General Naravane is currently in Kathmandu on a three-day visit on the invitation of Purna Chandra Thapa and is scheduled to meet Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli Friday.
Nepal in June had approved a new political map of the country featuring Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura of Pitthoragarh district in Uttarakhand as part of its territory.
R&AW chief Samant Kumar Goel is in Kathmandu for a few hours due to a political crisis in the ruling Nepal party. It also comes at a time of tensions between India and Nepal over territory.
India-financed infrastructure projects in Nepal have a greater propensity to get delayed than projects supported by Japan, UK or organisations such as World Bank or ADB.
The decision to hold joint commission meeting between foreign ministers is believed to have been discussed when Nepal PM Oli telephoned Modi on 15 August.
Discussions took place on the ongoing projects under Nepal-India bilateral cooperation covering terai roads, hydropower project, Pancheshwar multipurpose project, among others.
The virtual meet comes after Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli called PM Narendra Modi on 15th August, the first high-level contact since ties strained due to Nepal's new political map.
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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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