Deuba is departing for the United Kingdom on Friday, and his attendance at this global event will mark his first visit abroad as the Prime Minister of Nepal.

It was Nepal’s idea to meet the Indian Prime Minister on the sidelines of COP26, and a source close to Narendra Modi stated that the Indian government agreed to Nepal’s idea.

Although the global climate event will continue till November 12, the foreign ministry said Deuba would return to Nepal on November 4.

The foreign ministry elaborated that the Nepal PM will attend the opening ceremony of COP26 on November 1. Deuba will address the global conference by delivering a national state and attending a state reception hosted by Boris Johnson, British Prime Minister, on November 1.

Deuba will also confer with British parliamentarians and other Nepali leaders residing in the UK.

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In this regard, several dignitaries and country representatives are being invited to witness the important event.

Among the BIMSTEC member states, Nepal was the first to confirm its attendance. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will be representing his country at the event.

I extend warmest congratulations to Prime Minister @narendramodi ji for landslide election victory in the Lok Sabha Elections 2019. I wish all success ahead. I look forward to working closely with you. #PMOIndia

— K P Sharma Oli (@kpsharmaoli) May 23, 2019

“Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will be traveling to India on May 30 of this month. This time he will be there to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his Indian counterpart. He will start from Kathmandu on May 30 itself and is slated to attend the ceremony later in the evening,” said an NCP party member.

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The ruling party secured more than 300 seats while the counting of 600 million votes was still underway on May 23, 2019.

The incumbent government has promised to increase farmers’ income and boost infrastructure spending over the upcoming five years.

Sending his congratulatory message to the Indian PM, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that he was eagerly looking forward to work closely with Modi.

“I extend warmest congratulations to Prime Minister @narendramodi ji for landslide election victory in the Lok Sabha Elections 2019. I wish all success ahead. I look forward to working closely with you. #PMOIndia”, said PM Oli in a tweet.

I just made a telephone call to congratulate Prime Minister of India Shri @narendramodi ji on lanslide victory of NDA in the Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Modi ji and I exchanged views on further strengthening Nepal-India ties. @PMOIndia #PMOIndia_LIVE

— K P Sharma Oli (@kpsharmaoli) May 23, 2019

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According to ANI, IAF conducted the strikes at 3:30 AM on February 26, 2019 by releasing 1,000 kg laser-guided bombs on the terror camp and completely destroying it. #IndiaStrikesBack

This included Balakot, Chakoti and Muzaffarabad terror launch pads along with Jaish-e-Mohammed control rooms (mastermind behind attack).

According to sources, the strike was 100 percent successful and was carried out as planned.

The terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed admitted to carrying out the terror attack on February 14, 2019 and also posted videos of the bomber, who had joined the terror group a year ago.

“On February 14, 2019, a suicide terror attack was conducted by Jaish-e-Mohammad in Kashmir. The JeM has been active in Pakistan for the last two decades. This organization which has been proscribed by the JeM has been responsible for a series of terror attacks,” informed Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.

India has struck the biggest training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Balakot, a large number of JeM terrorist were eliminated, added Gokhale.

Indian Political Leaders Salute IAF Strike on Terror Camp

When Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Chief Omar Abdullah learned about the IAF strike on terror camps he said, if it is true, this was not a small strike by any stretch of imagination, while retweeting ANI’s post.

“The problem now becomes PM Imran Khan’s commitment to his country – Pakistan will not think about responding, Pakistan WILL respond. What shape will response take? Where will response be? Will India have to respond to Pakistan’s response?” Abdullah stated.

“We salute bravery of our pilots and Air Force. We are blessed and proud of our forces. Jai Hind,” says Tejashwi Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal Leader on Twitter.

“IAF also means India’s Amazing Fighters. Jai Hind.” – Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister.

“Salute to #indianairforce for giving befitting reply to the terrorists.” –  Sharad Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party Chief

“Salutes to our brave soldiers. We are proud of you. #airstrike.”- Sheila Dikshit, Former Chief Minister of New Delhi

Indian National Congress President Rahul Gandhi ‘saluted the IAF pilots’ in his Twitter post.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met up with top ministers, who are part of the cabinet committee on security to learn about the situation at his home in New Delhi on February 26, 2019.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Minister of Defense Nirmal Sitharaman, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Minister of Defense Nirmala Sitharam, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and other top officials of the Indian Government were present at the meeting.

“Necessary step (taken) by Air Force. PM (Narendra Modi) had given this freedom to the armed forces, and now the entire nation stands behind the armed forces,” said Javadekar Prakash, Union Minister while responding to reports of India’s strike on terror camps over Line of Control.

The Prime Minister then briefed Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on IAF’s strike carried out at LoC.

According to ANI, Doval, Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat and IAF Chief BS Dhanoa are reviewing the security situation on the borders after Indian Air Force strikes.

Earlier, the Indian Army had also carried out surgical strikes on seven terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) on September 29, 2016, after terrorists attacked its base camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri, earlier that month.

India Air Force has put all air defense systems on high alert along the International Border and LoC.

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In this regard, Gyawali reportedly urged the Indian side to accept the report given by the EPG team pertaining to bilateral ties.

“The EPG was a wise initiative. It was based on the realization that all bilateral aspects should be reviewed according to new paradigm of the 21st century. I am confident that it will be submitted and implemented,” said Gyawali, speaking on India’s reluctance to Nepal-India EPG report on Indo-Nepal ties.

Gyawali was in India to attend the Raisina Dialogue 2019 during January 08-10, 2019.

The BackGround

Earlier on June 30, 2018, the Indo-Nepal EPG met to address key gaps concerning bilateral ties of both nations and come up with a joint-report on the same.

The meeting ended with important recommendations including the 1950 Peace and Friendship Treaty, new regulations for Indo-Nepal border crossing and measures to control trafficking and terrorism, among others.

While the report has been prepared and shared with both government heads, the Indian side is not pleased with the recommendations of the report.

Nepal said that India cannot raise questions about the report since it was prepared by a joint team that was nominated and appointed by both countries ruling governments, while expressing concern over the situation.

Nepal Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Baskota said that Nepal Government cannot even imagine that India will not accept the EPG report, as it was jointly prepared by both nations.

Moreover, he said that Nepal is hopeful of the report’s early implementation, which seeks to redefine Nepal-India relations in the wake of Nepal’s changed political scenario, answering media queries.

“EPG was formed following an understanding reached between the prime ministers of both countries and the report was prepared by members nominated and accepted by both countries, so Nepal does not think that India will not receive the EPG report,” adds Baskota.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly been hesitating to meet the Indian EPG side who have to submit the EPG report.

They have been seeking an appointment with Modi since the last five months but have not been successful owing to his busy schedule.

According to sources, Modi is not happy with some of the joint report’s recommendations.

Minister Baskota opines that if India continued to avoid the report, it may result in indifference between the two nations bilateral relations.

The contents of the report have not been revealed, however, a section of Indian policymakers and strategy builders have already expressed dissatisfaction over its contents.

A few recent media reports indicate that Modi has been advised against the reception of the EPG report as it calls for revision of some ‘unequal’ treaties, going against India’s interests.

Indian ruling party leader Vijay Jolly said publicly that the report was unacceptable for India, during his visit to Kathmandu.

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India has constructed a 183 m (600 ft) statue as a tribute to the country’s Iron Man Sardar Vallabhai Patel, who was responsible for the unification of India’s erstwhile princely states.

The ‘Statue of Unity’ is built against the scintillating view of the Vindhyachal & Satpura mountain range and the Narmada river in Gujarat. It features the iconic national figure Patel walking on the Narmada river towards the Sardar Sarovar dam.

The statue was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, 2018, the Birth Anniversary of the legendary Patel.

Interestingly, Modi laid the foundation stone for this iconic sculpture on the same day five years ago.

Statue of Unity — Construction and Design
In terms of design and execution, the statue posed a great challenge to experts who had to consider aspects like location, height and pose.

Starting from the core, the statue is made of 210,000 cu mt of concrete, 18,500 tons of reinforced steel and 6,500 tons of structural steel.

Additionally, the statue is filled with 1,700 tons of bronze and is clad with 1850 tons of bronze.

Facts Behind the Making of the Statue

• A team of over 3,000 workers and 250 engineers were employed in the making of this tall figure
• Famous Noida sculptor Ram V was contracted to come up with matching features and body parts of Patel
• Ram went through 2,000 archival photos of Patel and spoke to several historians to come up with the final version of the iconic figure
• The statue is built to withstand heavy winds of up to 130 km per hour and earthquakes up to 6.5 on Richter scale
• Engineers used two 250-ton mass dumpers to keep the structure strongly rooted
• Engineers adopted sophisticated technology such as light detection, ranging technology, telescopic logging, several stages of mock up, 3D scanning and computer numerical control production to ensure an accurate replica of Patel

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Termed as a goodwill visit, this bilateral visit is being considered as a welcoming message for the start of India’s cordial relations with the Communist-led Government of Nepal that is yet to be formed.

As part of the visit, Swaraj called on the President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari and also held discussions with a wide range of high-level Nepali politicians including CPN-UML Chairman K P Sharma Oli, CPN-MC Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chairman of Nepal’s Federal Socialist Forum Upendra Yadav, among others.

During the discussions, Swaraj assured Indian Government’s full-fledged support to Nepal in its development and also in taking ahead bilateral ties between both the nations.

“Exchange of views on advancing our multi-dimensional relationship took place,” tweeted Raveesh Kumar, Indian External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson.

In a one-one discussion with Dahal, Swaraj said, “We will extend full cooperation to Nepal in attaining political stability and development.”

In response, Dahal reportedly said, “The talks we had were very positive and constructive. We discussed about the situation emerging after the conclusion of the elections and the preparation for formation of new government. Swaraj assured that India will extend full cooperation to Nepal in her efforts towards attaining political stability and development.”

Meanwhile, the Communist Alliance is currently busy in preparing for the formation of new Nepali Government, post which, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also most likely to visit the Himalayan nation (according to CPN-UML).

“Modi telephoned Oli twice and both leaders invited each other for a visit to their countries,” informed CPN-UML Secretary Pradip Gyawali.

Gyawali also informed that the formation of Communist-led new Nepal Government and proposed unification of both the left parties will be completed by March 2018.

India’s Aid to Nepal

In an interesting update that boosts Indo-Nepal ties, India has almost doubled its financial allocation to Nepal for 2018-19 in its annual Union Budget unveiled on February 01, 2018.

Out of Rs 15, 011 crore budget of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, Nepal has been allocated a sum of Rs 650 crore for FY 2018-19 more than the previous year’s value of Rs 375 crore.

“The budgetary increase indicates it is likely to cover the earthquake reconstruction fund that was in the pipeline for some time and was discussed with the Nepalese leaders,” former Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae said in a statement.

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