Ramesh Timsina
January 9, 2021
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The new political map of the country issued by the government of Nepal, on Monday, May 18, 2020, and launched on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.
Nepal has continuously been endorsing ‘non-aligned’ foreign policy. However, it has suffered a lot from the geopolitical situation of being sandwiched between two giant countries, China and India. It should indeed be advantageous for Nepal from these neighbours’ booming economy, but Nepal has witnessed several direct and indirect meddling of these countries into its socio-political affairs.
The external encroachment and power exertion over an independent nation-state have many implications. It has mainly contributed to the political style of thought. Nepal has currently been highly sceptical of its relations to two competing world powers: China and India. The issue of border security and national sovereignty has become the pressing one at present.