Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, the Prime Minister of Nepal came to India on Sunday, September 14, 2008 on a five day good will visit. He is the first Maoist Prime Minister of Nepal. He headed a 44-member delegation that includes four ministers, senior government officials, heads of business federations and journalists. The visit ended on September 18, 2008.
It was a good will visit of the Prime Minister of Nepal to India. He was counselled by his cabinet not to sign any treaty on the visit. The Indo-Nepal relations involve the following issue when he had visited India.
The Prime Minister of Nepal and India had to review the Peace and Friendship Treaty 1950. The Prime Minister of Nepal came with a draft of Peace and Friendship Treaty. There are forces in Nepal which want that the Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1950 should be abolished.
The Kosi Treaty 1954, is another issue between Nepal and India. In recent days, 10,000 people had been effected in Nepal and 3 million in India. There is further need to discuss over the reconstruction and relief measures along with the details of the Kosi Treaty of 1954. There is a pressure from Nepal that India should look after the maintenance of the Kosi river.
Nepal also wants to review the Mahakali River Pact of 1996.
Nepal also wants to review the Gandak River Pact. Nepal’s communist groups feel that Gandak Treaty clauses are unfavourable to Nepal on irrigation rights.
On Trade front, Nepal demands numerous concessions. It demands tax schedule restructuring, quarantine rights and transit rights for its trade from Mumbai Port and Radhikapur Port which is in Bangladesh. The balance of trade is presently in favour of India.
The hydropower project participation is important issue between Nepal and India. India is planning a big dam on Kosi with irrigation facilities for India. Nepal demands that the Hydroproject on Kosi should fulfill the power needs of Nepal on favourable terms. It also demands increased role of India in Hydro projects being started with Nepal within Nepal.
It is pertinent to note that India had played a major role in peace settlement with Nepal when in 2006 the Maoist groups signed 12 programme with other political groups in Nepal.
Source used: Prachanda begins goodwill visit to India: Economic Times.
It was a good will visit of the Prime Minister of Nepal to India. He was counselled by his cabinet not to sign any treaty on the visit. The Indo-Nepal relations involve the following issue when he had visited India.
The Prime Minister of Nepal and India had to review the Peace and Friendship Treaty 1950. The Prime Minister of Nepal came with a draft of Peace and Friendship Treaty. There are forces in Nepal which want that the Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1950 should be abolished.
The Kosi Treaty 1954, is another issue between Nepal and India. In recent days, 10,000 people had been effected in Nepal and 3 million in India. There is further need to discuss over the reconstruction and relief measures along with the details of the Kosi Treaty of 1954. There is a pressure from Nepal that India should look after the maintenance of the Kosi river.
Nepal also wants to review the Mahakali River Pact of 1996.
Nepal also wants to review the Gandak River Pact. Nepal’s communist groups feel that Gandak Treaty clauses are unfavourable to Nepal on irrigation rights.
On Trade front, Nepal demands numerous concessions. It demands tax schedule restructuring, quarantine rights and transit rights for its trade from Mumbai Port and Radhikapur Port which is in Bangladesh. The balance of trade is presently in favour of India.
The hydropower project participation is important issue between Nepal and India. India is planning a big dam on Kosi with irrigation facilities for India. Nepal demands that the Hydroproject on Kosi should fulfill the power needs of Nepal on favourable terms. It also demands increased role of India in Hydro projects being started with Nepal within Nepal.
It is pertinent to note that India had played a major role in peace settlement with Nepal when in 2006 the Maoist groups signed 12 programme with other political groups in Nepal.
Source used: Prachanda begins goodwill visit to India: Economic Times.
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