Indian ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee

Indian ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee
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Indian ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee left for New Delhi on Monday to brief the Indian government on the latest political situation in Nepal.

In Delhi, Mukherjee is set to hold discussions with foreign secretary Shyam Saran and other senior officials of the External Affairs Ministry.

“This is a regular visit. He will be meeting with the government people in Delhi,” Gopal Bagley, spokesperson of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu told Nepalnews.

Indian media reports, meanwhile, said the Indian envoy may also call on Defence Minister Pranab Mujherjee and Home Minister Shiv Raj Patil.

Mukherjee’s visit to New Delhi comes in the aftermath of the collapse of the unilateral Maoist ceasefire, resulting in increased violence. He had held discussions with senior opposition political leaders including CPN (UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal and Rastriya Janashakti Party chairman Surya Bahadur Thapa recently.