New Delhi is aggressively rechartering its Nepal policy. Anurag Srivastava, joint secretary Ministry of External Affairs, also looking after Nepal and Bhutan has arrived in Kathmandu. Srivastava held a series of meetings with Commerce Secretary Dinesh Bhattarai and Finance Secretary Madhu Kumar Maraseni.

“Discussions were held on progressing mutual co-operation in commerce, development and economic sectors,” the Indian Embassy in Nepal said in a tweet.

Just before this high level visit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Nepal’s Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka in New York on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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Vijay Chauthaiwale, chief of BJP's Foreign Affairs Department, too paid a visit to Kathmandu in August and held meetings with all top leaders including Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.

The International Business Times—an American online publication noted that Chauthaiwale’s recent visit to Kathmandu and meetings with the top leaders might go unnoticed by the masses, but it is a crucial step in the direction of jump-starting the bilateral ties between India and Nepal.

Meanwhile, Nepali Congress Joint Secretary, former Foreign Minister and head of party's international department Prakash Sharan Mahat will also be leading a three-member delegation to India that will arrive in New Delhi on Thursday, reports said.

Earlier, Bhaskar Koirala, Director of the Nepal Institute of International and Strategic Studies told India Narrative that the two countries have a unique opportunity to strengthen their bilateral ties at this key juncture

“It must be emphasised that relations with India are unique for one simple reason, namely the more than 1800 kilometres open border,” Koirala said.