Kathmandu, July 7 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah, who had avoided one-on-one meetings with foreign officials since taking office, held his first such meeting on Tuesday with visiting Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda. Instead of meeting foreign diplomats individually, Shah has so far preferred collective interactions with Ambassadors, seeking to maintain a strict protocol governing such engagements.Three and a half months after assuming office on March 27, Shah met…
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New Delhi/Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) While Kathmandu acknowledges India’s emergence as a rising global power, New Delhi has continued to respect Nepal’s sovereignty and strategic autonomy. There are no objective reasons why the relationship between the two countries should not continue to progress smoothly, a report has stated. Concerns driven by subjective anxieties and political posturing are often short-lived and unproductive. Moving beyond perceptions of power asymmetry and small-state vulnera…
Kathmandu, June 26 (IANS) More than a decade after Nepal formally embraced federalism through the promulgation of the Constitution in 2015, the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s (RSP) proposal to abolish provincial assemblies has reignited debate over the future of the country’s federal structure.The party, which commands nearly a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives, endorsed a political and economic paper presented by its Vice President, Swarnim Wagle, during its ongoing General Conven…
Kathmandu, June 12 (IANS) Just a week after returning from India, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal is now set to pay an official visit to China from June 14 to 17, the two countries announced on Friday.The foreign ministries of both countries said in separate statements that Khanal will undertake the four-day visit to Beijing at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.”Minister Khana…
Kathmandu, June 10 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister, describing the milestone as a “landmark achievement”.In a message posted on social media platform X, Shah said: “Warmest congratulations to Narendra Modi ji on your landmark achievement as India’s longest-serving elected PM. Wishing you good health and continued progress and prosperity for the people o…
Kathmandu, June 9 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Tuesday expanded his Cabinet, reappointing Sudhan Gurung as Home Minister and appointing Mahabir Pun as Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation. President Ram Chandra Poudel administered the oath of office at a ceremony held at the presidential office on Tuesday. Gurung, who stepped down as Home Minister on April 22 following controversy over his financial dealings, returned to the post after an inquiry committee found no i…
Kathmandu, June 5 (IANS) President of Nepal’s ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, on Friday said that he invited both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin to visit Nepal during his recent India trip. Lamichhane, who heads the largest political party in Nepal with nearly a two-third majority in the House of Representatives, arrived in Kathmandu Friday following a five-day visit to India at the invitation of BJP President Nabin.D…
Kathmandu, June 3 (IANS) President of Nepal’s ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, on Wednesday said Nepal and India could build a partnership defined by progress and mutual trust by focusing on shared civilisational bonds, digital corridors, and seamless connectivity. Following the hour-long meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, Lamichhane, who is on a five-day tour of the southern neighbour starting June 1, wrote on X that the RSP looks forward to translati…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India on Tuesday firmly responded to Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s remarks on boundary issues and stressed that there is “no role for any third party” on matters related to two nations. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India has seen Balen Shah’s remarks on India-Nepal boundary issue. He noted that the boundary between two nations has been demarcated close to 98 pe…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Nepal’s ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane arrived at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday and was warmly welcomed by BJP chief Nitin Nabin. Lamichhane’s visit is focused on fostering party-to-party relations between the RSP and the BJP, while also facilitating discussions on organisational functioning, democratic practices, governance models and public outreach strategies.On reaching the BJP headquarters, the Nepal…