US embassy cable - 05NEWDELHI5756

C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 005756 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/30/2015 
TAGS: MASS, PREL, PTER, IN, NP, PK, India-Nepal 
SUBJECT: INDIA SEEKS US INTERVENTION WITH PAKISTAN ON NEPAL 
ARMS SUPPLIES 
 
REF: NEW DELHI 1553 
 
Classified By: Charge Robert O. Blake, Jr. for Reasons 1.4 (B, D) 
 
1. (C) Echoing the GOI appeal last March (reftel), MEA Joint 
Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar sought the Charge's 
 
SIPDIS 
assistance in conveying to Washington a formal GOI request 
for US intervention with Pakistan to prevent a possible 
Pakistan Ordinance Factory delivery of eight million rounds 
of ammunition and 50,000 "grenade detonators" for the RNA. 
Jaishankar said India had not approached Nepal or Pakistan 
directly on this matter, in the expectation that a US 
approach to Islamabad would be more effective. 
 
2. (C) Noting shared US and Indian desire to maintain 
pressure on the King to reach out to the political parties 
and return to democratic path, PolCouns suggested that we 
find other opportunities to highlight US-India agreement on 
the way ahead.  Jaishankar endorsed this approach, noting 
that the idea of a common line on Nepal had fallen by the 
wayside amid all the other issues surrounding the July 18 
US-India summit.  He welcomed Embassy follow-up with MEA's 
regional experts. 
BLAKE