India should do justice to
Nepal
Inviting Nepal’s
Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa to New Delhi is a good move by India. The
mistrust that has marked the relationship in the past two months between the two countries should end.
There is a need to
end the pile-up of trucks at the border in Bihar that Nepal terms an unofficial
blockade, and of bringing the new Prime Minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, to Delhi for
talks. Another task for the Indian government is to help Nepal build on its
Constitution. It is also necessary to undo the perception that New Delhi is
interfering in the neighbour’s internal processes, and worse, ‘punishing’ Nepal
for not acceding to its wishes. It is time to turn attention to the struggles
of the ordinary citizen of Nepal, a country that has been battered by an
earthquake and ruptured by internal divisions and brutal clashes. It is
suffering without electricity, food and essential medicines. A small start at
rebuilding trust should be achieved. Indo-Nepal relation must be built on
convictions of mutual trust, goodwill and benefit.
There was a
feeling among the Nepalis that India's policy has been aimed at generating
"intrinsic instability" in Nepal. But with the rise of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, his two fruitful visits to Nepal, the speedy and generous
support during recent earthquake, and Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj's
matter of fact retort reportedly made during her last visit to Nepal to a group
of disgruntled - and defeated in last election - Madhesi politicians regarding
their claims of discrimination, all suggested fundamental shift in the foreign
policy.
A good
relationship with the neighbour is important in building trust and safeguard
for the country against any type of terror attack. But helping Nepal after all
the natural calamities it has suffered is a step forward in building
relationships.
It is a very wise
step taken up by both the nation. It is the step
that may reconstruct the unique relationship of friendship and cooperation
accompanied by linguistic, cultural and civilizational link with wide ranging
economic ties that once prevailed between both the nation right from the time
of integration of princely states into Indian union. If we see it
diplomatically it also slows down or ceases the Beijing's intervention in the
Himalayan state. China is constantly trying to seize the opportunity of
influencing Nepal's constitutional framework as China is afraid that federal
system proposed by India could lead to anti China activities and troubles in
Tibet.
Before the laying
of the constitution, Nepal cannot go for the development in a witty manner.
Interim talks are welcome by the ministry of external affairs in all matters
relating to the soft core issues like road building between Nepal and India,
reconstructing Nepal city once more and bilateral communication between the two
neighbours. Sure, India's role is not divisive but to reunite Nepal without any
frontiers and distaste in politics.
When Nepal is
undergoing negative pressure, India can act as community between the frontiers
to give positive approach to Nepal to introduce Equality, Justice, Freedom and
Development in its constitution rather perfect solution. In chaos, the dialogue
is must.
There has always
been tension between the plains people (of Terai) and the Hills people which
the Royalty sharpened by attempting to change the demography of the Terai (just
as the Chinese did in Xinjiang by relocating the Han or the Pakistanis did in
Gilgit by relocating the Sunnis in a Shia dominant region) with the Hills
people. The second drafting of the Constitution saw India asking Nepal to treat
both regions fairly, a promise that Nepali leaders gave to India, but which has
been breached in spite of last minute attempts by our Foreign Secretary. The
Terai people feel shortchanged and are angry.
What Nepal needs
is a humanitarian friendship and not 'opportunistic' friendship.
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