SM Krishna asks Nepal to prevent anti-India activities

India today said it conveyed to Nepal its concerns about "unhealthy activities" directed against it from here, including smuggling of fake currency, and received an assurance from the Nepalese side that their country's soil would not be allowed to be used against it.

"I brought to notice of Nepalese leadership that the territory of Nepal is being used for anti-India activities, fake-note smuggling and drug trafficking, and we want government of Nepal to prevent such unhealthy activities," external affairs minister SM Krishna said, wrapping up his three-day visit here.

Krishna, who met president Ram Baran Yadav, premier Madhav Kumar Nepal and deputy premier and foreign minister Sujata Koirala among others, said, "They have assured me that Nepalese territory will not be allowed to be used for anti-India activities, and that they will be vigilant."

"We look forward to their cooperation," he said.

On Friday, Krishna, after his meeting with premier Nepal, had said they had discussed security concerns, security of neighbourhood with reference to terrorism and instrumentalities of terrorism. "Terrorists find safe haven (in the neighbourhood)," he had said.

Earlier this month, Nepal police, acting on CBI's request, had arrested four people, including two Pakistani nationals and the son of an influential politician here, in connections with a fake Indian currency and drugs racket having links to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.