""I am confident that the visit (to India) would not only normalise the relations that went through some bitter experience in the recent past, but also build a strong foundation for mutual trust," he told the International Relations and Labour Committee of the Parliament yesterday. "More support for post-quake reconstruction, hydropower trade agreements and the Postal Highway" will be the main agenda during his high-level talks in Delhi, Prachanda said.Later at an interaction on Indo-Nepal ties, Prachanda said he would like to urge all to let him "take risk as a leader". "A leader should have the privilege to take risk," the 61-year-old new prime minister said, adding that he would not sign any controversial deals with India during the visit. "I urge all the people in the country not to dictate me and let me take risk in favour of our national interest. Earthquake victims have complained that the Rs 200,000 aid announced by the previous government was insufficient to reconstruct their homes.

Source: Economic Times September 11, 2016 14:05 UTC