{"id":28544,"date":"2026-11-05T13:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T08:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=28544"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T08:08:13","slug":"indian-foreign-secretary-meets-prime-minister-and-rabi-lamichhane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=28544","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Indian Foreign Secretary Meets Prime Minister and Rabi Lamichhane<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who is visiting Nepal, met Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Thursday morning. Their meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar covered bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian delegation, led by Misri, arrived at Singha Durbar at 11 a.m. Also in the delegation were Mannu Mahawar, Additional Secretary and head of the North Division responsible for China, Nepal and Bhutan; Indian Ambassador to Nepal Sudhakar Dalela; Deputy Chief of Mission Dr Rakesh Pandey; Administration Wing Head Avinash Kumar Singh; and Political Wing Head Geetanjali Brandon.<\/p>\n<p>After meeting Shah for about half an hour, the delegation reportedly went to Italitar in Budhanilkantha at noon to meet Rabi Lamichhane, chair of the Rastriya Swatantra Party. 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