Trust is a key component in bilateral relations and India and Nepal have traditionally looked upon each other as more than just neighbours. Oli needs to merely look at how Sri Lanka suffered on account of its debt to China. The expanding of rail links, connecting Raxaul in India to Kathmandu in Nepal and creating new avenues of inland waterway connectivity between India and Nepal are two important features of Oli’s three-day India trip. India needs to recalibrate its strategies vis-à-vis its immediate neighbours. New Delhi needs to play a much bigger role in the region for its own good.

Source: dna April 09, 2018 02:26 UTC