Kathmandu, May 23 -- The scheduled visit of Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal to India has been postponed.

The visit was seen as an opportunity to engage with senior Indian leaders in order to discuss some key bilateral issues between Nepal and India that have faced strains in recent months.

Khanal had already met his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, in Mauritius on April 10 and discussed ways to prioritise bilateral relations in the changed political context in Nepal following the installation of a powerful government led by Rastriya Swatantra Party leader Balendra Shah.

At the invitation of the government, Khanal was invited to participate at the First International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi on Ju...