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The Hindu
20 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Nepal PM Oli to visit India in mid-September
Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will pay an official visit to India towards mid-September, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday (July 20, 2025). 'Preparations for the upcoming visit of the Prime Minister are under way. However, the date and the detailed schedules of the visit are yet to be finalised,' Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lok Bahadur Chhetri said. However, sources at the Prime Minister's Office said that Mr. Oli will embark on his official visit to the southern neighbour on September 16. The visit will be short this time, probably for two days, the sources added. Mr. Oli, the chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) — popular as the CPN-UML — had assumed the office of Prime Minister for the fourth time last July. He had chosen to visit China for his maiden foreign visit, breaking the tradition of visiting India as the first destination after assuming the post of Prime Minister. Mr. Oli visited China in December last year at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang. During his four-day visit, he addressed a function at Peking University in Beijing and met President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Qiang. Amid speculation by some sections of local media that he didn't receive any invitation from India for an official visit, indicating that his relations with New Delhi had soured, Mr. Oli on Thursday said he will be visiting India and that ground work is under way on both sides for the trip. He, however, did not specify any timeframe for the visit at that time.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Nepal PM Oli to visit India in September amid rumblings over strained ties with New Delhi
KATHMANDU: Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will pay an official visit to India towards mid-September, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. "Preparations for the upcoming visit of the prime minister are underway. However, the date and the detailed schedules of the visit are yet to be finalised," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lok Bahadur Chhetri said. However, sources at the Prime Minister's Office said that Oli will embark on his official visit to the southern neighbour on September 16. The visit will be short this time, probably for two days, the sources added. Oli, the chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) - popular as the CPN-UML - had assumed the office of prime minister for the fourth time last July. He had chosen to visit China for his maiden foreign visit, breaking the tradition of visiting India as the first destination after assuming the post of prime minister. Prime Minister Oli visited China in December last year at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang. During his four day visit, the prime minister addressed a function at Peking University in Beijing and met President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Qiang. Amid speculations by some sections of local media that he didn't receive any invitation from India for an official visit, indicating that his relations with New Delhi had soured, Oli on Thursday said he will be visiting India and that ground work is underway on both sides for the trip. He, however, had not specified any timeframe for the visit at that time.
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Business Standard
a day ago
- Business
- Business Standard
PM Modi's two-day visit to the United Kingdom to focus on trade, FTA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to the United Kingdom on July 23-24 will focus on increasing bilateral trade, and the signing of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in London on Thursday. The PM will also visit the Maldives while returning from the UK. In a statement, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Modi will hold wide-ranging talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and the two sides will review the progress of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP). Its specific focus, the MEA said, would be on trade and economy, technology and innovation, defence and security, climate, health, education, and people-to-people ties. Modi is also expected to call on King Charles. This will be Modi's fourth visit to the UK as PM. In the second leg of his visit, the PM will be in the Maldives on July 25 and 26. This will be Modi's third visit to the Maldives and the first visit by a foreign head of state or government during the presidency of Mohamed Muizzu. The two leaders will take stock of the progress in the implementation of the India-Maldives Joint Vision for a 'Comprehensive Economic and Maritime Security Partnership,' adopted during Muizzu's state visit to India in October 2024. In Kathmandu, Nepal's foreign ministry said on Sunday that Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will pay an official visit to India towards mid-September, starting on September 16 for a two-day visit. Oli, the chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), assumed the office of prime minister for the fourth time last July. He had chosen to visit China for his maiden foreign visit, breaking the tradition of visiting India as the first destination after assuming the post of prime minister.
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Nepal PM Oli confirms India visit, says timing depends on groundwork
Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said that he will be visiting India and that ground work is underway on both sides for the visit. He, however, did not specify any time. Oli's comment about his visit to India comes amid speculations by some sections of local media that he didn't receive any invitation from India for an official visit, indicating that his relations with India became sour. I will probably embark on a visit to India. My visit to India will take place after the two sides do necessary ground works, Oli said in an interview to a Nepalese Youtube channel Dishanirdesh TV late on Thursday. It was in July last year that Oli, the chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) - popular as the CPN-UML - assumed the office of Prime Minister for the fourth time. He had chosen to visit China for his maiden foreign visit, breaking the tradition of visiting India as the first destination after assuming the post of prime minister. Oli also revealed that he had extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Nepal. Prime Minister Modi will probably visit Nepal towards November, he said adding, I have already sent the invitation to him. My India visit will take place at an appropriate time, he added. Modi and Oli met on the sidelines of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok on April 4. Oli also dismissed rumours that India doesn't like him. India did nothing bad when I became the Prime Minister, he said. In a different context, Oli pointed out, We have very good relations with both India and China. India and China both are rising economic powers and it is good that our neighbours are moving in the path of development, he said, adding, Nepal may benefit from the spill over effect of their development. They (India and China) should focus attention on their development, but it is not good to be involved in cut-throat competition, Oli advised. There should be healthy competition between them. They should choose the path of cordial relations, but not a path that bears tension. Answering a question how it will affect Nepal if tension prevails between its northern and southern neighbours, Oli said, Nepal will also benefit if there are good relations between India and China. We can benefit from cooperation and collaboration with them and also we may benefit from their big market. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
'Will visit India at appropriate time,' says Nepal PM Oli, denies rift with New Delhi
KATHMANDU: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that he will be visiting India and that ground work is underway on both sides for the visit. He, however, did not specify any time. Oli's comment about his visit to India comes amid speculations by some sections of local media that he didn't receive any invitation from India for an official visit, indicating that his relations with India became sour. "I will probably embark on a visit to India. My visit to India will take place after the two sides do necessary ground works," Oli said in an interview to a Nepalese Youtube channel Dishanirdesh TV late on Thursday. It was in July last year that Oli, the chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) - popular as the CPN-UML - assumed the office of Prime Minister for the fourth time. He had chosen to visit China for his maiden foreign visit, breaking the tradition of visiting India as the first destination after assuming the post of prime minister. Oli also revealed that he had extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Nepal. "Prime Minister Modi will probably visit Nepal towards November," he said adding, "I have already sent the invitation to him." "My India visit will take place at an appropriate time," he added. Modi and Oli met on the sidelines of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok on April 4. Oli also dismissed rumours that India doesn't like him. "India did nothing bad when I became the Prime Minister," he said. In a different context, Oli pointed out, "We have very good relations with both India and China." "India and China both are rising economic powers and it is good that our neighbours are moving in the path of development," he said, adding, Nepal may benefit from the spill over effect of their development. "They (India and China) should focus attention on their development, but it is not good to be involved in cut-throat competition," Oli advised. "There should be healthy competition between them. They should choose the path of cordial relations, but not a path that bears tension," he added. Answering a question how it will affect Nepal if tension prevails between its northern and southern neighbours, Oli said, Nepal will also benefit if there are good relations between India and China. "We can benefit from cooperation and collaboration with them and also we may benefit from their big market," he said.
