Indian rice smuggled into Nepal despite export restrictions

When Simantraj Thakuri went to a grocery store in Kirtipur to buy rice, he was asked an odd question: “Indian or Nepali rice?” Thakuri opted for Indian rice as it was cheaper. However, the shopkeeper gave him a rice sack with Nepali branding.

Confused, he asked the shopkeeper, “Why does the Indian rice sack have Nepali branding?”