Although India has played down Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali’s New Delhi visit as routine he arrived on Thursday and substantive talks are scheduled for Friday there is speculation, especially in Nepal, about what the visit means. Gyawali is part of a caretaker government after PM K P Oli dissolved Parliament and ordered elections last month following intra-party dissensions. He is in New Delhi as part of the sixth India-Nepal Joint Commission meeting. Although the invitation was extended before Oli dissolved Parliament, New Delhi had the option of changing the dates for the meeting to until after the elections. The Joint Commission has the mandate of discussing a “gamut of issues”.
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Back in 2005 a long, long time ago the US denied then-Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi a visa because of his alleged role in the 2002 riots, in which about a 1,000 people, according to official estimates, were killed. Much water has since flowed under the bridge, with Prime Minister Modi being very warmly hosted by both Barack Obama and Donald Trump, and hosting them in turn, in 2016 and 2019 – whatever Obama may say about the BJP’s “divisive nationalism,” in retrospect.
So there must have been something akin to very sweet retribution last week when PM Modi tweeted his distress over the mayhem and violence inside the US Capitol. It’s not him, Modi seemed to be saying, but America’s leaders that need watching out for.
Nepal FM to visit India on January 14; territorial issues on agenda Nepal FM to visit India on January 14; territorial issues on agenda
Indian foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had extended an invitation to the Nepalese Minister on behalf of the MEA for the next round of India-Nepal Joint Commission Meeting. The visit was originally planned to take place in December last year but got postponed due to political tension in Nepal.
Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is scheduled to visit India on 14
th January to discuss a gamut of issues including territorial issues that triggered tension between the neighbors last year. During his visit last year, Indian foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had extended an invitation to the Nepalese Minister on behalf of the MEA for the next round of India-Nepal Joint Commission Meeting. The visit was originally planned to take place in December last year but got pos
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 10 (ANI): Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali will embark on a visit to India on January 14, caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli announced, adding that the issue related to Nepal's new map will be on the agenda for discussion.