Nepal, Oct. 12 -- Minister for Home Sudan Gurung left for India on Monday to attend a ministerial meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in New Delhi.

The visit marks Gurung's first foreign trip since taking office. He is travelling to attend the regional meeting rather than for a bilateral visit.

The BIMSTEC home ministers' meeting is scheduled for October 13 at the initiative of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah.

Home ministers from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand are expected to attend the meeting. Gurung is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart, Shah.

However, high-level political meetings, including one wi...