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India Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s Kathmandu Visit Postponed Abruptly, No Official Reason Given
24htopnews | May 11, 2026 1:08 PM CST

India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s scheduled two-day visit to Kathmandu has been unexpectedly postponed. No official reason was given. The visit aimed to engage Nepal’s new leadership and extend a formal invitation to PM Balendra Shah for India visit. The postponement comes amid strained India-Nepal relations over issues like Lipulekh, though both sides deny linkage.

Kathmandu: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's planned visit to Nepal due to start from Monday, has been postponed at the last minute, sources confirmed ANI.

According to two sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Foreign Secretary Misri's visit has been called off unexpectedly.

"Preparations were made for the visit the visit of Indian Foreign Secretary who was due to land Kathmandu on Monday for two-day visit but the trip has been called off unexpectedly," one of the official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed ANI.

"Communication was made from the Indian side about the postponement of the visit. No official reasons have been stated for it," the official added, seeking anonymity. Sworn-in as the Prime Minister, Balendra Shah (Balen) on March 27, after the successful conduct of the election- six months after the Gen-Z uprising, India had planned to send Foreign Secretary to Kathmandu.


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