An Indian Air Force aircraft landed at yet-to-be-inaugurated Gautam Buddha International Airport, Bhairahawa, with safety personnel and bulletproof vehicles for Prime Minister Narendra Modi May 16 go to to Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha.
This might be Modi’s first go to to Nepal in his second time period because the PM, coinciding with the start anniversary of Lord Buddha. PM Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba are anticipated to attend the primary ceremony at Maya Devi Temple, the precise place the place Buddha is believed to have taken start.
Officials mentioned Modi will fly all the way down to Lumbini from Kushi Nagar, one other Buddhist pilgrimage web site the place Buddha attained Nirvana. He can also be prone to lay the muse stone of a monastery to be constructed with India’s help.
Though officers listed below are tight-lipped in regards to the agenda for dialogue between the 2 sides, “connectivity of Buddhist shrines” is claimed to be on the record. Also, Deuba had not too long ago informed an election gathering that Indian help might be sought to develop the 760-MW West Seti Hydro Project. Deuba had mentioned since India was reluctant to purchase energy from China-aided tasks in Nepal, he’ll discuss to PM Modi in regards to the West Seti challenge.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
