India would welcome whatever consensus emerges amongst the political parties in Nepal and is interested in seeing the Himalayan country prospers as a stable, secular and democratic republic. India will continue to do its best to assist Nepal in its socio-economic development.

The Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid called on the visiting President of Nepal here on Wednesday and assured him of increasing power supply to his country during the lean season.

According to sources, Khurshid said “short-term short term measures to augment grid connectivity of 40-55 MW were completed and we were working on plans to further increase this is in the medium term.”

The President of Nepal also met the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, while the Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari called on him

Khurshid welcomed President Yadav as a great friend of India whose support had played a crucial role in strengthening India-Nepal relations.

President Yadav thanked India for the development assistance provided to Nepal.

There was a discussion on the current situation in Nepal. Khurshid emphasised that it is in India's interest that Nepal progresses as a stable, secular and democratic Republic and indicated that India would welcome whatever consensus emerges among Nepali political actors.

Dr Yadav met the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Welcoming Dr. Yadav, the President Mukherjee said that people of India consider him a great friend and value his long-standing support for India-Nepal relations. His visit provides an important opportunity to further strengthen the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries.

He also said that India’s relations with Nepal was deep rooted and unique with no parallel. India attaches the highest priority to further strengthening its bilateral relations with Nepal in every sphere. It is in India’s interest that Nepal progresses as a stable, secular, democratic republic. It has always been India’s endeavour to support peace, stability and prosperity in Nepal, in accordance with their wishes. As a close friend and neighbour, India will continue to do its best to assist Nepal in its socio-economic development.

The President of Nepal thanked the Indian President for the welcome and hospitality extended by the Government and people of India. He said Nepal and India are closely connected with each other. He thanked the President for the development assistance extended by India in virtually every sector.