Nepal - India Open Borders: Problems and Prospects

by Lok Raj Baral (Editor), Uddab P Pyakurel (Editor)

Overview

The present book is based on field study of Nepal-India open border arrangement and conduct of such unique and free border existing between the two countries since 1815.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789384464868
Publisher:	Vij Books
Publication date:	12/31/2015
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Lok Raj Baral (Ph.D.) is Professor & Executive Chairman of Nepal Centre for Contemporary Studies (NCCS), Kathmandu, Nepal. He served as Professor and Chairman of Political Science Department at Tribhuvan University during 1976-89. He has twenty books to his credit (both authored and edited), contributed articles and chapters in different international, national journals and edited books on Nepal and South Asia. He is also the editor of Journal of Contemporary Studies published by the NCCS and is on the advisory boards of various International journals.

Uddhab Pd. Pyakurel, Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, is teaching Political Sociology as Assistant Professor in School of Arts, Kathmandu University, Nepal. He is also associated with various democracy forums i.e., South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy (SADED), Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (VK), and Network Institute for Global Democratisation (NIGD). He contributes articles to journals and local newspapers on various social issues and Indo-Nepal relations. He has authored books namely; the State of Conflict and Democratic Movement in Nepal, Maoist Movement in Nepal: A Sociological Perspective and co-authored Dalit Representation in National Politics of Nepal.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments, Chapter I : Background, Chapter II : Nepal–India Open Border - Genesis And Dynamics, Chapter III : Trade, Chapter IV: The Major Issues Identified During The Fieldwork, Chapter V : Border Disputes, Chapter VI : Causes Behind The Border Related Problems: An Analysis, Chapter VII : Conclusion, Observations And Suggestions, Appendix I List of The People Contacted/Consulted During The Fieldwork, Appendix II List of The Border Ports Visited During Fieldwork, Appendix III Model Interviews, Appendix IV Detail of The Unresolved Spots And Pockets of Nepal-India Border, Appendix V Treaty of Sugauli, 2nd December 1815 Between East India Company And The Country of Nepal, Appendix VI Nepal – Britain Friendship Treaty 21 December 1923, Appendix VII Memorandum of Bipartite Agreement Between The Government of The Dominion Of India And HM Government In The United Kingdom, Appendix VIII Nepal – India Peace And Friendship Treaty , Appendix IX Indo-Nepal Treaties of Trade, Of Transit, And Agreement For Co-Operation To Control Unauthorized Trade 1991, Appendix X Joint Press Statement on External Affairs Minister’s Visit To Nepal July 26, 2014, Appendix XI Agreed Minutes of The Eleventh Meeting of The Nepal-India Joint Working Group On Border Management (Pokhara, Nepal, 10-11 February 2015)