Ties with Nepal on the mend?
The cordial welcome that the Indian Prime Minister received on his latest visit to the Federal Democratic Republic in the Himalayan region is a pointer to how India-Nepal ties have mended since the awkward time two years ago when, during the Communist regime of K.P. Those ties may be further extended by the active promotion of Buddhism’s holy sites in the two nations by creating a circuit to facilitate spiritual journeys of half a billion Buddhists from around the world. Regional imperatives have seen India play an active role to try and help Sri Lanka during its worst ever economic crisis while the Maldives put out a presidential decree to stop the “India Out” campaign by the combined Opposition. India’s policy to earn regional trust appears to be paying dividends, including in ties with Bangladesh, despite the obvious presence of the Chinese hand ready to fork out funds in exchange for influence.
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