The seminar on “PM Dahal’s India Visit: Impact on Bilateral Trade, Business, and Investment” was held at Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu. The seminar was organized by the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA), a foreign policy think-tank body based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The seminar was organized with an objective to discuss the outcomes of the recent PM’s visit to India.

 

The seminar began with a welcome note from Mr. Sunil KC (Founder and CEO of AIDIA). Mr. KC emphasized the need of interactions among various stakeholders in Nepal regarding the recent PM’s visit to India and clarified the agenda of the seminar to the participants. Mr. KC also chaired and moderated the following session.

 

On the dais, there was presence of Mr. Budhhaditya Mukharjee, Country Director and General Manager at the Asian Paints (Nepal), Mr. Gyanendra Lal Pradhan, Executive Committee Member (Nepal), SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Saurya SJB Rana, President, NICCI, Mr. HariBhakta Sharma, President, Confederation of Nepalese Industries, Mr. Chandra Kumar Ghimire, Secretary, Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, GON, Mr. Maha Prasad Adhikari, CEO, Office of Investment Board of Nepal and H.E. Mr. Ranjit Rae, Ambassador of India to Nepal. H.E. Romi Gauchan Thakali, Minister, Ministry of Commerce, GON delivered the keynote remarks as the Chief Guest in the seminar.

 

Delivering his remarks, H.E. Hon’ble Ambassador Mr. Ranjit Rae highlighted the importance of a great mutual co-operation and benefits of working together. Hon’ble Ambassador Rae further added on the need to avoid the politically bagging the development activities bilaterally carried out between Nepal and India. Furthermore, delivering his keynote remarks, Hon’ble Minister Thakali congratulated AIDIA for organizing the seminar and stated that the PM’s visit to India has been successful.

 

Other eminent speakers in the seminar also highlighted and unanimously agreed in the dire need to focus on ways to attract foreign investment in Nepal. Here the speakers reflected on the need to work on creating an investor-friendly climate and praised PM Dahal for his commitment to the same.