ESCAP has been supporting countries of Eastern South Asia (ESA) – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (North-East Region and West Bengal) and Nepal - in improving cross-border multi-modal connectivity and trade linkages through a series of capacity building and technical assistance programmes. As part of this initiative, Stakeholder Consultation Meetings were held at Petrapole Land Port (with the support of the Land Ports Authority of India) and at Kolkata (with the support of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry) during 25-26 March 2025. The Meetings discussed some of the key transport and trade facilitation issues and potential solutions pertaining to transit-trade corridors linking Nepal and Bhutan with India and Bangladesh.