Kathmandu: Seeking strengthening of Indo-Nepal ties, top political leaders in Kathmandu on Wednesday underlined the need for reviewing the 1950 peace and friendship treaty with India in order to make it relevant in the present global scenario.
Participating in an interaction in the Nepalese capital on the eve of India's Republic Day, Nepali Congress leader Narayan Khadka said that Nepal should adopt appropriate policies to get benefit from the two rising economies of Asia in its neighbourhood, India and China.
India is among the top economic powers in the world with its current GDP crossing 7.5 per cent, he noted and highlighted the need to get rid of the "inferior mentality" in Kathmandu while dealing with the southern neighbour.
He said that Nepal needs support and cooperation from its neighbours, especially India, in order to conclude its peace process and promulgate the new Constitution.
CPN-UML central member Pradip Gyawalai sought review of the 60-year-old treaty of peace and friendship between Nepal and India, saying that the old security umbrella concept has already become meaningless in the present global context.
Ram Karki, senior Maoist leader and Nepal's ambassador-designate to India, said that a section of people in both Nepal and India are guided by the concept of negative or pseudo nationalism, which is hindering the process of strengthening the relations between the two neighbours.
He said that there is a need to review the 1950 treaty and noted that preliminary discussions are being held at official levels in both the countries in the matter.
Neighbouring countries, including India, can play key roles in concluding Nepal's peace process, he pointed out.
If the peace process fails it will not only hamper Nepal but India will also have to pay the price, Karki warned.
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