Kathmandu, 7 July: Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun has said that there should be tripartite cooperation between Nepal, India and China as Nepal lies between the two great nations with emerging economies. During a courtesy call on  by the newly appointed Indian ambassador to Nepal Navin Srivastava this afternoon, Vice President Pun said that Nepal could play a positive role in the tripartite cooperation. He pointed out the need for India's cooperation and goodwill in Nepal's affairs. He said that Nepal aims to become a middle-income country by 2030 and India's positive support was imperative to achieve that goal. Stating that Nepal's trade deficit with India was ballooning and India's role would be important for the balance of trade. People's News Monitoring Service