GulfHindi English Desk: The government of Nepal has stated that open borders with neighboring countries are causing security and law enforcement issues for the country. The Ministry of Home Affairs in Nepal has written a letter to the National Security and Coordination Committee 👉an upper house committee of the Nepal Parliament that focuses on national issues and coordinates with the government 👉stating that open borders with neighboring countries have become a challenge to national security and have been causing problems with law and order.
The committee’s secretary, Sita Kafle Wagley, read the letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday, stating that Nepal’s long and open borders with its two neighbors 👉India and China 👉have posed a challenge to its security. Nepal shares a 1,850 km border with India, where there are no travel restrictions for citizens from both sides. Similarly, it shares a border of approximately 1,400 km with China, where activities are regulated.
The letter also mentioned that open borders contribute to human and drug trafficking, smuggling of weapons, and sheltering of fugitive criminals in Nepal. However, the letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs did not provide any indication of plans to regulate the border with India.
Important information:
👉Nepal’s borders: 1,850 km with India, 1,400 km with China.
👉Challenges at the border: Human and drug trafficking, smuggling of weapons, sheltering of fugitive criminals.
👉Regulation plans: No information provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding border regulation with India.
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👉The open borders with neighboring countries are causing security and law enforcement issues for Nepal.
👉The National Security Committee of Nepal has raised concerns about the challenges to national security posed by the open borders with India and China.
👉Nepal shares a 1,850 km border with India and a 1,400 km border with China.
👉The open borders have led to the trafficking of humans and drugs, smuggling of weapons, and sheltering of fugitive criminals in Nepal.
👉The Ministry of Home Affairs has not provided any information about plans to regulate the border with India.
👉Key details about Nepal’s borders include: 1,850 km with India and 1,400 km with China.
👉The challenges of the open borders include: trafficking of humans and drugs, smuggling of weapons, and sheltering of fugitive criminals.
👉The Ministry of Home Affairs has not disclosed any plans for regulating the border with India.
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