Ex-PM KP Oli is widely seen as Beijing’s cat paw in Nepal while Sher Bahadur Deuba is considered close to New Delhi. 'Who's winning Nepal' question matters to India-China too.
Oli, who secured 93 votes during the special session convened on the directives of President Bidya Devi Bhandari, is automatically relieved from his post, as per the constitution.
Amid the increasing internal rift in the party, Oli had decided to dissolve the Parliament on 20 December last year, triggering a constitutional crisis in Nepal.
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’s Foreign Minister arrived in New Delhi Thursday in what is the first high-level official visit from the country after India rejected its controversial new political map.
Migration in North India isn’t just due to lack of development today. It was shaped by the evolution of labour markets under Sher Shah, Mughals, and the East India Company.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
A little magnanimity from India would be very well received in Nepal.