Widely seen as part of the US Indo-Pacific Strategy s push to further contain China, the MCC deal has been called a tool of modern imperialism. Behind this aggressive push, the US true intentions - expanding US national interests and strategy under financial aid pretenses - have become crystal clear.
New Delhi’s close relationship with Nepal, bound in history and culture, and the misperception about China’s relations with Nepal before 1950 have contributed to a skewed understanding of Sino-Nepali relations.
Nepal's main opposition CPN-UML, the largest communist party of the country, has officially split, with one of its factions led by dissident leader Madhav Kumar Nepal applying for registering a new political party.