14th India–Nepal Joint Working Group on border management meets in Dehradun
The 14th India–Nepal Joint Working Group on border management and security met in Dehradun on 20–21 August 2026.
Summary
The 14th meeting of the India–Nepal Joint Working Group (JWG) on border management and security was held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on 20–21 August 2026. India's delegation was led by Pausumi Basu, Joint Secretary (Border Management-I) in the Union Home Ministry, and Nepal's by Ananda Kafle, Joint Secretary in Nepal's Home Ministry. The two sides discussed trans-border crime, better use of border infrastructure such as Integrated Check Posts, roads and railways, and removal of encroachments and maintenance of boundary pillars. The next JWG meeting will be held in Nepal.
Key facts
- Dates / place
- 20–21 Aug 2026, Dehradun
- Meeting
- 14th India–Nepal Joint Working Group
- India's lead
- Pausumi Basu, JS (BM-I), MHA
- Nepal's lead
- Ananda Kafle, JS, Home Ministry
- Topics
- Trans-border crime, ICPs, boundary pillars, encroachments
- Next meeting
- In Nepal
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where was the 14th India–Nepal Joint Working Group meeting on border management held in August 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Dehradun
The 14th India–Nepal JWG met in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on 20–21 August 2026.
Consider the following statements about the 14th India–Nepal Joint Working Group meeting: 1. India's delegation was led by a Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs. 2. The next meeting will be held in India. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Both are wrong. India's delegation was led by Joint Secretary (BM-I) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the next meeting will be in Nepal.