India, Bhutan strengthen customs cooperation to boost secure cross-border trade

India and Bhutan reaffirmed customs cooperation to boost cross-border trade and border security. Talks covered anti-smuggling measures, cargo tracking, and infrastructure upgrades. The seventh Joint Group of Customs meeting discussed coordinated border management, a memorandum of understanding on pre-arrival customs data exchange, and digitization of customs processes. The meeting also reviewed issues like border infrastructure improvement and customs procedure harmonization.