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| Nepal on the verge of amending citizenship law, 'bread-and-butter' relationship with India in crisis |
After the process of using the new map, this time the important parliamentary committee of Nepal recommended to amend the citizenship law. Which will be tabled in Parliament for a vote. Under the amendment, foreign women will have to wait seven years to get Nepali citizenship if they marry a Nepali man.
However, Nepal's main opposition parties have spoken out against the amendment. According to them, the residents of Madhes will face severe problems as a result of the new amendment. Because border marriages are still common in that area. According to the Nepali Congress and the Janata Samajwadi Party, such legislation could also affect the long-standing 'bread and butter' relationship with India. Both parties have spoken out in favor of granting citizenship since their marriage. Incidentally, the inhabitants of the Terai region in the foothills of the Himalayas in southern Nepal are known as Madhesis. That area is bordered by Bihar in India.
The Citizenship Act Amendment Bill has already been registered in Parliament on Sunday. The amendment provides seven rights to foreign women who marry Nepali citizens until they obtain citizenship. Citing sources, the news agency PTI said that they will also get a residence permit. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to do business, company, study.
According to local media, the amendment has been widely criticized by various women's organizations. They say that in a secretariat where there is not a single woman, they should not do anything that is primarily for women. Besides, the amendment does not say anything about foreign men. At present, a Nepali woman has to wait 14 years in a foreign country to get Nepali citizenship after marriage. That is why women's organizations have demanded equality in the amendment.
Amendment of Nepal's constitution to include disputed territory map with India
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Amendment of Nepal's constitution to include disputed territory map with India
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Nepal's parliament has unanimously approved amendments to the country's constitution to set a new political map and a new national symbol.
The new map and symbol will now officially display Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhaura as the territory of Nepal.
Nepal is making this claim under the Sugauli Treaty of 1817, although India has been rejecting that claim.
In mid-May, the Nepalese government decided to include the disputed territories of Kalapani and Lipulekh on its map.
After a cabinet meeting in Nepal, government spokesman and finance minister Yuvraj Khatiwada said the new map would be used in school-college textbooks, government symbols and all office-court documents from now on.
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| Amendment of Nepal's constitution to include disputed territory map with India |
After the proposal to amend the constitution was passed on Tuesday night, the members clapped at the table for a long time as usual. Now, with the approval of President Vidya Devi Bandari, the amendment to the constitution will officially take effect.
During the debate in Parliament on the revision of Nepal's map and symbol, External Affairs Minister Pradeep Gawali expressed concern and frustration over Delhi's non-cooperation, saying that India had offered diplomatic talks on Nepal's claim to the territory but India had not responded.
"We are a little disappointed because we have not received any response to the offer to discuss the border dispute," he said. If India and China can settle their disputes, then why can't Nepal and India do that. I believe the desired talks can be started very soon. "
Delhi has informed Kathmandu that it will discuss disputed territory after the coronavirus crisis is met.
According to local Nepali newspapers, Kathmandu has requested Delhi to hold a video conference at the foreign secretary-level to build mutual trust. However, Delhi's position on the issue is not yet clear.
According to the BBC's Nepali Service, three recent steps taken by India have played a role in the Nepalese government's decision.
Last year India released a new political map showing these two disputed lands as part of their territory.
On March 8, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a link road between Pithauragarh and Lipulekh in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Manoj Narayan, India's chief of army staff, later commented that the Nepalese government had objected to the link road "on someone else's instructions".
Nepal and India have more than 16,000 km of an open border. There are disputes between the two countries over several places.
Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Susta are among the territories at the center of the dispute.
Nepal and India have been discussing these issues for a long time. At the Prime Minister's level, the two countries agreed that these border issues would be resolved at a meeting of secretaries - although no such meeting has taken place so far.
The current controversy is over Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhaura. They are located in the northwestern part of Nepal - Kumaon in India to the south and Tibet in China to the north.
The territory is a crossroads of three countries - India, Nepal, and China - which are considered strategically important.
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