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The danger in India's Nepal policy
You know you’ve hit rock-bottom when an intelligence operative in the Indian mission in Kathmandu calls up a member of Nepal’s Constituent Assembly and threatens to have his daughter’s provisional...
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India's indifferent Nepal policy
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu is in the middle of a controversy. It stands accused, yet again, of ‘gross interference’ and ‘attacking press freedom in another country’, and faces censure from a...
View ArticleNepal, China and India: Rivals on the roof of the world
Early in September a group of Nepali newspaper editors were having dinner when, one by one, their phones started ringing. The man on the other end, whom they said was the Indian ambassador, Rakesh...
View ArticlePrachanda thwarted, big brother India smug
The unilateral and frustrated withdrawal of Nepali Maoist boss Prachanda from the prime ministerial race is occasion for a little glee and much gratification among India’s Nepal policy makers. They...
View ArticleNepal: beginning of the end?
With the departure of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) on January 15, Nepali politics will enter a new, uncharted and dangerous territory. UNMIN’s exit comes at a time when there is a...
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The perennial significance of Nepal
The election of a Prime Minister in Nepal after a seven-month delay, and the termination of the UN Mission supervising the weapons deposited by the members of the People’s Liberation Army, is a...
View Article‘Nepal won’t jeopardise any genuine Indian interest’
In the middle of negotiations over cabinet formation and the future of the Maoist combatants, Nepal’s new Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai took time out for an exclusive interview to The Hindu on...
View ArticleMathai: Great expectations
Ranjan Mathai has got off to a good start as Foreign Secretary and enjoys a lot of goodwill. His seniority being generally accepted, his ascent to the top diplomatic post was hardly contentious. He is...
View ArticleNepal PM wins India’s trust, courts trouble back home
“Baburam Bhattarai’s visit to India is a big success. There’s bound to be big trouble when he gets back to Nepal,” a diplomat said of the four-day visit of Nepal’s second Maoist prime minister. Nepali...
View ArticleChina’s impact on India-Nepal realtions
The increasingly loud and belligerent assertion of China’s claims in South China has become a matter of strategic concern for many nations for diverse reasons. It comes at a time when nations with...
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