Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri holds talks in Kathmandu ahead of the Nepal Prime Minister's visit to India

4 November 2026

India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a series of meetings during a two-day official visit to Kathmandu. His bilateral talks with Nepal's Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai covered connectivity, trade, energy, development assistance, senior-level visits and ties between the two peoples. The two sides prepared for the forthcoming visit of Nepal's Prime Minister to India. Misri also met Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal, Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle, Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha and Infrastructure Development Minister Sunil Lamsal. He was received at Tribhuvan International Airport by India's Ambassador to Nepal, Sudhakar Dalela. He was also to call on Prime Minister Balendra Shah before returning to New Delhi.