India is in the process of repairing ties with Nepal, which took a hit earlier in the year over what was dubbed as a 'cartographic war' between the two countries.
India라이브 바카라 army chief General Manoj Naravane will visit Kathmandu early next month as바카라 웹사이트part of 바카라 웹사이트New Delhi라이브 바카라 ongoing attempts to reboot Prime Minister Narendra Modi라이브 바카라 ‘Neighbourhood-First’ policy announced with much fanfare in 2014. After some degree of waffling, Delhi is now set to pay much more attention to its neighbours as fears of China라이브 바카라 influence in the neighbourhood continue to grow.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
India is in the process of repairing ties with Nepal, which took a hit earlier in the year over what was dubbed as a “cartographic war” between the two countries. According to reports in the Nepalese media, the Indian Army chief라이브 바카라 visit was approved as early as바카라 웹사이트February 3바카라 웹사이트this year, however, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it had to be postponed.
Meanwhile, in Nepal, General Naravane will be conferred with an honorary rank of General of the Nepalese army. As part of a tradition between the two countries, Chiefs of both armies are honorary generals in each other라이브 바카라 armies. On바카라 웹사이트Wednesday바카라 웹사이트the Nepal army announced that the investiture ceremony will be presided by President Bidya Devi Bhandari.바카라 웹사이트Naravane라이브 바카라 counterpart General Purna Chandra Thapa had received a similar honorary ranking by India in바카라 웹사이트January 2019.
The Indian and Nepalese armies have maintained excellent ties that can be traced back to the early years after independence. Former army Chief General Ved Prakash Malik remembers receiving his sword and baton from the Nepalese King some 22 years ago.바카라 웹사이트 A large number of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers serve in the Indian army. Currently, there are roughly 28,000 serving in India, General Malik said. Once their service is over, the Gurkha라이브 바카라 return home. But they receive a pension, medical benefits and all other perks that the Indian army veterans are entitled to in this country.
General Malik said, “The Indian army has strong military ties with their Nepalese counterparts. The close political relations between the two countries are supplemented by excellent military-to-military relations.” He said that during rough patches in bilateral ties, the army-to-army ties often help in clearing the ground for diplomacy to take over.
The current rough patch between India and Nepal has to do with a new political map that Delhi issued following the revocation of Kashmir라이브 바카라 special status and carving out two union territories from the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir. When India issued the new map in November and included Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura as Indian Territory, Nepal objected to it and is reported to have issued four protest notes to Delhi. Beyond that and urging for foreign secretary-level talks, Kathmandu did not do much. But the issue kept rankling the Nepalese establishment.
However, Nepal라이브 바카라 anger grew when on바카라 웹사이트May 8, this year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a new road in Uttarakhand running up to Lipulekh. General Naravane remarked at that time, suggesting that Nepal being nudged into action by a third country, made matters worse. Beijing라이브 바카라 ties with Kathmandu has blossomed under Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli. Without naming China, Naravane was hinting at that country.
Soon after, an angry Nepal issued its own version of events. In the tit-for-tat move, the new political map of Nepal clearly showed Lipulekh, Kalapani and surrounding areas within its territory.바카라 웹사이트 There was uproar in Nepal over the Indian claim, egged on by supporters of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who was in a tight political corner.
Oli succeeded in weathering the political storm and anti-India protests cooled down. New Delhi, however, has publicly made no moves to set up the foreign secretary-level dialogue that Kathmandu has wanted for long now.
General Naravane라이브 바카라 visit next month is likely to be the ice-breaker and is likely to be followed by a conversation between top diplomats of the two countries and perhaps a meeting of political leaders down the line. Both India and Nepal appear in the mood to repair relations.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트