Prachanda to discuss new extradition pact during India visit
In an effort to curb the movement of criminals across the porous border, Nepal's Maoist-led government has placed the renewal of the extradition treaty with India on top of the agenda during the planned visit of Prime Minister Prachanda to New Del...
KATHMANDU: In an effort to curb the movement of criminals across the porous border, Nepal's Maoist-led government has placed the renewal of the extradition treaty with India on top of the agenda during the planned visit of Prime Minister Prachanda to New Delhi.
Nepals new government will probably look into details of the draft of the agreement, which was to have been signed earlier during the Nepali Congress-led coalition government, before taking up the matter with New Delhi, sources in the Home Ministry said.
It is likely that besides other matters the issue relating to the extradition treaty will come up during the Prime Minister's forthcoming visit to India later this month, the ministry sources said.
Nepal needs to sign a new treaty to deal with terrorist and criminal activities as the 50-year-old extradition pact between the two countries is no longer valid. The treaty, first signed in 1855 and then revised in 1953, would facilitate the extradition of people wanted for crimes and economic offences.
The Nepalese premier is expected to visit India before going to attend the annual session of the UN General Assembly on Sept 17-18.
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Home Minister Bam Dev Gautam has underlined the government's resolve to end criminal and terrorists activities in the southern plains bordering India by using force while attempting to find a political solution to the grievances of the Terai region.
Nepal will try to reach an agreement with the Indian authorities for extraditing people wanted for criminal offences, Gautam earlier told mediapersons, without giving details on the draft of the treaty.
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