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India under no obligation to supply arms to Nepal: Mukherjee

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

New Delhi, Feb 16, IRNA -- India is under no contractual obligation 
to supply arms to Nepal and any request for weapons is considered 
only after taking into consideration the situation in the Himalayan 
kingdom, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here. 
"It is not that we have a running contract with Nepal for arms 
supplies. The weapons requests are considered as and when they 
are needed," he told newsmen on the sidelines of a Navy function 
on Tuesday. 
Making it clear that New Delhi had not frozen its relationship 
with Kathmandu after the dismissal of the popular government there, 
he said the relationship was continuing even as India held the view 
that it supported democracy in the Himalayan kingdom under a 
constitutional monarchy. 
Pointing out that New Delhi had a special relationship with 
Kathmandu, Mukherjee said there was no confusion regarding arms 
supplies to that country. 
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