Transit arrangements between Nepal and India: A study in international law

NURSING A LONG-TIME GRIEVANCE THAT NEPAL HAS OBSERVED "NEITHER THE LETTER NOR THE SPIRIT" OF THE 1950 TREATY WITH INDIA WHICH WAS MEANT TO GUIDE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, INDIA DECIDED TO LOOK AFRESH AT THE TIES WITH ITS STRATEGICALLY PLACED NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH-EAST. TH...

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Published in:Geopolitics and international boundaries 1997-06, Vol.2 (1), p.175-196
Main Author: Subedi, Surya P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
INDIA
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
NEPAL
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Summary:NURSING A LONG-TIME GRIEVANCE THAT NEPAL HAS OBSERVED "NEITHER THE LETTER NOR THE SPIRIT" OF THE 1950 TREATY WITH INDIA WHICH WAS MEANT TO GUIDE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, INDIA DECIDED TO LOOK AFRESH AT THE TIES WITH ITS STRATEGICALLY PLACED NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH-EAST. THIS IS HOW THE "COLD WAR" BEGAN BETWEEN NEPAL AND INDIA IN THE LATTER PART OF 1988. THIS CULMINATED WITH THE CLOSURE OF ALL BUT TWO OF THE 21 TRADE ROUTES, BUT ALSO IN THE CLOSURE OF 13 OF THE 15 TRANSIT ROUTES THROUGH INDIA USED BY NEPAL FOR HER INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
ISSN:1362-9379
DOI:10.1080/13629379708407583