Transit of Land-locked Countries and Nepal launched

KATHMANDU, March 30: Himalaya Shumsher Rana, the first governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, launched ´Transit of Land-locked Countries and Nepal´, a book written by Dr Gajendra Mani Pradhan, in Kathmandu on Thursday.



The book discusses freedom of transit facilities and lack of proper implementation of laws drafted to uphold Nepal´s right to transit. [break]



At the event, Rana congratulated Pradhan for coming up with a book that discusses problems faced by land-locked countries like Nepal. Yuyutsu RD Sharma, who was also present on the occasion, said the book includes instances of how Nepal´s trade has been affected by roadblocks erected by India.



“These examples are presented in a marvelous way, without any malice,” he said. Human Rights Activist Krishna Pahadi was also present on the occasion.

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