New Delhi, March 19 -- At a time when some Indian experts and observers are voicing support for the pro-monarchy and pro-Hindu movement in Nepal, New Delhi has clarified that it has no role in such activities.

In a meeting with Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 10th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India has no hand in the pro-monarchy activities in Nepal.

"I told Jaishankar ji that some people in Kathmandu and even in India claim that New Delhi is supporting pro-monarchy and pro-Hindu movement in Nepal. I asked him whether such claims are true," she told the Post. "But he categorically denied it."

"No, no, we have no role, and we are not in it," the for...