India, Nepal open Home Secy-level talks

Shirish B Pradhan
Kathmandu, Nov 6 (PTI) India and Nepal on Friday launched
their crucial two-day Home Secretary-level talks here during
which the two sides are expected to ink an extradition treaty
and formulate a border security and management strategy.

Home Secretary G K Pillai, who arrived here Thursday
evening, commenced the bilateral security meeting with his
Nepalese counterpart Govinda Kusum and is likely to seek tough
action against those carrying out anti-India activities from
this country.
Apart from concluding an extradition treaty and a pact
on Mutual Legal Assistance, the meeting of the top security
officers will deliberate on real-time exchange of information
on Maoists and coordination among border districts to tackle
drugs and fake currency smugglers, official sources said.
The Indian delegation is also likely to chalk out a
strategy with its eastern neighbour on issues relating to
security and management of 1,751-km-long porous border.
India had expressed concern over the growing problem of
circulation of fake currency notes through the border to
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal during his visit to New
Delhi in August.
India and Nepal had agreed on the need for more
cooperation between security forces of the two countries to
jointly tackle growing criminal activities along the
Nepal-India border. (More) PTI ACB/SBP
SDE


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