Sunday, April 26, 2009

Emerging Situation in Nepal: Implications for India

General
The Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) organised a seminar on “Emerging Situation in Nepal: Implications for India” on September 23, 2008 at the CLAWS Seminar Hall. The seminar was attended by a large number of serving officers and members of the strategic community. The seminar was chaired by Maj Gen Ashok Mehta (Retd). The speakers included Maj Gen A K Chaturvedi, ACIDS Int A, HQ IDS, Ambassador K V Rajan and Brigadier Arun Sahgal (Retd)

Discussion Summary
Nepal is a base of drugs, narcotics, and illegal arms. The ISI activities in Nepal are continuing and have further indulged into anti-India activities. Madhesh is a terrain area in Nepal, and from a Nepalese perspective, Madhesh is the rest of India. There is resentment against the Madheshee entrenchment in the system and even their entrenchment in the ruling class. Nepal has asked India to revise the India-Nepal Treaty of 1950. The perception of the Nepali people is that the India-Nepal Treaty 1950 is an absolute one-sided treaty. Human development index of Nepal is very low, and there is abject poverty. The Maoists do not have political experience. China’s influence in Nepal is rising with the coming of the Maoist regime. India needs to a keep a tab on this fact. The responsibility mainly lies on the leaders and institutions to solve these issues. Civil society should not be underestimated in Nepal since it functions as a political force also. What would be the changes in the 1950 Treaty, and what would be its impact on India? Will it affect India’s security? India should work urgently towards addressing these questions.
(Report Prepared by Dr. Shah Alam, Research Fellow, CLAWS)
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