Kathmandu: As India-Pakistan tensions appear to be headed toward full-blown escalation following Indian strikes along the frontiers on Wednesday, issues have been raised in Nepal regarding its possible repercussions in the region and in Nepal.
On Wednesday, parliamentarians in the meeting of the House of Representatives lawmakers stressed on the need to be aware of the recent tensions between India and Pakistan and its impact on Nepal. During the zero hour of the meeting, the lawmakers drew attention of the government for demonstrating the diplomatic skills in the context of the conflict between neighboring countries India and Pakistan. Narayan Prakash (NP) Saud suggested postponing the visit of the Pakistani high-level military representatives to Nepal for the time being in view of the recent development of relations between India and Pakistan. Dr Amresh Kumar Singh complained that the government has failed to reach out to the family of Sudip Neupane, who lost his life in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. Dol Prasad Aryal urged the government to be sensitive towards the issue of Nepalis living in India.
Sanjay Kumar Gautam urged the government to be aware of the short-term and long-term effects of the war between India and Pakistan due to Nepal’s geopolitical sensitivity and open border with India. He pointed out the need for unity of national political parties at this time as conflict has broken out in the two South Asian nations.
Meanwhile, the meeting of the Central Security Committee convened in chairmanship of Minister for Home Affairs, Ramesh Lekhak, also dwelt on the development following the eruption of conflict between India and Pakistan and the potential impacts of the situation to Nepal and matters related to internal security. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), the meeting decided to scale up surveillance in the sensitive areas such as Nepal-India border areas and airports. Keeping security apparatus high alert is one of the major decisions of the meeting, shared Spokesperson at the MoHA, Ramchandra Tiwari. Matters relating to security of the Nepalis residing in India and Pakistan in the wake of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan was also discussed in the meeting, he informed.
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