Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal lays wreath at Raj Ghat in Delhi

Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal lays wreath at Raj Ghat in Delhi

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on his first overseas visit since assuming office met National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday.

ANIUpdated: Thursday, June 01, 2023, 12:46 PM IST
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Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal | ANI

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Thursday laid a wreath at Raj Ghat in New Delhi. He also wrote in the visitor's book at Raj Ghat. "PM @cmprachanda of Nepal paid solemn tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat," tweeted Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.

The unique nature of India-Nepal relations

Dahal alias Prachanda who assumed office in December last year is on an official visit to India from May 31 to June 3. This is his fourth visit to India. Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday. Upon arrival, he received a warm welcome from Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi.

Informing about his arrival, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted, "Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal arrives in Delhi, receives warm welcome by MoS Lekhi, PM @cmprachanda of Nepal arrives in New Delhi on his first overseas visit after assumption of office. Warmly welcomed by MoS @M_Lekhi at the airport. The visit will impart renewed momentum to the close and unique India-Nepal relationship."

PM Dahal set to meet PM Modi today

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on his first overseas visit since assuming office met National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday. As Nepal Prime Minister Dahal is set to meet his Indian counterpart PM Modi today, the engagement between the two Prime Ministers will be an opportunity to discuss the entire gamut of the multifaceted relationship between India and Nepal.

In addition to the official engagements, he will also visit Ujjain and Indore as part of his visit. During the visit, both sides will build on the successes achieved by India and Nepal in the bilateral partnership during previous high-level visits [Prime Minister Deuba to New Delhi (April 2022) and Prime Minister Modi to Lumbini (May 2022).]During his visit, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka 'Prachanda' will call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar.

A 'goodwill' visit

Nepal ambassador to India Shankar P Sharma on Wednesday called Pushpa Kamal Dahal's trip to India a "goodwill visit" and added that it 'will bring Nepal and India's relations to a good height'.

Speaking to ANI, he said, "This is basically the goodwill visit. I think we have done so many activities in the last year between Nepal and India. Some of them will be initiated this time and some of them will be inaugurated, some of them will be groundbreaking and some of them will be in agreement. So, there are so many things on the plate. We are hoping that this visit will bring Nepal and India's relations to a good height."

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