Highlights:
• Nepal to inaugurate its largest convention centre
• The convention-cum-meditation centre has been constructed
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on May 16 to the Nepal on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, the Nepal government will inaugurate its largest convention centre in Lumbini, birthplace of Gautam Buddha ,which will have a capacity of 5,000 people.
Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will inaugurate the convention centre in Lumbini, a World Heritage site in the presence of his Indian counterpart. The convention-cum-meditation centre has been constructed under the national project of Lumbini Development Master Plan.
Deuba talk Modi on a number of key issues
Modi is visiting the Himalayan nation at the invitation of his Deuba. It will be Modi’s first visit to Nepal after his re-election in 2019. Deuba was in Delhi last month in his first bilateral visit abroad after becoming prime minister for the fifth time in July 2021. During the visit, which was aimed at injecting fresh momentum to bilateral ties, Deuba held talks with Modi on a number of key issues, including the boundary issue.
Nepal is important for India in the context of its overall strategic interests in the region, and the leaders of the two countries have often noted the age-old “Roti-Beti” relationship.
Nepal relies on India for the transportation of goods and services.
The landlocked Himalayan nation shares a border of over 1,850 kms with five Indian states – Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Nepal relies heavily on India for the transportation of goods and services.
