Nepal has suggested the resumption of flights to India from 17 October. According to sources, the Nepalese Ministry of Civil Aviation submitted a proposal to the COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC), which would see the flight between the two countries resumed after approximately 7 months. Nepal blocked all flights to […]
India provides 10 ICU ventilators to the Nepal Army
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu handed over to the Nepal Army 10 ICU ventilators, on Sunday, provided by the Indian Army to assist the defense force of Nepal in their fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Indian ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra handed over the ventilators to Chief of Army Staff […]
India subtly warns nations against China’s debt trap diplomacy
India tacitly warned its neighbours as well as the Indian Ocean nations of China’s debt-trap diplomacy on Thursday. ‘History has taught us that in the name of development partnerships, nations were forced into dependence partnerships. It gave rise to colonial and imperial rule. It gave rise to global power blocks. […]
India asks Nepal to stop ‘Illegal’ Citizen Movement in Kalapani area
India has asked Nepal to prohibit its citizens from “illegally” entering the Kalapani, Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Gunji Indian territories, according to local media sources. In a letter to the Nepali administration, an Indian official earlier this month said that Nepalese people in groups wanting to “illegally” enter into these Indian regions […]
India halts Refined Imports of Palm Oil; Nepal’s Palm Oil Refiners Affected
Nepal’s edible oil refiners have all but stopped buying crude palm oil amid growing domestic stockpiles after India’s top buyer suspended most of the country’s refined oil imports, industry officials told Reuters. India revoked 39 oil import licenses in May to delay duty-free shipments from neighbouring nations, crippling Nepal’s […]
Nepal Electricity Authority Approves Exchange of Power with Bangladesh, India
Nepal Electricity Authority has been granted permission to trade electricity with India and Bangladesh, reports The Himalayan Times. The government of Nepal gave its consent at a cabinet meeting on Monday. It is mandatory for the NEA to receive the approval of the Government for foreign trade in electricity. Minister […]
Nepal objects Construction of Roads and Dams, Indo-Nepal Border
Nepal, entangled with its traditional friend India after being wooed by China, has now raised objections to the construction of roads and barriers in India. Nepal has argued that the roads and dams of India are causing flooding in its area. While the reality is that many parts of Bihar […]
Borders dissolve for Indian Patients in Nepal’s Snakebite care Centers
*Snakebite patients in northern Bengal use this border crossing to enter Nepal on their way to the Chaarali snakebite health clinic.* Sonia Jabbar first learned of the Chaarali Snakebite Treatment centre in Nepal when an employee at the Naxalbari Tea Estate in northern West Bengal was bitten by a cobra […]
Indian accepts embankment building in the Dasgaja region
A joint Nepal and India survey team looked at the Dasgaja area with a global positioning system that showed that an embankment had been constructed on 200 meters of invaded land in the Dasgaja area by the Indian side. India built a 10-meter-high embankment 20 years ago in Banjaraha, Municipality […]
Five Agreements between India and Afghanistan, to enhance education
Afghanistan signed five agreements with India on Sunday to build educational infrastructure in their four provinces. Under this, India will seek to develop education in the provinces of Nuristan, Farah, Badakhshan, and Kapisa. The Indian Embassy said in a statement that the agreements were within the scope of the High […]