Nepal’s New PM Balendra Shah Faces First Diplomatic Test With Upcoming India Visit

Nepal’s New PM Balendra Shah Faces First Diplomatic Test With Upcoming India Visit

In New Delhi, he will not want to be seen to be too close to “big brother” India so early in his tenure.

PM Balendra Shah’s India visit to finalise after ‘consultations’: Nepal FM Shisir Khanal - OrissaPOST

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s visit to India will be finalised only after the external affairs ministries of both countries hold consultations, Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal said. Khanal said that Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has sent an invitation to Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah “Balen” to visit India. “It is highly natural to have high-level visits between the two countries; the matters relati…