Nepal and India must join hands to tackle the problem of extremism as there are chances of misuse of their 1,700 kilometre open border, India’s top diplomat said here today.
“India has achieved rapid economic progress over the past few decades and Nepal being a close neighbour can benefit a lot from India’s economic prosperity,” India’s Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri said. We need to forge cooperation and collaboration if we are to take benefit of the 1,700 km long open border between our two countries, the ambassador said.
“Nepal and India need to work together to tackle the problem of extremism as there is the chances of misusing the open border,” he said. He was speaking at a discussion on the theme, “Sharing views on Nepal – India relations for the better understanding and collaboration.