worldUpdated: Jul 18, 2020 15:54 ISTOptions seem to be running out for Nepal prime minister KP Sharma Oli with the high powered nine-member secretariat of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) scheduled to meet on Saturday in Kathmandu to decide the political future of the country. This despite the fact that the Chinese ambassador to Nepal seems to be the master puppeteer of the Himalayan kingdom. This works to the advantage of Oli as this ensures that neither Dahal nor Nepal will precipitate the matters and hence the change in the power structure of Nepal will be slow. However, as numbers count in political parties more than words or slogans, Oli is a minority in the secretariat, standing committee and the central committee as of now. The Indian model for Nepal is the people-to-people relationship with a working relationship with whosoever is in power.

Source: Hindustan Times July 18, 2020 06:08 UTC