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What India should, and shouldn’t, do in Nepal

Oli has been emboldened to stick to power even by breaking the party. In the process, the shallowness of Oli’s opportunistic and politically driven anti-Indian nationalism has been exposed
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 07:59 pm IST

Not Chinese, prefer Indian vaccine first, Nepal to India ahead of minister’s visit

India is looking to revive the religious and cultural heritage of Nepal given the civilizational ties between the two countries. PM Modi had visited the Janaki Mandir in Janakpur, during his 2018 visit.
Updated on Jan 06, 2021 04:08 pm IST

China switches into covert mode in Nepal, has team of 3 to continue mission

The first priority of President Xi Jinping’s team in Kathmandu is to ensure that the Nepal Communist Party does not split
Updated on Jan 02, 2021 01:14 pm IST

China’s Mission Nepal suffers a huge setback. PM Oli didn’t play ball

China’s President Xi Jinping speaks to Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the APEC-ASEAN dialogue on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in Vietnam.
Updated on Dec 30, 2020 01:09 pm IST

Thousands demand ouster of Nepal leader as party feud grows

Protesters affiliated with a faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party take part in a rally against the dissolution of parliament, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Updated on Dec 30, 2020 03:24 am IST

China readies Plan B for Nepal Communist Party if PM Oli doesn’t play ball

Guo Yezhou , vice minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee is leading a delegation to Nepal to work out the internal problems of the communist party in Kathmandu
Updated on Dec 29, 2020 05:10 pm IST

Chinese official holds talks on Nepal crisis

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Updated on Dec 28, 2020 03:00 am IST

China rushes senior official to Nepal amid political uncertainty

Nepal's KP Oli smiles as he walks out after the inauguration of a petroleum pipeline project in Kathmandu.
Updated on Dec 27, 2020 12:35 pm IST

Nepal’s Oli govt recommends calling winter session of upper house on Jan 1

On Friday, the Supreme Court issued a show-cause notice to the Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli-led government, asking it to submit a written clarification over its decision to abruptly dissolve the 275-member House of Representatives.
Published on Dec 26, 2020 01:24 pm IST

Nepal’s Supreme Court issues show-cause notice to Oli govt over Parliament dissolution

**EDS: FILE PHOTO** In this May. 30, 2019 file photo, Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli in New Delhi. Nepal’s Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2002 got the President to dissolve Parliament, a controversial move amidst a prolonged tussle for power between him and former premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” within the ruling dispensation. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma) (PTI20-12-2020_000165B)
Updated on Dec 25, 2020 04:12 pm IST

Chinese ambassador steps up as Nepal’s communist party stares at a split

Chinese ambassador Hou Yanqi.
Updated on Dec 23, 2020 10:01 am IST

Nepal PM Oli seeks control of communist party, rivals ‘sack’ him as party boss

Nepal's prime minister KP Sharma Oli has expanded the central committee of the Nepal Communist Party where he does not have majority support
Updated on Dec 22, 2020 07:32 pm IST

‘Constitutional coup’: Nepal crisis in top court

A protester burns the effigy of Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, also known as KP Oli, outside the parliament after Nepal's president dissolved parliament on Sunday at the request of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's cabinet and announced that general elections would be held in April and May, more than a year ahead of schedule in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Updated on Dec 22, 2020 03:43 am IST

Pushed over the edge, PM Oli drops a bombshell on rivals that also hurts China

Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli’s recommendation to dissolve Parliament has been endorsed by President Bidya Devi Bhandari
Updated on Dec 20, 2020 10:40 pm IST

Nepal’s PM Oli springs a surprise on detractors, dissolves Parliament

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday morning recommended dissolution of Nepal’s Parliament
Updated on Dec 20, 2020 12:25 pm IST

PM Oli races to get new anti-graft watchdog boss, heads for a showdown with Prachanda

Face-off: Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, also known as KP Oli, is headed for a showdown with Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda.
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 09:34 pm IST

Nepal PM Oli skips standing committee meeting citing differences with Prachanda

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli expressed his determination that he wants to keep the party unity intact and run the party based on consensus.
Published on Dec 07, 2020 07:57 am IST

Nepal ties with India are warming up. China could complicate the situation | Analysis

Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, also known as KP Oli, has told New Delhi that Kathmandu wants to improve relations with India and wants discussions on the boundary issue to start
Updated on Nov 30, 2020 12:36 pm IST

PM Oli pulls off surprise, draws a red line for ambassador Hou Yanqi

A Nepal watcher in India said the shift in PM Oli’s approach could be attributed to an attempt to reclaim the nationalist agenda that was the mainstay of his campaign that resulted in the NCP’s win in 2018.
Updated on Nov 28, 2020 11:08 am IST

In Nepal, how domestic politics is colliding with geopolitics

Last month, Nepal’s Prime Minister (PM) KP Sharma Oli’s government quietly issued a circular to its administration to replace ‘Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal’ with ‘Nepal’ in its documents. Many saw it as a matter of practicality.
Published on Nov 23, 2020 05:44 pm IST

No change in foreign secy’s Nepal visit, say officials amid buzz over PM Oli’s future

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is facing a huge challenge from within the ruling Nepal Communist Party
Updated on Nov 20, 2020 09:27 pm IST

China increases movement as rifts develop in Nepal Communist Party

Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Updated on Nov 18, 2020 02:19 pm IST

Foreign secy to visit Nepal to boost bilateral ties

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla delivers the inaugural address during the Sushma Swaraj Lectures 2020.
Published on Nov 10, 2020 03:48 am IST

India takes big step to normalise Nepal ties, skeds foreign secy visit

New Delhi, India- April 7, 2018: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Nepalese counterpart Khadga Prasad Oli before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, April 7, 2018. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 09, 2020 07:54 pm IST

Can resolve all issues through dialogue, says Nepal PM Oli

Nepal, Nov 05 (ANI): Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane meets General Purna Chandra Thapa, COAS Nepali Army, at its Headquarters in Kathmandu on Thursday. (ANI Photo)
Updated on Nov 07, 2020 07:39 am IST

Nepal and India have long-standing special relationship, says Nepal Prime Minister Oli as he meets army chief

The meeting between Naravane and Oli, who is also the Defence Minister of Nepal, took place at his official residence in Baluwatar. (PTI)
Updated on Nov 06, 2020 03:08 pm IST

Gen Naravane to call on PM Oli today, as Nepal seeks to reinvigorate ties with India

(From R to L) Nepal’s Chief of Army Staff Purna Chandra Thapa, India’s Army Chief General MM Naravane, President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Meena Naravane and Deepa Thapa at a special ceremony in Kathmandu on Thursday.
Updated on Nov 06, 2020 08:16 am IST

India could resume foreign secretary-level dialogue with Nepal. There is one condition

Nepali Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a guard of honour in Kathmandu on May 11, 2018.
Updated on Nov 02, 2020 03:43 pm IST

Nepal Government not to bear costs of Covid-19 test, treatment

K. P. Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal, speaks in the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Representational image.
Published on Oct 19, 2020 08:11 am IST

Nepal PM Oli sends a quiet message to India with a change in his cabinet

Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli had taken the first step to break the ice with New Delhi in August with a phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Updated on Oct 15, 2020 12:25 pm IST