गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Breaking ∕ India’s Jaishankar to invite Balen for BRICS summit Breaking India’s Jaishankar to invite Balen for BRICS summit KathmanduPati August 10, 2026 Kathmandu [Nepal], August 10 – India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is expected to visit Kathmandu later this month to personally invite Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah to attend the upcoming BRICS summit, according to sources at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu. Jaishankar is scheduled to travel to Nepal during the final week of August with diplomatic engagements expected to coincide with an event hosted by Indian broadcaster NDTV in Kathmandu on August 26. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Foreign Affairs Department chief Vijay Chauthaiwale is also expected to visit the Nepali capital during the same period embassy sources said. The visit is expected to include high-level diplomatic meetings alongside the formal invitation for the BRICS gathering. Former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” represented Nepal at the previous BRICS Summit where he held a joint meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the summit. The Indian Embassy has not officially announced the visit or the invitation. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal Supreme Court summons government over ‘Green Army’ legitimacy Nepal PM vows no shortage of funds for flood recovery Nepal floods cause over Rs 2.2 billion in farm, livestock… Flash flood warning issued for 21 Nepal districts Nepal PM meets local representatives from flood-hit crisis zones BRICS pledges global cooperation for safe AI development Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Gunjan Saxena:The Kargil Girl serves a refreshing depiction of a war film The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels