(File Photo)Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal did not sign any agreements during his week-long visit to China in March. India mediated the peace process in Nepal and the Maoists came to the centrestage of Nepali politics. Xi had cancelled his visit to Nepal, which was decided when Oli was PM, at the last hour in October and instead visited Bangladesh. Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat visited Nepal to receive the title of the “Honorary General” of the Nepal army, a reciprocal arrangement between the two countries since 1965, and assured extensive cooperation to further the “age-old ties” between the two armies. That the Nepal army today looks for help from China is a direct fallout of the Indian government’s support to the Maoists.

Source: Indian Express April 09, 2017 18:45 UTC