Kathmandu, Aug. 7 -- In connection with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's upcoming visit to India, New Delhi is sending its top diplomat to Kathmandu to lay the groundwork for the visit.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will arrive in Kathmandu on August 17 for a two-day visit, sources in the Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Post. This will be Misri's second visit to Kathmandu in a year.

Oli, who has been looking forward to visiting New Delhi since becoming prime minister in July last year, is set to embark on an official visit to India on September 16, if the current schedule remains unchanged.

At the invitation of Foreign Secretary Amrit Rai, Misri will make this official visit to Kathmandu to prepar...