Rajapaksa expected in Nepal againOctober 5th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who had to cut short his visit to Nepal this spring after an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan, is expected to arrive in the Himalayan republic once more this month to complete his itinerary. Rajapaksa, who had arrived in Kathmandu on a three-day visit in March, curtailed his trip by a day after gunmen fired on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao to visit NepalSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will pay a two-day visit to Nepal next week. Nirupama Rao will pay courtesy calls on Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala and hold official talks with her counterpart, Foreign Secretary Gyan Chandra Acharya, during her visit.
India eager to strengthen ties with NepalAugust 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Wednesday said that New Delhi wants to build its relationship with Kathmandu. Krishna met Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, who is on a five-day maiden goodwill visit to India, and said that the leaders had discussed the need for furthering economic ties between the two countries.
Nepal Foreign Minister meets Chidambaram, discusses security issueAugust 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Visiting Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala met Home Minister P Chidambaram here on Wednesday. The leaders discussed cross-border terrorism, border encroachment and other threats.
Foreign Minister of Nepal meets AdvaniAugust 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Visiting Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala met L K Advani, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Thursday. On Wednesday, Koirala met Home Minister P Chidambaram.
Nepal Foreign Minister on five-day India visit from MondayAugust 9th, 2009 KATHMANDU/NEW DELHI - Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala will undertake a five-day visit of India from August 10 to 14. Koirala will arrive in the Indian capital shortly before noon Monday.
Nepal Prime Minister to visit India on Aug 18August 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will begin his tour to India on August 18. This will be his first visit to India after assuming power in May.
India, Nepal defence ministers to meet TuesdayJuly 20th, 2009 KATHMANDU - The defence ministers of India and Nepal will hold talks in New Delhi Tuesday, the first meeting of its kind since the attempt by King Gyanendra four years ago to rule his kingdom with the help of the army. Vidya Bhandari, the new defence minister in the Communist-headed government of Nepal, left for the Indian capital Monday on a six-day visit during which she will also be undergoing medical tests at the Apollo Hospital, the minister's secretariat in Kathmandu said.
Hillary Clinton to arrive in India on FridayJuly 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will arrive in India on Friday on a five-day visit with the objective of deepening US-India ties.
Nepal crisis 'not unnatural', says Sitaram YechuryMay 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Opposing any external interference in Nepal affairs, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury Tuesday said crisis in that country was 'not unnatural' as such 'hiccups' occur in a 'nascent democracy'. Nepal has a 'nascent democracy in which many hiccups can develop, which is not unnatural', Yechury said in a statement.
Democratic process necessary for stability in Nepal: CongressMay 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'Concerned' over the crisis in Nepal, India's ruling Congress party Monday said 'democratic process is necessary' for stability in that country. 'Its an internal matter of Nepal.
Crisis in Nepal is internal: IndiaMay 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hours after Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda resigned as Nepal's prime minister, India Monday pushed for 'broadest possible political consensus' and hoped that the present crisis in its eastern neighbour is resolved in a manner which contributes to the early conclusion of the peace process. Reacting to the crisis in Nepal sparked off after the sacking of the army chief and subsequent resignation of Prachanda, New Delhi struck a cautious note saying 'what is happening in Nepal is internal to Nepal'.
UN Mission in Nepal not needed after army integration: PrachandaApril 19th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepali Prime Minister Prachanda has told British Under Secretary of State for Defense and Minister for Veterans Kevan Jones that the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) may be asked to stop work after the integration of the army and the rehabilitation of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) combatants by July. Jones, in his departure statement at the end of his five-day visit to Nepal, said that the people of Nepal could be assured of Britain's steadfast support, both for peace building and for development.
En route to Nepal, Rajapaksa unlikely to come to India next monthFebruary 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa is unlikely to stop over in New Delhi on his way to Nepal next month. 'The president will be taking a chartered flight to Nepal.
En route to Nepal, Rajapaksa unlikely to come to India next monthFebruary 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa is unlikely to stop over in New Delhi on his way to Nepal next month. 'The president will be taking a chartered flight to Nepal.
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