The Beijing Nail in Nepal’s Pride Guo Yezhou visit to Kathmandu
As Nepal’s foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali arrived in New Delhi on January 14 for the Sixth Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on January 15, India put out a clear message saying there is a separate mechanism to address the Kalapani issue raised by Nepal, ruling out any substantive dialogue for this during the JCM.
Kathmandu recently witnessed demonstrations demanding return of monarchy in Nepal but this is unlikely. Besides, Beijing wields enough heft to have King Gyanendra assassinated since he lives in Nepal as a private citizen without state protection. Opinions that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dissolved the lower house of Parliament on India’s behest after meeting the Director R&AW appear absurd – why would Oli groomed and installed by China listen to India?