The Nepal reset

The Nepal reset

Context

Resetting Indo-Nepal ties

 Way forward

  • Completion of the ongoing process of updating the 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship
  • Nepal acknowledging that its citizens have benefited from the ease of employment and residence in India that the treaty provides
  • India must recognise that as in all other developing economies, Nepal’s aspirational young population is also looking beyond the open Indian border for opportunities
  • It will be the deliverables, such as road and railway links, power projects and post-earthquake reconstruction commitments, that will determine the success of the partnership, not just the announcement of new initiatives

 Concerns over the Nepal’s constitution

India has residual concerns over enhancing the constitution’s provisions for Nepal’s plains-based Madhesi population, but these should be taken up discreetly and diplomatically

Conclusion

Recovery in the relationship is still fragile, and any grandstanding must be avoided.

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