Topic: Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
In a ‘bhai-bhai ka rishta’, Nepal refuses to be India’s younger brother. It wants equality
In 'Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties', former Indian ambassador to Nepal, Ranjit Rae, views the country's evolution throughout the years.
Nepal’s NCP split came after visits of India’s top brass. China is worried
As soon as Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla completed his two-day visit to Nepal on 26 November, China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe landed in Kathmandu.
Nepal parliament clears new map, marks new low in Kathmandu-Delhi ties
Experts say India and Nepal need to engage in dialogue but also point out that New Delhi has many options up its sleeve if it wants to hit back.
Communism in Nepal is of a home grown variety, rooted in Hindu moorings
While Nepal has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that its soil will not be used in any manner to challenge New Delhi, losing control over Nepal’s economic reconstruction would be a strategic setback for India.
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India has interests on both sides of US-China divide. Cold War holds clues for path ahead
India’s strategic balance is weighted towards the West and its economic balance is towards China. But it needs more to build a multipolar world order.
Keep calm and carry on: Unlike wheat, rice isn’t hot yet
The world is worried that India might restrict exports of rice after wheat, pushing prices higher and worsening global food security.
Defence
Indian Navy to go for govt-to-govt deal with US or France for fighter planes
Navy is in the process of expediting a trial report into operational demonstration by Rafale M of French firm Dassault Aviation and F/A 18 Super Hornet of American company Boeing.
Moral, political & ideological questions on Maharashtra: 1st is simplest to answer, 3rd trickiest
What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.