Archive · 20 Sep 2026
India and Nepal Prepare for Balen Shah’s November Visit
India and Nepal are planning a visit by Nepal’s Prime Minister Balen Shah.
The visit may happen in the second half of November.
Shah had earlier said he would avoid foreign trips for at least one year.
His government has now been in office for six months.
Nepal’s Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle recently visited India.
He met Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar.
They discussed working together on money, energy and transportation links.
Sources said Wagle’s visit helped prepare for Shah’s possible trip.
India and Nepal are working to schedule Prime Minister Balen Shah’s bilateral visit for the latter half of November.
Shah had previously decided not to undertake foreign trips for at least a year.
The proposed visit comes six months after Nepal’s new government took office.
Nepalese Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle met India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar this week.
The ministers discussed strengthening economic, energy and connectivity cooperation, while Wagle’s visit reportedly helped prepare for Shah’s trip.
- Who
- Nepal Prime Minister Balen Shah, Nepalese Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
- What
- India and Nepal are working to schedule a bilateral visit by Shah.
- When
- The visit is being planned for the latter half of November, six months into Nepal’s new government.
- Where
- The planned visit would be between Nepal and India; Wagle met Indian ministers in India.
- Why
- To prepare for Shah’s visit and strengthen cooperation, particularly in economic, energy and connectivity areas.
- Planned visitor
- Balen Shah, Prime Minister of Nepal
- Proposed timing
- Latter half of November
- Planning countries
- India and Nepal
- Preparatory meeting
- Swarnim Wagle met Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar this week
- Discussion areas
- Economic, energy and connectivity cooperation
- Reported purpose of Wagle’s visit
- Preparing the ground for Balen Shah’s visit to India
- Earlier position
- Shah had decided not to undertake foreign trips for at least a year