Indonesia–Nepal relations Bir Bikram Shah Dev representing the President of Indonesia. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala visited Indonesia in 1992 to attend the 10th NAM summit. The then King Gyanendra and Queen Komal visited Indonesia on April 20–23, 2005, to attend the Asian-African Summit in Jakarta. Honourable Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Narayan Kaji Shreshta 'Prakash' visited Indonesia from 6 to 10 November 2012 to participate in the Bali Democracy Forum V, 2012. Indonesia has been providing scholarship to Nepalese student in various fields. Due to the similarity of culture and tourist interest, Indonesia proposes for a sister
Candi of Indonesia and Thai term "prasat" which refer to the towering structure of a temple. From Hindu perspective, the term "candi" itself is believed was derived from "Candika", one of the manifestations of the goddess Durga as the goddess of death. This suggests that in ancient Indonesia the "candi" had mortuary functions as well as connections with the afterlife. The association of the name "candi", candika or durga with Hindu-Buddhist temples is unknown in India and other parts of Southeast Asia outside of Indonesia, such as Cambodia, Thailand, or Burma. Another theory from Buddhist perspective, suggested that the term "candi" might be