Oli's desire to go to India or bring Modi to Nepal was not fulfilled
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Within 9 months of becoming the Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli met twice with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of South neighboring India, but it does not seem that warmth has developed in the relationship. After the 'one-on-one' meeting with Modi in Thailand last Friday, Oli responded that the meeting was fruitful.
However, sources say that the meeting was not as positive as Oli said. Experts in diplomatic affairs say that Oli's comments regarding geopolitics and neighborhoods in an event held in the capital on Monday should be understood as a sign that relations with Delhi have not warmed up yet.
A 'one-on-one' meeting was held with Modi when Oli was in Bangkok for the Bay of Bengal Effort (BIMSTEC) summit for formal and multi-sectoral technical and economic cooperation held in Thailand. In the meeting, Modi had said that he could not come to the Everest dialogue. While Oli is trying to go to India, he is constantly trying to bring Modi to visit Nepal if that doesn't happen. However, as in New York, Oli did not receive an invitation to visit India from Modi's side in Thailand as well. While about a month and a half ago, the government of Nepal had sent an invitation to the Everest dialogue to Modi. Foreign affairs experts interpret the fact that he did not receive an invitation to visit India as the distance between Oli and Delhi.
According to an official of foreign affairs who participated in the Prime Minister's team during the visit to Thailand, there was no concrete conversation between the two leaders regarding the exchange of visits. In Bangkok, Oli and Modi had a one-on-one meeting for about 40 minutes. Sources say that the Indian side has sent the news through the contact formula for a one-on-one meeting. "Since the matter of meeting has not been decided, it has not been decided whether to meet alone or with a delegation," the source said, "The meeting was held alone only after receiving a notice from the Indian official to meet alone." Later, a meeting was held with the consent of both sides.
A sideline meeting between the two leaders took place in New York last October when they went to participate in the United Nations meeting. At that time, Oli had been Prime Minister for 2 months. The meeting with the New York delegation was not considered pleasant. According to sources, Modi was uncomfortable when Oli raised bilateral issues in the sideline meeting. There was no open conversation between the two leaders. After the issues from border to EPG and SAARC were raised from the Nepali side, the Indian side did not think well. That is why there was criticism from the Nepali side that the meeting in New York did not go as well as expected," said the source.
According to experts in diplomatic affairs, the sideline meeting during the international assembly conference is usually considered as a courtesy meeting. It is customary to make good use of such a meeting to increase cordiality and intimacy. However, sources say that the Indian side was dissatisfied because Nepali side raised bilateral issues in the New York meeting. Even in that meeting, Oli did not receive an invitation from Modi to visit India. However, Oli had invited Modi to visit Nepal. After the meeting between the two Prime Ministers in New York, Foreign Minister Arju Deuba Rana said that the Prime Minister of India has accepted the invitation made by Nepal and that he will visit Nepal soon. Even after 7 months of that meeting, there is no sign of Modi's visit to Nepal.
That's why this time both sides may have agreed to 'meet alone', an official of foreign affairs mentioned. However, a minister said that there was no sign of concrete results from the meeting. The meeting with Prime Minister Modi has been described as good. It has been reported that there was a positive conversation," he said. "They have also talked about going on a tour to India only after making solid preparations. However, they have not said anything about visiting India.
Foreign Minister Arju Deuba Rana is also not so enthusiastic about the Bangkok meeting, sources say. Although Minister Deuba said that the conversation between the two leaders was good in the discussion with the officials of the ministry, she did not mention anything about the preparation of Oli's visit to India.
is understood to be a normal conversation. There has been no concrete conversation," said one of the Congress leaders who heard the briefing from Budhanilkanth, "There is no room for much hope. The meeting was successful in conveying the message that the relationship between the two countries is only good. However, practically, India's thinking towards the Oli government does not seem to have changed much. Also, Prime Minister Oli himself did not give a concrete response regarding his visit to India after coming down to Kathmandu. Is it impossible to visit India? Due to some reasons, it is an unsustainable situation. Sometimes what works. when what It is only because of that," he said. Is there a barbed wire? Not like that. It happens when you understand it properly.'
Oli's expression at an event in Kathmandu three days after returning from Bangkok also indicates that the meeting with Modi was not as 'warm' as expected. At the 'Himalaya Dialogue' program held in the capital on Monday, Oli commented on geopolitics and neighborhood relations in the old style. Without mentioning the name of India, he commented that if a friend is served a cup of tea, the end result may be bad. Why don't you give tea to your friend who always gives you tea? He starts to see you as bad. It will not take long to break the relationship with you,' he said, 'Nepal has been spoiling the neighbors.' "When you sleep together, you get a foot, and when you say to remove the foot, the conversation ends," he said, "That's why Nepal has a good friendship with its two neighbors." Despite the unnecessary rumours, our relations with the two neighbors are good. He said that for Nepal, relations with India and China are equal and Nepal has given equal priority to both countries. Raising the dispute between the two countries at a public function after the meeting with Modi is interpreted as a sign that it will take more time to improve relations, says an expert in diplomatic affairs.
