Congress leader Manish Tewari, today indicated that quid-pro quo should be maintained, by ensuring equal rights were given to Indian citizens, while referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly showing his willingness to re-negotiate the1950 India-Nepal Friendship Treaty.
"If at all the reports that has been published are correct that the prime minister has told the Government of Nepal that he is prepared to renegotiate the 1950 treaty, then what must be ensured is that the preferential treatment which is given to Nepalese citizens in India, similar treatment is also accorded to Indian citizens in Nepal. That should be the bottom line of any negotiation to proceed," Tewari told ANI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a two-day visit to Nepal has said that India is ready to consider suggestions if any to review the 1950 India-Nepal Friendship Treaty that governs the relationship between the two countries.
According to media reports, Modi mentioned this during a banquet hosted in his honour by Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala in Kathmandu yesterday.
There have been demands lately for reviewing the treaty and both sides have been reiterating their readiness to do so but without any progress.
Modi also spoke about the process of Constitution-making in Nepal, saying it is moving forward.
