Key Takeaways:

• Gurung returns after attending BIMSTEC home ministers meeting in India
• Nepal proposed a regional disaster preparedness framework
• Home minister held bilateral talks with Amit Shah
• Brief meeting also held with S Jaishankar before return journey

KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 15 Home Minister Sudan Gurung has returned to Nepal after a three-day visit to India, where he proposed a regional disaster preparedness and response framework at the first BIMSTEC home ministers' meeting amid growing climate-related risks across South Asia. During the New Delhi meeting, ministers from BIMSTEC member states discussed regional security cooperation, while Gurung highlighted the need for stronger collaboration on disaster preparedness and response. The visit also included bilateral talks with Indian Home Minister Amit Shah. According to Gurung's secretariat, the two leaders discussed matters of mutual interest during the sidelines of the ministerial gathering. On his return journey, Gurung held a brief meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at Indira Gandhi International Airport. The trip marked Gurung's participation in the inaugural BIMSTEC home ministers' meeting.