Trading in ground zero: An insight into Kamalasagar-Tarapur Border Haat Roy Rakesh Deb1, Dr. Haldar P.K.2 1Research Scholar, Dept. of Commerce, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Agartala, Tripura (West), India Email id: rakesh4963@gmail.com 2Retd. Professor & Former Head, Dept. of Commerce, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Agartala, Tripura (West), India Email id: pkhaldar@rediffmail.com Online published on 4 March, 2019. Abstract The cross border trade between Tripura and Bangladesh is constituted of both the formal and informal channels. Where the formal cross border trade is carried on through the land customs stations, informal trade flows through many other routes addressing the long porous border with Bangladesh, and as a result of this, many valuable resources that could add to the economic profile of the state by way of formal exports gets easily transported out of the state. To combat such illegal movements of natural resources of high economic value and to upgrade the livelihood, economic condition and communication of those residing in the far-off vicinity of both the sides of the border, the border haats are proving to be a boon and success to both the countries which became possible by signing of the MoU to resurrect the border haats, that once existed during the princely era (Haldar, 2012) between India and Bangladesh. In the present day scenario, two border haats are functioning in Tripura. In this study, an attempt has been made to throw a light on the working scenario of the Kamalasagar-Tarapur border haat along with the existing problems and benefits it received, and as observed since its inception. Top Keywords Bangladesh, Border Haat, Ground zero, Kamalasagar, Tarapur, Trade, Tripura. Top |