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Indian Junior Minister for Foreign Affairs Preneet Kaur (R) shakes hands with Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (L) on his arrival at Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi on August 18, 2009. Nepal's prime minister arrived in India on a a five-day trip, his first official visit to the country since his appointment in May. India has long been Nepal's closest ally and main trading partner, and the government in Kathmandu said Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal would brief New Delhi on recent political developments and seek closer trade ties. AFP PHOTO/Prakash SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)