Nepal has signed many agreements with China. All the agreements have been made in the name of the progress of the country, but it is not being considered in the interest of India. The National Planning Commission of Nepal and the National Development and Reform Commission of China will cooperate with each other. Roads, digital economy, green energy and low carbon emissions, science, technology, innovations and human resources, efforts to develop a mechanism for Nepal-China trade and payment agreement, etc. were signed. Nepal has also signed a memorandum of understanding for the export of medicinal plants.
Questions related to India-China and India-Nepal can also be asked in competitive examinations. Questions based on India-China relations are important, which can come in the examinations under current affairs. Let us know what is the meaning of the agreement between Nepal and China and what effect it will have on India.
Nepal is India's 11th exporting country
China's reach in Nepal cannot be considered good for India, because in recent times there has been continuous tension in the relations between the two. Nepal shares its borders with five Indian states Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim. For this reason, relations between the two countries in the border areas are very close. Both are immersed in each other's cultures.
32 thousand Gorkha soldiers of Nepal are serving in the Indian Army. India also supplies defense equipment to Nepal. India is Nepal's largest trading partner. Whereas Nepal is the 11th exporting country of India. Indian companies account for more than 30 percent of foreign direct investment in Nepal. In June this year, both the countries have signed a big power agreement.
No good signs from Nepal's closeness to China
India's NHPC is helping Nepal in many power projects. There is also a treaty of friendship and peace signed between the two countries in the year 1950, which promotes mutual cooperation between the citizens of both the countries. Passport is not required in both the countries. There are many towns on the border which are difficult to know whether they are Indian or Nepali. Even in this situation, China's closeness to Nepal is not a good sign for India. It also has its own strategic importance. China's investment in Nepal's infrastructure can create a competitive environment with economic interests. This may affect India's access to Nepal's markets.
With Nepal being a part of the Belt and Road Initiative, it will move closer to China, which will result in impacting Indian trade. Nepal's dependence on China will increase. The closeness between China and Nepal also means that China has become strategically stronger in South Asia. In this way India's influence may reduce in Nepal. A different kind of tension may be seen in the border markets in the coming years.
This is how China came closer to Nepal
In 2015, when Nepal was troubled by the economic blockade that lasted for about six months, it came closer to China to fulfill its needs. Since that process started, China has made deep inroads into Nepal. China has been associated with the communist movement in Nepal. Now he is coming forward clearly. He is also taking interest in Nepal's politics. Military and security cooperation between the two has also increased in the meantime. China has already been investing in trade and infrastructure development. Its significant impact is also being seen in Nepal.
The need of the hour is that India should try at its own level to reduce China's influence in Nepal. This is necessary for defense and security as well as for business. The biggest need is that the Indian border with Nepal is completely open. If China's interference in the interior parts of Nepal increases, then it can use Nepalese soil against India if needed. This is a dangerous sign.
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