Kathmandu, Aug. 17 -- With Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arriving on August 21, the long-awaited fifth meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission has nothing new to discuss.

The meeting is taking place after three years, where Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali will be sitting with Jaishankar to discuss and review all aspects of bilateral ties. However, the agenda is likely to rehash issues discussed in the past, rather than anything new, said foreign ministry officials.

This will be the first high-level visit from India since the reelection of Narendra Modi for his second term in May. Jaishankar is a controversial figure in Nepal for his role during India's 2015 blockade, and his visit comes on the heels of bilateral irr...