Nepal and India agree to step up cooperation on border security
Summary
Nepal and India have agreed to strengthen border security cooperation, including intelligence sharing, joint patrols and efforts to curb smuggling, trafficking and counterfeit currency. The two sides also discussed repairing border pillars and improving digital border management.
Key Points
- Nepal and India agreed to intensify cooperation and share intelligence to stop cross-border crime and smuggling.
- The APF and India’s Sashastra Seema Bal reached the understanding at the 10th deputy inspector general-level coordination meeting in Lumbini.
- Both sides agreed to coordinate on border pillar maintenance, human trafficking, counterfeit currency and drug trafficking.
- They also discussed joint patrols, informal information-sharing and digital border management to improve cooperation.
