Mount Everest and other peaks of the Himalayas seen through the window of an airplane Kathmandu: Mount Everest is higher than previously thought, Nepal and China said Tuesday, settling a long-running conflict over the height of the world’s highest peak that straddles their shared border. Kathmandu and Beijing had differed …
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NEW DELHI: Army Chief Gen. MM Naravane departed for the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a major week-long visit to strengthen defense cooperation and security ties with the two major countries in the region. from the Gulf. This first visit by an Indian army chief to …
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India and Nepal on Monday reviewed the development of cross-border trade infrastructure and discussed ways to boost trade and investment, including the creation of cross-border economic zones. These issues were discussed during a virtual meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental committee on trade and transit, seen as a further step towards …
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Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali will visit India this month to meet with his counterpart S Jaishankar with the aim of boosting efforts to restore normalcy to bilateral ties affected by a border row earlier this year. Gyawali will be the highest-ranking Nepalese leader to visit India since ties were …
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China’s actions during its defense minister’s recent visits to Nepal and Pakistan, including the signing of a defense agreement in Islamabad, were apparently targeted at India, experts and former diplomats said on Wednesday. Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe kicked off his tour of the region with a one-day visit to …
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China will send Defense Minister Wei Fenghe to Nepal on Sunday for a one-day visit, just days after Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla concluded a trip to Kathmandu aimed at boosting bilateral ties affected by a border row. The Nepalese Foreign Ministry announced the visit of Wei, a general of …
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Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is believed to have suggested to Chinese Ambassador Hou Yanqi last week that he is capable of handling challenges within his party without the help of other countries, according to people familiar with the matter. The comments by Oli, the people who asked not …
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India and Nepal on Thursday discussed ways to handle the boundary issue, which had recently affected bilateral relations, through existing mechanisms when Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla met with the country’s top leaders to reinforce cooperation in key areas such as connectivity and infrastructure. Shringla met with Prime Minister of Nepal, …
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With a widening gap within the Communist Party of Nepal, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi met Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday night and held talks for about two hours. Sources inside the Prime Minister’s residence and the Secretariat confirmed that Ambassador Yanqi met with Oli on Tuesday …
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NEW DELHI: Seeking to repair the damage caused by the recent fighting in bilateral relations, India and Nepal have been exploring ways to restart the participation process. However, just when India thought the time had finally come for this, another wave of political uncertainty hit Nepal with the rival faction …
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