India-Nepal discuss security, border ties; agree to deepen cooperation

The Union home ministry on Wednesday said that bilateral talks between India and Nepal were held on Monday (July 22) and both the sides reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral security cooperation as well as border management and agreed to strengthen it further.

The Indian delegation was led by home secretary Govind Mohan and the Nepali delegation was led by his counterpart Gokarna Mani Duwadee.

The deliberations included issues related to the repair and maintenance of boundary pillars, trans-border criminal activities, working of border district coordination committees, strengthening of border infrastructure, particularly ICPs, roads and railway networks, empowerment and capacity building of various security related institutions, and ways to strengthen cooperation in disaster risk reduction and management, the MHA said in a statement.