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India, displeased kiih Nepal's efforts lo assert greater independence, is pulling pressure oo King Bircndra try threatening io allow treaties vital to ihc Nepalc-sc rconoin) loeapirc thisjDelhi hai given Ka:hmarid^noli7cti5T
tnctraociincnransit treaties bciwccn ihc two countries, thetrade treaties Ncpa' hai. as welloal agreement,also hat been
notified that India's agreement lo refine? Ncpaksc oil imporis will not
Coaarntwl: India ersdroU; is trjwgto force Kaihrnandudhere metre Ctotcly to foreign and cccasocnK pclkirs New Delhi fa. on rather than those Nepal. sandwiched between India and (Tiina. finds useful. Nonrenewal of Ihe treaties would treat? serious fuel shortages and inflationary pressures in Nepal Kaihrnandu I
revenue! Nepal lias uied to push its regional independence in recent months, most notably by reinforcing lis relationship with China, and it discouraging Indian workers from entering Nepal, which Kathmaitdu has freely allowed in the past.
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