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Maoists oppose India's anti-terror assistance to Nepal KATHMANDU, Friday (PTI,Xinhua) Maoists today lashed out at India's proposed security assistance to Nepal and called on countrymen to unite against New Delhi's "expansionist interference." "Nepalese people will never tolerate such a military cooperation," top Maoist leader, Prachanda, said in a statement referring to India's assurance to provide military assistance to fight insurgency in the Himalyan Kingdom. "India wants to put Nepal under its security umbrella and Nepalese people are opposed to it," Prachanda said. During Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's recent visit, India had assured Nepal to continue its security assistance to combat the Maoist insurgency. Prachanda alleged that India is trying to promote its economic interests in Nepal. "All patriotic Nepalese should stand against the policy of surrender pursued by the Nepalese rulers to India's expansionist interference," he said. India has been providing security assistance including logistics, military hardware and training to Nepal in its fight against terror. Meanwhile for the first time after former US President John F. Kennedy sent American volunteers to Nepal in 1962, the US Embassy to Nepal has announced to suspend the Peace Corps' activities in the Himalayan kingdom. The Peace Corps of the United States has suspended its program in Nepal after the bomb explosion by suspected Nepalese anti- government insurgents in the American Information Center in Kathmandu last Friday. US Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez announced the suspension of its program in Nepal effective immediately, according to a press release issued by the American Information Center, available here Friday."The safety and security of the volunteers are the number one priority of the Peace Corps and in light of the current conditions in Nepal, suspension of the program is a necessary action," Vasquez said. "The Peace Corps had a successful 42-year program in Nepal, making great strides in the areas of small business development, education, environment, youth development and working on health and HIV/AIDS education and awareness," he added. |
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