Overview
- The Nepal foreign minister’s three‑day visit to New Delhi culminated in formal talks on Saturday that produced tangible deliverables, including a UPI–NPI cross‑border payments linkage, an MoU between Digital India Bhashini and Kathmandu University, and a virtual handover of 72 health facilities and 12 heritage projects.
- Both sides welcomed completion of internal steps for the India‑Nepal Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement in Criminal Matters and announced cooperation on cross‑border crime investigations under that framework.
- India and Nepal agreed to handle the long‑running Lipulekh/Limpiyadhura/Kalapani boundary dispute through existing bilateral mechanisms and committed to follow‑up work such as early meetings of the mechanism and joint field survey teams.
- Kathmandu presented the visit as a result‑driven diplomatic reset after recent tensions, building on Rabi Lamichhane’s earlier New Delhi visit and reflecting Nepal’s push for economic transformation through trade, connectivity, energy and digital ties.
- The practical outcomes aim to stabilise day‑to‑day ties that matter to people on both sides by easing remittances and reconstruction work, securing transit and trade flows, and setting the stage for further high‑level visits and project-level follow ups.