India's Nepal-China fears baseless: Prachanda

India's Nepal-China fears baseless: Prachanda

 In an exclusive interview to NDTV in Kathmandu, Prachanda has described that fears in India that he is moving closer to China are ridiculous. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today returned home after completing his four-day state visit to India. The Prime Minister was welcomed home by Speaker Onsari Gharti, Deputy Prime Ministers duo Bimalendra Nidhi and Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Ministers, heads of constitutional and security bodies and high-level officials. On the occasion, a contingent of the Nepal Army presented a guard of honour in respect of the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Dahal had been on a four-day visit to India beginning September 15 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. PM Dahal, who led a delegation including his spouse Sita, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Management Ramesh Lekhak, stayed at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi during his visit. During his visit, the Prime Minister met and held meetings with senior political leaders and office-bearers including President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Modi. During the meetings, PM Dahal held consultations with them on working for advancing mutual benefit and interest between Nepal and India. The Prime Minister also signed with India a three-point Memorandum of Understanding during the visit.o;;;;;;;;;;;;.ik