India and Nepal have decided not to allow their territory to be used for activities directed against each other. The two countries also agreed to jointly pull down all suspicious structures that have come up in the no man's land along the Indo-Nepal border. This was disclosed by Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal, Pranay Sahay after the first round of the four-day talks between the Commanders of SSB and Armed Police Force, APF of Nepal in New Delhi yesterday. Mr Sahay said, the Commanders of the border guarding forces from India and Nepal sat across the table for the first time to deal with a host of issues including smuggling of arms, narcotics, fake Indian currency and human trafficking. He said, the issue of militants and insurgents sneaking into India from Nepal was also discussed. Among other issues discussed between the two sides include mounting vigil on crimes related to wildlife smuggling, imparting of training by Indian security agencies to APF and tracing of certain terror-related modules asked for by India. The SSB Chief said, the Indo-Nepal border talks will become a regular feature now, similar to what BSF has with its Bangaldeshi counterpart every year.
News On AIR | December 4, 2012 9:58 AM
Border forces commanders of India & Nepal in talks in Delhi