have discussed ways to facilitate legitimate trade and strengthen mechanisms to ensure compliance with applicable rules and prevent misuse of preferential trade arrangements, an official statement said on Friday.

The India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee (IGSC) on Trade, Transit and Cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade was held here on September 16-17, 2026. The IGSC is an important bilateral institutional mechanism for detailed examination of trade and trade-related issues and for facilitating bilateral trade and transit. Issues relating to agricultural products, dairy, food products, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and AYUSH products, along with standards and phytosanitary requirements, w...