Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah has cancelled scheduled meetings with several senior foreign diplomats, including India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and the US Special Representative, sparking new discussions in South Asian diplomatic circles. Misri’s planned visit to Kathmandu on May 11–12, intended to discuss bilateral relations and the Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage route, was called off at the last moment by the Prime Minister’s Office.
Indian media reported that Shah prefers to meet counterparts of equal rank, such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, rather than senior officials. Analysts suggest the cancellations reflect both a nationalist stance and pressure from ongoing border disputes, particularly over the Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura, and Kalapani regions. Nepal’s 2020 map revision claiming these areas as its own intensified tensions with India.
Kathmandu stated that Shah is currently focused on administrative reforms and will meet only heads of state or foreign ministers. The government also emphasized a “balanced diplomacy” approach among India, the United States, and China, though observers are debating whether China’s growing influence in Nepal is shaping this policy direction.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ১৮ মে ২০২৬, ২০: ৫৯আপডেট : ১৮ মে ২০২৬, ২২: ৪৮ নেপালের প্রধানমন্ত্রী বালেন্দ্র শাহ একের পর এক উচ্চপদস্থ বিদেশি কূটনীতিকের সঙ্গে বৈঠক বাতিল করায় দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার কূটনৈতিক অঙ্গনে নতুন করে আলোচনার জন্ম দিয়েছে। ভারতের পররাষ্ট্র সচিব ব
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