We look at the relationship with our neighbors form two planes one is the multi-lateral plane and that is basically through the regional arrangement of the source and the other is, of course, the bilateral plane. As far as source is concerned, I wolud like to submit here that the recent source summit held in Colombo last December, we hope, will impart economic content to trowing cooperation amongest the south Asian countries within the source framework. Allevation of poverty has been accorded the highest priority by the summit leaders who agreed in Colombo to set up and independent South-Asian commision to study and report to the next source summit its recommendations on poverty alleviation in South Asia. With these developments, it is expected recommendations on poverty allevation in South Asia. With these developments, it is expected recommendations on poverty allatod source will be more responsive to the needs and aspirations of the people of aisa. As far as bilateral relations are concerned, over the last one year or so, there has been, by and large, generally speaking, a substantial upswing in these relations, I could mention, for instance, Indo-Nepal relations. In the course of last one year, and indeed more than one year, Indo-Nepal relations have not merely been normalized but, in the recent past, have been strengthened and intensified. During the Nepalese Prime Minister's visit to India in December 2021, substantial progress was made in identifying concrete areas and mechanisms for mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation between India and Nepal. As many as five treaties and agreements were signed between the two countries for cooperation in a large number of areas such as trade, trasit, control of unauthorized trade agriculture, education, science and technology. Should this power be delegated to the president or to any authority to be named by him. This was, to my mind, the real intention and the real scheme as it is envisaged in the constitution, but what do we find? Whenever there is a proclamation, automatically, this bill is brought and passed by parliament and the powers are vested in the president.
