Nepal’s foreign minister disappointed with no meetings with senior officials in India
3 weeks ago

Nepal’s foreign minister disappointed with no meetings with senior officials in India

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Nepalese foreign minister, Arzu Rana Deuba, notwithstanding the fact that she was on a personal visit to Delhi last week, was still hoping to meet some officials from the Indian government - but couldn’t. On Monday, before heading back for Kathmandu, Deuba took part in an event at India Foundation which is led by Ram Madhav, former general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party. When Deuba visited India officially earlier in August she did get to met Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. It may be recalled that PM Oli’s predecessor Prachanda had made his first official overseas visit to India and was well received.

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Sri Lanka’s president holds talks with Modi in India in first overseas visit
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Sri Lanka’s president holds talks with Modi in India in first overseas visit

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was hosted Monday by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first overseas visit since assuming office that focused on shoring up ties as concerns grew over China’s influence in the region. Modi said India and Sri Lanka will establish electricity grid connectivity and a multi-product petroleum pipeline that will further …

View from the Himalaya: PM Oli’s China visit was a diplomatic tightrope walk
1 month ago

View from the Himalaya: PM Oli’s China visit was a diplomatic tightrope walk

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli walked a diplomatic tightrope, navigated geopolitical tension, addressed several constituencies – internal and external – and flew out of Beijing with a satisfactory deal after his December 2-5 visit to China. Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli visited China from December 2-5 Though a small step, the blueprint could set a larger …

How signing China’s BRI may be a win for PM Oli but not for Nepal
1 month ago

How signing China’s BRI may be a win for PM Oli but not for Nepal

Firstpost  

Politically, Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s China visit is a win-win for him, strengthening his domestic constituency and signalling to New Delhi. The joint statement also highlights Nepal’s commitment to the One-China principle and its support for China’s efforts to achieve national reunification while opposing “Taiwan independence”. It also reflects Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s strategy of leveraging close …

Nepal PM Oli’s visit to China: High in optics, low in content
1 month, 1 week ago

Nepal PM Oli’s visit to China: High in optics, low in content

Firstpost  

Though Nepal wanted to balance India through expansion of ties with China, it hardly received anything substantial in return from Beijing High in optics and but low in content, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s visit to China this week sends signals of balancing India. On December 3, Nepal and China issued a nine-point agreement on Tokha Chhare tunnel project …

Xi vows to help Nepal improve connectivity
1 month, 1 week ago

Xi vows to help Nepal improve connectivity

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Tuesday. WANG ZHUANGFEI/CHINA DAILY President Xi Jinping pledged on Tuesday to help Nepal accelerate its transformation from a landlocked nation to a land-linked one by enhancing connectivity in areas such as ports, transportation, power grids and telecommunications, as he met …

Xi vows to help Nepal improve connectivity
1 month, 1 week ago

Xi vows to help Nepal improve connectivity

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Tuesday. WANG ZHUANGFEI/CHINA DAILY President Xi Jinping pledged on Tuesday to help Nepal accelerate its transformation from a landlocked nation to a land-linked one by enhancing connectivity in areas such as ports, transportation, power grids and telecommunications, as he met …

FirstUp: Biden to visit Angola, Nepal's PM heads to China... The headlines today
1 month, 1 week ago

FirstUp: Biden to visit Angola, Nepal's PM heads to China... The headlines today

Firstpost  

US President Joe Biden will visit the African nation Angola while Nepal’s PM KP Sharma Oli will embark on his first foreign visit to China. In India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to appear before a court in Pune US President Joe Biden begin an official visit to Angolain Africa. According to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden …

Nepalese prime minister's visit will help boost shared development and prosperity: China Daily editorial
1 month, 1 week ago

Nepalese prime minister's visit will help boost shared development and prosperity: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Next year will mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Nepal. Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli's four-day visit to China starting on Monday looks set to help open up new prospects for the development of China-Nepal relations by accelerating practical cooperation across the board. During his ongoing visit this time, the Nepalese …

Taking Indo-Nepal relations forward
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Taking Indo-Nepal relations forward

Hindustan Times  

Nepal’s foreign minister Arzu Rana Deuba wrapped up a five-day visit to New Delhi this Thursday. The NC and UML now have a power-sharing arrangement wherein Oli and NC’s president Sher Bahadur Deuba will take turns to lead the government till the next general elections. Indian PM Narendra Modi with Nepal’s foreign minister Arzu Rana Deuba {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

Nepal's new Foreign Minister embarks on five-day India visit
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nepal's new Foreign Minister embarks on five-day India visit

The Hindu  

Nepal's new Foreign Minister Arzu Deuba Rana embarked on a five-day official visit to India on Sunday during which she will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties and promote cooperation. Ms. Rana is visiting India at the invitation of Minister Jaishankar, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "Foreign Minister Rana will hold …

Nepal's Foreign Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba embarks on five-day official visit to India today
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Nepal's Foreign Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba embarks on five-day official visit to India today

India TV News  

At the invitation of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, Nepal's new Foreign Minister, Arzu Rana Deuba, embarked on a five-day official visit to India starting today. Further, Nepal's Foreign Ministry, in a separate statement on the leader's visit, confirmed that Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba will meet with External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to discuss matters of mutual …

Nepal Foreign Minister to visit India, hold high-level meetings
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Nepal Foreign Minister to visit India, hold high-level meetings

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: Nepali Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba will embark on an official visit to India for five days starting Sunday at the invitation of her Indian counterpart, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Nepal's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. An official from the Foreign Ministry informed ANI that, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended invitation to his …

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma visits Nepal to strengthen U.S.-Nepal partnership
4 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma visits Nepal to strengthen U.S.-Nepal partnership

The Hindu  

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma on Friday met Nepal Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli and Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba and discussed various aspects of the bilateral ties, including development cooperation and mutual interests. Mr. Verma, an Indian-American diplomat, is the senior-most official from the Joe Biden administration to visit Nepal since …

Nepal pledges to safeguard use of its territory against neighbours
5 months ago

Nepal pledges to safeguard use of its territory against neighbours

The Hindu  

“The Nepali territory will not be allowed to be used for any activities against its neighbours,” Nepali Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak said on Monday, assuring India that no such activity against the neighbouring country would be entertained by the Himalayan nation. “The Minister gave this assurance during his meeting with India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who paid a courtesy call …

Foreign Secretary Misri Calls On Nepal’s New PM Oli As Border Issue Lingers
5 months ago

Foreign Secretary Misri Calls On Nepal’s New PM Oli As Border Issue Lingers

ABP News  

New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Sunday called on Prime Minister of Nepal KPS Oli, who came back to power for the fourth time on 15 July, even as New Delhi and Kathmandu continue to stare at a piling up of issues from the border dispute to revising the 1950 Indo-Nepal Peace and Friendship Treaty. On Sunday, the Foreign Secretary …

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri to visit Nepal on August 11-12
5 months ago

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri to visit Nepal on August 11-12

Hindustan Times  

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri will visit during Nepal from August 11-12 to review bilateral relationship and to explore ways to expand cooperation between the two countries. This will be Misri’s second bilateral foreign visit following a trip to Bhutan shortly after he became the foreign secretary last month, and the first by a senior Indian official after Prime Minister KP …

Amid growing BRI pressure from China, Oli eyes rapprochement with New Delhi
5 months, 1 week ago

Amid growing BRI pressure from China, Oli eyes rapprochement with New Delhi

The Hindu  

Every time there is a government change in Kathmandu, the same old discourse, but with added vigour, starts—what kind of foreign policy Nepal shall be pursuing. According to international watchers, one issue that could put Mr. Oli in a tight spot is the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s ambitious infrastructure and connectivity scheme which Nepal signed up to in 2017. …

Oli heads new Nepal coalition government
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Oli heads new Nepal coalition government

China Daily  

KP Sharma Oli, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal, meets his supporters after being appointed as prime minister in Kathmandu on Sunday. NIRANJAN SHRESTHA/AP As KP Sharma Oli, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal, or CPN-UML, was sworn in to head a new coalition government on Monday, experts said the incoming administration may offer the mountainous country the …

View from the Himalayas | Border dispute, Agnipath scheme irritants in India-Nepal ties
6 months, 4 weeks ago

View from the Himalayas | Border dispute, Agnipath scheme irritants in India-Nepal ties

Hindustan Times  

To India’s neighbourhood, the 2024 election results offer an opportunity for a fine balancing act. In his 10 years in office, Modi has dealt with a wide range of regional actors, including Nepal’s prime ministers – starting with Nepali Congress’ Sushil Koirala in 2014, followed by the Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist Chairman, or the CPN-UML, KP Oli, …

Modi 3.0: Leaders of 7 neighbouring nations attend swearing in ceremony
7 months ago

Modi 3.0: Leaders of 7 neighbouring nations attend swearing in ceremony

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The presence of leaders from the neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, at the inauguration of Narendra Modi’s third term as premier emphasises the importance attached by New Delhi to these countries. Narendra Modi takes oath as Prime Minister of India for the third time at …

Modi swearing-in ceremony: Nepal PM Prachanda to travel to India on June 9
7 months, 1 week ago

Modi swearing-in ceremony: Nepal PM Prachanda to travel to India on June 9

The Hindu  

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' will undertake a three-day visit to India from June 9 during which he is scheduled to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, an official said. The meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by Prime Minister Prachanda endorsed Mr. Prachanda's India visit. The Prime Minister will leave for New Delhi on Sunday …

PM Modi's Bhutan Visit Postponed Due to Inclement Weather There, New Dates Being Worked Out: MEA
9 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi's Bhutan Visit Postponed Due to Inclement Weather There, New Dates Being Worked Out: MEA

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State visit to Bhutan has been postponed due to inclement weather conditions there and the new dates are being worked out by the two sides, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday. Modi was scheduled to visit Bhutan on March 21-22 as part of the Indian government’s emphasis on its ’Neighbourhood First Policy’. A day …

PM Modi dials his Nepalese counterpart, reviews several aspects of bilateral cooperation
1 year, 5 months ago

PM Modi dials his Nepalese counterpart, reviews several aspects of bilateral cooperation

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with his Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Saturday and discussed various issues of India-Nepal cooperation to bolster the longstanding friendship between the two countries. The two leaders discussed different topics of India-Nepal bilateral cooperation, and followed-up conversations conducted during PM Prachanda's recent visit to India. "The two leaders reviewed various …

More HIT than miss in India-Nepal ties
1 year, 6 months ago

More HIT than miss in India-Nepal ties

The Hindu  

On his return to Kathmandu after concluding his four-day official visit to India, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ described it as “successful”. This is Prachanda’s third stint as Prime Minister and compared to his earlier official visits in 2008 and 2016, the visit in 2023 has delivered many more concrete outcomes. A complex power-sharing arrangement has been worked …

As PM Modi embarks on US state visit, a look at his previous trips
1 year, 6 months ago

As PM Modi embarks on US state visit, a look at his previous trips

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left India today for his five-day US visit on an invitation from President Joe Biden. Since coming to power in 2014, PM Modi has visited the US on several occasions, engaging with three presidents: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. As PM Modi has embarked on his first official state visit to the US, here's …

India and Nepal: Redefining a relationship
1 year, 7 months ago

India and Nepal: Redefining a relationship

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 8 MINS READ When Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal returned to Kathmandu on June 3 after a four-day official visit to India, he expressed great satisfaction at a personal level. Highlights Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”’s four-day India trip that ended on June 3 was a visit of appeasement …

View from India | Spotlight Indo-US
1 year, 7 months ago

View from India | Spotlight Indo-US

The Hindu  

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States next week, the two countries are engaged in high-level talks on areas spanning defence, economic and trade ties. Significantly, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will visit India on June 13, for meetings with his counterpart Ajit Doval, among others, The Hindu’s Suhasini Haidar and Sriram Lakshman report. The …

Nepal-India relations taken to new height, claims PM Prachanda after India visit
1 year, 7 months ago

Nepal-India relations taken to new height, claims PM Prachanda after India visit

Firstpost  

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that his four-day visit to India was instrumental in elevating the two countries’ relations. Focus was laid on economic issues that would benefit the nation for a long whereas on the political side, increasing mutual trust in the coming days progressive talks would be held to solve the rising issues,” Dahal said …

Modi promises to build ‘super hit’ partnership with Nepal PM Prachanda
1 year, 7 months ago

Modi promises to build ‘super hit’ partnership with Nepal PM Prachanda

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Thursday held wide-ranging talks focusing on boosting India-Nepal cooperation in several areas including energy, connectivity and trade. Following the meet, PM Modi said, “We will continue to strive to take India-Nepal ties to Himalayan heights” PM Prachanda and I have taken many important decisions today to make …

Nepalese PM begins India visit with development needs of Nepal in focus
1 year, 7 months ago

Nepalese PM begins India visit with development needs of Nepal in focus

The Hindu  

Nepal and India will sign several agreements during the four-day visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ that began on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/rRaG8Xcq4W — Arindam Bagchi May 31, 2023 Large delegation Mr. Prachanda was received at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi. Nepalese commentators accompanying Mr. Prachanda in the visit told …

Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal arrives in New Delhi, receives warm welcome by MoS Meenakashi Lekhi
1 year, 7 months ago

Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal arrives in New Delhi, receives warm welcome by MoS Meenakashi Lekhi

Firstpost  

PM Prachanda will hold meetings with President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. Apart from official business, the leader will also pay a visit to the holy towns of Ujjain and Indore in Madhya Pradesh Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal arrived in New Delhi for his four-day visit to India on Wednesday. The External Affairs Ministry tweeted, “PM …

Nepal PM on 4-day trip to India from May 31; will discuss diverse areas of bilateral partnership
1 year, 7 months ago

Nepal PM on 4-day trip to India from May 31; will discuss diverse areas of bilateral partnership

India TV News  

New Delhi: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ will be on a four-day visit to India from May 31 to June 3 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. During the visit, the Nepal Prime Minister will meet President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and will hold extensive talks with PM Modi to discuss the diverse …

India, Nepal may sign pacts on energy and water during Prachanda’s four-day visit
1 year, 7 months ago

India, Nepal may sign pacts on energy and water during Prachanda’s four-day visit

The Hindu  

As Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda prepares for an official visit to India, the “southern neighbour” maintained silence as fast-paced developments in Nepal remain the talk of the town here. The air of caution around Mr. Prachanda’s visit is partly due to the volatile political condition in Nepal which has witnessed two successive changes in the ruling coalition that …

Why Nepal PM’s Delhi Visit Was Delayed
1 year, 7 months ago

Why Nepal PM’s Delhi Visit Was Delayed

The Diplomat  

Kathmandu has been abuzz with discussion about Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to India. Since his swearing-in as Nepal’s prime minister in late December of last year, Dahal has publicly stated his interest in making New Delhi his first foreign destination. Nepal’s prime ministers have traditionally chosen New Delhi for their first foreign trip. India is so central in …

Need to do ‘home-work’ before visiting India: Nepal PM ‘Prachanda’ on first foreign trip
1 year, 8 months ago

Need to do ‘home-work’ before visiting India: Nepal PM ‘Prachanda’ on first foreign trip

Hindustan Times  

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is making elaborate preparations ahead of his much-publicised trip to India next month, saying he needs to do “home-work” before embarking on the visit. This will be his first foreign trip since he became Nepal’s Prime Minister in December last year. Earlier this year, Prachanda announced that he would visit India on his …

Nepal PM likely to embark on three-day India visit on April 28
1 year, 8 months ago

Nepal PM likely to embark on three-day India visit on April 28

Firstpost  

According to officials from Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister Secretariat, the date was proposed by India to the Nepalese government Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is likely to embark on a three-day visit to India starting April 28. According to officials from Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister Secretariat, the …

Prachanda's third term as Nepal PM: Why this time India should invest in him
1 year, 9 months ago

Prachanda's third term as Nepal PM: Why this time India should invest in him

Firstpost  

Given that he is backed by Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Nepali Congress which has traditionally been supportive to India, New Delhi must actively engage with him for greater political-economic stability and more equal and mutually beneficial relations Political stability has eluded Nepal with the return of Prachanda as Prime Minister for the third time. When Prachanda was forced to resign in …

Nepal's PM Prachanda likely to visit India next month on his first overseas trip
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal's PM Prachanda likely to visit India next month on his first overseas trip

Firstpost  

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is likely to travel to India on an official visit next month - his first foreign trip since assuming the office for the third time in December last year, a media report said on Thursday. Sources close to the 68-year-old Prime Minister said that his visit to India in the near future is …

Foreign Secretary Kwatra in Kathmandu on 2-day Official Visit; India, Nepal Agree to Boost Economic and Development Ties
1 year, 11 months ago

Foreign Secretary Kwatra in Kathmandu on 2-day Official Visit; India, Nepal Agree to Boost Economic and Development Ties

News 18  

India and Nepal agreed on Monday to further bolster their economic and development cooperation as Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra met his Nepalese counterpart Bharat Raj Paudyal and reviewed the wide-ranging bilateral partnership. Foreign Secretary Kwatra arrived here on a two-day official visit to hold talks with the country’s top political leadership on the entire range of multifaceted cooperation between …

Nepalese PM Prachanda to Visit Delhi in March, FS Kwatra Will Extend Formal Invite in Kathmandu
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepalese PM Prachanda to Visit Delhi in March, FS Kwatra Will Extend Formal Invite in Kathmandu

News 18  

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is set to visit India in the last week of March. Foreign Secretary of India Vinay Kwatra, who will be on an official visit to Nepal from 13-14 February, is expected to handover a formal Invite from PM Modi to the Nepalese Prime Minister. In an exclusive interaction, a diplomatic source told CNN-News18 …

Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda to visit India soon
2 years ago

Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda to visit India soon

Firstpost  

The 68-year-old CPN-Maoist Centre leader was sworn in as the Prime Minister for the third time on 26 December 2022, after he dramatically walked out of the pre-poll alliance led by the Nepali Congress and joined hands with opposition leader KP Sharma Oli Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that he will visit India soon on …

Anand K Sahay | China tilt by Kathmandu to disturb ties with India
2 years ago

Anand K Sahay | China tilt by Kathmandu to disturb ties with India

Deccan Chronicle  

Why don’t they like us?” This is the agonising question that Prime Minister Narendra Modi once asked an ambassador of India to Nepal. Under its present leadership, it Ambassador Ranjit Rae, to whom Prime Minister Modi posed the difficult —and disconcerting — question, has put together his nuanced thoughts in his relatively recent book on Nepal, Kathmandu Dilemma, with the …

'Deeply Values' Ties with Nepal, Says China as it Congratulates New PM Prachanda
2 years ago

'Deeply Values' Ties with Nepal, Says China as it Congratulates New PM Prachanda

News 18  

China on Monday congratulated Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” who was sworn-in as Nepal’s new prime minister as Beijing weighs its options in the wake of the dramatic political development in the Himalayan nation where it has made high strategic stakes in recent years. The 68-year-old former guerilla leader was appointed as Nepal’s new premier by President Bidya Devi Bhandari after …

Ex-Nepal PM Prachanda strikes deal with Oli, becomes new Prime Minister
2 years ago

Ex-Nepal PM Prachanda strikes deal with Oli, becomes new Prime Minister

India TV News  

Nepal: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday appointed Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' as new Prime Minister of Nepal. The CPN-Maoist Centre chairman Prachanda was appointed new Prime Minister, after the former guerrilla leader dramatically broke away from the five-party ruling alliance led by the Nepali Congress, ending the political uncertainty after last month's general elections failed to produce a clear …

Stronger India-Nepal ties must to face emerging challenges, says PM Modi
2 years, 7 months ago

Stronger India-Nepal ties must to face emerging challenges, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday referred to the common cultural heritage of India and Nepal and said the Nepalese people were "equally happy" as the temple for Lord Ram was under construction at Ayodhya. Mr. Modi praised Nepal for preserving its ancient culture and civilisation and said, "Visiting Nepal is not a political matter for me, It gives me …

'Happy to be among the wonderful people of Nepal', says Narendra Modi as he arrives in Lumbini; to hold talks with counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba
2 years, 7 months ago

'Happy to be among the wonderful people of Nepal', says Narendra Modi as he arrives in Lumbini; to hold talks with counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Nepal at the invitation of Sher Bahadur Deuba, is paying a day-long visit to Lumbini on the occasion of Buddha Purnima Lumbini, Nepal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Nepal for a brief visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, and also hold comprehensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart Sher …

Narendra Modi takes softpower to Nepal: Temple run and MoUs on agenda for Lumbini visit
2 years, 7 months ago

Narendra Modi takes softpower to Nepal: Temple run and MoUs on agenda for Lumbini visit

Firstpost  

This will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, and his fifth to Nepal since coming to power in 2014. Besides the religious significance of the trip on Buddha Purnima, developmental issues in sectors related to culture, education and hydropower will also be discussed Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his way to …

My Visit to Nepal Intended to Further Deepen 'Time-honoured' Linkages: PM Modi
2 years, 7 months ago

My Visit to Nepal Intended to Further Deepen 'Time-honoured' Linkages: PM Modi

News 18  

New Delhi: India’s ties with Nepal are “unparalleled”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, a day ahead of his visit to Lumbini in the neighbouring country on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. In a statement, Modi said he was looking forward to meeting Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba after their “productive” discussions during the latter’s visit to India last …

PM Modi in Nepal on Monday: Temple Visit, MoUs, Agreement Review with Deuba on Agenda
2 years, 7 months ago

PM Modi in Nepal on Monday: Temple Visit, MoUs, Agreement Review with Deuba on Agenda

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba will carry out a comprehensive review of the recent agreements, as the two meet in Lumbini in the neighbouring country on the occasion of Buddha Purnima on Monday, said sources. He said the visit will “reaffirm” India’s commitment to ties with Nepal and demonstrate the priority that New Delhi …

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