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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
TopicChina-Nepal ties

Topic: China-Nepal ties

From Nepal to Bhutan—China’s pressure for diplomatic ties camouflages territorial intent

In just the last five years, Beijing has aggressively and systematically laid claim to Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Arunachal Pradesh.

Nepal seeks grants, not loans, from China and India for development, says envoy

Nepal’s ambassador to India Shankar Prasad Sharma, at an ORF event in Delhi, also said the country wants to benefit from China's success, but will ‘wait and see’ on BRI execution.

Nepal, China sign 12 agreements during PM Prachanda’s visit to Beijing

Both countries also signed MoUs on the Hilsa-Simkot Road Project and the Nepal-China Power Grid Interconnection Project (Chilime-Kerung).

Nepal’s new Communist govt will wear China tilt on sleeves at its own peril

Monarchy to Marxist, India has successfully handled Nepal's dispensations. The latest surprise sprung by two Communist leaders with China in the mix won't be any different for New Delhi.

Politics in Nepal has tilted in India’s favour now. 2017 elections was all about China

Given that India has played a supportive role in Nepal’s peace process, an amiable completion of elections can be considered a good return on investment.

On Camera

What Trump-Harris result could mean for India in key areas, from geopolitics to trade & immigration

India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.