Date:24/04/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/24/stories/2008042455371200.htm

National

India should pay special attention to Nepal: JD(U)

Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI: The importance of maintaining friendly relations with the victorious Maoists in Nepal was the subject of a discussion here on Wednesday between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav, who is also chairman of the India-Nepal Friendship Society.

Mr. Yadav later told reporters that the JD(U) felt India should pay special attention to Nepal with which it shared a common cultural bond, traditionally strong relations, and geographical interdependence as many rivers that flowed through the country originated in Nepal. “India should be supportive of the new democratic process.”