Kathmandu, Sept. 17
Finance Minister Dr.
Swarnim Wagle and his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman held a meeting at
the Ministry of Finance in New Delhi.
Dr. Wagle's
secretariat informed that the two ministers led their respective delegations.
Nepali delegation included Joint Secretary of the MoF Amrit Lamsal, Joint Secretary
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gehendra Rajbhandari, Deputy Chief of
Mission at the Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi Dr. Surendra Thapa, Economics
Minisetr of the Embassy Tara Nath Adhikari and Under Secretary Kanchan Basnet.
However, the details
of the discussion have not been made public.
FM Dr. Wagle reached
New Delhi on Thursday morning on a 3-day visit at the invitation of the Indian
government. This visit is aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two
neighbours on economic, political and diplomatic fronts.
On Friday, DR. Wagle
will participate at a high-level diplomatic dialogue, organised by the former
foreign secretary of India Shyam Sharan, as the chief guest. He is scheduled to
hold a meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishanakar on the
same day.
Likewise, he will
participate in a programme organised by Indian Trade Promotion Organisation on
Friday, and by Confederation of Indian Industries and Delhi School of economics
on Saturday.
Published in The Rising Nepal on 18 September 2026.
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