Kathmandu, June 4 -- Marking the highest-level official engagement since Nepal's recent historic political transition, Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shisir Khanal, will embark on an official visit to India from June 5 to 7.

The announcement was made by Nepal's Foreign Ministry on Thursday, following a cordial invitation from India's Minister of External Affairs, S Jaishankar.

The high-profile diplomatic visit comes on the heels of a massive political shift in Nepal. Prime Minister Balendra "Balen" Shah was sworn into office on March 27 after his party, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), secured a landslide victory in elections triggered six months after a sweeping Gen-Z uprising.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first glob...