NEPAL WILL EXPORT 1,000 MW ELECTRICITY TO INDIA

Nepal will export close to 1,000 megawatt of electricity to India, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Monday after holding comprehensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart Arzu Rana Deuba. Jaishankar described Nepal's decision to export the electricity to India as a "new milestone".

In their talks, the two ministers also focused on boosting cooperation in areas of trade, connectivity and infrastructure. Deuba began her five-day trip to India on Sunday in her first official trip abroad after assuming the responsibility. The Nepalese foreign minister's visit comes a week after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri travelled to Kathmandu.

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