India, July 25 -- Nepal is closest to India not only in terms of geography, civilisation, religion and culture but also in terms of blood relations. Both the countries have an open border with visa-free travel and the Indian currency is freely used in Nepal. A whopping 60 lakh Nepalese citizens (out of a population of 2.81 crore) live in India and are a major source of remittance to Nepal. Out of this, more than 25,000 are Gurkha soldiers serving in the 7 Gurkha regiment of the Indian Army. Most of the Nepalese soldiers in the Indian Army are Rais and Limbus of eastern Nepal and Gurungs and Magars from west Nepal. According to the Nepal Rashtra Bank, for the fiscal year 2018, a total of 784 billion Nepali Rupees (NPR) in remittances were re...