KATHMANDU: Anti-Indian feelings are rising rapidly in Nepal due to India’s “patronising” attitude towards this country and her refusal to withdraw her military personnel from Nepalese checkposts.

Thousands of young men peacefully have staged demonstrations in Kathmandu and other towns of the Kathmandu Valley during the past two days demanding immediate withdrawal of Indian nationals from Nepal’s border checkposts, withdrawal of the Indian military mission from Kathmandu and settlement of the bolder problem at Susta bordering Bihar state in India.

...The demonstrators bitterly attacked Indian imperialism and demanded the withdrawal of Indian personnel immediately. They fully supported the Nepalese Minister’s recent statement telling India that Nepal was not prepared to compromise her sovereignty at any cost.

Although these demands were voiced on many occasions in the Nepalese Parliament and the Press, the Government of Nepal officially raised this issue recently during talks with Indian Foreign Minister Dinesh Singh. Indian officials reportedly exerted pressure on the Nepal Government and asked them not to press for withdrawal of Indian military personnel “as this was linked with India’s security.”

Published in Dawn, July 8th, 2019