‘We carry no old baggage’: Nepal FM Shisir Khanal signals ‘new chapter’ in ties with India

Jun 07, 2026

New Delhi, June 07, 2026(ANI): Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal on Saturday said administration under PM Balen Shah carries "no old baggage" but result-driven diplomacy.Khanal, while delivering opening remarks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, said that Nepal and India are stakeholders of a proud ancient civilization."Nepal's new government carries a clear and decisive mandate for good governance, economic transformation and result-driven diplomacy. We carry no old baggage, only a firm resolve to build a genuinely transformative relationship with our close neighbor and most important partner. As Rastriya Swatantra Party's president, Rabi Lamichhane, who recently visited and eloquently wrote...and as your Excellency Prime Minister Narendra Modiji have graciously acknowledged, Nepal and India are not merely two countries, we are stakeholders of a proud ancient civilization," he said.