01 Apr Visit of Nepali Prime Minister to India : A new hope to India Nepal relation
Visit of Nepali Prime Minister to India – Today Current Affairs
Context :Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will be coming to Delhi by 1st April 2022.This visit of the Nepal’s prime minister should be used as a chance to recast power and trade links
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Introduction : Nepal is not only a neighboring country of India but also the most significant country for India’s security. It is a buffer state between India and China and It protects us from any aggression by China. Since Nepalese culture is similar to the India’s’ culture therefore , Nepal India relations have been sweet for a long time however there are some issues of the conflicts also .
After the election in Nepal , it is the first bilateral visit of Nepali prime minister to any country . Mister Deuba elected as prime minister and assumed his office in July 2021,. He has become the prime minister of Nepal for the fifth time. The situation in Nepal is not good these days. Nepalis parliaments are not capable of properly functioning because of the huge conflicting atmosphere between communist and the rightist in Nepal since 2020. This corona pandemic has also brought miserable conditions for Nepal. In such a situation, China is eager to financially support Nepal .
India Nepal Relation : The Hindu Analysis
It has been observed that after 2015, the India Nepal relation has become more bitter and presently bilateral relation is at its lowest level which has yet to be recovered . India’s refusal to accept demonetized bills with the Nepal Rastra Bank worth just INR₹7 crore and the unknown fate of the report submitted by the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) have not helped in securing it a better image in Nepal. There are many factors of the India’s bitter relation with Nepal
- Territorial dispute is yet to be solved near Lipulekh region. This issue emerged in 2015 and by 2019, it came on resurface again. Today Current Affairs
- After the incident of plane hijacking , Nepalis passengers from Nepal to India have to face humiliation of strict security checking by the airlines staffs
- Many Nepalis are working in the Indian army and sacrificing their lives to protect India’s land . In this situation , if there would be any border dispute between India and Nepal, definitely Nepalese would be hearted. The Hindu Analysis
Geopolitical significance of Nepal : The Hindu Analysis
There are many geopolitical challenges in front of Nepal. For the Nepal, India would be more beneficial in comparison to China because India could provide trade facility to nepal easily in comparison to china
. When the Nepalese Parliament ratified a U.S.$500 million grant assistance-Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) pact, Nepal had to face huge protests against the government. The main protesters were supporters of China. The communist party of Nepal wants to have good relationship with China
India Nepal relation has become a little bit problematic during the Ukraine Crisis . As India abstained in the issue while Nepal voted in the favor of Ukraine , which brought America close to Nepal .
With the recent visit of the Chinese foreign minister to Nepal it can be easily understood that the Nepal Chinese affection is deep which can be seen easily in the matter of anti anti-MCC campaign, US financial and investment activities in Nepal . India will never want to see other other power/countries activities in Nepal
Present Nepal is a new Nepal and Nepal showed that however he is ready to work with India but It does not mean he will maintain its relation with China and America under the pressure of India . India should have maintain good relationship with Nepal because Nepal id the strategically most important country for the India
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Conclusion
As per the above discussion, it is expected that the coming visit of the Nepalese prime minister will open the new chapter of India Nepal relationship and it is hoped that the bilateral relationship between Indian and Nepal would be stronger . For India , Nepal is not only strategically important but also India has its cultural affection with Nepal.
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Source : The Hindu (editorial)
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