Indian ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood claimed that India desires stability and peace in Nepal and that it's desires should not be misrepresented as intervention in its politics.Speaking at a program organized by the Solukhumbu branch of Reporters Club, Nepal ambassador Sood informed that Indian interest and investment in Nepal is directed towards the development and prosperity of its citizen.
"Providing pure drinking water and salt to Nepalese should not be taken as interventionist act" Sood claimed. He further commented that "it is the short sightedness of the Maoist to term Indian aid as intervention in the internal affairs of the country".