After being closed for about 7 months due to the COVID-19 coronavoirus pandemic, the Indo-Nepal border was reopened on Thursday (October 22), but the Nepalese government has decided to keep the border closed and has deployed police to border.
The decision sends a clear message that the Nepalese government headed by Prime Minister KP Oli is not in favor of opening the border with India and that Kathmandu is not interested in normalizing ties with India.
Indo-Nepal was closed on March 23 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, creating many problems for people living in villages close to the border. But the Indian government has decided to open the border from 6 a.m. on October 22.
People near the Raxaul border were very happy to learn that the Indian government has decided to open the border, but the decision made by Nepal held back their happiness.
Nepal has deployed paramilitary personnel to the border to prevent people from crossing the border. A senior Nepalese security official said that according to the order issued by the Nepalese government, the border will remain closed until midnight on November 15.
Nepal is known to have deployed a large number of paramilitary forces on the Raxaul border and they are not allowing anyone to enter Nepal from the Indian side.
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The proximity between Nepal and China has increased a lot in recent months and it appears that Nepalese Prime Minister Oli is awaiting permission from the Chinese government before reopening the border.
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