Chhalphal Discussion Series - Boston Where words matter! Title:          Insecure Borders of Nepal Speaker:    Buddhi Narayan Shrestha, Managing Director, Bhumichitra Mapping and Land Development Co. P. Ltd Date:          November 1, 2009; Sunday Time:         3-5 PM Location:   Taubman 275, Harvard Kennedy School (Bring your photo IDs/passport) Please RSVP Synopsis: The open border system between Nepal and India has affected peace and security of both nations. Activities such as cross-border terrorism, narcotics trafficking, arms and ammunitions trafficking, human trafficking (esp. of Nepali women)have gone unchecked across the borders. Policies such as mandating ID cards, fencing the frontiers or strictly enforcing border protection will keep these unchecked activities under control. About the Speaker: Buddhi Narayan Shrestha is the Managing Director, Bhumichitra Mapping and Land Development Co. P. Ltd., Kathmandu and a former Director General of Survey Department of Nepal. He is the preeminent authority on Nepal's geography and border issues. He has published numerous books including Indo-Nepal Frontier Dam 2009; Nepal-India and China Treaty (Co-Author) 2009; Disputes on Federalism and Nationality (Co-Author 2009); Nationalism in the context of Nepal (Co-Author 2008); Knowledge on Boundary (2007); Border Management of Nepal (2003); Border Management in the context of National Security (2002), Boundary of Nepal (Book) 2000; and Cadastral Survey for Public Usefulness (1981). He has also served as Chief Editor of MILAN Magazine, JICA Alumni Association of Nepal and has published more than 150 articles in various daily, weekly and monthly newspapers, magazines and journals on the border business of Nepal. He has won numerous awards including Itihas Siromani Baburam Acharya Shod Samman (2008) and Madan Puraskar (2001), and Gorkha Dakshinbahus.