Kathmandu, July 16 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has identified the Nepal-India digital payment corridor as a major untapped opportunity that could significantly improve trade, tourism, and remittance flows between the two neighbouring countries. In its report ‘Advancing Digital Payments in Nepal: Infrastructure Upgrades and Policy Development for Enhanced Trade Facilitation’ released earlier this week, the Manila-based lender said billions of dollars move annually between Nepal and In…
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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, July 2 (IANS) Nepal’s Foreign Minister, Shishir Khanal, has clarified that the Indian helicopter intercepted in Nepal’s airspace in the western border district of Darchula on June 10 had entered Nepali territory due to adverse weather conditions. Responding to lawmakers’ oral questions related to his ministry during Wednesday’s meeting of the National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament, Minister Khanal said that the Nepali government had received information indicatin…
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 8 (IANS) Nepal’s Foreign Minister, Shishir Khanal, is scheduled to visit China next week after concluding his trip to India, local media reported on Monday.Quoting sources, local media portal Onlinekhabar reported that Khanal will depart for Beijing on June 14. Official meetings are scheduled for June 15 and 16.During the visit, he is expected to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Liu Haixing, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of Chin…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) BHASHINI’s open Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) model has the potential to transform digital access for millions of citizens across South Asia, Amitabh Nag, CEO, Digital India BHASHINI Division, has said.The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) under IT Ministry, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kathmandu University’s Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure & Artificial Intelligence (DPI-AI), Nepal, to establish a collaborative framework for a…
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…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Highlighting the multifaceted India-Nepal partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Tuesday that New Delhi has received an invitation for Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to visit Nepal, the dates of which will be decided as per mutual convenience of both nations. Addressing a weekly media briefing on Tuesday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal recalled the interactions between two nations after Balen Shah assumed office as Nepal’s PM. He stated that the …
Port Louis, April 10 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met with his counterparts from Nepal and Bhutan on the sidelines of the 9th Indian Ocean Conference, in Mauritius on Friday. After his meeting with the Bhutanese counterpart D N Dhungyel, EAM Jaishankar stated that the partnership between two nations continues to progress and prosper.”A warm conversation today with Foreign Minister of Bhutan D N Dhungyel in Port Louis. Our unique and time-tested partnership continues to pro…
Kathmandu, April 7 (IANS) Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal is set to participate in the ninth Indian Ocean Conference, scheduled to be held from April 10 to 12 in Mauritius. India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the India Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank, and the Government of Mauritius are jointly organising the conference — an annual flagship event held since 2016 that brings together global leaders and experts to deliberate on key regional and global challenges in the India…