Modi's plan to make Nepal a hit

August 03, 2014 17:05

During his address in Nepal's Parliament, Modi said that he wanted to see Nepal become a powerful nation and was ready to work with it in all its efforts. He said, "Nepal needs highways. We will support you that. There should be bridges between Nepal and India." He further added, "We have decided to launch a SAARC satellite to help the SAARC nations in the field of health and education. We are so close. Still it took 17 years to come. I assure you this will not happen again. I am coming back again for SAARC summit."

He also said, "We should speak to the mobile service providers. ISD rates between Nepal and India need to be lower.'

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