China’s increasing strategic footprints in Nepal should be a wake up call for Modi
10 years, 6 months ago

China’s increasing strategic footprints in Nepal should be a wake up call for Modi

Firstpost  

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personal interactions and holds formal delegation-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the latter’s India visit, the two Asian giant neighbours’ Himalayan rivalries in Nepal should inevitably come up for discussion. But a landmark event that happened recently would ensure that China’s rapid infrastructural forays into Nepal would remain a part of Sino-Indian conversations for a long time, not just during Xi’s upcoming India visit. The rail link will undoubtedly integrate China-Nepal economies, foster people-to-people contacts, boost China-Nepal trade and would inevitably increase an already formidable Chinese strategic footprint in Nepal even further. Now let’s get to the larger picture – China’s rapidly increasing strategic footprints in Nepal and how India should deal with it.

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India-Bhutan to get first-ever railway link, boosting bilateral ties
3 weeks, 6 days ago

India-Bhutan to get first-ever railway link, boosting bilateral ties

India Today  

India and Bhutan are set to establish their first-ever railway link, connecting Assam's Kokrajhar district to Bhutan's Gelephu town. The infrastructure plan includes the construction of two significant bridges, 29 major bridges, 65 minor bridges, one road over-bridge, 39 road under-bridges, and two viaducts measuring 11 meters in length. Upon completion, this railway link will not only serve as a …

Nepal-China ties rooted in history
2 months, 1 week ago

Nepal-China ties rooted in history

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and China, although civilizational links between the two sides can be traced to early 5th Century AD. Since establishing diplomatic ties on Aug 1, 1955, Nepal and China have enjoyed cordial, cooperative and win-win relations, not least because the two countries are linked …

Nepal-China ties rooted in history
2 months, 1 week ago

Nepal-China ties rooted in history

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and China, although civilizational links between the two sides can be traced to early 5th Century AD. Since establishing diplomatic ties on Aug 1, 1955, Nepal and China have enjoyed cordial, cooperative and win-win relations, not least because the two countries are linked …

Express routes: India’s railway connectivity with South Asia
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Express routes: India’s railway connectivity with South Asia

Hindustan Times  

Despite strong political, economic, and geostrategic motivations for cross-border railway connectivity, India’s progress in establishing a robust and thriving rail network with its neighbours has not progressed enough. This paper addresses a critical question in India’s connectivity efforts: Despite the political, economic, and geostrategic incentives driving New Delhi’s cross-border railway initiatives, why has India struggled to sustain momentum in this …

Nepal 2024: Politicians play musical chairs, new PM does balancing act between India and China
3 months ago

Nepal 2024: Politicians play musical chairs, new PM does balancing act between India and China

Hindustan Times  

Kathmandu, The tradition of musical chairs continued in Nepal politics in 2024. Nepal 2024: Politicians play musical chairs, new PM does balancing act between India and China K P Sharma Oli, 72, became prime minister for the fourth time to lead a new coalition government that faces the daunting challenge of providing political stability to the Himalayan nation. The year …

Satellite images reveal China building villages in Bhutan
3 months, 1 week ago

Satellite images reveal China building villages in Bhutan

Deccan Chronicle  

Strategic Concerns for India China’s construction near Doklam has heightened alarm in New Delhi, particularly over the vulnerability of the Siliguri Corridor, known as the “chicken’s neck.” This narrow stretch of land connects India’s northeastern states to the rest of the country. The standoff began when Indian troops intervened to halt Chinese road construction that would have given China access …

Railway can drive Nepal's BRI programs to new height
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Railway can drive Nepal's BRI programs to new height

China Daily  

With the signing of a memorandum of understanding on China-Nepal cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and the recent deal on BRI framework agreement for project implementation, Nepal is expected to make a major headway in the implementation of the initiative. Amid several ups and downs including some obscurities, internal political instability and geopolitics, there was …

Railway can drive Nepal's BRI programs to new height
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Railway can drive Nepal's BRI programs to new height

China Daily  

With the signing of a memorandum of understanding on China-Nepal cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and the recent deal on BRI framework agreement for project implementation, Nepal is expected to make a major headway in the implementation of the initiative. Amid several ups and downs including some obscurities, internal political instability and geopolitics, there was …

Nepal's bold step into the belt and road initiative: A game-changer or a risky gamble?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nepal's bold step into the belt and road initiative: A game-changer or a risky gamble?

India Today  

Nepal’s recent signing of a framework agreement under China’s Belt and Road Initiative has sent ripples through South Asia and beyond. BRI’s Strategic Importance for China and Nepal The Belt and Road Initiative is more than just a collection of infrastructure projects; it’s a cornerstone of China’s foreign policy and global ambitions. Nepal’s Strategic Pivot: Shifting Alliances Nepal’s decision to …

Nepal joins China's Belt and Road Initiative. Why this should concern India
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nepal joins China's Belt and Road Initiative. Why this should concern India

Firstpost  

Nepal has agreed to join the Belt and Road Initiative, a pet project of President Xi Jinping, during Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s visit to China. Nepal and China signed an agreement for Kathmandu to join Xi Jinping’s pet project during Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s visit. Nepal’s foreign ministry wrote on X, “The Government of Nepal and the Government …

Nepal PM Oli’s visit to China: High in optics, low in content
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nepal PM Oli’s visit to China: High in optics, low in content

Firstpost  

Though Nepal wanted to balance India through expansion of ties with China, it hardly received anything substantial in return from Beijing High in optics and but low in content, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s visit to China this week sends signals of balancing India. On December 3, Nepal and China issued a nine-point agreement on Tokha Chhare tunnel project …

Nepal joins China's Belt and Road plan, advancing 2017 infrastructure pact
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nepal joins China's Belt and Road plan, advancing 2017 infrastructure pact

India Today  

Nepal has signed a framework agreement with China on the Belt and Road initiative, after an initial pact was signed seven years ago but no progress made since, paving the way for cooperation on projects, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Nepal and China signed an initial deal in 2017 for President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative, which aims …

Why Nepal is turning towards China: Author Amish Raj Mulmi explains
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Nepal is turning towards China: Author Amish Raj Mulmi explains

India Today  

Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is headed to China for his first foreign visit since taking office earlier this year. India Today Global sat down with Amish Raj Mulmi, author of All Roads Lead North: Nepal’s Turn To China, to understand this development. Mulmi explains the rise of China’s presence in South Asian countries like Nepal. Mulmi explains that …

Bangladesh's Shift Towards China and Pakistan: New Challenges for India
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh's Shift Towards China and Pakistan: New Challenges for India

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The eventual formation of a pro-Pakistan and pro-China government comprising the anti-India Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami in Dhaka appears to be a foregone conclusion and will be the latest in a series of challenges to confront New Delhi in the neighbourhood. In an attempt to keep pace with the enormously superior Chinese financial muscle, New Delhi, especially …

Bhutan's King thanks India and PM Modi for support in railway project
1 year, 3 months ago

Bhutan's King thanks India and PM Modi for support in railway project

Op India  

On 17th December, King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, highlighted the recently announced railway project between India and Bhutan in his National Day address. Watch: During national day address, Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck mentions the first ever Bhutan India Railway connect; thanks PM Modi & India govt for supporting the project. pic.twitter.com/sQz2KGqP2q — Sidhant Sibal December 17, …

How India-Bhutan ties remain a pillar of stability despite regional challenges
1 year, 3 months ago

How India-Bhutan ties remain a pillar of stability despite regional challenges

Firstpost  

The conjoining of strategic imperatives has always been the hallmark of India-Bhutan security Pakistan and China have been particularly cautious and envious of the cordiality that characterises the relationship between Bhutan and India. Protracted discussions with His Majesty King-4, the prime minister, the Cabinet Secretary, and the Chief Operations Officer in 2013 revealed to the author that the Himalayan Kingdom’s …

Moulding the Himalayas needs caution
1 year, 4 months ago

Moulding the Himalayas needs caution

The Hindu  

As the efforts to evacuate 41 workers trapped in a tunnel near Silkyara in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand are weeks away from fruition, the infrastructure development trajectory in the Himalayas comes under serious clouds — once again. The Char Dham Project, all-weather roads, being constructed by the National Highway Authority of India in Uttarakhand, linking the four religious pilgrimages …

Dragon diplomacy: Has China undermined the India-Bhutan relationship?
1 year, 4 months ago

Dragon diplomacy: Has China undermined the India-Bhutan relationship?

Firstpost  

It is up to Bhutan to maintain the traditionally close relationship with India for its own sake When the King of Bhutan state visits India for eight long days, family and official entourage in tow, you can surmise something is amiss in the traditionally warm relationship. The status quo has been threatened by 25 rounds of border talks between China …

Closer together: The Hindu Editorial on the India-Bhutan talks and the plans ahead
1 year, 4 months ago

Closer together: The Hindu Editorial on the India-Bhutan talks and the plans ahead

The Hindu  

The decision by India and Bhutan to focus on infrastructure and connectivity during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bhutan’s fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is an important marker towards more bilaterally driven regional initiatives. A joint statement speaks of completing surveys for the Kokrajhar-Gelephu rail link that connects Bhutan to Assam, and beginning discussions on another Bhutan …

DC Edit | Rail, tourism: India goes extra mile with Bhutan
1 year, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Rail, tourism: India goes extra mile with Bhutan

Deccan Chronicle  

Landlocked Bhutan may be India’s tiniest neighbour, but its strategic importance has grown manifold in circumstances that changed dramatically with the breakout of an India-China border dispute that has been festering for six years since Doklam plateau, near Bhutan, became a contentious area of focus in 2017. China did arouse curiosity in India by stepping up its efforts to resolve …

India, Bhutan to discuss new routes of regional connectivity
1 year, 4 months ago

India, Bhutan to discuss new routes of regional connectivity

The Hindu  

India and Bhutan agreed to discuss new routes of regional connectivity, and upgrade border and immigration posts to support Bhutan’s 5th King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck’s plans for a smart city at Gelephu on the border between Bhutan and Assam, after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday. The rail connectivity could in the future assist …

Global Watch | Nepal-China relations hit bumpy road as BRI loses steam
1 year, 5 months ago

Global Watch | Nepal-China relations hit bumpy road as BRI loses steam

Firstpost  

The complexity of BRI and its effect on bilateral relations between Nepal and China need to be monitored carefully. The road ahead for both isn’t without bumps The relationship between Nepal and China has seen many ups and downs ever since the two nations established diplomatic ties in 1955. To even a casual follower it is clear that China’s relations …

Nepal says ‘no’ to China’s Global Security Initiative, but takes forward border rail plan as Prachanda visits Beijing
1 year, 6 months ago

Nepal says ‘no’ to China’s Global Security Initiative, but takes forward border rail plan as Prachanda visits Beijing

The Hindu  

Nepal on Tuesday appeared to reject calls from China to join President Xi Jinping’s Global Security Initiative, but agreed to take forward ambitious cross-border connectivity projects during the visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda to Beijing. “The Nepali side supports the Global Development Initiative proposed by China, and will consider to join the Group of Friends of the …

India’s policy towards Nepal and other neighbours is not so friendly: China’s envoy in Nepal
1 year, 6 months ago

India’s policy towards Nepal and other neighbours is not so friendly: China’s envoy in Nepal

The Hindu  

Days before the G-20 summit in New Delhi, which Chinese President Xi Jinping is giving a miss, China’s Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song took a dig at India. “India’s policies towards Nepal and other neighbours are not so friendly,” Mr. Song said, adding that while India had opened its economy, it “doesn’t bring growth”. When Nepal Government formulates economic policies, …

View from the Himalayas | Delhi and Kathmandu: So close yet so far
1 year, 7 months ago

View from the Himalayas | Delhi and Kathmandu: So close yet so far

Hindustan Times  

On July 25, Indian Parliament’s External Affairs Committee completed a report on India’s Neighbourhood First Policy based on deliberations with the external affairs ministry officials and a couple of foreign-policy experts. Though the report keeps short of offering an analysis of India’s foreign policy within the ambit of the NFP, it offers extensive details on New Delhi’s engagement with its …

Previous governments did not focus on building infrastructure at LAC: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar
1 year, 7 months ago

Previous governments did not focus on building infrastructure at LAC: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar

The Hindu  

Blaming previous Indian governments for “neglecting” the Line of Actual Control, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday said he had seen first-hand the extent of Chinese infrastructure development from the 2000s on its side of the LAC when he was India’s Ambassador to China. Mr. Jaishankar presented the government’s recent initiatives in infrastructure-building along the LAC as achievements but …

10 years of China's Belt & Road project: South Asia barring India & Bhutan, in a bind over Beijing’s predatory tactics
1 year, 8 months ago

10 years of China's Belt & Road project: South Asia barring India & Bhutan, in a bind over Beijing’s predatory tactics

Firstpost  

Except for India and Bhutan, all South Asian countries are part of the BRI. Despite this, a closer look at their economic conditions shows that China’s BRI promises haven’t been fulfilled since the project started a decade ago. This year marks the tenth anniversary of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, a $1.4 trillion project initiated by Xi Jinping with …

View from the Himalayas | What will come of China's best laid plans?
1 year, 8 months ago

View from the Himalayas | What will come of China's best laid plans?

Hindustan Times  

The year 2023 marks 10 years since China launched One Belt One Road, now known as the Belt and Road Initiative. But even among the South Asian BRI members, there are notable differences, with Pakistan, China’s ‘all-weather friend,’ being by far the biggest BRI investment destination under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Though China’s infrastructure engagement in Nepal has followed a …

A pragmatic approach, for better India-Nepal ties
1 year, 9 months ago

A pragmatic approach, for better India-Nepal ties

The Hindu  

Despite daunting challenges to Nepal’s democracy, governance and stability and seemingly intractable bilateral irritants, the Prime Ministers of Nepal and India have shown that a pragmatic approach and mutual sensitivity can re-energise bilateral relations The Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s first bilateral visit to India since assuming office in the current term is notable in this sense. …

Economic emphasis: The Hindu Editorial on India-Nepal ties
1 year, 9 months ago

Economic emphasis: The Hindu Editorial on India-Nepal ties

The Hindu  

Few countries have more intimate relations than Nepal with India as they share an open border that allows their nationals to move freely. During a four-day India visit by Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal last week, this irritant in ties was not delved upon, and that in itself could count as a positive measure to move towards relative bonhomie. …

The HITs and misses of PM Prachanda’s visit - The Hindu
1 year, 9 months ago

The HITs and misses of PM Prachanda’s visit - The Hindu

The Hindu  

India and Nepal announce a slew of projects with the HIT formula of Highways, I-ways and Trans-ways during PM Prachanda’s first official visit in this tenure, but do big brother dynamics, border sensitivities and suspicions over China still stall plans to power ties to Himalayan Heights? India and Nepal have an open boundary, given each other’s citizens near national treatment- …

India, Nepal prime ministers meet to deepen ties as China's influence grows in region
1 year, 9 months ago

India, Nepal prime ministers meet to deepen ties as China's influence grows in region

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nepal’s prime minister held talks …

Modi promises to build ‘super hit’ partnership with Nepal PM Prachanda
1 year, 9 months ago

Modi promises to build ‘super hit’ partnership with Nepal PM Prachanda

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Thursday held wide-ranging talks focusing on boosting India-Nepal cooperation in several areas including energy, connectivity and trade. Following the meet, PM Modi said, “We will continue to strive to take India-Nepal ties to Himalayan heights” PM Prachanda and I have taken many important decisions today to make …

Anand K Sahay | China tilt by Kathmandu to disturb ties with India
2 years, 2 months ago

Anand K Sahay | China tilt by Kathmandu to disturb ties with India

Deccan Chronicle  

Why don’t they like us?” This is the agonising question that Prime Minister Narendra Modi once asked an ambassador of India to Nepal. Under its present leadership, it Ambassador Ranjit Rae, to whom Prime Minister Modi posed the difficult —and disconcerting — question, has put together his nuanced thoughts in his relatively recent book on Nepal, Kathmandu Dilemma, with the …

Red flags in Delhi over China’s push for role in Nepal, Bangladesh projects
2 years, 4 months ago

Red flags in Delhi over China’s push for role in Nepal, Bangladesh projects

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A range of activities by China in the neighbourhood, from pushing for a role in a major project to manage Bangladesh’s Teesta river to deploying surveillance ships in regional waters and taking on a crucial road project in Nepal, have raised concerns in New Delhi against the backdrop of the dragging border standoff. A range of activities by …

Ties with Nepal on the mend?
2 years, 10 months ago

Ties with Nepal on the mend?

Deccan Chronicle  

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 …

India, Nepal mend fences
2 years, 11 months ago

India, Nepal mend fences

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba ramped up Indo-Nepal economic ties in the field of hydro-power generation and connectivity initiatives, even as the two nations reached a “general understanding” during talks that they need to address the pending border dispute between them in a “responsible manner” through dialogue and that “politicisation of …

PM Modi's visit shows India, Bangladesh are ready for transformative leap in bilateral ties despite some sticky challenges
3 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi's visit shows India, Bangladesh are ready for transformative leap in bilateral ties despite some sticky challenges

Firstpost  

When it comes to India-Bangladesh bilateral ties, it is important not to let ‘perfect’ be the enemy of ‘good’. As SD Pradhan, former chairman of India’s Joint Intelligence Committee writes in Times of India, “the success of India’s Act East policy, development of North East, economic integration with the South East region, progress of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral …

China Holds Sway in Nepal as Rival Communist Factions Create Crisis
4 years, 2 months ago

China Holds Sway in Nepal as Rival Communist Factions Create Crisis

News 18  

Alarmed that a political crisis in Nepal could endanger China’s strategic interests and Belt and Road projects, a Chinese Communist Party emissary has held days of talks to try to stop the Himalayan country’s ruling communist party from tearing itself apart. ”It is evident that China is angered by Oli’s abrupt move amid a pandemic … they are clearly concerned …

China and Nepal Should Support Each Other's Core Interests: Chinese Official
4 years, 7 months ago

China and Nepal Should Support Each Other's Core Interests: Chinese Official

News 18  

China and Nepal should firmly support each other's core interests and major concerns, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday as the two countries held their annual diplomatic consultations. The 13th round of diplomatic consultations between China's Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui and Nepal's Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi via video conferencing came amidst Beijing's deepening political and diplomatic influence …

China Using Pandemic Diplomacy to Expand Its Footprint in India’s Neighbourhood
4 years, 8 months ago

China Using Pandemic Diplomacy to Expand Its Footprint in India’s Neighbourhood

News 18  

Much to India’s discomfiture, its all-weather ally Bangladesh has allowed China to conduct the last-stage human trial of a potential Covid-19 vaccine. Bangladesh was the first country to receive these test kits from India on priority, “which reflects the importance of Dhaka to New Delhi”, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said in a statement. Dhaka-Beijing equations New Delhi’s indignation …

Comment | Reimagining India-China border roads
4 years, 9 months ago

Comment | Reimagining India-China border roads

The Hindu  

Two rounds of military dialogue between India and China to end the Ladakh stand-off have brought into sharp focus their apprehensions on road construction along the unsettled frontiers. Media readouts following the talks suggest that to China’s objections to Indian border road construction along the Line of Actual Control, the Indian side politely but firmly told Beijing that it should …

Nepal can let India use link road: K.P. Sharma Oli
4 years, 10 months ago

Nepal can let India use link road: K.P. Sharma Oli

The Hindu  

Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Wednesday proposed a solution to the ongoing border tension saying that Nepal can allow India to use the link road to the Lipulekh Pass as part of an agreement, but will not surrender the Kalapani territory on which India has been carrying out construction. Addressing an all-party meeting in Kathmandu, Prime Minister Oli …

Nepal eyes railway deal with China during Xi Jinping visit
5 years, 5 months ago

Nepal eyes railway deal with China during Xi Jinping visit

India Today  

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Nepal on Saturday on a state visit for talks with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and both sides are expected to sign a deal expanding a railway link between the Himalayan nation and Tibet, officials said. Xi, the first Chinese president to visit Nepal in 22 years, arrived from India, where he held talks …

Will Nepal be able to act as bridge between China, India?
5 years, 8 months ago

Will Nepal be able to act as bridge between China, India?

China Daily  

The picture shows China-assisted Ring Road upgrading project in Nepal. We don’t try to compare the relationship we have with our two neighbors…We want to benefit from their economic growth and development…We are conveying to China and India that a prosperous and stable Nepal is also in their interest.” Statistics too suggest that Nepal’s new foreign policy approach is mutually …

Opinion | Nepal’s snub shows up Indian coercive power
6 years, 6 months ago

Opinion | Nepal’s snub shows up Indian coercive power

Live Mint  

The India-Nepal relationship has seen a number of setbacks in recent times. Not only was there a backlash against New Delhi in Nepal’s hilly areas, which was skilfully exploited by Oli, but India also abandoned the blockade without achieving the objectives it aimed at—the Madhesis, Tharus and Janjatis receiving their due rights in the Nepalese constitution. Even as Oli scuttled …

Nepal spurns 'big brother' India for China's embrace, but dragon's smother will suffocate Kathmandu
6 years, 6 months ago

Nepal spurns 'big brother' India for China's embrace, but dragon's smother will suffocate Kathmandu

Firstpost  

Few Indians will recall with clarity how swiftly and easily the Chinese annexed Tibet and set up a puppet government under the Dalai Lama. With India and Nepal sharing tradition, culture, language, religion and even blood, one would imagine that would slow down the Nepalese embrace of China’s mandarins. The recent snub by the Nepal army chief General Purna Chandra …

India-Nepal ties: New Delhi must show strategic patience, ramp up regional integration game to thwart China’s influence
6 years, 6 months ago

India-Nepal ties: New Delhi must show strategic patience, ramp up regional integration game to thwart China’s influence

Firstpost  

Instead of indicating any steep deterioration in bilateral ties, as has been speculated by the media, India’s continuing difficulties with Nepal are symptoms of a deeper affliction — the widening gap between Delhi’s ambition and achievements. According to media reports in Nepal, Oli had asked the army leadership to cancel its participation in the inaugural BIMSTEC exercise just a day …

Nepal to join military drill with China after snubbing India; move likely aimed at ending Indian monopoly
6 years, 6 months ago

Nepal to join military drill with China after snubbing India; move likely aimed at ending Indian monopoly

Firstpost  

Nepal has finalised the Transit and Transportation Agreement with China, which will allow Kathmandu vital access to Beijing’s sea and land ports. Ahead of the visit, Oli had categorically said that he wants to deepen ties with China to get more leverage in his dealings with India “in keeping with the times.” He also favoured a review of India-Nepal ties …

China opens trade doors for Nepal, allows access to ports. What does it mean for India
6 years, 6 months ago

China opens trade doors for Nepal, allows access to ports. What does it mean for India

Op India  

Nepal and China have finalized the protocol text of the Nepal-China Transit and Transport Agreement. This agreement is set to allow Nepal access to Chinese ports, including Tianjin, Shenzhen, Lianyungang and Zhanjiang open seaports and Lanzhou, Lhasa and Xigatse dry ports in China for third country trade. Long story, cut short, the fears of Nepal’s transit dependence on India being …

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