Nepal PM Prachanda to embark on 4-day official visit to India on May 31

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda will travel to India on Wednesday on a fourday official visit for talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and other leaders to further strengthen the ageold multifaceted and cordial ties it was announced on SaturdayThis will be Prachandas first bilateral visit abroad after assuming office in December 2022Prachanda 68 will be accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal He is visiting India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Prime Minister Modi Nepals foreign ministry saidHe will lead a delegation comprising ministers secretaries and senior government officials it said in a statementDuring his visit the prime minister is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep DhankharPrachanda will hold delegationlevel talks with Modi on June 1 The talks will be followed by a joint press meet by the two prime ministers it said adding that Modi will host a luncheon in honour of his counterpart from Nepal and his delegation the statement saidThis is the fourth visit of Prime Minister Prachanda to India as the Prime Minister of Nepal The visit will further strengthen the ageold multifaceted and cordial relations between Nepal and India it saidThe Prime Minister will address NepalIndia Business Summit in New Delhi jointly organised by the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry FNCCI and Confederation of Indian Industry CII and interact with business leaders of both countries it saidPrachanda will interact with the Nepali community in India over a welcome reception being hosted by Ambassador of Nepal to India Shankar Prasad Sharma the statement saidThe prime minister is also scheduled to visit Ujjain and Indore Madhya Pradesh before returning to Kathmandu on June 3 it addedThe External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi said the visit continues the tradition of regular highlevel exchanges between India and Nepal in furtherance of our Neighbourhood First policyThe bilateral relations between the two countries have significantly strengthened in the last few years in all areas of cooperation This visit underscores the importance given by both sides in adding further momentum to the bilateral partnership it said in a statementIndias Neighbourhood First policy is an integral component of its foreign policy The policy seeks to build cordial and synergetic relations with Indias South Asian neighbours in various areas such as economy science and technology research and education among othersNepal is important for India in the context of its overall strategic interests in the region and the leaders of the two countries have often noted the ageold Roti Beti relationshipThe country shares a border of more than 1850 km with five Indian states Sikkim West Bengal Bihar Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Landlocked Nepal relies heavily on India for the transportation of goods and servicesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever