New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- In what could be a major setback for the KP Sharma Oli government, India has indicated that boundary talks are unlikely during Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali's New Delhi visit.

Gyawali arrived in the Indian capital on Thursday to participate in the Sixth Meeting of the India-Nepal Joint Commission, a high-level mechanism that deals with the entire gamut of bilateral relations.

The boundary issue is high on the agenda, but as soon as Gyawali landed in New Delhi, India's Ministry of External Affairs reiterated India's position on the boundary row.

"Our position on the boundary issue is well known," Anurag Srivastava, spokesperson for India's Ministry of External Affairs, said during a regular press briefing on Thu...