Bhattarai urges Prime Minister Shah to put five issues on agenda for India visit
Summary
Baburam Bhattarai has urged Prime Minister Balendra Shah to raise five major issues, including the border dispute, trade deficit, air routes, water resources and the Himalayan crisis, during his upcoming India visit. He also called for a comprehensive bilateral mechanism to settle outstanding Nepal-India issues and criticized recent remarks by government ministers on foreign policy.
Key Points
- Baburam Bhattarai wants Prime Minister Balendra Shah to firmly raise five key issues during his India visit in mid-November.
- He said Nepal must address the border dispute, trade imbalance, transit, water resources and the 1950 treaty through a single bilateral mechanism.
- Bhattarai urged Nepal to seek more air routes, trade concessions and faster progress on hydropower projects and electricity exports.
- He also linked the Himalayan crisis and flood risks to the need for trilateral climate understanding among Nepal, India and China.
