India and Nepal share a unique relationship of friendship and cooperation characterized by open borders and deep-rooted people-to-people contacts of kinship and culture. The India-Nepal Treaty of Peaceand Friendship of 1950 forms the bedrock of the special relations that exist between India and Nepal.

There are regular exchanges of high-level visits and interactions between India and Nepal.  In the past ten years, bilateral trade grew over six times. 
India and Nepal have wide-ranging cooperation in defence, agriculture, water resources, power exchange and the cultural sector.  

President – Shri Ramnath Kovind

Vice President – Shri Venkaiah Naidu

Prime Minister – Shri Narendra Modi

President – Bidhya Devi Bhandari

Prime Minister -Khadga Prasad Oli  

Prime Minister’s Visits:
19-24 February 2016
15-18 September 2016
15-17 October 2016
23-27 August 2017
06-08 April 2018

President’s Visits:
17-21 April 2017

President’s Visits:
02-04 November 2016

Prime Minister’s Visits:
03-04 August 2014
25-27 November 2014
11-12 May 2018
30-31 August 2018

Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Standardization and Conformity Assessment 2017

LoC US$ 1 billion Agreement 2014 Twin City Agreement between Ayodhya-Janakpur 2014

Twin City Agreement between  Kathmandu-Varanasi 2014

Twin City Agreement between Lumbini-Bodh Gaya 2014

Treaty of Peace and Friendship 1950  

MoU on Modalities for Utilization of India’s Housing Grant Component to support Reconstruction of 50,000 Houses 2017

MoU for Implementation Arrangement on Cost Sharing, Schedules and Safeguard Issues for Construction of Mechi Bridge under ADB’s SASEC Road Connectivity Programme (Tranche 2), Funded by GoI 2017

MOU for Upgradation/Improvement of Road Infrastructure in Terai Area of Nepal 2016

MoU on utilization of US$ 250 million Grant component of GOI’s Assistance package for Post-earthquake reconstruction assistance 2016
MoU on Tourism 2014      

MoU Traditional Medicines 2014      
Mo
U on Youth Exchange 2014

Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) 2014  

India & Nepal joint working group on tourism

Nepal-India Boundary Working Group (BWG)Indo Nepal Joint Action Forum

Nepal-India Joint Agriculture Working Group

Total Trade-
2017-18- 7,051.34 in US$ million
2016-17- 5,898.72 in US$ million
2015-16- 4,373.29 in US$ million
2014-15- 5,198.68 in US$ million

Major Imports: (2017-18)
Polyester yarn, textiles,Jute goodsZinc sheet Packaged juice
Cardamom  

Major Exports: (2017-18)
Petroleum products Motor vehicles and spare parts

Rice and paddy

Other machinery and parts

Medicines

M. S. wires, roads, coils and bars  

Key Officials

Minister of External Affairs India – Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Minister of State for External Affairs India –Shri V. Muraleedharan

Foreign Secretary India –Shri Vijay Gokhale

Ambassador– India to Nepal-Manjeev Singh Puri

Ambassador – Nepal to India – Nilambar Acharya