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Another high-wire act: Rescuing minors from Indian circuses is fraught with danger, even in Nepal, by Chandra Kishor (nt 31/12/2004)

ICD to serve bilateral trade from Feb 1 (kp 31/12/2004)

Delhi Pashupatinath temple is now history, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 30/12/2004)

Political impact of India’s river-linking project: view of a neighbor, by Upendra Gautam (tg 29/12/2004)

Dissidents and India factor, by Yadav Khanal (kp 28/12/2004)

Nepalis gather for anti-Maoists meet in Ludhiana (kp 28/12/2004)

Border district hit by citizenship woes, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 27/12/2004)

Royal visit Need for practical diplomacy, by Bharati Sharma (ht 23/12/2004)

India to start work on RNA training school, by Rekha Shrestha (ht 23/12/2004)

King wants to know India ’s stand on Maoist problem (kp 22/12/2004), India for suspension of RNA’s UN peacekeeping operations, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 22/12/2004), King’s India visit (kp 22/12/2004)

Nepal, India to meet again to talk water project (ht 22/12/2004)

Deepening bonds (ht 21/12/2004), Indian diplomats consider King’s visit significant, by Ishwar Khan (ht 22/12/2004)

‘No monarchy at the cost of democracy’ (kp 19/12/2004)

India agrees to pay land tax dues (rn 16/12/2004)

Ghee export to India delayed (kp 16/12/2004)

Govt for private mgmt of Nepali yards in Kolkata (kp 16/12/2004)

India to solve problems caused by Koshi, Gandak dams (kp 16/12/2004)

India for more consulates in Terai (kp 16/12/2004)

Common roadmap: Worry in India about Nepal’s crisis, by Puskar Gautam (nt 10/12/2004)

Litmus test: Is democratic India for a democratic Nepal?, by Damakant Jayshi (kp 13/12/2004)

Four-day Indo-Pak Track II meet to kick off here today, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht 11/12/2004), India, Pakistan Track II meet gets underway (ht 12/12/2004), Working groups discuss Kashmir issues, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht 13/12/2004), Kashmir talks end with hopes of more such efforts, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht 14/12/2004), Kashmiris return home upbeat, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 14/12/2004)

Restoring peace and stability, by Prakash A Raj (kp 11/12/2004)

Royal couple to visit India from Dec 23 (ht 11/12/2004)

‘Protest over border pillar unnecessary ’ (kp 09/12/2004)

Saran for aggressive border (ht 07/12/2004), New Delhi conference on Nepal, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 07/12/2004)

Nepali students in danger in Siddhaganga (kp 07/12/2004)

Indian aid for schools (ht 04/12/2004)

RBI to provide technical support for debt mgmt (ht 03/12/2004)

Border security tightened to check Maoists: Indian minister (rn 02/12/2004), India worried fearing Maoist unrest spill-over (ht 03/12/2004)

Museum showcases Nepal-India cultural ties, by Razen Manandhar (ht 02/12/2004)

Nepal-India relations: Economic Perspective, by Prakash A Raj (tg 01/12/2004)

‘ULFA, KLO ultras training in Nepal’ (kp 01/12/2004), Maoists training ULFA, KLO ultras in Jhapa: BSF (pr 02/12/2004)

Delhi Pashupatinath under threat, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 30/11/2004)

COAS Thapa in India (kp 29/11/2004), RNA chief’s visit: Bolstering Nepal-India ties, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 02/12/2004)

India readies Ktm-Kolkata bus service (kp 28/11/2004)

US-based body invites J&K ultras to meet in Nepal (ht 28/11/2004), Kathmandu to host exclusive meet on Kashmir (kp 28/11/2004)

Construction of friendly bridge at Mechi River (tg 24/11/2004), Nepal India relations and Mechi Bridge, by Dilli Ram Narvik (tg 24/11/2004)

Indian dacoits kill farmer, rob 8 families (kp 22/11/20004)

Mahalisagar bund: Nepali farmers’ agony, by Manoj Poudel (kp 22/11/2004)

Third Indian ALH to RNA on its way, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 22/11/2004)

Fresh Nepal-Indo hydro-power cooperation, by Krishna P Sigdyal (kp 19/11/2004)

India wants foothold on criminal justice system (pr 18/11/2004)

Tihar brings flavor of Nepal to India (kp 16/11/2004)

India against ‘authoritarian regime’ (kp 16/11/2004)

‘SSB harassing tradesmen’ (kp 13/11/2004)

All eyes on HM's India visit (tg 10/11/2004)

Over 200 Nepali tradesmen stranded in India (kp 10/11/2004)

Mukherjee offers help against Maoists (ht 10/11/2004)

Nepal-India relationship, by Dhruba H Adhikary (kp 09/11/2004)

Nepal-India offensive against Maoists? by Prakash A Raj (ht 05/11/2004), SSB beefs up security along border (kp 09/11/2004), India steps up Nepal-India border security (kp 10/11/2004), India for all out offensive against Maoists, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 13/11/2004)

Jute export resumes (kp 04/11/2004)

Growing Maoist influence in India, Nepal alarms New Delhi, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 04/11/2004), Sikkim, Uttaranchal both ‘cautious’ (kp 04/11/2004), Left extremism a serious concern: Indian PM, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 06/11/2004)

Nepalis working in India seek security (ht 04/11/2004)

Nepal, India to meet Nov. 9 to update extradition treaty (kp 03/11/2004), Nepal, India to finalize extradition treaty (kp 09/11/2004), Joint secretary level meet to update extradition treaty (rn 09/11/2004), Nepali, Indian officials meet to amend Extradition Treaty: Another meet discusses legal assistance pact (ht 10/11/2004), Extradition talks inconclusive (kp 10/11/2004), Extradition talks to continue today (rn 10/11/2004), Extradition Treaty: India plays foul game again (pr 10/11/2004), Nepal-India talks on extradition inconclusive (ht 11/11/2004), Talks end in deadlock, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 11/11/2004), Nepal-India extradition meet ends (rn 11/11/2004), Nepal, India delve into legal assistance draft (ht 16/11/2004), Cabinet rejects Indian proposal (kp 16/11/2004)

Ex-Nepali SFF soldiers demand equality (kp 01/11/2004), Ex-servicemen demand pension from India (rn 01/11/2004), Indian ex-army men’s body meet begins (ht 02/11/2004)

Export of veg ghee to India resumes (kp 31/10/2004)

Indian envoy calls for talks (ht 31/10/2004), No military solution: Indian envoy (kp 31/10/2004), India looks forward to Govt-Maoist talks: envoy (rn 31/10/2004)

King’s India visit in ‘late November’ (kp 31/10/2004)

State offense charge against Hizbul (kp 30/10/2004)

IGC Delhi meet to discuss trade problems, by Gopal Tiwari (ht 30/10/2004), Nepal-India trade problems discussed (ht 30/10/2004), Nepali team leaves for Delhi to attend IGC meeting (ht 01/11/2004)

Mukherjee assures to sort out trade problems (kp 29/10/2004)

Nepali, Indian cops to prepare criminal list (kp 28/10/2004)

Where Nepali VDCs accept only Indian currency..., by Ravi Dhami (ht 27/10/2004)

Indian Quarantine tax halts Jute export (kp 26/10/2004)

Bihar police to target Maoists (ht 26/10/2004)

Naxalites: A compact of fire, by Nihar Nayak (kp 20/10/2004)

Nepal to raise over a dozen trade-related issues, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 19/10/2004)

India sets up post in Nepali territory (kp 19/10/2004)

Indian army refuses entry to Nepalis, by Bimal Pradhan (ht 18/10/2004)

Sushil Koirala asks people to chip in for solving crisis (ht 18/10/2004)

Nepal-India Military Assistance Group meets, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 16/10/2004)

India ready to resolve trade problems (ht 16/10/2004)

Jute export comes to a halt, by Binod Bhandari (kp 15/10/2004)

Deeply troubled neighborhood bothers India, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 15/10/2004)

Indian Maoists pledge help for Nepali comrades (kp 15/10/2004))

New Delhi must take sides in what is going on in Kathmandu Diplomacy, by K.P. Nayar (pr 14/10/2004)

Nepal, India to boost trade (ht 14/10/2004), Indo-Nepal Treaty discussed in New Delhi meet (ht 15/10/2004), JEC decides to boost trade ties between Nepal, India (ht 15/10/2004)

IOC’s Gonda depot stops supplies, by J Pandey (kp 13/10/2004)

Threshold of communal violence, by Puran P Bista (kp 12/10/2004)

Indo-Nepal security meet at Nainital (ht 12/10/2004)

Paying For Old Mistakes: Nepal would be less dependent on India if our leaders hadn’t run to New Delhi for help every time we had a problem, by Trailokya Aryal (na 11/10/2004)

More checkposts along India border (ht 10/10/2004)

Indian assistance (rn 08/10/2004)

Indian expansion in mid-west Nepal (pr 07/10/2004)

Newly appointed Indian envoy arrives (rn 07/10/2004), Indian envoy presents credentials to King (ht 09/10/2004)

There are party linkages and funding aspects that connect Nepal to India, interview with Shrish S. Rana by Amandine (tg 06/10/2004)

JCWR to resume Pancheshwor DPR (kp 06/10/2004), Headway finally, Pancheswor DPR by Jan 2005, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 08/10/2004

Rs 29.6m Indian grant for school (ht 06/10/2004)

‘Nepal must be clear about Gandak’, by Narayan Sharma (kp 05/10/2004)

New provision hurts ginger exports to India (ht 03/10/2004)

Nepal, India security meet (ht 03/10/2004)

CNI discusses Indo-Nepal trade problems (ht 02/10/2004), Nepal, India trade problems, possibilities discussed (rn 02/10/2004)

A design aimed at disintegrating Nepal, by N. Aryal (tg 29/09/2004)

Indian SSB men rape Tharu women, by Kamal Panthi (kp 29/09/2004)

IOC oil supply remains closed for Biratnagar, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 29/09/2004)

Delhi Runs And Strong Men Deuba did not sign away national sovereignty or get robbed of his shirt or soul in New Delhi, as some had feared, by Saubhagya Shah (na 27/09/2004)

Nepal, India teams review progress on inundation problems (ht 28/09/2004), Joint team starts talks on inundation (rn 28/09/2004), Inundation meet concludes (ht 29/09/2004), India rejects Nepal’s proposal, by Bikash Thapa (kp), Indian nod for building sluice gate (ht 30/09/2004), India agrees to open Laxmanpur bund outlets, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 30/09/2004), India okays opening in Kalkalwa embankment (rn 30/09/2004), Nepal, India confer on inundation problems (ht 01/10/2004), Discussions on 21 inundation issues (kp 01/10/2004), Agreement eludes inundation meet (ht 02/10/2004), Nepal, India agree to status quo on dams, by Ishwar Khanal (ht 03/10/2004), All controversial constructions halted, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 03/10/2004), Construction of dams along border to stop (rn 03/10/2004), Spirit of mutuality (ht 04/10/2004), Unsolved problem (kp 04/10/2004), Border Dams (rn 04/10/2004), India agrees to stop unilateral dam construction (pr 07/10/2004), Path Of Progress India agrees to consider Nepal’s problems while constructing dams and dykes along the border (sp 08/10/2004), Joint Statement On Water Resources (sp 15/10/2004)

Nepal-India meet to expedite water projects, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari (rn 26/09/2004)

Nepal-India joint bid to curb terrorism, by Ravi Dhami (ht 23/09/2004), Nepali Maoists worry Indian chief ministers (kp 23/09/2004)

It is clear that Nepal’s future lies in good relations with India, interview with Keshav Raj Jha, President Nepal Council of World Affairs, by Amandine (tg 22/09/2004)

Need you be anti-Indian to be pro-Nepali? by Bindu Chaudhary (kp 22/09/2004)

Nepal-India border Regulation means peace and security, by Buddhi Narayan Shrestha (ht 22/09/2004)

Good Neighbors, by John Narayan Parajuli (na 20/09/2004)

Maoist issue on King's India visit agenda, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 18/09/2004), Expectations from King’s visit, by Yadav Khanal (kp 21/09/2004), Nepali royalty to visit India? (tg 22/09/2004), King's proposed India visit, by Pushpa Pradhan (pr 07/10/2004)

The Delhi belly Deuba would do well to rejoin his parent party, by CK Lal (nt 17/09/2004)

Muscular message from Mohan, by Shreedhar Gautam (kp 16/09/2004)

Indian transport firms cheat on customs duty at border points, by Mahendra Thapa (ht 16/09/2004)

At what price the Indian support? (tg 15/09/2004)

Indian plan to tackle Maoists soon, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht 14/09/2004), India favors crackdown if Maoists refuse talks (kp 14/09/2004)

Indian hegemony, by Kamalraj Sigdel (kp 13/09/2004)

India steps up border patrol, by Kamal Panthi (kp 13/09/2004)

Visit of Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba to India – Joint Press Statement (12/09/2004)
See also Visit of Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba to India – Joint Press Statement (sp 17/09/2004)

Nepal not to sign bus agreement with India (kp 12/09/2004)

Kalapani’s new ‘line of control’: The Indians have moved border posts again, by Sharad KC (nt 10/09/2004)

PM Deuba bags two Indian helicopters, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht 10/09/2004), Deuba satisfied with talks achievements Help assured in tackling Maoists, by Lok Deep Thapa (rn 10/09/2004), Nepal, India sign three agreements (rn 10/09/2004), PM calls on Abdul Kalam (rn 10/09/2004), India pledges every possible help to Nepal, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 10/09/2004), The Delhi run: Deuba's 72-member entourage settles down for a leisurely four-day visit, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 10/09/2004), India opposes purely military solution, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht 11/09/2004), Calm, composed Deuba in control, by Anand K Sahay (ht 11/09/2004), PM meets prominent Indian leaders (ht 11/09/2004), Deuba assures Indian trade fraternity of security (ht 11/09/2004), PM Deuba assures of industrial security (kp 11/09/2004), PM assures security to foreign investors Indian media’s role to promote Nepal sought, by Lok Deep Thapa (rn 11/09/2004), ‘Insurgency, a shared threat’, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 11/09/2004), No repetition of past mistakes, by Yadav Khanal (kp 11/09/2004), PM Deuba’s India: Visit Great Significance Attached, by Prem N. Kakkar (rn 11/09/2004), Deuba’s visit draws mixed reactions from leaders (ht 12/09/2004), Dawood figured in talks with India, says Deuba, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht 13/09/2004), Greater rapport (ht 13/09/2004), Deuba returns an assured man, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 13/09/2004), ‘PM Deuba represents govt, not nation’, interview with Bhekh Bahadur Thapa (kp 13/09/2004), Nepal, India reiterate anti-terror resolve (rn 13/09/2004), Deuba’s India visit fulfils all expectations, by Lok Deep Thapa (rn 13/09/2004), Cautious Optimism: Prime Minister Deuba has already termed his Delhi visit a ‘huge success.’ That will have to wait, by Suman Pradhan (na 13/09/2004), Cabinet takes Deuba’s India visit positively (ht 14/09/2004), Deuba’s India visit Strengthening the bonds of friendship, by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (ht 14/09/2004), Deuba’s India visit (kp 14/09/2004), Deuba's India Visit: Joint Statement (tg 15/09/2004), Chalo Dilli, by N.Aryal (tg 15/09/2004), Ramro bhayo: Deuba on India visit, by Bhola B Rana (pr 16/09/2004), Deuba's Bharat yatra: intended and unintended consequences, by MR Josse (pr 16/09/2004), Renewal Of The Friendship: The result of Deuba’s five-day visit to India remains to be seen (sp 17/09/2004)

Nepal-India border: Regulation can prove catastrophic for Madheshis, by Birendra P Mishra (ht 09/09/2004)

Analyst believe Indian assistance is essential to sort out Maoists issue, interview with Prof. T.N. Jaiswal, Political Science Dept, T.U., by Amandine (tg 08/09/2004)

Plight of Nepalis outside Nepal, by D N Subedi (kp 08/09/2004)

Oil supply blockade greets PM’s India visit, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 08/09/2004), NOC may buy oil from third country (ht 09/09/2004), Petroleum supply resumed: India, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 09/09/2004), India’s oil duty decision not to apply to Nepal: Media reports on blockade baseless: Embassy (rn 09/09/2004), IOC to resume supply of petroleum products (kp 10/09/2004), Petroleum flow to Nepal resumes (kp 11/09/2004)

Absolutely untimely, by Madan Regmi (kp 06/09/2004), PM’s India Visit: Great Importance Attached, by Prem N. Kakkar (rn 06/09/2004), Seeking A Solution: Deuba has his task cut out: Get New Delhi’s support to fight the insurgency without the big neighbor being seen as interventionist, by Satish Jung Shahi (na 06/09/2004), Deuba's India Visit : Bilateral issues that need House nod off agenda (ht 07/09/2004), Important but complex (ht 07/09/2004), ‘PM has kept us in the dark’ (kp 07/09/2004), Cabinet okays Deuba’s India visit (kp 07/09/2004), Make visit productive (kp 07/09/2004), ‘Make veg ghee export a main agenda’ (kp 07/09/2004), Traders want govt to raise ghee issue (ht 08/09/2004), PM to seek nod for UN role? (ht 08/09/2004), Don’t repeat mistakes, Deuba told (ht 08/09/2004), Maoist insurgency top agenda in PM’s India visit, by Damakant Jayshi (kp 08/09/2004), PM leaving for India today (rn 08/09/2004), Self-defeating journey! (tg 08/09/2004), Visit-eve ‘IOC fuel blockade’ worries Deuba (ht 09/09/2004), Deuba’s jumbo delegation arrives in New Delhi (kp 09/09/2004), Deuba arrives in New Delhi Maoist issue, petroleum high on agenda, by Lok Deep Thapa (rn 09/09/2004), Deuba, Singh talks today (pr 09/09/2004), Scribes Delhi Chale (pr 09/09/2004), Deuba heads for India amid controversy and diplomatic failure, by MR Josse (pr 09/09/2004), Gesture of Goodwill: Prime Minister Deuba’s forthcoming visit will help to renew the contact at political level (sp 10/09/2004)

Nepal's India Policy, by Keshab Poudel (sp 03/09/2004)

India must change its attitude first (pr 02/09/2004)

Major Issues regarding Nepal-India Economic Relations, interview with Madan Kumar Dahal by Amandine (tg 01/09/2004)

India positive towards Nepali crisis! (tg 01/09/2004)

Indian vehicles not to be parked in Nepal at night (ht 30/08/2004)

Indian officials show uncooperative attitude (kp 31/08/2004)

Indian security forces attacked on Baitadi border, by Rabi Dhami (ht 30/08/2004), Maoists apologise to Indian forces over Baitadi incident (ht 31/08/2004), ‘Cross-border firing will draw retaliation’ (kp 31/08/2004)

Buddy, not bully: Indian media has become more mature and objective in coverage of Nepal (nt 27/08/2004)

Indian media exaggerated news: Indian Embassy (kp 27/08/2004), "A Nation Under Siege" The role of Indian and other foreign media, by Shashi P.B.B. Malla (pr 02/09/2004)

Border security tightened (kp 26/08/2004)

India depends on Nepalese waters, interview with Rabindra Khanal, by Amandine (tg 25/08/2004)

Reeling under the occupation, by Madan Regmi (kp 25/08/2004)

Tentacles of Koshi Treaty, by Shreshna Basnet (kp 21/08/2004)

Nepal, India begin operation against Maoists (ht 20/08/2004), Nepal, India begin joint operation along border (kp 20/08/2004)

BBA rescues 8 minors from Indian circus (kp 19/08/2004)

India might like to use the Maoist conflict in Nepal as a bargaining chip, interview with P.Kharel, Secretary General, Nepal Press Institute, Lecturer, Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication, T.U., by Amandine (tg 18/08/2004)

Be a good neighbor By Madan Regmi (kp 16/08/2004)

India provides 15 ambulances to NGOs (ht 16/08/2004)

No-man’s-land houses, school to be razed (ht 16/08/2004)

Indian handshake After years of decline, Indian development assistance to Nepal is increasing again, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 13/08/2004)

Identification set to be mandatory at border (ht 12/08/2004)

Nepal is the undeclared colony of India, interview with S.M. Habibullah, Head of Department of Political Science, TU, by Amandine (tg 11/08/2004)

Petroleum products flowing into India (ht 11/08/2004), THT Impact: Vehicles to be inspected at Belahiya point (ht 12/08/2004)

Indian aid to build school buildings (ht 05/08/2004), Rs 53.42m Indian aid for schools (ht 06/08/2004)

India has promised to help solve Maoist problem: PM (ht 05/08/2004)

Nepal-India Economic Relations: a talk with Dr. Hari Bansh Jha, by Amandine (tg 04/08/2004)

Include arms-smuggling issue in Treaty: Expert (ht 31/07/2004)

Nepali emigrants want better treatment (ht 28/07/2004)

India halts dam construction (ht 28/07/2004)

‘We’ve to fight for Nepali dignity in India’, interview with Kailash Satyarthi (kp 26/07/2004)

Flood-hit people want Gandak accord reviewed (ht 26/07/2004)

Joint meeting on inundation, by Janak Nepal (kp 17/07/2004)

‘Nepali Maoists in attack on Bihar police post’ (kp 16/07/2004)

India gives Rs 54 million for construction of embankments (ht 15/07/2004), Embankment issue talks adjourned (ht 17/07/2004)

Troops not an option which is open: Shyam Saran, by Ram Pradhan (ht 14/07/2004), “Violence Is Not The Answer To The Problems Which Nepal Faces”, interview with Shyam Saran (sp 16/07/2004)

Border area development, a priority: Saran (kp 12/07/2004)

Ghee export row continues (ht 12/07/2004)

More Interactions: Frequent contacts at political level could help to sort out the misunderstandings between the two close neighbors, by Keshab Poudel (sp 09/07/2004)

New Indian envoy to Nepal (kp 09/07/2004)

India always ready to help Nepal, says Saran (ht 08/07/2004)

IOC to lay pipeline to Nepal (kp 07/07/2004)

Inundation issues require discussion, by Sanjay Verma, Counsellor, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu (kp 05/07/2004)

Protests over India’s meddling in Sikta project, by J Pandey (kp 05/07/2004)

Fate of extradition treaty in limbo, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 04/07/2004)

Dispute over border land ownership (kp 03/07/2004)

Where is our territory? by Madan Regmi (kp 02/07/2004)

STC set to import Nepali veg ghee (kp 01/07/2004)

Indian policemen, civilians held in Thankot (kp 29/06/2004), Detainees handed over to Indian Embassy, by Archana Parajuli (kp 30/06/2004), Samajwadis’ adventure-filled Pashupatinath pilgrimage, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 01/07/2004)

Cross-border smuggling rises (kp 27/06/2004)

Poor Nepali farmers bear brunt of Laxmanpur bund, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 27/06/2004)

Nepali held by Indian cops in Nepal, by Kailash Kumar Joshi (ht 26/06/2004)

In a state of blind ox, by Madan Regmi (kp 25/06/2004)

Rampant smuggling of Indian goods (kp 25/06/2004)

JPO to be set up for river projects (ht 25/06/2004)

Nepal-India: Rhetoric and reality, by Madhab P Khanal (kp 24/06/2004)

Indian police arrest Nepali (kp 24/06/2004)

India supports Dharan Campus (tg 23/06/2004)

Mahalisagar, Marchabar embankments threaten thousands, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 23/06/2004)

Security team to control cross-border crimes (rn 22/06/2004), Nepal, India to beef up security along border (ht 23/06/2004)

India to take steps to control human trafficking: Saran (kp 19/06/2004), Kidnapping spree (kp 19/06/2004)

Nepal, India to discuss duty return process (rn 18/06/2004), Nepal, India agree on simplifying DRP (ht 20/06/2004), Nepal-India to adopt new DRP (ht 21/06/2004), India agrees to settle DRP (kp 21/06/2004), Nepal, India sign deal on duty refund process (rn 21/06/2004)

Security along Indo-Nepal border to be tightened (ht 18/06/2004), New Indian ID for border citizens (kp 18/06/2004), Nepal-India police to reinforce border vigilance (kp 19/06/2004)

India to provide Rs 50 million for flood control (ht 18/06/2004), India to release Rs 500 m for Bagmati embankments (kp 18/06/2004), Nepal, India discuss flood control measures (rn 18/06/2004)

Cops’ raid fails to free Nepali kids, by Dikshya Thakuri (ht 18/06/2004), Rescue team receives blows, threats in UP, by Tilak P. Pokharel & Surendra Phuyal (kp 18/06/2004), Rights man on fast over circus kids, by Dikshya Thakuri (ht 19/06/2004), Activist Satyarthi goes on hunger strike in UP, by Tilak P. Pokharel & Surendra Phuyal (kp 19/06/2004), Fasting rights man asks Nepal to intervene, by Dikshya Thakuri (ht 20/06/2004), Activists fear for safety of minors, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 20/06/2004), Indian ministers meet Satyarthi (kp 21/06/2004), Grim tragedy (kp 21/06/2004), Nandita Das joins din of protests across India, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 22/06/2004), Satyarthi hospitalised (ht 23/06/2004), Satyarthi hospitalized (kp 23/06/2004), Activists leave fearing assaults, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 24/06/2004), India concerned over circus kids (ht 25/06/2004), Hope rises for rescue of circus minors, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 25/06/2004), Indian Embassy sore over Nepali circus kids’ pain (rn 25/06/2004), “Take us home”: A botched rescue of Nepali girls from an Indian circus last week exposes a distressing crossborder paedophile racket, by Rameswor Bohara (nt 25/06/2004), Court orders release of rape victim, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 26/06/2004), 12 Nepali girls freed, 10 still missing, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 27/06/2004), Freed circus girls face uncertainty, by Surendra Kafle (ht 28/06/2004), Rescued circus minors narrate tales of horror, by J Pandey and Janak Nepal (kp 28/06/2004), Circus girls (kp 28/06/2004), Nepal on tier 2, by Sushma Joshi (na 28/06/2004), Parents yet to visit circus kids, by Surendra Kafle (ht 29/06/2004), No circus this (ht 29/06/2004), ‘Missing’ Nepali girls traced in Orissa (kp 29/06/2004), NHRC-India records Satyarthi’s statement (kp 30/06/2004), Indian protests for Nepali children, by Abhi Subedi (kp 01/07/2004), Gonda circus episode, an eye-opener, by Tilak P Pokharel (kp 01/07/2004) [see also part 2 (02/07/2004)], Court orders UP police to produce missing girls (kp 02/07/2004), Children In Hazard: The latest Gonda incident exposes how hundreds of Nepalese minors are suffering physical and sexual exploitation in Indian circuses, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 02/07/2004), Missing Nepali girls back in Gonda, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 03/07/2004), 7 missing girls produced in court, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 08/07/2004), Court stays handover of circus minors, by Tilak P. Pokjarel (kp 09/07/2004), Tales of horror: Secret tunnel, iron rods & proselytizing, by TilakP. Pokharel (kp 18/07/2004), Court defers verdict on circus minors (kp 24/07/2004), Govt plans afoot to rescue all circus girls, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 27/07/2004), Court hands over nine circus girls to parents, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 29/07/2004)

Nepal, India customs meet on Friday (kp 17/06/2004)

India’s ‘new’ calculus, by M R Josse (kp 16/06/2004)

Team inspects flood-hit areas (ht 15/06/2004)

How independent India peeps into Nepal, by Puran P Bista (kp 15/06/2004)

India submerging Terai plains, but what are we doing?, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 15/06/2004)

Nepal-India embankment meeting commences (kp 14/06/2004)

Shyam Saran is India’s foreign secretary (ht 11/06/2004), Moving To South Block: Shyam Saran is the first Indian ambassador to Nepal to be promoted as the Secretary of Indian External Affairs Ministry (sp 18/06/2004)

India again puts bar on Nepali vege ghee (kp 10/06/2004), ‘STC’s ghee import procedures illegal’Corp ordered to pay Rs 960m in customs duty, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 17/06/2004)

Nothing new from Natwar, by Madan Regmi (kp 10/06/2004)

India to help strengthen Nepal army capabilities (pr 10/06/2004)

India’s stance against Maoists, by M R Josse (kp 09/06/2004)

Nepal-India relations, by Mohan Lohani (kp 07/06/2004), Beyond Singh’s visit, by Puran P. Bista (kp 08/06/2004)

Time to review 1950 treaty, by Rajan Bhattarai (kp 05/06/2004)

Five Maoist big fish in Indian net (ht 04/06/2004), 12 Maoists held by Indian police (kp 04/06/2004)), Arrested Maoists accused of ties with Indian ultras (ht 05/06/2004), Nepal, India mum on Maoists’ arrests (kp 05/06/2004)

India and the Nepal quagmire, by Sultan Shahin (at 04/06/2004)

Tinkar sans Nepali authority for 3 yrs, by Rabi Dhami (ht 04/06/2004)

Four major customs likely to be relocated (kp 03/06/2004)

SSB keeps watch on Maoists (kp 03/06/2004)

Visit shows importance attached to Nepal: India (kp 03/06/2004), Natwar Singh has packed schedule (ht 04/06/2005), Plus for both (ht 04/06/2004), Important visit (kp 04/06/2004), Will Delhi stop squeezing?, By Madan Regmi (kp 04/06/2004), Crucial Concern: The Indian external affairs minister K. Natwar Singh’s likely visit to Nepal could bring about improvements in the existing relations (sp 04/06/2004), Natwar promises all support to Nepal (ht 05/06/2004), India pledges support to Nepal, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 05/06/2004), India ready to help on Maoist issue (rn 05/06/2004), Multi-party govt need of the hour, says Natwar (ht 06/06/2004), Natwar pledges support to quell insurgency (kp 06/06/2004), Indian FM returns home; pledges support to Nepal (rn 06/06/2004), Singular visit (kp 07/06/2004), Exemplary Ties (rn 06/06/2004), Natwar’s visit fruitful: Analysts (ht 08/06/2004), Singh’s visit positive for fighting insurgency: Experts (kp 08/06/2004), Untold tale of Natwar’s visit (tg 09/06/2004)

India's Nepal policy under new government, by Prakash A. Raj (pr 03/06/2004)

Now India will have a three-point agenda (ht 03/06/2004)

India reported to end duty-free imports (kp 01/06/2004)

Embankment puts locals in peril, by Janak Nepal (kp 01/06/2004)

Vegetable ghee export to India resumes (rn 31/05/2004), India pledges extra 3 months to ghee exporters (kp 02/06/2004)

Change in India But no change in its Nepal policy, by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (ht 31/05/2004)

‘Indo-Nepal cooperation will be more dynamic in future’ (rn 29/05/2004)

Send it by train: The new railway agreement will allow Nepali goods to move cheaper and faster through India, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 28/05/2004)

Cordial relations with Nepal India’s top priority, by Anand K Sahay (ht 27/05/2004)

Ghee export period extended by 90 days, by Indra Gurung and Sunil Neupane (ht 27/05/2004)

Indian foreign policy in S Asia, by Dhruba Adhikary (kp 26/05/2004)

No major shift (ht 25/05/2004), Impact of Indian polls, by Jaya Raj Acharya (kp 25/05/2004)

No request to look for MIG: Govt (ht 25/05/2004)

A New Beginning: The unexpected outcome of the Indian elections draws comments from far and wide while its impact may be felt in the neighbourhood, by Bhagirath Yogi (sp 21/05/2004), Nepal-India ties to continue as usual: Ambassador Sharan (pr 20/05/2004)

Smuggling soars through four customs (kp 20/05/2004)

Indian cargo train arriving Birgunj on Sunday (kp 18/05/2004)

'India to cooperate with Nepal more' (rn 17/05/2004)

New Indian govt faces huge foreign policy tasks, by J N Dixit (kp 17/05/2004)

“India Consistently Advocates For Cooperation Among Constitutional Forces”, by Shyam Saran, Ambassador of India to Nepal (sp 14/05/2004)

Partnership for Prosperity: Nepal needs to exploit economic prosperity rising in the Southern parts of India, by Keshab Poudel (sp 14/05/2004)

8 Nepali hunters caught (kp 14/05/2004)

Construction resumes at Mahalisagar (kp 14/05/2004)

India nabs eight Nepalis (ht 14/05/2004)

Indian economic and technical cooperation in Nepal's development (pr 13/05/2004)

Defense Secy, Indian envoy hold talks with armymen (kp 13/05/2004)

A Brief Note on the Temporary Migrant Nepalese Workers in Delhi, by Govinda Neupane (tg 12/05/2004)

Pact to promote Indo-Nepal trade (ht 12/05/2004)

Indian envoy stresses on dynamic ties with Nepal (rn 05/05/2004), India wants King-parties understanding in Nepal (rn 06/05/2004)

US toes Indian line, by Puran P. Bista (kp 04/05/2004)

NIBEG unruffled at border encroachment, by Kamal Panthi (kp 30/04/2004)

Inundation problem in Nepal-India relations, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 229/04/2004)

Lessons to learn from India, by Niraj Aryal (tg 289/04/2004)

More youths eager to join Indian Army (rn 27/04/2004)

Why China beats India hands down, by Puran P. Bista (kp 27/04/2004)

India to reopen Jogbani immigration office (ht 26/04/2004)

India’s Options In Nepal, by C. Raja Mohan (sp 23/04/2004)

Govt commences impact study on Indo-China transit link via Nepal (kp 23/04/2004)

India’s river linking project and Nepal’s concern, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 23/04/2004)

India imposes ban on Nepali tealeaves (kp 21/04/2004)

India says it didn’t seek Thapa’s scalp (ht 19/04/2004)

Indian hegemony, by Saurav Jung Thapa (kp 14/04/2004)

Pancheswor project in limbo (ht 09/04/2004)

Timely support (kp 07/04/2004)

Govt assures security for Indians in the country (kp 07/04/2004)

Press Release: India strongly condemns the attack (tg 07/04/2004), India concerned on attacks on its vehicles (pr 08/04/2004)

Indian grand design in Nepal, by K. Thapa (pr 01/04/2004)

India's thirst leaves neighbors gulping, by Dhruba Adhikary (tg 31/03/2004)

Nrs 22.58 Million Indian Assistance for Solar Electrification (tg 31/03/2004)

German lawyers demand Gajurel’s release, by Tilak P Pokharel (kp 29/03/2004))

Experts show serious concern over Mahalisagar dam effects (rn 28/03/2004), Pressurise India on dam issue, experts tell govt (ht 28/03/2004)

India gets pragmatic on West Seti hydel project, by Anand K. Sahay (ht 27/03/2004)

India's Link Canals And West Seti Dam (sp 26/03/2004)

Flight process for children simplified (kp 25/03/2004)

Koshi barrage-hit yet to get compensation (ht 23/03/2004)

River linking debate: West Seti dam will worsen flooding in Nepal, by AB Thapa (ht 19/03/2004)

Living with bitter reality, by Madan Regmi (kp 19/03/2004)

India ready to convert railways into broad gauge (ht 18/03/2004)

India stalls veg ghee exports through Jogbani customs (kp 17/03/2004), Ghee exports stalled through Raxaul too (kp 18/03/2004)

Mahalisagar plan has Nepal nod: India (ht 16/03/2004), Nepal refutes Indian claim on Mahalisagar project (ht 17/03/2004), Mahali Sagar debate: India throws ball in Nepali court (tg 17/03/2004), Blissful ignorance (ht 18/03/2004), Mahali Sagar reservoir: An Indian perspective, by Sanjay Verma (pr 18/03/2004), Fitting reply (kp 20/03/2004)

Nepal-India joint petro pipeline on anvil, by Ishwar Khanal (ht 11/03/2004)

Talk it out (ht 11/03/2004)

‘India wants to make Nepal second Bhutan’, interview with Shankar Pokharel, Central Committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) (kp)

Ex-minister flays parties on river-linking project (ht 03/03/2004)

Nepal, India serious in fight against terrorism, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (kp 03/02/2004)

Nepal, India IGC meet agrees to boost bilateral trade, ties (ht 01/02/2004), Smooth trade (ht 02/02/2004)

India to extend railway lines, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 01/02/2004)

India pledges additional three months for veg ghee exports: No breakthrough made on other crucial issues, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 31/01/2004)

Nepal-India border meeting underway (kp 31/01/2004), Nepal-India border talks inconclusive (kp 01/02/2004), Little comfort (kp 02/02/2004), Regulating open border, by Buddhi Narayan Shrestha  (kp 03/02/2004)

Driven away by conflict, Nepali minors end up in Indian orphanages, by Devendra Bhattarai & Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 31/01/2004)

India asks for transit route to China, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 30/01/2004)

Nepal-India petro pipeline gets nod (ht 29/01/2004)

Politics of diplomacy, by Yadav Khanal (kp 29/01/2004)

Activise Nepal-India border journalists committee! (tg 28/01/2004)

Migrant Nepali workers are marked in Delhi, by Nitya Nanda Timsina & Devendra Bhattarai (kp 28/01/2004)

Chandra Shekhar in capital (kp 28/01/2004), King speaks his mind to Chandra Shekhar (ht 28/01/2004)

Border checkpoints to be revamped soon: Envoy (ht 27/01/2004)

SSB serves eviction notice to Nepalis in no-man’s land, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 27/01/2004), India refutes news report about SSB action (kp 29/01/2004)

Export of plastic goods comes to standstill (kp 26/01/2004)

Border residents terrorised by SSB, by Harsha Subba (kp 26/01/2004)

Nepali migrant workers attracted to Varanasi like moths to flame, by Nitya Nanda Timsina and Devendra Bhattarai (kp 26/01/2004)

India to introduce special ID cards, by Chitrang Thapa (kp 21/01/2004)

Change of guard in Indian embassy? (kp 18/01/2004), Indian envoy Shyam Saran transferred (ht 18/01/2004), Incomplete Tenure: Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran is the third Indian envoy to Nepal in a row to be returning without completing his full tenure here (sp 23/01/2004)

India’s ban on herbs, pulse fall heavy (kp 17/01/2004)

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