Nepal PM Balendra Shah to make meaningful visit to India, date not fixed

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah will make a 'meaningful' and 'result-oriented' visit to India at an appropriate time, although no date has been finalised, Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said on Wednesday, 30 September 2026.

Speaking to reporters upon his arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport after attending the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Khanal said both Nepal and India want the visit to be 'result-oriented.' 'Although both sides are positive regarding the visit, the date for the Prime Minister's official visit to India is yet to be fixed,' he said. Nepal received an invitation soon after the formation of the new government, and preparations are under way.

Khanal said it was decided at the time of the government's formation that the Prime Minister's visits to both neighbouring countries would take place on the basis of priorities, and Nepal would clearly put forward its priorities before both countries. Shah's first foreign visit after forming the government was to the US, where he addressed the UN General Assembly on 24 September, highlighting Nepal's concerns over climate change and the impact of disasters on mountain communities.