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Prachanda for 'friendly' ties with India
KATHMANDU: Nepal's Maoist supremo Prachanda, known for his anti-India rhetoric, today underlined his resolve to maintain "friendly" ties with New Delhi, but pitched for a new framework of relationship.
Prachanda had earlier accused India's "naked interference" for Nepal's political deadlock and alleged that it was "dictating" to its leadership.
Now the chairman of Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) said he did not want the relations with India to deteriorate.
"We do not wish our relations with India to deteriorate," the telegraphnepal online quoted Prachanda as telling Annapurna daily today.
"We always wish that we should maintain friendly relations with the Indian people," he said, adding "We also want good relations with the Indian government."
Prachanda has pushed for a new framework of relations on the basis of "changed scenario" in Nepal.
He has advocated the revision of the 1950 Friendship Treaty and resolving issues linked to the Kalapani and Susta border disputes.
He said there was a need to "revise the framework of our relations" according to the new realities.
"...we should revise framework of our relations with India as per the changed political situation of our country and the region...that should be done...perhaps, some in India do not like this very much and there may be some who fully support this demand," Prachanda said.
Nevertheless "we do not want deteriorated relations with India", he said.
The Maoists, who waged a decade-long insurgency, joined mainstream politics after a 2006 peace deal with the interim government led by G P Koirala.
They fought a 10-year insurgency that ended in 2006 after a peace deal. The Constituent Assembly elected in 2008 declared Nepal a republic after centuries of monarchy.
He had earlier underlined that India and China cannot have an equal role in the affairs of Nepal as India's ties with Nepal have a "specific" character "dictated" by aspects like open border and historical, geographical and cultural linkages.
The Maoists have been engaged in a bitter dispute with the ruling 22-party alliance amid a row over its demand that the embattled Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal step down as stipulated by a deal that paved the way for the extension of parliament's term last week.
The standoff has put new stresses on Nepal's reconciliation efforts amid fears that the stalled peace process may be derailed if the deadlock is not ended soon.
Prachanda for 'friendly' ties with India - South Asia - World - The Times of India
KATHMANDU: Nepal's Maoist supremo Prachanda, known for his anti-India rhetoric, today underlined his resolve to maintain "friendly" ties with New Delhi, but pitched for a new framework of relationship.
Prachanda had earlier accused India's "naked interference" for Nepal's political deadlock and alleged that it was "dictating" to its leadership.
Now the chairman of Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) said he did not want the relations with India to deteriorate.
"We do not wish our relations with India to deteriorate," the telegraphnepal online quoted Prachanda as telling Annapurna daily today.
"We always wish that we should maintain friendly relations with the Indian people," he said, adding "We also want good relations with the Indian government."
Prachanda has pushed for a new framework of relations on the basis of "changed scenario" in Nepal.
He has advocated the revision of the 1950 Friendship Treaty and resolving issues linked to the Kalapani and Susta border disputes.
He said there was a need to "revise the framework of our relations" according to the new realities.
"...we should revise framework of our relations with India as per the changed political situation of our country and the region...that should be done...perhaps, some in India do not like this very much and there may be some who fully support this demand," Prachanda said.
Nevertheless "we do not want deteriorated relations with India", he said.
The Maoists, who waged a decade-long insurgency, joined mainstream politics after a 2006 peace deal with the interim government led by G P Koirala.
They fought a 10-year insurgency that ended in 2006 after a peace deal. The Constituent Assembly elected in 2008 declared Nepal a republic after centuries of monarchy.
He had earlier underlined that India and China cannot have an equal role in the affairs of Nepal as India's ties with Nepal have a "specific" character "dictated" by aspects like open border and historical, geographical and cultural linkages.
The Maoists have been engaged in a bitter dispute with the ruling 22-party alliance amid a row over its demand that the embattled Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal step down as stipulated by a deal that paved the way for the extension of parliament's term last week.
The standoff has put new stresses on Nepal's reconciliation efforts amid fears that the stalled peace process may be derailed if the deadlock is not ended soon.
Prachanda for 'friendly' ties with India - South Asia - World - The Times of India
