updated: Feb 17 2021, 07:40 ist
Comment by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb, has emerged as a new irritant in India’s relations with Nepal.
Kathmandu has lodged a protest with New Delhi over Biplab Deb’s recent statement quoting Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying that the BJP had plans to expand its footprints beyond the geographical boundaries of India and to form governments in Nepal and Sri Lanka.
“Noted. Formal objection has been already conveyed,” Nepalese Foreign Minister, Pradip Gyawali, posted on Twitter on Tuesday, when another user drew his attention to the comment made by Chief Minister of the northeastern state of India.
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Indian Embassy In Nepal Donates Books On Republic Day
The Indian Embassy here donated books to 50 libraries and educational institutions on the occasion of India s Republic Day on Tuesday.
The Indian Embassy here donated books to 50 libraries and educational institutions on the occasion of India s Republic Day on Tuesday.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal V M Kwatra felicitated war widows and the next of kins of deceased soldiers by disbursing 3.68 crore rupees, according to a press release issued by the Indian Embassy.
Kwatra also hoisted the tricolour and read out the message of President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion. A reception was also organised at the Indian Embassy which was attended by Nepal s Foreign Minister Pradip Gyawali among others.
PTI | Kathmandu | Updated: 26-01-2021 20:39 IST | Created: 26-01-2021 20:39 IST
The Indian Embassy here donated books to 50 libraries and educational institutions on the occasion of India s Republic Day on Tuesday.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal V M Kwatra felicitated war widows and the next of kins of deceased soldiers by disbursing 3.68 crore rupees, according to a press release issued by the Indian Embassy.
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Kwatra also hoisted the tricolour and read out the message of President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion. A reception was also organised at the Indian Embassy which was attended by Nepal s Foreign Minister Pradip Gyawali among others.
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Sri Lanka Guardian
December 30, 2020
Prime Minister KP Oli and contender Prachanda indulge in a power tussle as China has aimed its salvage operation at maintaining unity in the NCP
by Ashok K Mehta
The vertical split in the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) was inevitable. After all, it was an artificial alliance of two ideological variants of Marxist-Leninist ideology and bitter rivalry between two unrelenting leaders Prachanda, who led the Maoists in the civil war and set the stage for transformation in Nepal, and Prime Minister KP Oli (United Marxist-Leninist) who created the tsunami of nationalism to sweep the polls on a largely anti-India sentiment. The merger of the two parties and power-sharing on the basis of votes won was at the root of the “two-and-a-half years each” agreement between Oli and Prachanda becoming untenable. The attempt at gluing fractures following multiple crises was also bound to fail.
In a setback to China, Nepal green lights Indian rail project
The contest between India and China for strategic influence in the Himalayas has escalated with authorities in Nepal agreeing to fast-track a rail connection from their capital Kathmandu to the Indian mainland.
| 10 Dec 2020 1:00 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: The contest between India and China for strategic influence in the Himalayas has escalated with authorities in Nepal agreeing to fast-track a rail connection from their capital Kathmandu to the Indian mainland. The decision follows China s energetic effort to link the Nepalese capital with Tibet.
Analysts say that India s initiative has strong security connotations. By connecting Nepal with India along tracks which are of a different gauge, New Delhi has prevented