Nepal-India agree to strengthen border security
Summary
Nepal and India have agreed to strengthen border security, expand technology-based monitoring, and intensify cooperation to curb cross-border crimes and illegal activities. The two sides also discussed smart border management, coordinated patrols, and joint efforts to improve safety along the Nepal–India border.
Key Points
- Nepal and India agreed to strengthen border security and improve technology-based border management at a coordination meeting in Kathmandu.
- Both sides pledged closer information sharing, coordinated patrols and stronger action against cross-border crimes, trafficking, smuggling and illegal entry.
- The meeting also proposed CCTV cameras, luggage scanners, metal detectors and drones to modernize border monitoring.
- APF Nepal and India’s SSB will continue alternating bilateral coordination meetings, with the next one to be held in India next year.
