India sees itself as Nepal's 'foremost friend and development partner', says Shringla
4 years, 1 month ago

India sees itself as Nepal's 'foremost friend and development partner', says Shringla

India TV News  

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday said India and Nepal are on the same page and share the same vision as he underlined that New Delhi sees itself as Nepal's "foremost friend and development partner" in this country's quest for economic and social development. "India sees itself as Nepal's foremost friend and development partner," Shringla said in his nearly 25-minute long speech. Noting that recent years have given the relationship a new momentum, the foreign secretary said, "For India, Nepal is fundamental to our ‘Neighbourhood First’ approach." "India’s market is available to Nepal," Shringla said in his speech during which he also spoke in Nepali langauge.

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Donald Trump ’friend of India’: Minister Goyal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump ’friend of India’: Minister Goyal

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Nov 28 President-elect Donald Trump is a "friend of India" and India-US friendship will only continue to blossom and grow further, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. When asked about how India is placed as the new Trump administration is set to assume charge in the US, said, the minister said: "I think we need …

Is India's Influence in South Asia Diminishing?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Is India's Influence in South Asia Diminishing?

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 21, 2024 20:28 IST - 5 MINS READ Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s decision to travel to Beijing first before his visit to India and Bangladesh demanding the extradition of its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are being viewed as acts of assertion of the two countries in South Asia that have so far been exceedingly …

UK Minister for Indo-Pacific reiterates commitment to deepen partnership with India
1 month, 4 weeks ago

UK Minister for Indo-Pacific reiterates commitment to deepen partnership with India

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a bid to reiterate the UK’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations Catherine West, the UK’s Minister for the Indo-Pacific, reached India on Monday. The British High Commission here, in its statement on Monday said, “During her two-day visit she will hold meetings with senior Indian ministers and officials and learn more about the unique living bridge both …

India-U.S. relations ought to flourish during Trump 2.0
2 months, 1 week ago

India-U.S. relations ought to flourish during Trump 2.0

New Indian Express  

With Donald Trump dramatically surviving two assassination attempts in the run-up to the US presidential election, you had to be naive to believe the surge of sympathy for him could somehow be neutralised by the charisma of his challenger Kamala Harris. Trump has claimed victory and the Republicans seem set to gain control over both the House of Representatives and …

'Nepal-India Problems Can Be Resolved If....': Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli Stresses Bilateral Consensus
4 months, 1 week ago

'Nepal-India Problems Can Be Resolved If....': Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli Stresses Bilateral Consensus

ABP News  

Kathmandu: Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said on Saturday that the problems between Nepal and India could be resolved through open dialogue and warmheartedness. "There exist few problems, not many, between Nepal and India, and they can be resolved, if we maintain warm heart and open dialogue," Oli said here at the launch of former administrator Surya Nath Upadhyay's …

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 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 …

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, …

Book Review | How India, Nepal let each other down
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Book Review | How India, Nepal let each other down

Deccan Chronicle  

Among all its neighbours in South Asia, India perhaps enjoys the most unique relationship with Nepal. Rajan and policy professional Atul K. Thakur, marries the diplomatic skills and experience of the former Indian ambassador to Nepal with the latter’s fieldwork and independent research. It spans King Tribhuvan’s dramatic escape to India, strains in bilateral relations under Mahendra’s monarchy as India …

Jaishankar to embark on two-day visit to Nepal tomorrow with aim to further expand bilateral ties
1 year ago

Jaishankar to embark on two-day visit to Nepal tomorrow with aim to further expand bilateral ties

India TV News  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to embark on a two-day visit to Nepal on Thursday, aiming to enhance bilateral relations between the two nations. "External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Kathmandu from January 4 to 5 on the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Nepal, NP Saud for co-chairing the 7th meeting of the India-Nepal Joint Commission," …

Nepal fortunate to have neighbours like India: Foreign Minister Saud
1 year, 4 months ago

Nepal fortunate to have neighbours like India: Foreign Minister Saud

The Hindu  

Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has said that Nepal was fortunate to have neighbours like India who have contributed to the development of the Himalayan nation and its people. Foreign Minister Mr. Saud said this while jointly inaugurating with India's Ambassador Naveen Srivastava a new building of the Himalaya Kiran Public Campus in eastern Nepal, built under the Indian grant …

View from the Himalayas | Delhi and Kathmandu: So close yet so far
1 year, 4 months ago

View from the Himalayas | Delhi and Kathmandu: So close yet so far

Hindustan Times  

On July 25, Indian Parliament’s External Affairs Committee completed a report on India’s Neighbourhood First Policy based on deliberations with the external affairs ministry officials and a couple of foreign-policy experts. Though the report keeps short of offering an analysis of India’s foreign policy within the ambit of the NFP, it offers extensive details on New Delhi’s engagement with its …

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 …

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 …

Economic emphasis: The Hindu Editorial on India-Nepal ties
1 year, 7 months ago

Economic emphasis: The Hindu Editorial on India-Nepal ties

The Hindu  

Few countries have more intimate relations than Nepal with India as they share an open border that allows their nationals to move freely. During a four-day India visit by Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal last week, this irritant in ties was not delved upon, and that in itself could count as a positive measure to move towards relative bonhomie. …

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 …

India to import 10,000 MW of electricity from Nepal: PM Modi
1 year, 7 months ago

India to import 10,000 MW of electricity from Nepal: PM Modi

The Hindu  

I The border between India and Nepal should not become a barrier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on June 1 as the two sides signed a series of agreements on energy and transport including the export of Nepal’s hydropower to Bangladesh through Indian territory. Welcoming Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda who is on a four-day visit to India, Mr. …

India, Nepal prime ministers meet to deepen ties as China's influence grows in region
1 year, 7 months ago

India, Nepal prime ministers meet to deepen ties as China's influence grows in region

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nepal’s prime minister held talks …

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 wants to attract Indian investments in energy sector, seeks alternative air routes: Foreign Minister Saud
1 year, 7 months ago

Nepal wants to attract Indian investments in energy sector, seeks alternative air routes: Foreign Minister Saud

The Hindu  

Nepal wants to attract more Indian investments in its energy sector specifically for the development of hydro-power, Nepal's Foreign Minister N.P. Mr. Saud also said, "We would also like to have India’s line of credit for the construction of transmission lines.” Nepal wants to attract more Indian investment in the energy sector. Mr. Saud said Nepal wants to reach a …

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 …

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 …

Nepal PM’s Foreign Policy Plate Is Full
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal PM’s Foreign Policy Plate Is Full

The Diplomat  

Nepali politics continues to confound observers. Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Center chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who was sworn in as prime minister on December 26 despite his party standing third in the recent general elections, received a strong but surprising boost in a trust vote in parliament on January 10 when his former electoral alliance partners, the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led …

Foreign Secretary Kwatra meets Nepal PM Prachanda in Kathmandu
1 year, 11 months ago

Foreign Secretary Kwatra meets Nepal PM Prachanda in Kathmandu

The Hindu  

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on February 13 met Nepal’s new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ in Kathmandu. Mr. Kwatra served as India’s Ambassador to Nepal before his appointment as the Foreign Secretary in April 2022. While the Indian side has maintained silence on the agenda of this “standalone” visit by Mr. Kwatra, it’s understood that his interactions in …

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 …

US Under Secretary Victoria Nuland arrives in Nepal on two-day visit
1 year, 11 months ago

US Under Secretary Victoria Nuland arrives in Nepal on two-day visit

Firstpost  

Nuland is the senior-most foreign dignitary to visit Nepal following Prachanda’s appointment as the prime minister on 25 December Kathmandu: US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on Sunday arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day visit during which she will hold talks with Nepal’s top leadership, including Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, on the broad agenda of the …

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 …

Prachanda-led coalition in Nepal vows to retrieve territories from India, silent on row with China
2 years ago

Prachanda-led coalition in Nepal vows to retrieve territories from India, silent on row with China

Firstpost  

Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said his country will seek a balanced relation with India and China Kathmandu: Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who won the trust vote in the ‘Pratinidhi Sabha’, or the house of representatives, has said that his country will seek a balanced relation with India and China. The coalition led by him in the …

Stabilising ties with Nepal in uncertain times
2 years ago

Stabilising ties with Nepal in uncertain times

The Hindu  

The electoral verdict in Nepal’s recent elections was credible. It also reconfirmed the successful ‘taking root’ of democracy in the Himalayan country whose transition from a Hindu monarchy to a secular republic happened after great struggle, sacrifices and ideological adjustments across the political spectrum. Moreover, leaders like Prachanda and Mr. Oli are seasoned veterans capable of making shrewd judgments in …

The View from India | riveting political drama next door
2 years ago

The View from India | riveting political drama next door

The Hindu  

Barely a month after what many thought was a welcome and important poll outcome in neighbouring Nepal, the situation changed quite starkly over the Christmas weekend. Congratulating Mr. Dahal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “The unique relationship between India and Nepal is based on deep cultural connect and warm people-to-people ties. Meanwhile, India, along with Russia and China, abstained from …

Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ to be Nepal Prime Minister for third time
2 years ago

Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ to be Nepal Prime Minister for third time

The Hindu  

Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Sunday appointed Pushpa Kamal Dahal, leader of the parliamentary party of the Communist Party of Nepal, Prime Minister of the Himalayan nation. Mr. Dahal and his CPN have the support of 169 elected members in the Pratinidhi Sabha, the Lower House, representing the Communist Party of Nepal, the Rashtriya Swatantra Party, led by Ravi …

Repairing the complex India-Nepal relationship
2 years, 9 months ago

Repairing the complex India-Nepal relationship

The Hindu  

The Nepal Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, paid a long-awaited visit to India last week. In addition, agreements providing technical cooperation in the railway sector, Nepal’s induction into the International Solar Alliance, and between Indian Oil Corporation and Nepal Oil Corporation on ensuring regular supplies of petroleum products were also signed. The Mahakali Treaty, signed in 1996 during Mr. Deuba’s …

India, Nepal vow to deepen ties as China’s clout looms large
2 years, 9 months ago

India, Nepal vow to deepen ties as China’s clout looms large

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Nepal’s prime minister met his Indian counterpart on Saturday during a three-day trip to New Delhi and signed a slew of agreements to enhance their ties, as the Himalayan nation also deepens relations with India’s rival China. Sher Bahadur Deuba met Narendra Modi in his first foreign trip since becoming Nepal’s prime minister last year after the …

PM Modi, Sher Bahadur Deuba vow to expand India-Nepal ties; launch RuPay card, cross-border train services
2 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi, Sher Bahadur Deuba vow to expand India-Nepal ties; launch RuPay card, cross-border train services

Firstpost  

In his media statement, Modi said the friendly ties between India and Nepal are unique and such a relationship is not seen anywhere else in the world. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday inaugurated a cross-border railway network, a power transmission line and launched India’s RuPay payment card in Nepal after …

India, Nepal hold bilateral meet, discuss mutual security concerns, disaster management
3 years, 2 months ago

India, Nepal hold bilateral meet, discuss mutual security concerns, disaster management

India Today  

Delegates from India and Nepal held the 14th meeting of Bilateral Consultative Group on Security Issues on Thursday in Bengaluru. Mutual security concerns, training and capacity building requirements of defence forces of Nepal and bilateral cooperation in disaster management were some of the key issues discussed at the meeting. "Discussions covered issues relating to mutual security concerns, training and capacity …

'Neighbours Share Both Love and Problems': Nepal PM Oli Says 'Misunderstandings' with India Resolved
3 years, 7 months ago

'Neighbours Share Both Love and Problems': Nepal PM Oli Says 'Misunderstandings' with India Resolved

News 18  

Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said that misunderstandings with India have been resolved and that the two countries should move forward looking at the future, asserting that neighbours share both love and problems. Nepal’s Opposition alliance has approached the Supreme Court against the “unconstitutional” move of President Bidya Devi Bhandari to dissolve the House of Representatives …

Nepal Foreign Minister Embarks on Three-day India Visit, to Discuss Covid-19 Assistance, Border Disputes
4 years ago

Nepal Foreign Minister Embarks on Three-day India Visit, to Discuss Covid-19 Assistance, Border Disputes

News 18  

Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Thursday embarked on a three-day visit to India during which he will attend the 6th meeting of Nepal-India Joint Commission and discuss the entire gamut of relations, including COVID-19 cooperation and border disputes, with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar. Gyawali is the senior-most political leader from Nepal to visit India after Prime Minister …

Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali to Visit India from January 14 to 16
4 years ago

Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali to Visit India from January 14 to 16

News 18  

Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali will travel to India on Thursday on a three-day visit during which he will attend the Sixth Meeting of Nepal-India Joint Commission and discuss the entire gamut of relations, including COVID-19 cooperation and boundary, with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar. Gyawali is the senior most political leader from Nepal to visit India after Prime …

2 Trips by South Asian Foreign Ministers: Between Home and Abroad
4 years ago

2 Trips by South Asian Foreign Ministers: Between Home and Abroad

The Diplomat  

Two foreign ministers’ trips in South Asia highlight the growing complexities of India’s relationship with its smaller neighbors, as domestic politics in these countries stand to impinge on India’s desire to push back against Chinese influence there. According to a Ministry of External Affairs statement, Jaishankar “will hold discussions with his counterpart and Sri Lanka’s leadership on the entire gamut …

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