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]]>The seminar titled ‘Nepal–India Think Tank Summit (NITTS) 2018’ was organized by AIDIA and Nehru Memorial Museum Library (NMML) in Kathmandu on July 31, 2018.
An official release informed that the summit will work on cooperation in key areas through regular dialogues and institutional collaboration on resource-sharing for joint events between think-tanks of the two countries.
“The Summit will for the first time address the need for greater collaboration and knowledge-sharing among Nepali and Indian think tanks as well as the particular problem of bridging the gap between think tanks and policymakers,” AIDIA said in a statement.
According to AIDIA, the ever-growing political and socioeconomic challenges are limiting the scope for thinking and planning.
In view of that fact, the Summit will start showcasing the role of think-tanks in transforming Nepal-India bilateral relations.
The summit is bringing together think-tanks, government representatives, diplomatic missions, policy makers, academicians, business sectors and media to discuss on making meaningful conclusions and recommendations.
‘Look South’ Policy
Speaking on the sidelines of the summit, the Director of Think-tank India Foundation Ram Madhav said oceans can play a vital role in Nepal’s development considering the importance of water connectivity.
In this regard, he called on Nepal to adopt the ‘Look South’ policy to gain advantage of better connectivity through Indian Ocean.
Terming Indian Ocean as the most-happening aspect, Ram Madhav urged Nepal to get the best of the Ocean by tapping its potential using Bangladesh’s Chittagong Port and India’s Calcutta Port.
Speaking further on Indian Government’s move towards supporting neighboring nations, Madhav informed that India is committed to support Nepal and has extended its support in the latter’s efforts to progress in the path of parliamentary democracy.
Key objectives of the summit include:
AIDIA is planning similar summits every year under the single agenda of strengthening bilateral ties.
“The Summit is proposed to become an annual feature for the participating organizations and will be hosted alternatively each year in Nepal and India respectively. Important issues encountering Nepal–India ties and emerging issues in regional/international level will form the specific themes of the Summit each year,” informed an official release.
This year’s Summit on July 31, 2018 saw the participation of Former Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal as its chief guest, along with other key dignitaries including Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri, AIDIA Founder Sunil KC and Director of India Foundation and BJP National General Secretary and India Think-tank Director Ram Madhav, among others.
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]]>As part of the last meeting, the EPG team announced that they will come up with a final joint report that would address key gaps concerning the bilateral ties of the two nations.
Key recommendations made as part of the final meet include:
Culminating all these, the two-nation EPG team would prepare a final report that will be submitted to the governments of both the nations for further action.
We have prepared a joint report and with this, the meeting is over. Once we submit the report to both the PMs, our task and responsibility is over
–Bhekh Bahadur Thapa, EPG Coordinator, Nepal
Another member of the team said the discussions were focused on redefining bilateral ties that suitable for the coming generation.
“Some of the good gestures and positive developments on both sides led to a single report within the stipulated time,” said the officials.
The group was formed with an intention of formulating mutually-agreed documents within a two-year period to strengthen bilateral ties in line with the changing local and global scenario.
The EPG group with officials of both the nations was initiated as part of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral visit to Nepal in 2004.
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]]>The five-day cultural festival, set to be held from November 07-11, 2017 at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu, will be featuring more than 50 Indian artisans and craft persons, and more than 30 Nepali artisans.
Over 80 thematic pavilions focusing on Indian and Nepali folk crafts, design workshops, live demonstration by craft persons, buyer-seller meetings, food stalls and a Khadi fashion show are among other highlights of the event.
The event will also be witnessing the participation of Miss Nepal title winners Asmi Shrestha, Evana Manandhar and other models such as Sonalika Sahay, Sana Dua and Amanpreet Wahi in creative designs by renowned designers.
“Cross-cultural festivals are ideal opportunities for effective tie-up and comprehensive collaboration between Nepal and India for a larger cooperation in the field of arts and crafts, thus providing a platform to the artisans to exchange ideas and explore trade collaborations between the two countries,” said the program organizer South Asia Foundation (SAF) in a press statement on November 06, 2017.
The event is being held in association with the Council of Handicrafts Development Corporations (COHANDS) and Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) and SAARC Business Association of Home-Based Workers (SABAH) Nepal.
The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India is sponsoring and the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi and BP Koirala India-Nepal Foundation (BPKF) are supporting the event.
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