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However since 2004, the relationship between the Another unique feature of cordial relations
countries has improved considerably. India helped between both the countries is the open door
Myanmar in framing its Constitution after policy. There are very few restriction on travelling
independence. India has also advanced credit to between the two countries. Millions of Indians,
modernise its infrastructure. In 2001, a 160 km mostly Hindus have settled in Nepal while nearly
long highway, called the Indo-Mynamar 60,00,000 Nepalese are in India to study and
Friendship Road , was built. This is an important work. Both the countries enjoy free Visa.
commercial transport route connecting North-East
The relations of India and Nepal have
India, South Asia and
strengthened more with the exchange of visits of
South-East Asia. India the Presidents and the Prime Ministers of both the
and Myanmar are
countries.
treaty partners. India
buys large amounts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two day visit to
oil and gas from Nepal, on 3, 4 August 2014, marked a new
beginning in Indo-Nepal relations. The visit
Myanmar.
opened a fresh chapter in Indo-Nepal relations.
India’s Prime Minister Modi planned to provide
Info Bits one billion dollar in loans to help build
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infrastructure in Nepal.
Myanmar is the world’s second largest producer of
illegal drugs after Afghanistan. Recently, when a massive earthquake hit Nepal
on 25 April, 2015 India was the first country that
India and Nepal
provided help within 15 minutes, Under
Nepal is a small operation Maitri which was a rescue and relief
landlocked country that operation in Nepal by the Government of India
lies to the north of and Indian armed forces. It also involved Nepali
India. It is located in ex-servicemen from India’s Gurkha Regiments to
the Central Himalayas. serve as interface for guidence relief and rescue.
It is bound to India by
ties of common history, India and Pakistan
culture, religion and geography. Nepal is the only Partition of India led the birth of Pakistan. Though
Hindu country in the world and in India, the the history, culture, tradition struggle against the
majority population is of Hindus so, the customs British power are common to both the countries
and cultural activities of both the countries is yet the partition estrange the relationship between
almost similar. They have similar social the two. The major issues of disputes between
hierarchies and structures. them are (a) border dispute, (b) distribution of
river water (c) settlement of evacuee property and
India had followed the policy of non-interference
(d) Kashmir problem. The issue of river water
in the affairs of Nepal. Relations between both the
countries are based on mutual respect. India peacefully settled
always cooperated in the economic development with the help of
World Bank through
of Nepal. The Treaty of Trade and Transit was
signed between two countries to promote the Indus Water
Treaty in 1960. But
economic and cultural cooperation. India has
the Kashmir problem
aided Nepal in the construction of roads and
setting up power houses. India contributed Rs 50 is continue to remain
a major cause of
crore in the construction of Mahendra Rajmarg and
also financed in the construction of Bir Hospital . conflict between the
Nepal’s first airport was also a gift from India. two countries.
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