Kathmandu: India's newly appointed Ambassador to Nepal, Sudhakar Dalela, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday afternoon to assume charge, a day ahead of the scheduled official visit of Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to Nepal. Dalela arrived on an Air India flight and was welcomed by officials of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, news agency ANI reported.

Source: ANI

Officials of Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also welcomed him at Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal Television's NTV World and Nepal on the Web reported. Dalela was appointed India's next ambassador to Nepal on October 16, succeeding Naveen Srivastava, who completed his tenure in Kathmandu.

Source: Nepal on the Web

1993Dalela's Indian Foreign Service batch
2022-2025His tenure as India's Ambassador to Bhutan
November 4-5Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's official visit to Nepal

Dalela most recently served as Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, a responsibility he assumed on September 1, 2025, handling India's economic diplomacy, development partnership with countries of the Global South and multilateral economic relations, and serving as India's Sherpa for BRICS, IBSA and I2U2. He is no stranger to the Kathmandu portfolio: he served as Director (North) in the ministry from 2006 to 2007 and as Joint Secretary (North) from 2016 to 2019, overseeing India's relations with Nepal and Bhutan. Earlier postings included Tel Aviv, Brasilia, Chicago, Dhaka, Geneva, Thimphu and Washington, DC, and he was India's Ambassador to Bhutan from 2022 to 2025.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Foreign Secretary Misri will discuss bilateral, regional and global matters of mutual interest during his November 4-5 visit, which continues the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries. Nepal on the Web reported that bilateral issues and preparations for Prime Minister Balendra Shah's proposed visit to India are expected to be among the matters discussed during the visit.

Source: NTV World

Dalela takes charge at a time when India and Nepal are carrying forward cooperation in trade, energy, connectivity and economic relations. His first weeks in Kathmandu will be shaped by the Foreign Secretary's visit and the preparations for the proposed prime ministerial visit to India.