Kathmandu, March 18 -- Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba sought US assistance for release of Bipin Joshi held captive by Hamas during her meeting with Ricky Gill, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for South and Central Asian Affairs at the National Security Council, in New Delhi on Tuesday. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 10th edition of the Raisina Dialogue 2025, organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, India.

The discussion covered various topics, including strengthening Nepal-US relations, which are based on shared democratic and human rights values. Deuba expressed confidence that cooperation between the two countries would continue to grow in the coming...