India invites Nepal PM Balen Shah for official visit

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 28, 2026 08:42 PM IST India has invited Nepal PM Balendra Shah for official visit as New Delhi moves to reset ties after Oli era strain. (File Photo)India on Tuesday confirmed that an invitation has been extended to Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah for an official visit, even as there was no information on probable dates for the visit. Speaking at the bi-weekly media briefing, Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for Ministry of External Affairs, said, “Invitation has been extended to Nepal PM Balen Shah to visit India.”Soon after Shah was elected in March this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had congratulated him in a post on X, and said that he looks forward “to working closely with you (Shah) to take India-Nepal friendship and cooperation to even greater he