An opportunity to repolish India-Nepal ties

Context

• The visit of Nepal’s Prime Minister to India

Nepal’s relations with India

The economic blockade of 2015

• Nepal’s relations with India, which plummeted to a historic low after the Indian blockade in September 2015, has yet to recover as Nepalis do not see relations with India improving any time soon.

Demonetized bills and the report submitted by the EPG

• India’s refusal to accept demonetised bills with the Nepal Rastra Bank and the unknown fate of the report submitted by the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) has not helped in securing a better image in Nepal.

Perception of trust

• The passengers boarding flights from Nepal to India are still subjected to a pre-boarding security check even over 20 years after the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircr