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 Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood CJP leaders released after 24 hours in Delhi police custody Riyadh airport attack kills 12, injures 309 Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages 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 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects 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 Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki
