[CA] India, China & Nepal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal met on the sidelines of the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit in Goa, marking the first such trilateral meeting between leaders of the three countries.
The three leaders discussed issues of common interests during the 20-minute meeting, according to Prakash Dahal, son of the Nepalese PM.
During the talks, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is also known as Prachanda, recalled how he had emphasized on the need of a strategic under standing between Nepal, India and China during his earlier term as the prime minister of Nepal, people aware of development said.
“Nepal lies in between two giant neighbours--India and China. We wish to reap benefits of this geographical speciality by working as a dynamic bridge between the two countries,“ Prachanda is understood to have said at Sunday's meeting. Modi and Xi are learnt to have welcomed the proposal.
Prachanda also said Nepal wants to establish balanced, friendly and strategic relationships with both the neighbours for itself to reach its development goal.

[CA] Nepal joins SCO

Nepal joins SCO

Nepal has become a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). As a dialogue partner, Nepal is able to participate in the multi-field cooperation of the SCO, which has an increasing presence in international affairs.

Besides, as Nepal joins the SCO, it will create new opportunities for the SCO’s mutually beneficial cooperation and benefit people living in the extensive region that the SCO covers. Recently, Azerbaijan also officially became a SCO dialogue partner.

About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO):

·       It is a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation which was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. These countries, except for Uzbekistan, had been members of the Shanghai Five, founded in 1996; after the inclusion of Uzbekistan in 2001, the members renamed the organisation.

·       The SCO is seen as a counter to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

·       It has eight members: China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan. India and Pakistan joined as members of SCO in July 2015

·       It also has Afghanistan, Iran, Mongolia and Belarus as observers.

·       The SCO has established relations with the United Nations, where it is an observer in the General Assembly, the European Union, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

Its headquarters is located in Beijing, China

SCO [Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]
Formed on: April 26, 1996
HQ: Beijing, China
Members	Observers	Dialogue Partners	Guest
China	Afghanistan	Armenia	ASEAN
Kazakhstan	Iran	Azerbaijan	CIS
Kyrgyzstan	Belarus	Cambodia	Turkmenistan
Russia	Mongolia	Nepal
Tajikistan		Sri Lanka
Uzbekistan		Turkey
India
Pakistan

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[CA} Modi Visit to Nepal

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India – Nepal issues

Synopsis:

(01) NaMo to Nepal

(02) Agreements signed b/w India and Nepal

(03) Power Trade Agreement

(04) Power Trade Vs Power Development

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(01) Narendra Modi visit to Nepal:

·        In Aug 2014

(02) Agreements signed b/w India and Nepal:

India – Nepal
Infra Structure	* HIT – Highways, Information ways, Transways * Modi promised them $1 billion loan for infrastructure and energy projects
Border	* Will form Boundary working group – to construct boundary pillars * Joint Commission on border issues
Energy	* Raxaul – Amlekhgunj petroleum pipeline * Hydel power projects – Upper Karnali, ArunIII, Upper Marsyangdi and Tamakoshi III
Transport	* Cross border railways – at 5 border points, 4 integrated check posts * Bridges – over Mahakali Rier at Mahendra Nagar * India to allow 3 addition air entries – Janakpur, Bhairahawam and Nepalgunj
3 MoU	* Pancheshwar Developmental Authority * Tourism in Nepal * Doordarshan and Nepal TV
Trade	* India will remove quantitative restrictions on Nepalese products
Miscellaneous	* Grant to provide iodized salt to Nepalis * Donated 2500 kgs of sandalwood to Lord Pashupathinath Temple

(03) Power Trade Agreement:

·        Happened in September 2014, after Modi came back.

·        Now any Nepali public or private entity can sell electricity to India.

·        India wanted to setup a joint venture Company with Nepal - for trading electricity. But Nepali Government did not agree.

·        India even offered to help developing Nepal’s hydro-electricity power but their political factions disagreed.

·        Modi has earlier said- Nepal has immense hydropower and just be selling electricity to India, they can become a developed country

Includes	Excludes
electricity power trade, cross-border transmission, inter-connection and grid-connectivity	Indian investment in Nepali power sector.

(03) Power Trade Vs Power Development:

Power Trade Agreement	Power Development Pact
Between respective Governments of Nepal and India	Between GMR India with Nepali Government to develop Karnali hydropower.
Signed with consensus of Maoists and other political factions of Nepal.	Nepali maoists don’t like this, not one bit so they’ve began protests.

  

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[Culture] Surmandu

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A part of Cultural Diplomacy, it is a programme aiming to bring together artistes from Nepal and India to promote the music of both countries, has been launched recently in the Nepalese Capital Kathmandu.

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