China to train Nepal Army; pledges Rs 220 mn military aid

Last Updated: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 00:43

Tags: China, training, Nepal, Army, military aid

Kathmandu: In a move that may raise concerns in India, China on Wednesday said it will train the Nepalese Army and pledged Rs 220 million as military assistance for procuring "non lethal" hardware and logistics.

The pledge was made during a meeting between a Chinese military delegation led by Maj Gen Jia Jialing and Defence Minister Vidya Bhandari.

The money will be utilised to supply the "non-lethal" military hardware including logistics and training to the Nepal Army, according to Adviser to Defence Minister Subhash Devkota.

According to Defence Ministry sources China will supply 20 million Yuan worth of "non-lethal" military hardware to strengthen the Nepal Army. The remaining 800,000 Yuan will be utilised for imparting training and holding interaction between the two armies in the Nepal-China border area.

During the meeting, Bhandari said that Nepal Army is currently engaged in four areas -- United Nations Peace Keeping Missions abroad, Development and construction work, rescue work and health and education sector. He also sought China’s help in these areas, Defence Ministry sources said.

PTI

First Published: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 00:43

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Petrus -
This means China will become familiar with all weapons (systems) India supply to Nepal! Also, Nepali military will be indoctrinated by Chinese trainers against India. China will further destroy Hinduism/Budhism and will strenghten the communist hold of Nepal. Nepal will then start acting hostile and aggressive against India. Indian government better start thinking of ways to decrease the Chinese influence on Nepal. But recently governer Singh of Arunachal claimed that China is best friend, so the lack of vision within India might prove costly to India.