KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma has said that the alleged misunderstanding with neighboring India has been resolved.
In an interview given to BBC Hindi Service three days ago, PM Oli said so. The interview was aired Friday, the day the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Chairman Mahanta Thakur’s faction joined the government.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the BBC Nepali Service has also broadcast the interview.
PM Oli suggested we should not stick to past differences that existed. “Yes, there were misunderstandings at one time, but now those misunderstandings are gone. We should not be stuck in past misunderstandings but move forward looking at the future,” he said in an interview given on the day cabinet was rejiged to induct JSP leader Thakur’s trusted lawmakers. “We have to pursue positive relationship.”
PM Oli’s interview with BBC Hindi was based on a statement issued by his secretariat. He also said that Nepal had a unique relationship with India, unlike with any other. “Neighbors share both love and problems. “Don’t people in Chile or Argentina have a problem?” he argued.
India should help in vaccination
PM Oli said that India should help in a different way than other countries in controlling and ending the spread of Covid-19. He said that not only Nepal and India have open borders but also India should pay special attention to help Nepal in some places.
He is of the opinion that if Covid is controlled in India and not in Nepal, it would have no meaning as the virus would ultimately spread. He also thanked India for providing the vaccine for the first time and other health supplies, but he rued that Nepal truly did not get as much help as it needed from India. There were high expectations from India.
“I would like to make a request to Prime Minister Modi,” he said. “In view of these times and our friendly relations, India should extend full cooperation to Nepal. That doesn’t mean I haven’t got help from India. At this time, Nepal needs vaccinations, for which Nepal will and is urging both its neighbors and all countries.”
“Whoever provides us vaccines, be it India, China, the United States or the UK, it is fine to receive vaccines. It is not necessary to politicize it and we thank both our neighbors very much,” he said. “On one hand China has given us 1.8 million vaccines and on the other India has given 2.1 million vaccines. We have the help of both. We are also getting medical equipment from both. So thank you both.”
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