Indian Foreign Secretary arrives in Kathmandu for 2-day visit

Kathmandu, Nov 26 : In a bid to repair ties with Nepal that have hit all time low following the boundary dispute, Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday morning for a two-day visit.
The announcement of the visit, as already made by Kathmandu and New Delhi, will see Shringla meet the top political leadership of Nepal and hold delegation level talks with his counterpart, Bharat Raj Poudyal as soon as he lands in Kathmandu.
This is his first Nepal visit after assuming the charge of foreign secretary in January this year.
The visit, which was pending for almost one year, is happening now after the two sides agreed to repair the frail ties triggered by the border row after New Delhi unveiled a new political map in November last year placing disputed territories under its territory.
Then, Kathmandu called to alter the decision with New Delhi through the diplomatic note, but India later rejected it saying it will sit in talks with Nepal after Covid crisis is over.
There was peace and calm on the bilateral front after a brief discord in November last year, but it resurfaced on May 8 after New Delhi inaugurated the 80 kilometre new road link via Lipulekh in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, which is another disputed territory that Nepal claims is its own.