Thu, 15 October 2026
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Thu, 15 October 2026
By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Oct. 15: Minister for Home Affairs Sudan Gurung has stressed the need for regional cooperation, information sharing and the effective use of technology to combat terrorism, human trafficking, drug smuggling, money laundering and cybercrime.
In a statement shared on social media following the first BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting held in India, the Minister said coordination and cooperation among member states must be strengthened to effectively control transnational crime.
He said Nepal had proposed establishing a regional disaster preparedness and response mechanism and a joint task force under BIMSTEC, noting that natural disasters do not stop at national borders. “Cooperation must be faster than criminals and stronger than borders,” he said.
Informing that he had held discussions with Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on shared security concerns during the meeting, Gurung said both sides had expressed their commitment to promoting coordination and cooperation on contemporary bilateral security issues.
The discussions also covered challenges faced by Nepali industrialists and traders in expanding their access to the Indian market, as well as problems encountered by Nepalis living in India, he said.
According to Gurung, the Indian side pledged to coordinate with the Nepali side to address these issues.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Sudan Gurung, who is on a visit to India, has met Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
Jaishankar shared a photograph of his meeting with Gurung on Facebook, saying that he was pleased to meet the Nepali Home Minister.“Pleased to meet Nepal’s Home Minister Sudan Gurung,” Jaishankar wrote.
Minister Gurung travelled to India on Monday to attend a BIMSTEC meeting, which concluded Yesterday. Home Minister Sudan Gurung has returned home today after completing his three-day visit to India.
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