As strategic affairs expert Brahma Chellaney says, a communist government in Nepal will be beholden to Beijing. "In his earlier stint as PM, Oli stoked tensions with the plains people ( Madhesis ) and with India. Dubbed "Oily Oli" by his critics, Oli scapegoated India for Nepal's political and constitutional crisis. It was under Oli early last year that Nepal signed a trade and transit agreement with China seeking to reduce its dependence on India. Or the Maldives which recently signed an FTA with China with revealing the details of the agreement.

Source: Times of India December 12, 2017 16:52 UTC