Nepal RSP Leader Lamichhane Set for Five-Day India Visit Amid Diplomatic Tensions

Rabi Lamichhane, head of Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party, will visit India for five days starting Monday. His visit, invited by BJP's Nitin Nabin, includes high-level meetings in New Delhi and comes amid controversy regarding Nepal's territorial disputes with India.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Kathmandu | Updated: 31-05-2026 22:36 IST | Created: 31-05-2026 22:36 IST
Nepal RSP Leader Lamichhane Set for Five-Day India Visit Amid Diplomatic Tensions
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Rabi Lamichhane, leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Nepal, is set to begin a five-day visit to India from Monday. This trip, as confirmed by the RSP, will feature high-level discussions with BJP leaders in New Delhi.

Lamichhane's itinerary includes not only political and diplomatic engagements with top BJP officials but also interactions with the Nepali diaspora and party supporters in India. A personal visit to Ayodhya is also planned. The visit occurs against the backdrop of remarks by Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah about Nepal's alleged encroachments on Indian territory.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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