Morning Digest: Nepal seeks to import power earlier from India after flood devastation, asks for approvals; PM Modi arrives in Uzbekistan on two-day official visit, and more
Nepal has requested emergency power imports from India following devastating floods, while India has deployed rescue teams and relief supplies. Simultaneously, Prime Minister Modi is visiting Uzbekistan to strengthen strategic partnerships, and domestic political tensions continue in India.
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This highlights India's role as a regional power balancing humanitarian aid to neighbors with its own strategic diplomatic and domestic political agenda.
In the wake of the devastating flash flood that severely impacted Nepal’s power infrastructure , Kathmandu has asked India to give the requisite approvals for the transmission of electricity to Nepal earlier than usual, senior officials in the Union Power Ministry said on Saturday (August 29, 2026).
A tunnel rescue team from India has reached Nepal on Saturday (August 29, 2026) to help the ongoing search-and-rescue operations in the aftermath of the flash floods, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. In its latest move, India has sent three aircraft carrying relief materials to Nepal since the disaster hit Bhote Kosi river region on August 26.
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