The Zone of Peace Proposal first released by the late General Padam Bahadur Khatri (who was one of the members of drafting the proposal and the points) , was Nepal's effort to break the "special" relationship with India and have a modern-diplomatic and trade relations with India. It was also Nepal's effort at independent foreign policy. I understand it this way. This is why, India did not support the proposal. As some posters wrote, it was one of Nepal's biggest diplomatic adventure which came to a total halt when the new regime somehow indebted to India for its help and support for the democracy movement, replaced the old one.