Why Nepal PM Dahal's visit to India today matters

September 15, 2016 08:41

India is looking at a "substantive" outcome from Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's four-day visit starting on Thursday.

India, however, wants Nepal to take steps to address the concerns of its citizens, especially those in Tarai, over its newly adopted constitution, as it feels the more the process in this regard gets delayed, the situation will "worsen and can get messy again".

The caution comes ahead of Prachanda's visit to India during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Indian leaders.

"Atmospherics and vibes are positive after Dahal, better known as Prachanda, replaced K P Oli who was adamant about not supporting amendment in the constitution," government sources said, adding that Prachanda has spoken in support of addressing grievances in this regard.

"There is still a lot of uncertainty. The longer the delay, the more complicated it will become," they said, even as they acknowledged the enormity of the task facing the Nepalese leadership, saying that it is not easy to come to common ground.

If all goes well, the Indian President may visit Nepal and the vice versa, they said, adding that "very, very intensive bilateral engagements" have been going and it reflects the desire of both the countries to step up relationship, putting behind the strain seen earlier.

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