@Kulsharma,

Yes, nothing is free, all give and take I agree. My interest is How much should we give and how much should we take?
Any agreemnt, treaty, understandings between countries should follow international norms, practices.

If a country wants to substantially deviate from international norms and generally acepted practice, we should take precautions while dealing with such country or  blindly do agremment thinking "Ram bhala karega"

Give and take is good, but 50/50 is the best, 45/55 acceptable,. How do you feel if the give and take is 60/40 and that 40 % makes you feel like screud up because with that 40% you can not manage anyhting?

If you are enering into a deal with anyone, dont you want to check his background, pesonality/behavior? and based on those analysis wont you guide your negotiations before entering into a deal?

In this world if anaother party finds if you are unware of your rights they will try to take as much as possible from you, then whose fault is that? yours or theirs?

We can not change neighbours, but we can prepare ourselfs based on their past behavior and their behaviors with other neighbours, this is called talking preacutions. Talking precautions is good, isnt it

Keeping yourself aware of what is going arround you and acting accordingli is wise things to do isnt it ?

so, Indias treaty with Bhutan was based on above logics, so that we can prevent being screwed up in future.


Every country and its countrymen naturally sopposed to prefer a treaty which benefits it and its people.

for example lots of country help Nepal for what ?

China wants help from Nepal in Tibetian problem, Tibetian problem is not a Nepali problem was created by China and other powerfull countries. lots of Nepaly tax payers money is being used not to allow antichina activity in Nepalk, why should we do that? that why we need chinese help, if they want Nepal to help them they better pay for it


Similary, India wants nepal to help them in Pakistani infiltration into india via Nepal. India pakistan problem was not created by Nepal, It is their problem and they need to resolve it. If there is no enemety between India and Pakistan there will be no need of pakistani infiltration in india, they can keep their border open like between Nepal and Indai,

Nepal sepends lots of its taxpayers money to check the infiltration, why should we? That is why we need help from India. If India want nepal to help check their problem why should not we expect India to help reduce our problem?

You see it is all mutual things to do. Becaus of Nepal, India has saved lots of money in its defence, so it is natural for Nepal to expect some of those money in its developmental activity.

Likewise, ppl say USA have given nepal so much dollars in aid, in reality situation is bit different , if you calulate the dollars USA collects from Nepali Visa applicants. 

In many cases Financial aid from USA is almost eqivalent to the dollar it collects from Nepal from Nepali Visa applicants, I understand it is not necessary for USA to aid nepal but then what will be its influnecs as a super power? USA is maintining its status as a super power in Nepal just simply by giving back dollars it collects from Nepal. In return it gets so much from Nepal

Yes my friend this world is all about give and take, But billion dollare question is " how much should we take and how much should we give? If you are not clever enough there will be only "give " in your part, and no "take".


Like in case of Bhutan it sells electricity to india very very cheap price "give" but for its fuel need it has to import subsdised fuel from India , handing over power play to India. As a result just because India stopped subsidy for whatever reason, the party which won only 2 seats in last election ended up wining 30 seats in this election.

Now because of such treaty Bhutan needs to buy expensive fuel from India (India adds taxes to the international price). It could have been lot relief  to Bhutanes ppl to use cheap electricity ( 2rs/unit) instaed of paying approx Rs1400/cylinder of gas.

Gian for Bhutan for these hydropower plant ? 

1. King was able to expell 100K Nepalis without any problem
2. Bhutanese get electricity just enough to light their houses , that too, after many years of completion of the project, not immdiately
3. Although they produce electricity they have to buy expensive gas/diesel/petrol for fuel
what India got,

1. Cheap electricity for generations
2. Using Bhutanese money India was able to show "who is the boss" in this reason

ppl are always happy to enjoy other peopls money