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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicKP Oli

Topic: KP Oli

The brazenness of China’s meddling in Nepal’s politics & why Kathmandu is allowing it

A Communist Party of China delegation spent 4 days in Nepal, playing mediator between two factions of the ruling Nepal Communist Party. The Chinese envoy too held meetings with both factions.

A stable Nepal is in India’s interest. Supporting Oli or hoping for Right-wing coalition isn’t

India should not encourage big power rivalry in the Himalayan nation for short-term gains.

Nepal SC issues show cause notice to PM Oli’s govt over dissolution of Parliament

The Nepal Supreme Court asked the govt to furnish an original copy of its recommendations to dissolve the House and the decision made by President to authenticate them.

Oli’s distrust of parliament isn’t India’s concern. China’s meddling in Nepal is

The ground reality in the wake of KP Oli's dissolution of the Nepal Parliament has three important aspects that India must carefully assess before considering its options.

Why NSA Doval and his men are asserting themselves in Nepal, rather than MEA

PM Modi wants relationship with Nepal fixed. So R&AW chief Samant Goel and his team boarded a special aircraft to the Himalayan republic.

RAW chief meets Nepal PM Oli, says India won’t allow interruption in bilateral relations

Samant Kumar Goel's visit comes ahead of the upcoming official trip of Indian Army chief General Naravane to Nepal in the first week of November.

R&AW chief on hurricane tour to Nepal, to meet PM Oli as trouble brews in ruling party

R&AW chief Samant Kumar Goel is in Kathmandu for a few hours due to a political crisis in the ruling Nepal party. It also comes at a time of tensions between India and Nepal over territory.

Nepal PM Oli extends birthday greetings to PM Modi, vows to strengthen bilateral ties

PM Modi replied to his Nepal counterpart's wishes over Twitter and said he looked forward to the further strengthening of India-Nepal ties based on shared culture and history.

Modi gets a call from Nepal PM, the first since map row, ‘to discuss bilateral matters’

The call came hours after PM Narendra Modi stressed on India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy in his Independence Day speech.

Oli had something no Nepal govt since 1959 did. But his party is still imploding

There was hope that a stable NCP government under PM Oli would kickstart Nepal’s journey to economic growth. But the party spending more time infighting than tackling a pandemic.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.