Kathmandu, Nov, 3: India’s newly appointed ambassador to Nepal, Sudhakar Dalela, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday to assume his duties.
He was welcomed at Tribhuvan International Airport by representatives of Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and officials from the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.
India appointed Dalela as its ambassador to Nepal on October 16. He is a senior diplomat with extensive experience in the Indian Foreign Service. His predecessor, Naveen Srivastava, returned to India after completing his tenure.
Dalela joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1993 and began his diplomatic career in Tel Aviv, Israel. He subsequently served in various capacities at Indian diplomatic missions in Brasilia, Chicago, Dhaka, Geneva, Thimphu and Washington, D.C.
He served as India’s ambassador to Bhutan from 2022 to 2025. He also worked as a director at the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi from 2009 to 2011.
