 "(File Image): Closing Ceremony: Indo-Nepal Joint Military Exercise Surya Kiran – XIV. Image used for representational purposes. PIB")
On Friday, India and Nepal conducted a joint operation and patrolled along the international border after New Delhi received inputs about suspected Pakistani terrorists were present in the Himalayan nation. The drill involved India’s Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Armed Police Force (APF) of Nepal, with both groups engaging in a search operation for suspects in the dense forests with their weapons.
According to the India Today report, the operation was carried out in the no-man’s land area at the India-Nepal international border.
“During joint patrolling, soldiers from Nepal are with us in the fight against terrorism. We have very good relations with the Nepali forces. Every month, coordination meetings of the border forces of both countries are held. They are sharing their intelligence with us and we are sharing ours with them so that the suspects can be identified,” SSB Commandant Ganga Singh told the Indian news outlet.
Singh noted that the Pakistani nationals came to Markaz in Nepalgunj for a so-called “special function”. “If something goes wrong, then these people inform us,” he added.
When asked about the intelligence inputs of a possible terror attack in Ayodhya, Singh told India Today that any place can be targeted by Pakistani terrorists and that Nepali forces are continuously cooperating with the SSB.
Apart from this, the SSB forces are also keeping an eye on the Nepal border from watch towers. Singh assured that the officers are ready to handle any crisis with their INSAS guns.
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More ShortsThe neighbouring nations of India and Nepal share a border spanning more than 1,700 km. However, there is no fencing along the boundary lines. Hence, Indian and Nepali soldiers have been deployed on both sides of the border to keep an eye on any form of suspicious movements.