New Delhi: In view of the coronavirus, the Nepal government had closed all its borders for the movement of common people from March 24. Since Friday, orders have been issued to open 30 major borders of 77 districts of Nepal with strict conditions for common people. Deepak Paudel, the head of Nepal s Ministry of Home Affairs (Peace, Security and Crime Control Branch), has issued a letter informing that the 30 borders of Nepal, which are adjacent to India, are only given to Indian citizens and Chinese borders with China. Has been opened for citizens.
People will have to fill-up the form issued by the Central Government of Nepal High Covid Control Committee (CCMC) for admission, in which they will have to submit a corona inquiry report 72 hours before, only then they will be given an online pass to come to Nepal. From these thirty boundaries, people will be able to travel only by road. Except for India and China, it will be possible for citizens of other countries to come by air.
Handle Nepal with sensitivity
Updated Jan 20, 2021, 12:17 am IST
A wobbly Nepal invites undue foreign attention, and the Modi government has not been sensitive enough to this aspect
China is taking an unusual interest in the situation and may well engender political impulses to prevent return to status quo ante on the border issue with India. (Photo:PTI)
The inability of Nepal foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali who was on a three-day visit to New Delhi last week to attend the sixth meeting of the India-Nepal Joint Commission to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in spite of his request for a meeting is in an indicator that India does not regard bilateral relations as being normal until Kathmandu restores status quo ante on the sensitive border issue.
Kathmandu: Nepal has approved the use of the Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine Covishield in case of emergency to fight the coronavirus. According to a statement issued by the Department of Drug Administration of Nepal, the decision to sanction the vaccine was taken on Friday. About 1,950 people have died so far from the epidemic in Nepal.
According to the statement, Nepal has been given conditional approval for use in case of emergency of Covishield vaccine against coronavirus. The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is providing the vaccine to several medium and low-income countries other than the Government of India in partnership with the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII). The Serum Institute is the world s largest vaccine producer. During the sixth meeting of the India-Nepal Joint Commission, Nepal congratulated the Indian External Affairs Ministry for achieving success in developing Covishield and Covaxin and has urged Nepal to vaccinate at the earliest.
Updated Jan 15, 2021 | 19:22 IST
Nepal s Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali stressed that the geographical position of Nepal helps it in its economic growth as it is located between India and China - the two largest markets in the world. Nepal s Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali | Photo Credit: ANI
Key Highlights Nepal s Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, who is on a three-day visit to India (January 14-16), meets EAM S Jaishankar in New Delhi
India and Nepal today discussed several areas of cooperation including political and security issues and border management
New Delhi: Nepal s Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, who is on a three-day visit to India (January 14-16) on Friday said they have ensured that their soil won t be misused for the illegitimate interests of any neighbouring country.
Updated Jan 15, 2021 | 17:10 IST
New Delhi is concerned that Beijing, which has steadily increased its clout in Nepal, is trying to meddle in the internal affairs of Nepal. Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali | Photo Credit: ANI
Key Highlights
The border disagreements came to the fore in 2020 when Oli issued a new political map of Nepal which included Indian areas of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh
This was largely seen as a response to India s opening of a road to Lipulekh
Oli raised the stakes by telling the National Assembly that Gyawali’s India visit will focus on Nepal’s new map