India envoy arrives on Nepal trip
India’s foreign secretary has arrived in Nepal for meetings with government officials and opposition politicians.
Shyam Saran is likely to promote India’s policy of pushing for a return to democracy, analysts say.
He is expected to meet Nepal’s King Gyanendra, who assumed direct power in February saying politicians had failed to tackle the nation’s Maoist rebels.
Opposition politicians and Maoists have stepped up their protests against the king’s move.
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