Kathmandu, Nov. 8 -- A new report by the United States describing lapses in security at Tribhuvan International Airport and tying them to claims that Nepal is a staging point for foreign terrorists has, once again, buttressed India's continuing deployment of its security personnel at the country's only international airport.

"The airport security controls are weak, inadequate and rudimentary," says the report, released by the US Department of State on November 1. "Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal's only international airport, does not pre-screen passengers and landing data are not entered into any database."

Even though Kathmandu airport's security has been called into question for years, a major lapse was exposed afte...