The Chinese Embassy in Nepal has issued a warning to its citizens to avoid traveling near the Indo-Nepal border. This warning has been given after India took action against illegal border crossers in the last few months. In a statement issued on Friday, the Chinese Embassy said that despite repeated warnings, some Chinese travelers are going to the border area, due to which they are being detained on charges of illegal entry into India. 2 to 8 years jail sentence for illegal entry into India The embassy said that citizens of Nepal and India can come and go to the border of both the countries with their identity cards, but this rule does not apply to foreign citizens. Foreigners need a visa to enter India via Nepal. The embassy said that intentionally or unintentionally crossing the border into India illegally can lead to arrest or prosecution. For this, there can be 2 to 8 years of imprisonment or fine, and there is no option of bail. Two Chinese citizens arrested on Thursday On Thursday, two Chinese citizens were arrested in Bihar for making videos and taking selfies on the Indo-Nepal border. The police had said that they did not have legal documents. Earlier this month, four Chinese nationals were detained in Bihar’s Raxaul for trying to enter India through the Nepal border. They also did not have the necessary documents to enter India. After the Pahalgam attack, India started strict monitoring on the border Last week, India and Nepal jointly conducted search operations and patrolling on the international border. This action was taken when New Delhi received intelligence that suspected terrorists from Pakistan were present in Nepal. India is very vigilant about its border since the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, in which terrorists shot dead 26 people. Long-standing border dispute between Nepal and India Nepal is surrounded by India from three directions. East, West and South. There is a 1,751 km long border between India and Nepal. There has been a dispute over the border between India and Nepal for years. There has been a dispute over the borders between India and Nepal for years. After independence, even after the Indo-China war in 1962, Nepal had staked claim on Lipulekh. In 1981, a joint team was formed to decide the boundaries of both the countries, which had also decided 98% of the border. In 2000, Nepal’s Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala had also requested India’s Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to resolve this dispute through talks. In 2015, when India signed an agreement with China for a trade route through the Lipulekh route, even then Nepal had objected to it and said that India and China should have asked it before signing this agreement. —————————————- Read this news too… China formed a new organization to solve international disputes: Being considered an alternative to International Court; 33 countries including PAK-Cuba became members China has formed a new organization on Friday to solve international disputes. Its name is International Organization for Mediation (IOMed). It has been presented as an alternative to institutions like the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Read the full news here…
