Kathmandu, Oct. 29 -- Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit Kathmandu on November 4 to lay the groundwork for Prime Minister Balendra Shah's upcoming visit to India, according to sources in Kathmandu and New Delhi.

A day before Misri's arrival, newly appointed Indian Ambassador to Nepal Sudhakar Dalela is scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu to take up his diplomatic assignment.

If all goes according to plan, Shah will make his first official bilateral visit to New Delhi, most likely on November 22, at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A senior foreign ministry official confirmed Misri's visit to the Post, saying the two sides would discuss possible agenda items for Shah's trip to India.

Misri is scheduled ...