Nepal, India to discuss border security at annual meeting this week
Summary
Nepal and India’s border security chiefs will meet in Kathmandu this week to review cross-border crime, human trafficking, drug smuggling and coordination along the 1,751-kilometre open frontier. The annual talks will also cover joint patrols, boundary pillar maintenance and disaster preparedness.
Key Points
- The 10th annual coordination meeting between Nepal’s Armed Police Force and India’s Sashastra Seema Bal begins in Kathmandu on Tuesday and runs through Thursday.
- The agenda includes border security, cross-border crime, human trafficking, movement of third-country nationals, drug trafficking, customs evasion and intelligence sharing.
- APF chief Narayan Dutta Poudyal and SSB chief Sanjay Singhal will lead the delegations, and Singhal will call on Nepali officials during the visit.
- The two sides are expected to discuss joint patrols, boundary pillar maintenance, disaster response and other practical border-management measures.
