New Delhi, April 29
Just when India and China are engaged in a border stand-off triggered by Chinese incursion in Ladakh, Nepal's Maoist leader and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal Prachanda today called for trilateral cooperation between India, China and Nepal for economic prosperity of the region.

"I believe an economically sound Nepal will be in the interest of both India and China,'' Prachanda said while delivering a lecture here. The economic prosperity of Nepalese would also to a large extent address the security concerns of both India and China, he added.

Prachanda, who is here on a four-day visit, will meet PM Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid tomorrow. He will also meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Opposition leaders.

Prachanda is visiting India days after his trip to China, where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping. He made it clear that Nepal would not allow anti-India activities from its soil.