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India-Nepal Relations Thaw Under The Dragon라이브 바카라 Shadow

Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla라이브 바카라 two-day visit melts frosty ties, as Nepal balances two giant neighbours.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla wrapped up his two-day visit to Nepal on a positive note바카라 웹사이트Friday, 바카라 웹사이트as both neighbours appear to leave behind바카라 웹사이트this summer라이브 바카라 바카라 웹사이트simmering 바카라 웹사이트acrimony triggered by what is now being 바카라 웹사이트dubbed as the "cartographic war."

바카라 웹사이트Considering that the claim to Kalapani, which India regards as its own came around the same time as the Chinese transgressions in Ladakh, the Indian army chief in a rare outburst said that Nepal had been put up to do this by a third country, in an obvious reference to China. This was widely seen as an affront to Nepal.바카라 웹사이트 Chinese defence minister Wei Fenghe arrives in Kathmandu on바카라 웹사이트Sunday.

It is well known that at the time the new political map of Nepal was ordered to be printed by Prime Minister KP. Sharma Oli, he was fighting his challengers within the party with his back to the wall. Once the battle was won and his position secure, Oli decided to send out an olive branch to India. Oli called Prime Minister Narendra Modi to greet him on India라이브 바카라 independence day on바카라 웹사이트August 15. The Indian leader said he would soon send an emissary to Nepal. The thaw had begun.

While sending out greetings on Vijaya Dashami, a major Hindu festival celebrated through the length and breadth of Nepal, Oli used the old map, which did not include Kalapani-Lupulekh-Limpiyadhura, which is in India라이브 바카라 Pithoragarh district. Perhaps that was Oli라이브 바카라 way to send a message to India. However, his opponents in Nepal were not amused with the PM라이브 바카라 whimsical use of the map.

New Delhi picked up the signals from Oli and knew he was in the mood to rework ties. Two other visits preceded the foreign secretary라이브 바카라 trip.바카라 웹사이트 Samant Goel, 바카라 웹사이트the chief of the Research and Analysis Wing, India라이브 바카라 spy agency, made a very public visit to Nepal, landing in a private plane and meeting with Prime Minister Oli. Local reports saying the meeting was a one-on-one naturally generated some controversy in Nepal.

This was followed by the army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane라이브 바카라 trip to Kathmandu in early November, 바카라 웹사이트where he was bestowed with the designation of the commander of the Nepali army. This is a tradition both armies maintain. The Indian army chief라이브 바카라 visit was delayed due to the pandemic as well as uncertain political ties between the two neighbours. The two armies have excellent ties, with many Gurkha soldiers serving the Indian armed forces. In fact, the ex-army Gurkhas receive the same pension and medical facilities granted to their Indian counterparts.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트

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The Kalapani- Lipulekh-Limpiyadhura issue came up during foreign secretary Shringla라이브 바카라 talks with his counterpart as well as with senior political figures like foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali. Details are not known but it is certain that the border issue will be taken up and a solution found.

바카라 웹사이트India has climbed down from its former high-handed attitude when Delhi had steadfastly refused a meeting of the foreign secretaries to discuss the border issue. Kathmandu had asked several times with no response from New Delhi.바카라 웹사이트Shringla also called on President Bidha Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

With China making major inroads into Nepal, 바카라 웹사이트New Delhi has smelt the coffee and realised that unless it reworked ties, Nepal would get into a tighter embrace with China. Nepal is very clear about one thing. As a small nation sandwiched between Asian giants India and China, it wants to have good relations with both.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트Any pragmatic leadership would try to take the best each nation has to offer for its national interest. The sooner New Delhi realises this the better.

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