After the terrorist incident in Pahalgam in the Indian state of Kashmir, the tension between India and Pakistan escalated, and its impact has been felt on the Nepal-India international border. Even the intensive surveillance seen in Dashagaza region points to the sensitivity of this open border.

In some places, joint patrols of security personnel from Nepal and India have been conducted in 'Nomen's Land'. Increased security and public vigilance have affected traffic. Security surveillance is being done from both sides.

India-Pakistan border is far from Nepal. But the growing tension between these two SAARC member countries has reached this point. After Pahalgam, the process of asking for identity cards, checking luggage, and searching vehicles was increased. The presence of the Border Security Force, which has always been present at the border crossings, has been increased. Since there is an open border, it is said that the Indian side took it with strictness. 

Landlocked Nepal, bordering India on the east, south and west, is bordered by the states of Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. India is an important neighbor for Nepal. The antiquity of civil relations has many dimensions in geographical, historical, cultural and economic relations.

There are many settlements scattered along the border between Nepal and India. Security controls at the border have continued since the time of Covid. But its implementation varies according to the specific location. India is understood to be basing the amount of surveillance intensity on a particular location or region in line with its security risk ranking. After the Pahalgam attack, vigilance has been increased towards the open border with Nepal. As the governments on both sides are tightening the security measures to monitor the border, it is slowly affecting the border routine.

India's relations with Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar will affect Nepal, according to previous speculations. But what kind of effect did it have on which subject? What is the effect of Indian public discourse, public agitation on social media, comments and counter-comments in the border area towards Nepal? We don't even get a public consultation, let alone an organization that advises our policy makers after doing solid studies. Neither side is guessing what to keep in mind when managing the

boundary. After the corona period, there has been a demand to facilitate movement in the border areas. Four-wheelers and local public vehicles have been banned from open spaces except for certain checkpoints.

This has made the livelihood of the locals difficult. At first, there was a common mentality that the border should be relaxed. But now in the changed situation, even though the security check is kept, it is pointed out the need to return the movement of vehicles to the old rhythm at the local level.

Residents of border settlements accept the presence of security personnel as a harsh reality. The idea of ​​changing people's livelihood according to the current situation has ended. According to the security personnel at the border, we can guess who is a local, but when someone comes to a village in Waripari, whose dress and speech look like a foreigner, we question them.

Locals also report seeing unfamiliar faces. Locals say - 'The life of the village connected by this is easy. There is a growing belief that there will be long-term benefits if the residents of the border areas help the security personnel.

It has been seen in the past that Nepal can benefit from India-Pakistan relations. After the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, the Sikh community on both sides of India-Pakistan were able to make pilgrimages easily, and the discussion of locality in Nepal-India border management gained prominence.

The conclusion that the social, cultural and economic reciprocity of the residents of the border should not be ignored in border management gained strength. When there is trouble in Myanmar or Bangladesh, Indian vigilance is seen on the borders of eastern Nepal, but this time, security was kept especially in all areas connected to the plains.

The security system is increasing from both sides, whether the border residents want it or not. But our traditional relationship is where it is. Sometimes we are in a situation where we have to manage the relationship across the border and we have not been able to stay in the tradition. We have not been able to develop the basis and level of new relationships.

There is a need for study and research to develop relationships in a new way, and there is a need for dialogue at the people's level. The Nepalese who are engaged in farming, those who go here and there to graze their cattle or go shopping, all these things are going on. Along with the

, there are many discomforts. The border remains open, but opportunities for local residents are dwindling. The border is meaningful because it provides a special element in Nepal-India relations. For Seemanchal, this border is not just a drawn political line. It is also a symbol of conflicting power.

The government of Nepal is committed not to use the land against each other. India is concerned that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which is under the control of the Pakistan Army, will use Nepali territory to carry out activities against India. Similarly, there is a suspicion on the other side that Chinese activities can nurture and protect anti-India activities as they reach the southern border.

Due to some misunderstandings, when the Indian media gives sensational news-analysis, there are many doubts even among the border Indian citizens. In the recent years, some organizations of Pari have been making issues such as the changing demographic patterns in the border area towards Nepal, the construction of buildings belonging to a particular religious establishment, the increase of religious rituals, the shelter of infiltrators, etc. as a matter of internal concern.

Some Indian public representatives have started to point out the growing cross-border security sensitivities along the border. They have started to look at the socio-political developments towards Nepal in connection with the border conflicts.

How do some people come to make this standard? Whatever he says, others should also remember. There is no realistic discussion from our perspective. There is a fear among Nepali locals that India will get angry or fall into the nationalist category. There is an ahaan, 'Jahwan Bhai Bate, Uhwan everything is fabricated'. In other words, where there is fear, discussions are artificial.

After Pakistan and Bangladesh, India has started installing barbed wire along the border with Myanmar. There are the Indian states of Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal and Mizoram. Different ethnic groups in these border areas have marriage relations similar to Nepal-India. As it used to be, after marriage, many bridegrooms used to go to the bride's country and settle permanently.

Some have homes, farms, businesses and family members in both countries. There are mountains and dense forest in many places in this border area. Here, barbed wire installation itself is described as a complex process. However, India is determined to assess its security risks. Even if there is a positive relationship between the residents of two closely connected political geographies, the equation between the governments of the two countries or the security assessment of one of the countries defines the border relationship. To understand India's border management with its neighbours, one has to look at the state of the respective country's relationship with the Indian state and other aspects.