Kathmandu, June 13 -- Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba has said that joint partnership and connectivity form the foundation for shared prosperity between Nepal and India.

Inaugurating the Nepal-India Strategic Dialogue in Kathmandu on Thursday, she called for speeding up cooperation in trade, transit and investment and for greater economic partnership through connectivity.

She also stated that the security of Nepal and India is interconnected and interlinked.

"I look forward to a future where ginger from Nepali farmers reaches the Mumbai market within 24 hours and an Indian tourist reaches Pokhara on an evening flight after finishing a morning meeting in Delhi. This kind of proximity should be the basis for economic prosperity for the ...