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Nepal PM's India visit being prepared
बातमीत का?
Flood aid before the visit: the Bhotekoshi thank-you that tests India's Neighbourhood First policy in GS2
Preparations on for Nepal PM's visit; flood aid acknowledged.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held talks to set the stage for the Nepal Prime Minister's upcoming India visit.
Nepali leaders thanked India for swift humanitarian and technical help after the Bhotekoshi floods.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
महत्त्वाची तथ्ये
Remember these
- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held talks to prepare the Nepal Prime Minister's India visit.
- Nepali leaders thanked India for swift humanitarian and technical help after the Bhotekoshi floods.
- The Bhotekoshi rises in Tibet, flows into Nepal and joins the Koshi system, a tributary system of the Ganga.
- India-Nepal ties rest on the 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship and an open border.
- Nepal shares its border with five Indian states: Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
पूर्व · मुख्य
How the exam will ask it
पूर्व
- Nepal borders five Indian states: Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
- The India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship was signed in 1950 and provides for an open border between the two countries.
- The Koshi river system, which includes the Bhotekoshi and Sun Koshi, drains Nepal into Bihar before joining the Ganga.
- Neighbourhood First is India's policy of prioritising connectivity, trade and humanitarian assistance with immediate neighbours.
मुख्य
GS2 International Relations: India's neighbourhood. Issue: Nepal's PM visit follows flood relief after the Bhotekoshi disaster, showing India as a first responder. Policy: Neighbourhood First, the 1950 Treaty and the open border frame ties, but boundary and balancing-China concerns persist. Way forward: institutionalise joint flood early warning and river-basin management, deepen connectivity and hydropower cooperation, and handle sensitivities through regular high-level dialogue.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Names of tropical cyclones over the North Indian Ocean, such as 'Murasu' proposed by India, are drawn from a list supplied by member countries of which body?
- SAARC Disaster Management Centre
- BIMSTEC Disaster Management Centre
- Indian Ocean Rim Association
- WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones
उत्तर पहा
उत्तर: D — Correct: WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones — the WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones holds the pre-agreed name list, with IMD naming storms from it; Murasu is a Tamil war drum. • SAARC Disaster Management Centre — wrong: the SAARC Disaster Management Centre handles regional disaster cooperation, not cyclone naming. • BIMSTEC Disaster Management Centre — wrong: BIMSTEC has no role in maintaining the cyclone-name list. • Indian Ocean Rim Association — wrong: IORA is a maritime economic grouping and does not name cyclones.
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