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India to talk to new Nepal government on security issues

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

New Delhi, May 17,IRNA -- Indian Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed today said that "India will talk to the new government in Nepal on all security-related issues, including ISI activities."
The Nepalese government, which had the support of Maoists, had assured India that they would not allow any anti-India activities, including those of the ISI, in their soil, he said during a question hour in the Lok Sabha (lower house).

Ahamed said the government was aware of contact between Indian naxal groups and Nepal's Maoists but denied any operation linkages between the two.

"India has consistently called for the process of genuine dialogue between constitutional forces of Nepal to find a peaceful solution to challenges facing the country."
The matter of ensuring safety and security of Indians in Nepal was forcefully taken up by the government through diplomatic channels with Nepalese authorities, he said.

Meanwhile, Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that India and Nepal have different perceptions on the alignment of their boundary in some regions, including the Narsahi and Susta areas of Bihar.

In the Susta region, shifting off course of the Gandak river, the mid-stream of which forms the boundary as per the Treaty of Sugauli, has resulted in claims and counterclaims by both sides, he said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament).

However, Mukherjee said that a preliminary survey of the area by the government of India indicated that some encroachments had been found in the adjacent area of Uttar Pradesh.

He said India and Nepal have established a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) to resolve their differences of perception on the boundary alignment.

The JTC is yet to complete its mandated tasks, he added.

He said India, from time to time, has reiterated to Nepal the need for an early resolution of the boundary issue.

Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has been deployed along the Indo-Nepal border and it has instructions to ensure that there are no encroachments on Indian territory, the minister said.

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