Sushant Nigam

International Air Cargo Consultant The government of every country formulates rules and regulations to protect the interests of its economy. Having knowledge of other country’s regulatory norms for every stage of the supply chain may not be easy for an LSP to comprehend and fulfil. Consequently, the LSP can alone not ensure completely legal and uninterrupted supply chain in the trans-boundary movements, unless it has a presence in other countries through own resources or collaborations with trusted partners to be represented for completing the entire movement. Alternatively, the government could also play such a role to some extent by making trade-friendly rules. Complexity of few regulatory compliances require regular update/simplification actions for removing bottlenecks, which keep on erupting with the passage of time, to facilitate EXIM trade. Ease/efficiency in doing business is the outcome of government involvement and support. The Indian government has been extending its valuable support on a proactive basis through various ministries like civil aviation, finance, commerce, etc., under the overall monitoring of PMO. Many forums, coordination meetings, events, etc., are provided for ensuring fruitful stakeholder consultations on various international business-facilitating initiatives. The stakeholders and the government should understand each other’s interests and difficulties, and collaborate their efforts for a win-win situation.