India ready to look into border dispute with Nepal

Nepal: Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shiva Shanker Menon has said that New Delhi will look into the encroachment of the Nepali territory from the Indian side, The Kathmandu Post reported on Sunday.

Talking to Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal at the Prime minister's official residence in Baluwatar Kathmandu Saturday afternoon, Menon assured the former that the Indian government will take action against the ones found guilty of breaching the Nepal-India border.

The duo agreed upon containing the encroachment of territories by developing a strong mechanism, informed Prime Minister's foreign affairs advisor Rajan Bhattarai.

It has been learnt that the Indian side discussed signing a newly prepared border map in an authority level with Nepali PM.

Meanwhile, the Indian foreign secretary assured Nepal to provide assistance in taking the ongoing peace process to a logical conclusion.

He also handed over Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's invitation to Nepal for India visit.

Kathmandu, Sunday, Xinhua