Kathmandu: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri paid a courtesy call on Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar on Thursday morning, Nepal Television World reported. The meeting, which lasted about half an hour after the Indian delegation arrived at Singha Durbar at 11 a.m., covered bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest.

Source: Nepal Television World

The call completes the second day of Misri's two-day official visit and follows Wednesday's delegation-level talks between Misri and Nepali Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai, which covered connectivity, trade and energy cooperation and preparations for a high-level visit.

Source: Danfe TV

Prime Minister Shah expressed gratitude to India for its support during the Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi floods, particularly its prompt response as a first responder and the provision of rescue and relief materials, and thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending support through a telephone call while Nepal was dealing with the disaster. Shah also showed interest in exploring ways to cooperate with India for the development of Nepal's sports sector.

Source: Nepal Television World

Misri conveyed Prime Minister Modi's message that preparations for Prime Minister Shah's upcoming visit to India had been intensified and that India was making arrangements to ensure the visit's success. He also informed Shah that regular meetings of Nepal-India bilateral mechanisms on energy, water resources, trade and transit, and aviation had been successfully concluded.

Source: Nepal Television World

Neither government has formally announced the dates or detailed itinerary of Shah's proposed India visit. November 22 to 25 has emerged as a possible timeframe, and Misri is expected to formally convey an invitation from Prime Minister Modi to Shah. Energy trade, cross-border transmission lines, road and railway connectivity, air connectivity, and facilitation of trade and transit are expected to feature prominently in the visit agenda.

Source: The Farsight Nepal

After meeting Shah, the Indian delegation reportedly went to Budhanilkantha to meet Rastriya Swatantra Party chair Rabi Lamichhane. Misri arrived in Kathmandu on Wednesday at the invitation of Foreign Secretary Rai; this is his second visit to Nepal since becoming India's foreign secretary in July 2024.

Source: Dragon Media Nepal