In Nepal foreign minister Gyawali's visit, a signal to work with Oli govt

Although India has played down Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali’s New Delhi visit as routine — he arrived on Thu­rsday and substantive talks are scheduled for Friday — there is speculation, esp­ecially in Nepal, about what the visit means. Gyawali is part of a caretaker government after PM K P Oli dissolved Parliament and ordered elections last month following intra-party dissensions.

He is in New Delhi as part of the sixth India-Nepal Joint Commission meeting. Although the invitation was extended before Oli dissolved Parliament, New Delhi had the option of changing the dates for the meeting to until after the elections.