Binod P Bista Foreign Policy Expert, NepalThe revision issue of
indo-Nepal treaty of peace and friendship’, considered unequal
by most Nepalis, was first raised publicly by Prime Minister
Kirti Nidhi Bista in the year 1969 terming it as obsolete and
outdated. The argument put forward for its revision had to do
with India not abiding by the related clauses of that treaty
(article II requires that both governments inform each other of
any serious friction or misunderstanding with any neighboring
state likely to cause any breach in the friendly relations
subsisting between the two countries”). Letter exchanged with
the treaty (July 1950-same date as the treaty) stipulates
clearly that the two governments shall consult with each other
and devise effective counter-measures” to deal with the threat
from a foreign aggressor. India had taken two unilateral actions
during its war with China in 1962 (along Ladakh region) and with
Pakistan in 1965 (disputed region of Kashmir) without informing
Nepal on both occasions de