Cooperation Progress Nepalese Perspective Dec (1 results)

Condition: Good. Kathmandu, Nepal: Indian Embassy / Kathmandu: [Gorkhapatra Corp.], 1961 & 1964., 1961 & 1964. Good. - The first work, "Cooperation for Progress" was published in Kathmandu by the Indian Embassy in 1961: It is a quarto volume, measuring 10-1/2 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled white self-wraps with a color illustration of the Prime Minister of India with His Majesty Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal. The covers are soiled and creased wtih some minor stains to the bottom of the rear cover. 21 & [3] pages, including the covers, with textual and full-page illustrations in black & white and color and a 10-1/2 inch high by 17 inch wide folding map of Nepal's Indian Air Projects, including an insert depicting the Kathmandu Valley. There is some creasing. Good. The second work, "The Nepalese Perspective, Col. 1, No. 11" published by Gorkhapatra Corp. in 1964, is also a quarto volume, measuring 11 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled printed stapled white wraps. The covers are creased and the corners bumped. The head of the spine is slightly split. The inner edge of the rear cover is darkened & stained. 16 pages, including the rear cover, with a full page illustration of the King. The pages are creased. Good. "Cooperation for Progress" outlined the framework for technical and scientific assistance between India and Nepal, leading to Nepal's first five-year plan. This first formal development plan was heavily supported by Indian economic assistance. Rooted in the 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship, it included direct financial support for projects in health, education, and rural electrification. The December 1964 issue of "The Nepalese Perspective" includes articles on the The World Bank, the countries considered as "Afrasia", Cambodia-U.S. relations, the "Genesis of Panchayat Democracy" and the third year of the 5-year plan established with the assistance of India as covered in the first work.