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The foundation of relations between India and Nepal was laid with the Indo-Nepalese friendship Treaty in 1950. In the 1950s, the Rana rulers of the Kingdom of Nepal welcomed close relations with the newly independent India, fearing a China-backed communist overthrow of their autocratic regime after the success of Communist revolution in China and establishment of CCP government on October 1, 1949.
The Nepal–India border is an open border, [23] which is relatively peaceful. Nepali and Indian nationals do not need passports or visas to enter each other's countries, and tens of thousands of people cross the border every day for tourism and commerce. The Indian side of the border is regulated by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) along with local ...
The India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship was signed by the last Rana Prime Minister of Nepal, Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, and the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Chandreshwor Narayan Singh on 31 July 1950 and came into force the same day. [4] It has ten articles.
India shall construct the head regulator at the left bank of Tanakpur Barrage and the waterways up to the Nepal-India border. The head regulator shall be operated jointly. India shall construct a power station (120,000 KW) and supply Nepal 70 million kilowatt-hours (unit) of energy on a continuous basis annually, free of cost.
The library was called Nepal-Bharat Sanskritik Kendra until 2005. The library was established in 1951 after India set up the diplomatic relations with Nepal on 13 June 1947 with the aim of enhancing and strengthening cultural relations and information exchange between India and Nepal. [11] It is the first foreign library in Nepal.
The Kingdom of Sikkim formerly lay on the northern side of the corridor, until its merger with India in 1975. The city of Siliguri, in the state of West Bengal, is the major city in this area and the central transfer point in eastern South Asia that connects Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sikkim, Darjeeling, and Northeast India to one another.
The last visit by a foreign minister of India to Nepal was made 23 years before this. [9] Later the two sides signed the much awaited Indo-Nepal power trade agreement (PTA) which could not get signed earlier during Modi's visit due to technical problem in the draft agreement. This will allow Indian private and public sector investment in hydro ...
The Jaynagar–Janakpur–Bardibas railway line (Hindi/ Nepali: जयनगर–जनकपुर–बर्दिबास रेलवे) is a cross-border railway line between India and Nepal. [2] [3] The railway links Bijalpura with Jaynagar, crossing the India–Nepal border near Inarwa. [4] An extension to Bardibas is being ...