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Ranjit Rae, former Indian ambassador to Nepal, discusses bilateral ties between the two countries with a shared culture
Aditya Mani Jha •In his recently published book Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties, Ranjit Rae draws from his own experiences to examine decades of India-Nepal ties — the high and low points, as well as what India can do better moving forward.
After snubbing India on border clash, Nepal faces reality-check as Beijing encroaches its territory to construct roads in Tibet
Fp Staff •Nepal and India's relations have taken a turn decidedly for the worse, possibly for the first time since the ugly 2015 'blockade',
India-Nepal dissonance could not come at worse time; New Delhi must seize opportunity to mend fences
Bhopinder Singh •To assume that the current communist government of Nepal is intrinsically wed to the Chinese CCP, is puerile fallacy
R&AW chief's 'covert' visit to Nepal PM creates stir; Oppn diss KP Sharma Oli, calls move improper, objectionable
Fp Staff •R&W chief chief Samant Kumar Goel's late night visit comes on the heels of a controversial cabinet reshuffle in Nepal which left the ruling NCP more divided than before
Nepal will send revised map to India, international community by mid-August, says minister
•The Nepal government had on 20 May released a revised political and administrative map incorporating the disputed territories of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani
Nepal bans all Indian news channel except Doordarshan, slams 'defamatory' coverage of PM KP Oli
Fp Staff •News agency ANI also quoted Nepali cable TV providers to report that signals for Indian news channels have been switched off in the country.
Nepal's ruling communist party's meet deferred till Monday as KP Oli, PK Dahal fail to iron out differences
•The differences between the two factions of the Nepal Communist party — one led by Oli and the other led by Dahal — intensified after the prime minister unilaterally decided to prorogue the budget session of the Parliament on Thursday
As KP Oli prorogues Parliament in bid to hang on to power, a look at how Nepal PM finds himself in this position
Fp Staff •Nepal's domestic politics is in some ways comparable to Bihar's internal politics: There are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends
Amid border row between India and Nepal, sources say onus on KP Oli government to create 'conducive atmosphere' for talks
•According to India's assessment, the release of the new political map by Nepal and obtaining a legal backing to it from the lower house of Nepalese Parliament were part of a 'myopic' agenda to gain mileage in domestic politics, they said. The sources rejected Nepal's contention that India did not respond to its proposal for talks on the boundary issue.
Amid border row, Nepal Parliament passes bill redrawing its political map; ties will remain strong, says Indian Army chief General MM Naravane
Fp Staff •The Nepal Parliament's lower house unanimously voted on Saturday to amend the Constitution to update the country's new political map, laying claim over the strategically key areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura along the border with India