India supplied non-lethal military items to Nepal
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, July 5, IRNA
India-Nepal
India supplied the first consignment of non-lethal military items to Nepal including bullet-proof jackets via the Raxaul border, over the weekend.
The decision had been taken two months back by the Cabinet Committee on Security.
The supplies included Mahindra jeeps, bullet-proof jackets, concertina security wires, bunker protection devices and mine-proof vehicles.
New Delhi has, however, held back hand-held thermal imagers, used in counter-insurgency operations,and night-vision devices. In the case of thermal imagers, New Delhi feels Kathmandu should sign a protocol on intellectual property rights, ruling out the possibility of the force multipliers falling into the hands of other countries.
Government sources said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had last Thursday approved the decision after King Gyanendra gave his assurance that Nepal would move towards restoring multi-party democracy.
It is learnt that senior officials of the Royal Nepalese Army have already conveyed their appreciation on the resumption of supplies through the military channel.
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