Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves to people after offering his prayers at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 4, 2014. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here Sunday for a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala. Modi's visit was the first by an Indian premier for bilateral talks since Inder Kumar Gujral visited Nepal as Indian prime minister in 1997. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves to people after offering his prayers at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)

 

By Saroj Mohanty
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted to forge a “new relationship” with Nepal that could serve as a model for regional partnership in South Asia. After his two-day visit, it is apparent he has succeeded to a large extent and opened in his own words a “new chapter” in ties with the Himalayan republic.

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