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India, Nepal open South Asia´s first cross-border oil pipeline


September 11, 2019

NEW DELHI: India and Nepal opened South Asia´s first cross-border oil pipeline on Tuesday as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations amid growing Chinese influence in the landlocked nation. Nepal´s southern neighbour India has traditionally been the sole supplier of fuel to Nepal via border checkpoints. The 69-kilometre (43-mile) pipeline from Motihari in north India to Amlekhganj in Nepal, …

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