Nepal backs Japan?s bid to UN Security Council: Report (nepalnews.com) Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey (File Photo) Nepal backs Japan's bid to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) but has yet to decide whether to support a resolution on UNSC expansion, reports said. .... It is true that Japan gives more visible aids than any other country to Nepal. But, India's invisible helps is I guess more than what Japan gives. Japan's aid to BP Marg is disaster to Nepal. Japan made that road which is 0.75m narrower than a standard two lane road. Japan's aid on BP marg clearly showed its attitude towards Nepal. "Magi khane lai kahako wide bato ni....". The road will bring more road accidents than any other roads once it starts operating. .... Well, India being a neighboring country, certainly has negative image among nepalis. We should see it in broad sense. India lets Nepalis go to India and work there mostly unskilled labour class job... Respect to Nepalis might be an issue many Nepali would like to raise, in India who respects even their fellow Indian labours ......... They simply don't separate Nepalis with other Indians ...... in those unskilled labor market. ....... Nepalis are preferred over Indians in such unskilled labors.... India did not have good 2007 ko sandhi. Thats probably the valid reason to align to Japanese side. In that sense, Indians should have shown some respect to Nepal and asked to rectify the Sandhi in balanced status if India needed vote in Today's international politics.... JICA is working for Japan with this perspective, they were planning it long time ago... especially after bubble economy... and when Japan became the UN's number 1 donor. Japanese were not feeling good when they did not get any respect for the Gulf war under senior bush president. They were never mentioned that they were the top financial contributor.... then, they realized it to have a powerful seat in UN. Looking at the Japan's WW II atrocities and no-formal apology yet, Japan really don't deserve. In that sense, India being the 2nd populated country in the world, should represent UN. But, Indian politicians never realized that they need vote ........ they never went outside their country ........ they have no good relationship with even its bordering country....... I wonder whether Sri Lanka Nepal and Pakistan will vote for India ..... Indian, like Japan, should have started building its good relation with its bordering country........ it could get more than 10 votes just with goodwill gestures.... 10votes when swing to other your close opponent, its like 20 idle votes. Now, personally I guess Germany should get the UNSC positions. Its stand in Iraq war. It has already apologized what it had done in WWII, unlike Japan, it did not hide those atrocities. Still, the Japanese people secretly expect their country to build power and rule east Asia.... It is happening because the govt. never apologized, and they always tried to hide .... so public feel scared of talking WW II as a bad thing that happened from Japanese side. ... Germany deserves the UNSC position. India should be 7th and not at this time. India should start build ing its relation with VOTING nations (swing voters....) like Nepal. Go beyond India and be more wise in the world and contribute ........ I know Indian movies are seen from turkey to Indonesia, Indian Chanako spice rules tukey to Indonesia and Nepal to south africa. But, India should contribue ..... much more before world realizes that India is a great player in the world. India at this time is self centered country, sorry to say that. India's brain in IT sector have benifited only USA .... and USA will not vote for India, because Indian politics is not predicable .... they might swing to Russian side when USA wants. Like in Nepal, there are more than 185 countries where JICA works and funds in visible projects like in Kathmandu's 7 bridge, water supply and BP marg type of crucial projects... India has to learn from Japan to be a major player in international politics, and India should start from now to be 7th UNSC. It is undeniable that India is world's most populated democratic country and India's position in UN SC is better than China's position. China's domestic situation can cripple anytime, as compared to India, because of her experience in democracy. India's future is more predictable than china's .... To balance power in Asia, I personally prefer India over Japan.... But, India has done nothing to solve and maintain descent relation it its neighbors.... India always acted like a Bull ... attacking Sri Lanka in 1987, problem in Nepal in 1989, ..... Pakistan .... God Bless Indian Leaders, make them more wise not bull and let India represent south Asia in UNSC. It may take 20 years or 30 years .... remember that japanese proverb "action without vision is nightmare and vision without action is day dream". Having Japan succeed in getting UNSC at this time means disaster to India. Because Asia won't get 3 seats in UNSC not in near decades ...., so its better to swing vote against Japan and make Germany the 6th UNSC member. India should start working from now. Nepal sidling with Japan might give an indication that Japanese money is working. Countries where dictators rule, Japan is free money like country for them... and many african countries won't give vote to india just because its most populated democratic country.... because they don't care democracy. India should promote democracy, and be a real player in widening democracy around the world, including Nepal. ..... Should play with Maoists to get hidden benefits from current crisis in Nepal. GeoGuru