"India wishes to invest in Buddha's birthplace: Karan Singh" :: thehimalayantimes.com
"Lumbini-- a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi district of Nepal‚ and an UNESCO World Heritage Site is about 8-km far from the open Nepal-India border."
KATHMANDU: Chairman of Foreign Affairs Department of the ruling Indian National Congress Party and President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations Dr. Karan Singh stated on Tuesday that Buddha’s birthplace Lumbini would remain as the area of Indian interest and concern.
Lumbini-- a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi district of Nepal and an UNESCO World Heritage Site is about 8-km far from the open Nepal-India border.
At a time when lots of international agencies are showing their interest and expressing readiness in developing Lumbini, Nepal’s immediate Southern neighbor India also does not want to stand aloof, said Singh in an interaction programme organised by Reporter’s Club in the capital.
Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation (APECF), the Hong Kong-based NGO has recently announced to execute the $3 billion Lumbini Recovery Plan to develop Lumbini as an ultimate pilgrimage destination for the Buddhists around the world, within nine years.
“India is also interested to invest in promoting and protecting the religious and historical significance of Lumbini,” said the Indian scholar. “The development of Lumbini should be made by coming together of Nepal and India.”
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