India and Nepal will sit on Monday to talk on New Delhi's development projects in the country. This will be the first formal talks between the two sides amid strained ties. The Nepal Map showed Indian territories as Nepali territories irking New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered India’s "continued support to Nepal in this regard", Indian govt readout on the talks said. Prime Minister Modi "recalled the civilizational and cultural links that India and Nepal share", something New Delhi has been emphasising even as the government-to-government talks went downhill.

Source: dna August 16, 2020 17:15 UTC