Kathmandu, Nov. 14 -- Nepal and India on Thursday traded a letter of exchange that will facilitate and boost railway trade connectivity between them.

The letter was signed during the visit of Anil Kumar Sinha, the minister for industry, commerce and supplies, to New Delhi, India. Sinha also held talks with his Indian counterpart, Piyush Goyal.

"Both countries interchanged Letter of Exchange amending the Protocol to the Treaty of Transit between India and Nepal. This signing will facilitate the movement of rail-based freight between Jogbani (India) and Biratnagar (Nepal) including bulk cargo under an expanded definition," reads a statement issued by India's Ministry of Commerce and Supply.

The Nepali side, at the end of July, had approv...