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Nepal Back Off From Joint Military Mock Actions In India
Nepal Back Off From Joint Military Mock Actions In India
KTM Metro Reporter
September 10, 2018
Kathmandu: The government of Nepal backed off from the joint military exercise holding in India from September 10-17, 2018 after the heavy criticism from all the quarters even though the army had sent a three-member team in preparation.
Speaking at the meeting of International Relations Committee of House of Representatives Madhav Nepal has presided over on September 9, 2018, Minister for Foreign Affairs: Pradip Kumar Gyawali has said that BIMSTEC is mainly focused on economic and technical cooperation not on the military strategy and security; no mention had been made about the joint military exercise during the recent BIMSTEC summit held in Nepal on August 30-31, 2018; Nepal has been only attending the regional and global organizations keeping in view of sovereignty, non-alignment and peace, and centering on the national interest, the news in “The Rising Nepal” stated on September 9, 2018.
Presiding over the Committee meeting as the senior most member former Prime Minister Madhav Nepal stated that discussion should be held on the matters concerning the security and diplomacy in the parliament before the government making any decision on such vital matters of the national interest, the news stated. "Any decision the country takes must be centered on the country's sovereignty and broader welfare of the Nepalis," the news quoted Madhav Nepal as saying.
While speaking at the BIMSTEC summit in Kathmandu, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated the joint military exercise would be held in India, the news in “The Rising Nepal” stated on September 10, 2018.
Clearly, Nepal has been out of the sphere of influence of India thanks to mainly the popular voice that has pressed on with the government not taking part in the joint military actions in India. Consequently, the government could not dare to go against the popular sentiments of the Nepalis. That is how the democracy is working in Nepal.
“The government directed the NA (Nepal Army) to back away from the drill following criticisms that it was against the objectives of the establishment of BIMSTEC, the group of seven countries of South Asia and South East Asia,” the news in “The Rising Nepal” stated on September 10, 2018.
Spokesperson for the Nepal Army: Gokul Bhandari has stated that the Nepal Army is not participating in the joint military actions taking place in India following the government’s instruction to this end. “It may be noted that a three-member NA squad has already reached India in course of preparations for the exercise,” the news in “The Rising Nepal” stated on September 10, 2018.
http://therisingnepal.org.np/news/25800
