Indian army chief to visit Nepal as neighbours attempt to normalise ties

Experts say the visit symbolises an olive branch from India and will help resume dialogue disrupted due to the border row.

Officials in Kathmandu and New Delhi are preparing for a visit by India’s Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukunda Naravane to Nepal—the first-ever high-level visit from the southern neighbour after a border row between the two countries plunged ties to an all time low in recent history.