PLAYING THE ANTI-INDIA CARD
India is referred to as “” (friendly country) in public statements by Nepali leaders, and the sheer size and scale of India-Nepal ties have few parallels. However, this ‘closeness’ also makes us the play board for domestic politics in Nepal with anti-India positioning paying rich political dividends. Providing space for regional and even global geopolitics vis-à-vis India, particularly with China but also with others in South Asia
