Nepal

KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 2China is waiting for implementation of bilateral agreements and memorandum of understandings with Nepal that were inked during the recent official visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, said Rajib Kumar Jha, a Nepali professor in China."Shared commitments in the joint statement along with the agreements and memorandum of understanding reached between Nepal and China during the visit of PM Dahal are in the welfare and development of Nepal and they are good.

However, China is also waiting for their implementation in the context of non-implementation of such agreements in the past," said Prof Jha.

The cross border railway agreement reached during the visit of the PM is important for Nepal, he viewed.

"It will not take time for Beijing's prosperity to reach Kathmandu if the Nepal-China cross border railway is constructed.

Be they tourists or goods of China, they can reach Nepal in five or six days from any place of China.

It is not enough for a landlocked country like Nepal to connect through the air.

It will hugely benefit Nepal if it connects with the railway.China wants to bring the railway to Nepal.

But for this, we are the ones who lobby diplomatically," he said. Recalling past agreements and memorandum of understandings reached between the two countries on the issue of connecting Nepal through the railway, he said this would additionally help in the development of the tourism sector of Nepal.

If Nepal wants to take maximum advantags from the prosperity of neighbouring China, the most reliable option is the railway system, he said."Our trade deficit with China is huge.

Our exports are negligible, but imports are high.

In the future, the railway will be the route to export goods to China.

In the recent agreements, China has pledged assistance in some agriculture seeds and animal husbandry.

Similarly, an industrial park is being built.

As per the agreement, Nepali products can be exported to China, and for this, a railway is necessary.""In the agreement, China has committed to conduct research on medicinal herbs available in Nepal's highlands and collaborating with Nepal for further development of this sector," he said, adding that presently Nepal exports herbs outside the country, but securing fair prices for these products has proven challenging.

Jha, who has been affiliated with Xi'an University of Medical Sciences for over two decades, said, "Nepal exports medicinal herbs at very low prices, while a significant quantity is being smuggled out of the country.

In return, Nepal pays a substantial amount to import products manufactured using the same herbs as raw materials."He said herbs found in Nepal's highlands are a top priority for China.

These products are completely organic, and China's objective with this project is to promote them.According to him, the bilateral agreement to establish an industrial park has been applauded as an instrument serving the interests of both nations, with greater benefits for Nepal.

The establishment of this park is likely to contribute significantly to promoting Nepal's exports.Taking the reference of Cambodia, he said China has established two such parks there and they have been helpful in boosting Cambodia's economy.Talking to RSS on the conclusion of PM Dahal's official visit to China, Prof Jha, who has been watching Nepal-China relations closely for the last two decades, said the agreement to set up the Madan Bhandari Science and Technology University is another achievement.

"Forthcoming development is possible only through the promotion of science and technology.According to him, Nepal is entering the field of IT and the technical human resources to be produced from this university in the coming days can change the face of Nepal.

We need universities centred on information, science and technology in the coming days, he stressed.Prof Jha said, the Chinese side is ready to extend cooperation to Nepal.

However, Nepal should also not think another country will come and develop it.

According to him, China assists Nepal in carrying out development projects and it is up to us to benefit and develop.He said the Chinese always looked back at the agreements and understandings reached before this.

Prof Jha said this was not only in the case of Nepal, but the Chinese have this expectation from all countries with which they have established diplomatic relations or those they have provided support.Therefore, it is for Nepal to create the environment for the implementation of all the MoUs and agreements signed with China during the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Nepal in 2019, he said and suggested that Nepal should build capacity to enforce the agreements and MoUs signed during PM Dahal's recent visit to China.A version of this article appears in the print on October 3, 2023, of The Himalayan Times .

This article first appeared/also appeared in https://thehimalayantimes.com 





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