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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicNepal-China diplomacy

Topic: Nepal-China diplomacy

50-yr wait & $215 million debt to China — Nepal’s Pokhara Airport continues to face turbulence

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The airport saw its first international flight touch down only on 21 June, a full six months after its inauguration on New Year's Day.

Kathmandu-Kerung railway, airports & more—Chinese aid can cost Nepal and its ties with India

Hari Bansh Jha -
India has a clear policy that it would not entertain any project in Nepal constructed with Chinese aid. This would mean heavy losses for at least two international airports in Nepal.

Nepal is the new battleground for China and US. Beijing goes into overdrive after MCC deal

Aadil Brar -
China’s third-ranked leader Li Zhanshu arrived in Kathmandu on 12 September to strengthen ties with Nepal and to keep the US at bay.

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Economy

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Esha Mishra -
Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.

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