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Monday, January 26, 2026
TopicNepal-India

Topic: Nepal-India

Oli’s upcoming India visit shows the trust gap is narrowing. Nepal’s China card has limits

The ‘China card’ may have proved to be a useful tool for certain political parties in Nepal, but it cannot substitute for engagement with India.

India’s ‘all or nothing’ policy with Nepal won’t work. Strengthen military ties for balance

New Delhi’s approach toward Kathmandu needs to keep this aspect in mind: neither too deep to be seen as interference, nor fully ‘hands-off’.

Nepal-China BRI agreement is a wake-up call for India. It’s time to ramp up rail projects

Considering China's move to include Nepal in its BRI initiative, it is very crucial that the Birgunj-Kathmandu rail link project gets approved by both India and Nepal on priority.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.