Nepal’s Foreign Minister, Pradeep Gyawali, arrived in the Indian capital on Thursday for a two-day visit expected to focus on providing vaccines for Covid-19 and development cooperation, although Kathmandu also signalled its intention to raise the border. Gyawali will meet with his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, for talks on Friday, […]
The Indo-Nepal border reopens after 7 months, but Nepalese Govt acted differently
After almost being closed for about 7 months due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the Indo-Nepal border was reopened on Thursday (22 October), but the Nepalese government decided to keep the border closed and deployed the border police. The decision sends a strong message that the Government of Nepal, […]
Helipad, 360 degree camera: Nepal’s actions at border, raises concern
The West Champaran districts officials in Bihar said that the Nepal government has started construction of a helipad at a disputed location on the Indo-Nepal border near Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district. At the same time, Indian officials in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand objected to Nepal authorities […]
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 […]