Nepal’s PM K.P. Sharma Oli to Visit India in September

• Nepal’s Foreign Ministry confirms Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s official visit to India in mid-September.

• The visit is expected to be short, possibly lasting two days.

• Oli, the chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal, had assumed the post of Prime Minister for the fourth time last July.

• He chose China for his maiden foreign visit, breaking the tradition of visiting India as the first destination after assuming the post.

• Despite speculation that his relations with India have soured, Oli confirmed his visit and stated that groundwork is underway