Nepal, March 13 -- Experts on Tuesday said Nepal needs a strong foreign trade policy tool to leverage its trade as the country is set to graduate from a least developed country (LDC) in 2026.

Strong trade helps any country's economic prosperity. Thus, Nepal needs to advance foreign trade policy tools for its national interests, they argue.

Trade and foreign policy have been intertwined throughout history, with foreign policy often tailored to promote trade interests.

Speaking at a seminar entitled 'Contextualizing Nepal's Foreign Policy and Infrastructure Diplomacy in Changing Context,' organised by the Centre for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy, on Tuesday, former foreign secretary Madhu Raman Acharya said Nepal needs a strong fo...