New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ at Hyderabad House in the national capital today. Both the PMs will hold talks about boosting India-Nepal cooperation in areas of energy, trade, connectivity and more.
‘Prachanda‘ arrived in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon on a four-day visit to India, his first bilateral trip abroad after assuming the top office in December 2022. Nepal is important for India in the context of its overall strategic interests in the region, and the leaders of the two countries have often noted the age-old “Roti Beti” relationship.
People familiar with the matter told news agency PTI that the focus of discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prachanda is anticipated to be on deepening cooperation in the areas of connectivity, economy, energy, and infrastructure to transform the civilizational ties between India and Nepal.
They further said that one of the top priorities would be to broaden and deepen the cooperation in the power sector through new initiatives. The India-Nepal joint vision statement on power sector cooperation of April last year is considered a milestone and Nepal has been exporting over 450 MW of electricity to India.
The two prime ministers are also likely to review the India-Nepal development partnership which forms the key pillar of the bilateral relations. Strengthening the financial connectivity between the two countries would be a discussion point, said one of the people cited above.
