Nepal, May 4 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha said he is exploring ways to revamp economic and development ties with India and China by setting up economic and development corridors with the two neighbours.

Earlier he had only talked about the idea with China, but now the deputy prime minister said he plans to push forward a similar approach with India.

During his China visit from March 24 to April 1 and his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, Shrestha had proposed the creation of an economic and development corridor linking Nepal, Tibet, Sichuan and Chongqing of China.

"Now we have received a proposal from China to add two more places-Xian in Shaanxi province and Guan...