How this Indian Railways proposed link will bring India, Nepal closer
The announcement was made after delegation-level talks between Indian and Nepalese officials chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K.P. Sharma Oli, who is on a three-day visit to India. An official statement said the the two Prime Ministers agreed to construct the new electrified rail line, "with India`s financial support", connecting the border city of Raxaul in India to Kathmandu in Nepal
The proposal is significant and comes nearly two years after China in March 2016 agreed to construct a strategic railway link with Nepal through Tibet to reduce the Kathmandu`s total dependence on India. Image source: PTI