To the
surprise of law makers, he started his speech in Nepali and neither did he try to hide
India’s interest in Nepal’s hydropower but Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
– who arrived here in Kathmandu for a two-day official visit this morning –
held the parliamentarians spell bound for around one hour with his impromptu address
at the Legislature-Parliament today afternoon.
Modi also
recollected his older days, when as a young boy, he visited Nepal many years ago in his
quest for spirituality.
Nepal-India ties are as old as the Himalayas and the Ganges, he
said, “But I am eager to take the age-old time-tested bilateral relations to a
new height during my stint as the Indian premier.”
Modi is the first head of the government to address the Parliament.
Lauding the Nepali Maoists efforts to shun bullet and join ballet
to change the course of Nepal’s history, Modi said Nepalis can send the message
to the world that history can be made from democratic process rather than from
the barrel. ‘By drafting a democratic constitution of the Federal Democratic
Republic Nepal, Nepali lawmakers are going to show the world a new example,” he
said, adding that Nepal has a huge potential in herbal products, hydropower and
tourism that can strengthen economy for the larger benefit of its people.
“Over a billion Indian populace wants to visit Nepal once in their
lifetime to pay homage to Pashupatinath and the birth place of Lord Buddha,” added
Modi, whose Bharatiya Janata Party came to power a couple months back, with a
sweeping majority.
Preaching his development formula for Nepal, Modi said that Nepal can prosper alone by exporting electricity to India. “I want to support Nepal to make it HIT – highways, information technology and transmission line – that can transform Nepal, he said, adding that the trans-border transmission line can help Nepal import more electricity at present and export after a decade when it will have surplus power.
Preaching his development formula for Nepal, Modi said that Nepal can prosper alone by exporting electricity to India. “I want to support Nepal to make it HIT – highways, information technology and transmission line – that can transform Nepal, he said, adding that the trans-border transmission line can help Nepal import more electricity at present and export after a decade when it will have surplus power.
Likewise, he also announced a credit line of $1 billion to be used
in infrastructure development and energy projects. Modi also promised to
increase the number of scholarship to Nepali students.
Before addressing the Patliament, Modi, who had arrived via a special aircraft of Indian Air Force (IFC54 Boeing 737) that landed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu at 10:46, held discussion with Prime Minister Sushil Koirala at the Office of the Prime Minister at Singh Durbar.
Before addressing the Patliament, Modi, who had arrived via a special aircraft of Indian Air Force (IFC54 Boeing 737) that landed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu at 10:46, held discussion with Prime Minister Sushil Koirala at the Office of the Prime Minister at Singh Durbar.
They witnessed a signing ceremony of two Memorandum of
Understandings – on Goitre control in Nepal and cooperation between NTV and
Doordarshan – and exchange letters of the Term of Reference for Pancheshwor Development
Authority. Pancheshwor Multipurpose Project – that has been delayed by 16 years
after signing – is one of long due promises of Indian government that it has
been failing to implement.
The two Prime Ministers also affixed the first cancellation mark on the commemorative cover issued by the Nepal Philatelic Bureau marking the visit of the Prime Minister of India, the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 17 years.
The two Prime Ministers also affixed the first cancellation mark on the commemorative cover issued by the Nepal Philatelic Bureau marking the visit of the Prime Minister of India, the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 17 years.
During the talks at Singh Durbar, Modi expressed his willingness
to extend all possible support to Nepal’s peace process and its development
endeavors.
Following the meeting, they also held delegation-level talks in
which the two sides reviewed the overall state of bilateral relations and
cooperation between Nepal and India.
They expressed satisfaction at the reactivation of Nepal-India Joint Commission with its third meeting in Kathmandu recently and directed their respective authorities to take up the implementation of the decisions taken during the Joint Commission meeting.
They expressed satisfaction at the reactivation of Nepal-India Joint Commission with its third meeting in Kathmandu recently and directed their respective authorities to take up the implementation of the decisions taken during the Joint Commission meeting.
The two sides, on the occasion, discussed on a gamut of issues
between the two South Asian neighbours, including political cooperation, trade
and transit, development cooperation, water resources, earlier treaties and
agreements including the 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship, mutual security,
and boundary issues.
They also directed the authorities in their respective countries
to expedite ongoing projects for their timely completion, and explore new areas
of cooperation which could be taken up for mutual benefit.
In a departure from
protocol, Prime Minster Sushil Koirala had personally welcomed his Indian
counterpart at the international airport, where Nepal Army offered a guard of
honour and a 19-gun salute to Modi.
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Modi know Nepal Language? How to Speak in Nepal Hindi or English or Gujarati?
Modi can handle any kind of situations even if doesn't know the language. That is why he has become Prime Minister.
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