NEW DELHI: India and Nepal will maintain their annual border talks in Kathmandu later this week over a bunch of points associated to curbing trans-frontier crimes and well timed sharing of intelligence inputs. An Indian delegation led by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Director Common Amrit Mohan Prasad will journey to the neighbouring nation for bilateral discussions with their Nepalese counterparts — Armed Police Pressure (APF) — scheduled between November 16-18, official sources stated.
This would be the eighth version of this bilateral assembly. These annual talks have been going down since 2012 and are alternatively held in India and Nepal. An APF delegation visited New Delhi for the talks in November 2023.
The assembly goals to function an important platform for each forces to interact in discussions on varied points associated to the unfenced India-Nepal border. The SSB is the designated power to protect this 1,751 km lengthy entrance on India’s jap aspect working alongside the states of Bihar, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
The agenda of the assembly is predicted to revolve round measures that may be undertaken by either side for efficient collaboration to fight trans-border crimes and facilitate a immediate trade of important data between the forces, officers advised PTI.
They stated the Indian delegation could have members from the ministries of exterior affairs and residential, and a joint report of discussions is predicted to be signed by the 2 sides on November 18 at Kathmandu on the finish of the talks. The APF delegation will probably be led by its Inspector Common (IG) Raju Aryal.
The India-Nepal border is liable to unlawful crossovers by anti-national parts together with third nation nationals as it’s unfenced and open. Safety and intelligence companies have nabbed terrorists, fraudsters and criminals from this border numerous occasions.
The SSB chief can be anticipated to name on Nepal’s House Minister Ramesh Lekhak and different senior authorities officers.
