After the initial highs and then severe lows in bilateral relation in the last two years, India and Nepal sought to reboot ties on Friday. An inclusive Nepalese constitution and society development agenda ,security and stability in relations were prominent in talks as Narendra Modi met with his counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal in Delhi’s Hyderabad House.
PM Modi praised Dahal, the man who replaced KP Oli -the predecessor seen as playing the anti-India and pro-China cards.
Dahal popularly known as Prachanda is on his first official overseas visit to India in his second term as Prime Minister, unlike in the first term when he chose to head first to Beijing instead.
Calling Prachanda a ‘catalytic force of peace’, PM Modi commended the role he ‘personally played in strengthening the democratic institutions in Nepal’.
“I am confident that under your wise leadership, Nepal will successfully implement the Constitution through inclusive dialogue accommodating the aspirations of all sections of your diverse society,” said PM Modi in the joint media remarks after post talks.