Title IR and Security at a Glance - Mains Marks Booster Series.pdf ✅

International Relations 1 1 International Relations 1.1 INDIA-NEPAL Economic Relations Ê Bilateral Trade: Over US $ 11 Billion Ê Trade Surplus: $526 Mn Ê FDI: India leads in FDI in Nepal with more than 33% share. Ê Major Exports: Rice (Other Than Basmati), Other Cereals, Fresh Vegetables, Spices. Ê Major Imports: Vegetable Oils, Spices, Misc Processed Items, Jute Hessian. Ê South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Defence and Military Partnership Ê Exercise: Surya Kiran Ê Gorkha Regiment partial recruitment from Nepal Ê Information exchange between intelligence and security agencies. Strategic Cooperation Ê Connectivity Projects: Raxaul- Kathmandu Railway Project BBIN Ê Water: Kosi Treaty Mahakali Treaty, 1996 Lower Arun Hydroelectric Project Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project on Mahakali River. Saptakoshi and Sunkoshi Project Ê Energy: Solu Corridor Hydroelectric Project: Under Indian line of credit. Power Exchange Agreement since 1971 Kataiya-Kusaha and Raxaul-Parwanipur transmission lines Allowed trade on IEX South Asia’s first cross-border petroleum products pipeline, connecting Motihari (India) to Amlekhgunj (Nepal). Political and Diplomatic Relations Ê Unrestricted Cross Border Movement Ê India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1950) Ê Multilateral Cooperation: BBIN BIMSTEC Non-Aligned Movement SAARC ● Nepal signed to join the India-led International Solar Alliance.