India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Likely to Visit Nepal Next Month
L'essentiel
- India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is likely to visit Nepal in May, marking the first high-level bilateral visit since PM Balendra Shah's government assumed office.
- The visit, proposed during EAM Jaishankar's meeting with Nepal's Shishir Khanal in Mauritius, aims to expand collaboration across multiple sectors and extend PM Modi's invitation to Shah for an India visit.
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This will be the first high-level bilateral visit since PM Balendra Shah assumed office in Nepal. The visit was proposed during External Affairs Minister Jaishankar's meeting with his Nepalese counterpart Shishir Khanal at the Indian Ocean Conference in Mauritius earlier this month - the first high-level contact between the two countries since Shah took charge.
New Delhi: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri is likely to travel to Nepal next month for what will be the first high-level bilateral visit since the new govt led by PM Balendra Shah assumed office. While Nepalese media reported that the visit could take place on May 11-12, official sources said the dates were still being worked out. Both sides see the visit as an opportunity to further expand collaboration in multiple sectors. According to sources, the visit was proposed when external affairs minister S Jaishankar met his counterpart Shishir Khanal on the margins of the Indian Ocean Conference in Mauritius earlier this month. This was the first high-level contact between the two countries since Shah took charge. Misri is also expected to officially extend an invitation on behalf of Modi to Shah for the visit. However, as diplomatic sources said, both sides need to first discuss the new govt's focus and priorities before going ahead with any ministerial visit. Significantly, the new govt in Nepal has hosted high-ranking officials from the US and China.
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Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
Foreign Secretary Misri will visit Nepal in May 2026
Très probable · En quelques semaines
PM Balendra Shah will visit India following the Foreign Secretary's trip
Probable · En quelques mois
Questions ouvertes
- What specific sectors will be discussed for collaboration?
- What are the new Nepal government's focus and priorities?
- When exactly will the visit take place?
