India is Nepal’s most important partner, new govt carries no ‘old baggage’: Foreign Minister Khanal

NEW DELHI, Jun 6: India and Nepal share a “special” relationship and there is an opportunity to “decisively” shift the engagement to realise its full potential, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday during a meeting with his Nepalese counterpart Shishir Khanal. Khanal kicked off a three-day trip to New Delhi on Friday to strengthen bilateral ties, a visit overshadowed by a raging controversy triggered by Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s recent remarks on the boundary row between the two sides. In his comments at the meeting with Jaishankar, Khanal said Nepal accords “highest priority” to its relationship with…