Visit of Prime Minister of Nepal to India

By IASbook Team September 23, 2023 Current Affairs, Educational Resources 0 Comments

Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Prime Minister of Nepal was on an official visit to India from 31 May to 3 June 2023

Special: First bilateral visit of Nepal’s PM to India since assuming office in the current term

Finalized an Agreement for Long-Term Power Trade, targeting power export from Nepal to India to 10,000 MW within 10 years.
Conducted the groundbreaking of the 400 kV Gorakhpur-Butwal transmission line.
Appreciated the first trilateral power transaction from Nepal to Bangladesh facilitated by the Government of India.
Inaugurated Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) in Rupaidiha (India) and Nepalgunj (Nepal), and conducted the groundbreaking ceremony for ICPs in Sunauli(India) and Bhairahawa (Nepal).
Launched cross-border freight rail operations between Bathnaha(India) and Nepal Customs Yard, and handed over the Kurtha-Bijalpura rail section.
Laid the foundation stone for Phase-II (extension to Chitwan in Nepal) of the Motihari (India)- Amlekhgunj (Nepal) petroleum Pipeline and signed an MoU for petroleum supply infrastructure. Also, a second cross-border petroleum pipeline from Siliguri in India to Jhapa in eastern Nepal.

India and Nepal share a close friendship with an open border and deep people-to-people connections.
The 1950 India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship forms the basis of their special relations
Nepal shares an 1850 km border with five Indian states.
India is Nepal’s largest trading partner, and Indian companies are significant investors accounting for more than 30% of the total approved foreign direct investments.
In 2022-23, India exported goods worth USD 8 billion to Nepal while its imports were at USD 840 million.