Feb 18, 2016: India-Nepal
ties and Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s visit to India
General Studies: Daily Capsule
Curtain Raiser –News Update (Feb 18, 2016)
India-Nepal ties and Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s visit to India:
The first official visit of Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli to India begins on Feb 19, 2016
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The aim of his visit as per his briefing to the Nepali Parliament
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Removing recent differences between the two
countries and strengthening the historic bilateral ties
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Further Nepal’s relations with India based on “principles
of equa;ity, mutual respect and benefit”
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Recent misunderstanding
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He reacted negatively to Indian suggestions
that the new Constitution take on board Madhesi reservations to create a
broad consensus
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India’s ‘Neighbourhood first’ policy
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Prime Minister Modi’s maiden visit to Nepal in
2014
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India’s generous support following the
devastating earthquake in April 2015
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$2 billion commitment over the next five year
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Source: Restoring goodwill in India-Nepal ties by Rakesh
Sood, Feb 18, 2016, The Hindu
Boutros Boutros -Ghali
(1922-2016), the former UN Secretary General
dies:
Boutros Boutros- Ghali
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Led the UN between 1992 and 1996
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali was
the first African to serve as UN Secretary General,
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also the first to serve
only one term in the post
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he faced criticism for the
UN's failure to stop the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
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Washington was angered by
his opposition to NATO's bombing campaign in Bosnia.
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This contributed to his
ousting.
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