Arti BaliNew Delhi, June 7 -- Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal's visit to India, the first high-level engagement from Prime Minister Balendra Shah's new government, signals Kathmandu's effort to reset the tone of bilateral ties amid recent friction over boundary issues.
By stressing dialogue, mutual trust and shared prosperity, while rejecting a geopolitical framing of bilateral relations, Khanal appeared keen to reassure New Delhi that Nepal's new government favours pragmatic engagement over nationalist posturing.
Kathmandu is seeking to ensure that longstanding border disputes do not derail expanding cooperation in trade, connectivity and energy, areas that have increasingly defined the India-Nepal relationship in recent years.
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