Joint Press Release on the Official Visit of Indian Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri to Nepal

Joint Press Release on the Official Visit of Indian Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri to Nepal

(04-05 November 2026)

Official Visit of Foreign Secretary of India Shri Vikram Misri to Nepal (04-05 November 2026)

Foreign Secretary of India, Shri Vikram Misri visited Nepal on 04-05 November 2026, at the cordial invitation of Foreign Secretary of Nepal Mr. Amrit Bahadur Rai.

1.    During the visit, Foreign Secretary of India called on the Right Hon’ble Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Balendra Shah and conveyed greetings from His Excellency, the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. The Foreign Secretary of India highlighted the wide-ranging engagement and overall progress in diverse areas of bilateral cooperation, and discussed possible outcomes and initiatives in the context of the upcoming visit of the Prime Minister of Nepal to India.

2.    Foreign Secretary of India also called on Finance Minister, Hon. Swarnim Wagle; Foreign Minister, Hon. Shisir Khanal; Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Hon. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha and Minister for Infrastructure Development, Hon. Sunil Lamsal. 

3.    The two Foreign Secretaries held delegation-level talks on 04 November 2026 during which they reviewed on-going cooperation across diverse sectors and discussed ways to further strengthen the mutually beneficial partnership between Nepal and India.

4.    Foreign Secretary of India also interacted with a group of parliamentarians, including members of the Nepal-India Parliamentary Friendship Group and Nepal’s Parliamentary Committee on International Relations and Tourism. 

5.    During various engagements, the Nepali leadership expressed gratitude for India’s swift and substantial humanitarian and technical assistance in the aftermath of the Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi floods. Both sides noted with satisfaction the growing engagement in recent times in traditionally strong areas of bilateral cooperation, including trade and commerce, development partnership, hydropower, physical connectivity, border management, energy, and people-to-people ties as well as newer avenues for collaboration including start-ups, digital connectivity, AI and sports. They reaffirmed their commitment to all round enhancement of the bilateral partnership. 

6.    The visit of Foreign Secretary of India continued the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries to further advance close bilateral ties of friendship and cooperation.

Kathmandu
05 November 2026