Type: Parliament Questions and Answers

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware of the anti-India activities that are going on along the Indo-Nepal border;
(b) if so, the details of such cases reported during the last two years and the current year;
(c) the steps taken by Government in this regard to curb such activities along the border;
(d) whether Government has taken up this issue with Government of Nepal for joint operation against such activities; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI S.M. KRISHNA)

(a) to (e) There are reports that the India-Nepal border has been misused by anti-India elements for creating false propaganda and for encouraging trans-border criminal activities. The Sashastra Seema Bal has been deployed along the India-Nepal border to prevent illegal activities. Security issues including anti-India activities and other related matters are discussed with Nepal at bilateral mechanisms, including the annual Home Secretary level talks, the Joint Working Group on Border Management, Bilateral Consultative Group on Security Issues and the Border Districts Coordination Committee meetings at the local level. The last Home Secretary level talks took place in November, 2009 in Kathmandu. The Government of Nepal has assured us that it would not allow its territory to be used for any activity against India.
http://www.mea.gov.in/mystart.php?id=220116405.

Rajya Sabha

Nepal
South Asia