Suryaa International Desk: Senior diplomat Sudhakar Dalela has officially assumed his duties as the new Indian Ambassador to Nepal. He presented his credentials to Nepal’s President, Ramchandra Paudel, during an official ceremony held at the Shital Niwas presidential palace in Kathmandu. Ambassadors from Laos and Panama also presented their credentials during the same event.
Sudhakar Dalela is a 1993-batch Indian Foreign Service officer. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Indian Ambassador to Bhutan and held the position of Secretary (Economic Relations) at the Ministry of External Affairs. He succeeds Naveen Srivastava as the Ambassador to Nepal.
The ceremony followed traditional protocols, with the ambassadors escorted to the presidential palace in horse-drawn carriages from Lazimpat. Discussions during the meeting reportedly covered bilateral relations, trade, energy cooperation, and infrastructure development projects.
