Nepal's new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday sent a special envoy to China to ensure that recent bonhomie between the two countries remains unaffected despite ongoing political turmoil in Nepal, Reuters reported.  

The special envoy, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, is Nepal's deputy premier in charge of finance and is a well-known Chinese expert. Mahara will carry Nepal Prime Minister's message that his new government is keen on taking forward the cordial relationship developed by his processor K.P. Oli.      

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Nepal's PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is popularly known as Prachanda, through his message has also assured China that Katmandu remains committed to a slew of infrastructure deals signed between his predecessor and the Chinese leadership.

"There is no doubt that the new government will continue all positive agreements signed by the previous government," Mahara told Reuters. Mahara added that he is carrying the invitation of Nepalese President Bidhya Devi Bhandari for her counterpart Xi Jinping to visit the Himalayan country later this year.    

Foreign experts said that slew of infrastructure deals signed by previous government signified Nepal's growing closeness towards China, which came at the cost Nepal's relationship with its traditional ally India.

Nepal will Send Another Envoy to India This Week       

According to official sources, Nepal's Prime Minister Prachanda will send another special envoy, Bimelandra Nidhi, to New Delhi this week. Nidhi will assure the Indian government that close ties with Beijing would not come at the cost of Nepal's decade-long friendship with New Delhi.

The relationship between Nepal and India has been tense following Katmandu's refusal to accommodate India's concern in its newly adopted constitution, triggering deadly riots by the minority Madhesis community in Southern Nepal.            

Officials in the Indian government are also miffed with Nepal's recent overtures towards China. India fears that this recent bonhomie will give China a strong foothold in one of its most important neighboring countries.

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