India, Nepal review security cooperation, agreed to strengthen border management. Bharat News
New Delhi: To strengthen mutual cooperation to curb trans-border criminal activities, improving the infrastructure of the border and ensuring effective disaster management dominating discussion in the Indo-Nepal Home Secretary-level talks held here on Tuesday.The Union Home Secretary, under the leadership of the Indian side, was Govind Mohan, while the Nepali Paksha was led by his counterpart Gokarna Mani Duwade.During the talks, both sides reviewed the entire gamal of border management along with bilateral security cooperation and agreed to further strengthen it, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a release on Wednesday.Discussions included issues related to repair and maintenance of border columns; Trans-border criminal activities; Work of Seema District Coordination Committees; And strengthening the border infrastructure, especially integrated check posts (ICP), road and railway network. A release by the Ministry of Home Affairs states that the empowerment and capacity building of various security-related institutions, and methods of strengthening cooperation in disaster risk and management were also taken to discuss.Both sides finalized the text of the agreement on mutual legal aid in criminal cases and agreed to work towards the initial conclusion of the revised extradition treaty.The unfit Indo-Naple border is prone to exploitation by criminals by criminals, especially to investigate and investigate by law enforcement agencies in the Indian side.It was agreed that the next home secretary level conversation would be held in Nepal in a mutually convenient date.
