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NEW DELHI: Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday indicated that India, and not China, could be his first stop abroad as the premier of the Himalayan state in keeping with a longstanding tradition, but only after his country makes key amendments to its Constitution to meet the demands of the agitating Madhesis, an issue that has soured relations between Nepal and India since August.
Oli received an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he called his Indian counterpart on Thursday morning.
According to the Nepalese premier's press advisor Pramod Dahal, during the 20-minute conversation, Modi invited Oli to visit India and Oli accepted the invitation, saying he will pay an official visit to India soon after the situation is normalised.
Nepal's deputy prime minister Kamal Thapa had on Tuesday announced that Oli would visit China next month on his first trip abroad as PM, but officials in Kathmandu said that Oli will visit India before undertaking his trip to Beijing.
ET had reported on Thursday that India is of the opinion that no visit abroad by Oli will be productive unless his government walks the talk and amends the Constitution to meet the grievances of the agitating Madhesis during the ongoing session of Parliament.
Oli, officials had earlier told ET, is keen to undertake a trip to India but such a visit would lack value and substance unless his government takes necessary steps to make the newly enacted constitution more inclusive. A visit to China may have allowed the Nepalese PM to play the Beijing card against India, but would have done little to address the grievances of the Madhesis and subsequent agitation, they said.
During the phone call Modi emphasised the importance of finding a durable solution based on consensus to Nepal's political problems. Oli called up Modi and briefed him on the political developments in his country, days after the Nepalese cabinet decided to amend the Constitution to address key demands of Madhesis from the country's Terai region over proportional representation and constituency delimitation.
PM Modi wishes people of Nepal on new year:
Modi also extended his good wishes to the friendly people of Nepal for the New Year 2016. The Nepalese PM extended thanks to Modi for welcoming Nepal government's move to forward a bill in Parliament for amending the Constitution to address the demands raised by the agitating Madhesi Front. The two leaders also discussed matters relating to improving relations.
India, Not China, could be first stop: Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli to Narendra Modi - The Economic Times
Oli received an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he called his Indian counterpart on Thursday morning.
According to the Nepalese premier's press advisor Pramod Dahal, during the 20-minute conversation, Modi invited Oli to visit India and Oli accepted the invitation, saying he will pay an official visit to India soon after the situation is normalised.
Nepal's deputy prime minister Kamal Thapa had on Tuesday announced that Oli would visit China next month on his first trip abroad as PM, but officials in Kathmandu said that Oli will visit India before undertaking his trip to Beijing.
ET had reported on Thursday that India is of the opinion that no visit abroad by Oli will be productive unless his government walks the talk and amends the Constitution to meet the grievances of the agitating Madhesis during the ongoing session of Parliament.
Oli, officials had earlier told ET, is keen to undertake a trip to India but such a visit would lack value and substance unless his government takes necessary steps to make the newly enacted constitution more inclusive. A visit to China may have allowed the Nepalese PM to play the Beijing card against India, but would have done little to address the grievances of the Madhesis and subsequent agitation, they said.
During the phone call Modi emphasised the importance of finding a durable solution based on consensus to Nepal's political problems. Oli called up Modi and briefed him on the political developments in his country, days after the Nepalese cabinet decided to amend the Constitution to address key demands of Madhesis from the country's Terai region over proportional representation and constituency delimitation.
PM Modi wishes people of Nepal on new year:
Modi also extended his good wishes to the friendly people of Nepal for the New Year 2016. The Nepalese PM extended thanks to Modi for welcoming Nepal government's move to forward a bill in Parliament for amending the Constitution to address the demands raised by the agitating Madhesi Front. The two leaders also discussed matters relating to improving relations.
India, Not China, could be first stop: Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli to Narendra Modi - The Economic Times
