On Friday, Nepal asserted that Indo-Nepal relations is "incomparable" and will not be hampered in anyway because of growing ties with China.

Nepal Prime Minister Kamal Thapa was in three day visit to India, where he strained the bilateral relations amid the two countries are back on track as 13 bilateral meetings are scheduled to take place in June and July alone

Thapa who met external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj said his government was committed to resolve the contentious Madhesi issue and a high-level panel has been set up to evolve a consensus and suggest ways to resolve their demands within three months.

Nepal PM Said, "They have not responded to our requests to come to the table and discuss so far. But I am still hopeful. We don't want minorities to remain dissatisfied in our country,"

"Nepal's relations with India are incomparable. If we try to expand our relations with China, that should not be seen at the cost of India. Fifty years back the Himalaya was seen as a barrier, now it is no more a barrier. Railway is coming next to Nepal's border, highways are coming around Tibet. Do not you think it will be wise for Nepal to take advantage of that situation? It is very simple. We want development," said Thapa.

Delivering a talk on "Current developments in Nepal and the India-Nepal relations" at Observer Research Foundation, Thapa said, "A hut can't remain a hut in between two skyscrapers… Nepal should try to make maximum benefit of the two large global economies around it – that of China and India."