But like all state visits, the importance of Pranab Mukherjee’s visit goes beyond the personal. And President Bidya Bhandari - who will be Mukherjee’s host and has most enthusiastically pushed the visit - will travel to Delhi soon. But the last head of state visit from India was way back in May 1998, when President K R Narayanan came to Kathmandu. The Chinese President was tentatively expected to visit Kathmandu on his way to BRICS in October. Beyond KathmanduIt is rare for the President to visit three cities in a country in a short visit.

Source: Hindustan Times November 02, 2016 06:08 UTC