02-22-2005, 10:51 PM
<b>India ends military aid to Nepal </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->India has confirmed that it has halted all military supplies to Nepal.
A spokesman at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said the military aid had been stopped because of the royal takeover of power earlier this month.
India had been one of the major arms suppliers for Nepal's army, with 70% of the aid coming in grant form.
Military hardware exported by Delhi to Nepal comprised mainly rifles, helicopters, mine-protected vehicles and other equipment. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--emo&:thumbdown--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' /><!--endemo-->
A spokesman at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said the military aid had been stopped because of the royal takeover of power earlier this month.
India had been one of the major arms suppliers for Nepal's army, with 70% of the aid coming in grant form.
Military hardware exported by Delhi to Nepal comprised mainly rifles, helicopters, mine-protected vehicles and other equipment. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--emo&:thumbdown--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' /><!--endemo-->