Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

[chetak]

If you weren't sure who was responsible for the coup in nepal, this is an undeniable implication of who was behind it.

[chetak]

If this was done in ukr, why not nepal.......................

The no of dead in nepal has crossed 70

A lot of these guys were shot in the head/face and it was likely done from nearby high rise buildings by such agent provocateurs.

many of those shot were in the middle of the crowd when they got shot, if the nepali cops had shot them, they would have got only people at the front of the crowd

This 2014 image shows snipers leaving a building in central Kiev after they killed protesters to incite violence leading to an illegal coup and the rise of a far-right government that sparked the war with Russia. The man leading them, Parubiy, was assassinated later in Lvov.

[A_Gupta]

Tiny Estonia was behind the Nepal regime ouster?

[Manish_P]

Regime change nowadays is a multinational operation

[KL Dubey]

PM Modi posted the same "welcome" message a week ago...but no, Raaaaa was busy polishing shoes and Kaja Kallas was the mastermind.

[chetak]

PM Modi posted the same "welcome" message a week ago...but no, Raaaaa was busy polishing shoes and Kaja Kallas was the mastermind.

yes indeed.

a bunch of wet behind the years genz, nepali dumbos born between 1997 – 2012 have rid their country of a cheen backed commie govt that had all the resources including cheen intelligence inputs to keep itself in power, but could not do so because of the street protests, is the story being sold.

do you take the cheen for a bunch of fools, unable or unwilling to protect their "investment" from a bunch of dumbf(uk nepali genz.

Especially when "external forces", not too long ago, and using a very similar modus operandi, pushed them out of kangladesh too, ergo genz is a feint that is being used explain the unexplainable and now, amriki special forces have landed in beediland. In beediland, it was the "students", and in nepal it's the "genz". Go figure

In India, the same genz are actively being exhorted, chivvied, and goaded by a bunch of half breeds, woke rabble rousers and commie provocateurs to take a lesson from nepal and replicate the same actions

These sort of provocations in India funded by the BIF, and there is abundant proof of that meddling

their sources of funding were unravelled and also tracked down by agencies of the GoI during the "farmers protests" and dilli riots and the people who are still in jail unable to get bail even after so many years

people sitting pretty elsewhere, are simply unable to see the situation on the streets in many Indian cities, because of the ivory tower mentality.

see the list below and look at who has "replaced" them. There is a similar genz moment in the maldives too, and the clown heading that govt will probably be chased out

Pakistan ex PM Imran Khan in jail
Bangladesh ex PM Sheikh Hasina in exile
Nepal ex PM Oli fled
Sri Lanka ex President Wickremesinghe arrested
Myanmar ex State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi jailed after coup
China ex President Hu Jintao abruptly removed from Party Congress

the narrative being pushed is "vote chor, gaddi chod", and the (dalit) judiciary has just weighed in with incendiary comments against the Hindus, and has asked the center to "arrest" stubble burners in punjab by bringing in a law

If these issues flare up, like many nepo traitors, and woke/commies want them to, the dalit (judiciary) has already indicated that it is more than willing to take sides

A lot is not being posted because no one wants legal troubles to visit the forum

That does not mean that things that are extremely detrimental to the health of India's democracy and geopolitical autonomy are not happening

nowhere does it say mastermind, it simply says "undeniable implication" and kallas is a bit player in a sinking colonial club based unscrupulous and amoral organization that is capable of many evil things

learn to look behind raaa, shoe polishing and Kaja Kallas.

some paramatma are better off in their ivory towers.

no one is going to spoon feed you

[chetak]

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/09/1 ... ts--Report

Report: $900 million US funding in Nepal signals regime change plot

Sunday, 14 September 2025


A new report warns that Washington’s more than $900 million commitment to Nepal since 2020 points to a deliberate US effort to reshape the Himalayan nation’s political order, as mass protests sweep the country.

The demonstrations, which killed at least 30 people, destroyed government and commercial properties, and led to Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli’s resignation, are widely viewed as a response to corruption, unemployment, and social media restrictions.

However, documents released by whistleblowers point to years of US-funded programs aimed at reshaping Nepal’s political landscape.

Internal documents obtained by the Sunday Guardian reveal that since 2020, more than $900 million in assistance has been directed to Nepal.

USAID alone committed $402.7 million through a Development Objective Agreement (DOAG) signed in May 2022, with $158 million disbursed by February 2025.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation, under a $500 million compact ratified in February 2022, had released only $43.1 million by early 2025, but projects continue under an extended timeline.

Key initiatives include Project 4150, “Democratic Processes,” funded at $8 million, and Project 4177, the “Democracy Resource Center Nepal,” fully funded at $500,000.

Civil society and media programs received $37 million, while adolescent health initiatives were allocated $35 million.

Critics warn that these programs, officially framed as civic, media, and health projects, also serve to influence political narratives and mobilize youth participation in governance.

The programs, run by US-based CEPPS consortium partners, the National Democratic Institute (NDI), International Republican Institute (IRI), and International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), focus on youth engagement, party democracy, governance, and election mechanics.

NDI, for example, trained activists in leadership and advocacy, while IRI conducted a 2024 national survey showing that 62% of Nepalis wanted new political parties, reflecting the grievances driving recent protests.

Observers note parallels with US-funded interventions in Bangladesh and Cambodia, where youth and civil society programs coincided with political unrest.

In Nepal, the combination of extensive funding, targeted programs, and youth engagement suggests that the country’s recent upheaval may have been influenced by US intervention.

[chetak]

[Vayutuvan]

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/09/1 ... ts--Report

So Biden started this crap. Career diplomats who have architected this are still in SDOTUS. On top of that, we have Hinduphobic beeches in the current administration.

[A_Gupta]

Where are the Indian traders filling in the gap?

For nearly two months, hundreds of containers loaded with festival-targeted goods have been stuck in Tibet after landslides and floods severed Nepal’s vital trade routes with China.

At the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, a flash flood from China in July swept away the Miteri Bridge and damaged customs facilities. The alternate Tatopani route has also been blocked by repeated landslides along the Araniko Highway.

China has become a critical supplier for Nepal’s festivals, especially for garments and decorative items. But with both Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani shut, traders are left with empty shelves.

“Around 1,500 containers have been stranded in Tibet for the past two months,” said Ram Hari Karki, president of the Nepal Trans Himalayan Border Commerce Association. “Not only Dashain goods, even Teej shipments never arrived in Kathmandu.”

The impact on markets has been devastating.

“As the goods did not arrive on time, we expect festive business to decline by 90 percent compared to last year’s volume,” Karki said.

Wholesalers, who typically receive goods from the northern border and distribute them across the country, say the flow has almost completely dried up.

https://kathmandupost.com/money/2025/09 ... isruptions

[A_Gupta]

Police report says 1,276 rifles and pistols stolen, 98,491 rounds missing from records

https://kathmandupost.com/national/2025 ... om-records

An internal Nepal Police inventory has revealed that 1,276 rifles and pistols were looted and 98,491 rounds of ammunition are unaccounted for during the recent Gen G protest unrest, raising urgent questions about the use and control of lethal force.

The police document also records a shortfall of 1,315 rubber rounds. Police figures state that, across the two days of unrest, there were 2,220 instances of aerial firing and 3,323 uses of tear-gas canisters.

Given these figures, rights groups and legal observers say an empowered, high-level inquiry is now indispensable to establish how many rounds were actually discharged by security forces and how many were lost in the violence.

[A_Gupta]

A special ceremony was held at the Nepali Army Pavilion, Tundikhel, to mark the Constitution Day on Friday.

The event was attended by President Ramchandra Paudel as the chief guest, along with Prime Minister Sushila Karki, Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal and other dignitaries.

Unlike previous years, when a grand ceremony was organised, this year’s event was scaled down due to the recent political unrest. During the programme, security personnel showcased a march-past.

The third day of the Nepali month of Ashoj**, September 19 this year, is celebrated as the Constitution Day as the Constitution of Nepal was promulgated through the Constituent Assembly in 2015. The day is also marked as the National Day.

https://kathmandupost.com/visual-storie ... -tundikhel

** Ashoj is also Ashwin.

[pravula]

Where are the Indian traders filling in the gap?

For nearly two months, hundreds of containers loaded with festival-targeted goods have been stuck in Tibet after landslides and floods severed Nepal’s vital trade routes with China.

At the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, a flash flood from China in July swept away the Miteri Bridge and damaged customs facilities. The alternate Tatopani route has also been blocked by repeated landslides along the Araniko Highway.

China has become a critical supplier for Nepal’s festivals, especially for garments and decorative items. But with both Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani shut, traders are left with empty shelves.

“Around 1,500 containers have been stranded in Tibet for the past two months,” said Ram Hari Karki, president of the Nepal Trans Himalayan Border Commerce Association. “Not only Dashain goods, even Teej shipments never arrived in Kathmandu.”

The impact on markets has been devastating.

“As the goods did not arrive on time, we expect festive business to decline by 90 percent compared to last year’s volume,” Karki said.

Wholesalers, who typically receive goods from the northern border and distribute them across the country, say the flow has almost completely dried up.

https://kathmandupost.com/money/2025/09 ... isruptions

IMHO, India no longer makes these kinds of trinkets in such low cost/high volume and is infact dependent on China for the same...

[A_Gupta]

IMHO, India no longer makes these kinds of trinkets in such low cost/high volume and is infact dependent on China for the same...

IMO, this does not reflect well on the competitiveness of Indian manufacturing. If there is more to be said on that, please in one of the economy threads.

[A_Gupta]

President Paudel issues ordinance to ensure Gen Z voting rights

https://kathmandupost.com/national/2025 ... ing-rights

President Ramchandra Paudel on Tuesday issued an ordinance to amend the Voter Registration Act to ensure that thousands of young voters from the Gen Z age group can exercise their franchise in the upcoming March elections.

The government had recommended the ordinance after Section 4, subsection 2 (2) of the Act barred voter registration once the election date had been declared.

Section 4, subsection 2 (2) of the Voter Registration Act, 2017, stipulates, “No person shall be registered in the voters’ list for the purpose of an election after the date of that election has been declared.”

Without the amendment, many first-time voters including those who spearheaded the recent political transformation would have been disenfranchised.

[A_Gupta]

With GST2.0:

Rabi Shankar Sainju, former commerce secretary and trade expert, said, “Illegal imports from India to Nepal have increased significantly in recent years. With India’s latest GST, such activities are expected to double. The price of most goods has already fallen, making informal cross-border trade more attractive.”

https://kathmandupost.com/money/2025/09 ... businesses

[ritesh]

11 yrs of Modi govt, but we still have porous boundary with Nepal and kangludesh... Wat were the home ministry mandarin even thinking all the time?

[uddu]

^^^May be its time for Nepal to reduce taxes rather keep the tax burden on the people and lecture others.

[A_Gupta]

https://kathmandupost.com/province-no-5 ... ies-behind
Poverty-stricken workers flock to India, leaving festivities behind

For Nepalis working in various cities across India, returning home to celebrate Dashain and Tihar—two major Hindu festivals—has been a tradition.

As the country’s biggest festivals approach, almost every border point, bus terminal, and major highway is teeming with people heading home for the celebrations.

At the Gauriphanta, also called Trinagar border point in Sudurpashchim Province, alone, thousands of Nepali migrant workers are returning home daily to mark the festivals. Yet, even amid this festive rush, a significant number are also crossing in the opposite direction—leaving for India in search of work right before the festivals.

...
According to the Armed Police Force and other authorities monitoring the Gauriphanta border point, over 3,000 Nepalis are arriving in Nepal daily from India, while more than 1,000 Nepalis are leaving for India each day in recent times.
...
On both sides of the border, the faces of people waiting in line for security clearance looked weary. For many, the pain of leaving family just before Dashain weighed heavily; for others, the recent tightening of security following the unrest in Nepal meant longer, more stressful border checks.

“Who would want to leave home and go abroad right at the time of Dashain?” asked Saud. “But we have no other means to make a living. If I don’t return now, I might even lose the little work I have left in India.”

[sanjayc]

^^ Go to Nepal and these same people abuse Indian and Indians. Had a bad experience during my visits to Nepal. But the same people have no problem in freeloading in India. The problem is unrestricted access -- India being a dharamshala for everyone in the neighborhood, and everyone free to come and go as they please. They more difficult a country is to enter, the more it is held in respect.

[A_Gupta]

738 days later, Bipin Joshi confirmed dead
Hamas’s armed wing on Monday named four deceased captives as Joshi, Guy Ilouz, Yossi Sharabi, and Daniel Perez.

https://kathmandupost.com/national/2025 ... irmed-dead

Nepali youth Bipin Joshi, who was abducted by Hamas militants 738 days ago from Israel, has been confirmed dead.

While it had been expected that he was alive, and some media had reported Joshi’s status as unknown, his name was not on the list when Hamas handed over the captives on Monday.

Some media reports including Al Jazeera and BBC, quoting Qassam Brigades, reported that the group would hand over bodies of four captives on Monday.

Qassam Brigades is the military wing of Hamas.

A statement released by Hamas’s armed wing identified the deceased captives as Guy Ilouz, Yossi Sharabi, Bipin Joshi and Daniel Perez.

Ten Nepalis were killed, five were injured, and one escaped unharmed in the 2023 attack. Joshi and a Thai national were taken hostage.

[A_Gupta]

The BBC has been hearing about his heroic actions during the 7 October attack two years ago - that a friend says saved his life.

Joshi had been attending an agricultural programme in southern Israel when his group was attacked by Hamas. Ten students were killed while Joshi was captured.

Dhan Bahadur Chaudhary tells the BBC he survived the attack because of Joshi’s act of heroism.

“At the time of attack, two grenades were thrown near the bunkers," he recalls.

"He [Joshi] picked up one and threw it outside - one exploded inside. Due to that explosion, I and four others were injured. He was unharmed by that time. If both grenades had exploded, I would not have been speaking with you like this."

Chaudhary says “all of Nepal is in grief” after hearing the news of his death, adding that he hopes to visit Joshi's family to pay his respects.

“I returned to Nepal and I am studying at the moment, but his dreams remained unfulfilled,” he says.

Via
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cx2r2z0gy ... %20heroism.

[A_Gupta]

Any idea of what might be going on here?

Tatopani trade slows sharply as China sends few containers
Traders suspect unofficial blockade, but Nepali officials deny any obstruction.
https://kathmandupost.com/money/2025/10 ... containers

Despite the Tatopani road being reopened after maintenance, China continues to send only a few containers to Nepal, leaving traders puzzled and frustrated over the slow flow of goods.

Traders said the limited number of containers being dispatched from the Tibetan border town of Khasa across Sindhupalchok feels like an unofficial blockade linked to political uncertainty in Nepal.

“Chinese authorities are sending just three to four containers daily from Khasa, and we don’t know the exact reason behind this. Sending such a small number is meaningless when hundreds of containers remain stranded on the Chinese side,” said Ram Hari Karki, president of the Nepal Trans Himalayan Border Commerce Association.

According to the association, around 900 containers loaded with festival-targeted goods have been stuck in China for nearly three months.

Karki said traders have repeatedly requested Nepal’s consul general in Lhasa, Laxmi Prasad Niraula, to take up the matter with Chinese officials and increase daily dispatches. “Even Niraula seems unaware of the reason behind the restricted flow, and efforts to initiate dialogue with Chinese authorities haven’t worked,” Karki added.

The Tatopani road reopened after Dashain, and traders say there are no significant obstructions. “If China had dispatched the containers regularly, most stranded vehicles would have arrived,” traders said.

[A_Gupta]

Nepal’s protest arson leaves a trail of burning questions: ‘it’s suspicious’
Inspectors suspect some of the blazes, which incinerated more than 450,000 court files, were deliberately set to destroy evidence

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-e ... e=homepage

In the Supreme Court alone, an estimated 20,000 case files – many without digital backups – were lost to the blaze, according to court spokesman Nirajan Pandey.

The Kathmandu District Court suffered even heavier losses. Some 445,000 files were incinerated, along with computers and hard drives that were either looted or burned amid the unrest.

“It’s suspicious that the crowds would target sections with the case files while not targeting other areas in both the courts, as if they were familiar with the buildings’ layout,” Baral told This Week in Asia.
...
While no conclusive evidence has emerged to prove the fires were deliberately set to destroy legal records, suspicions persist that some blazes may have been coordinated to destroy evidence in corruption cases.

Nationwide, 688 government offices, 259 private homes, 128 businesses, 198 political party offices and 307 police stations were vandalised or burned during September’s protests, according to official figures.

Initial estimates put the cost of the damage at up to 3 trillion rupees (US$21 billion) – nearly half of Nepal’s annual gross domestic product.

[S_Madhukar]

^^ Go to Nepal and these same people abuse Indian and Indians. Had a bad experience during my visits to Nepal. But the same people have no problem in freeloading in India. The problem is unrestricted access -- India being a dharamshala for everyone in the neighborhood, and everyone free to come and go as they please. They more difficult a country is to enter, the more it is held in respect.

Many years ago on flight over Everest had seen gora tourists time and again accommodated earlier than our group despite the plane not being full. This secularism habit extends outwards too to our detriment

[A_Gupta]

This might be good if it happens. The Kathmandu Post has this editorial:
The Karki government’s initiative to rid universities of politics must be appreciated.
https://kathmandupost.com/editorial/2025/11/28/good-job

Nepali university education has long been in the doldrums. Victims of constant political meddling, the partisan grip on universities is strengthened by the provision of having the prime minister as the chancellor. Except for two universities, all other universities in Nepal have the prime minister as chancellor and the education minister as pro-chancellor. The vice-chancellor, the university’s executive head, is appointed by the prime minister based on the recommendation of a three-member committee led by the education minister. This means that the vice-chancellors often owe their position to the parties in power. For years now, experts and students alike have been advocating for the removal of the prime minister from the position. This will stop the prime minister from directly meddling in the running of universities, effectively turning them into a recruiting ground for political cadres. Also, the head of government, already busy with a plethora of engagements, hardly finds time to work for the improvement of university education. Plus, as the prime minister is often not an academic, they fail to understand and address the issues affecting the academic institutions and students alike.
...
...in a decision that is more in keeping with this government’s expected role, it is currently working on a higher education bill, which will have a provision to replace the prime minister with academics as the university chancellor. Minister for Education, Science and Technology Mahabir Pun has time and again expressed the commitment of the non-political interim government to remove the prime minister as the chancellor of universities, making it one of his missions in what is sure to be a rather short term as education minister for him.

[uddu]

Leaked Docs Expose US Hand in Nepal’s GenZ Protests! Regime-Change Plot To Hit India & China! Kinjal

[A_Gupta]

Read it here:
https://thegrayzone.com/2025/12/10/cia- ... tionaries/

[drnayar]

US National Endowment for Democracy (USNED) a new version of USAID with their Fundings trends in recent regime Changes with Key Focus Area



Source https://x.com/11Aman10/status/1967472641759121729

[A_Gupta]

The Kathmandu Post reports:
China halts Rasuwa dry port project
Nearly completed, the facility at Rasuwagadhi was swept away in July floods, and resumption remains uncertain.
https://kathmandupost.com/money/2025/12 ... rt-project

According to the board, almost 80 percent of the construction work at the Rasuwa dry port had been completed before the July flood. All physical infrastructure was swept away, with only one building standing.

“The Chinese government had already spent Rs1.5 billion, about half of the total project cost, in the dry port,” said Gajurel.

The flash flood that hit Rasuwagadhi on July 8 also swept away the Nepal–China Friendship Bridge, also known as the Miteri Bridge, halting trade and cross-border movement.

Around 25 containers parked at the dry port went missing, and about 90 newly imported electric vehicles were swept away or severely damaged in the disaster.

With the installation of a temporary truss bridge, the Rasuwagadhi border point has come into partial operation from Sunday and is scheduled to resume full operations from January 1.

[A_Gupta]

The Kathmandu Post reports:
Beijing’s ‘Visit Nepal’ push fails as Chinese arrivals fall
Tourists visiting Nepal cross one million mark for third year in a row.
https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/01 ... ivals-fall

In June 2024, Beijing made a high-profile announcement. During the 16th round of the Nepal–China diplomatic consultation mechanism meeting held in Kathmandu, China unveiled plans to promote Nepal as a key destination for Chinese travellers, declaring 2025 as ‘Visit Nepal Year in China’.

Informally, senior Chinese officials pledged to bring at least 500,000 Chinese tourists to Nepal. The reality, however, fell far short.

Despite the diplomatic fanfare, arrivals from China registered negative growth.

In 2025, Nepal welcomed just over one million tourists for the third time since the pandemic, posting a marginal year-on-year growth of 1 percent.

Tourism entrepreneurs had initially hailed the Chinese announcement as an unprecedented show of soft power diplomacy, noting that Beijing had never extended such a commitment to any other country.

Many believed it would provide a much-needed boost to Nepal’s struggling tourism sector.

That optimism has since faded.

According to the Department of Immigration, arrivals from China fell 6.3 percent year-on-year to 95,480 visitors last year.

Arrivals from India, Nepal’s largest tourist source, dropped 8 percent year-on-year to 292,438, according to the Nepal Tourism Board, though India remained the top contributor.

[A_Gupta]

The Kathmandu Post opines:
Summits of scams
Fake rescue rackets thrive as the state lacks the political will to follow through on its own findings.


https://kathmandupost.com/editorial/202 ... s-of-scams

For years, a nexus of unscrupulous trekking guides, agencies, helicopter operators and hospitals has been orchestrating a multimillion-dollar insurance fraud by staging fake rescues in the mountains. The predatory practices have tarnished Nepal’s image as a tourist destination.

A recent investigation by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) estimates that just a handful of companies defrauded international insurers of more than $19.65 million over a 30-month period. The methods are as creative as they are criminal: Reclassifying charter flights as emergency evacuations, billing multiple insurers for the same flight, and, most disturbingly, serving tourists adulterated food to induce illness and justify a commission-heavy helicopter ride.

As these scams gained prominence, international insurance companies and tourism organisations have begun portraying Nepal as a ‘no-go destination’, with headlines like A scam on the roof of the world circulating in the global press.

[A_Gupta]

The Kathmandu Post reports:
Nepal and India sign mutual legal assistance deal after years of talks
Agreement will help the two countries tackle transnational crimes, including trafficking, cybercrime, and financial fraud
https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026 ... s-of-talks

After years of negotiations, Nepal and India on Tuesday signed the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, enabling the two countries to cooperate in criminal investigations and legal proceedings. The pact was signed in Kathmandu.
....
....
After the previous extradition treaty signed in 1953 expired several decades ago, officials and law enforcement agencies from both the countries have relied on mutual understandings for criminal investigations and transfers of suspected criminals. Tuesday’s signing of the pact provides both sides with a legal framework to jointly conduct criminal investigations in cross-border cases.
....
In the absence of a dedicated mutual legal assistance and extradition framework, security officials have long faced legal and administrative hurdles in handing over criminals to each other.
...
Since Nepal was placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s grey list in February 2025, the agreement is also expected to help the country come off the list, said Joint Secretary Bhattarai.


....the two countries continue to disagree on the extradition of third-country nationals.....

[uddu]

https://x.com/OpIndia_com/status/2029954925166481586
@OpIndia_com
Latest update on Nepal Election Results:

[A_Gupta]

The Kathmandu Post

Rastriya Swatantra Party surges towards landslide victory
Observers say voters punished old parties for their failure to deliver, abuse of power, and widespread corruption.

https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026 ... de-victory

[A_Gupta]

The Kathmandu Post:

The new government wants to court India, China, and the West — without owing any of them
The RSP calls it “development diplomacy.” Experts say it's an attempt to attract investment and aid without the political strings that have made MCC and BRI so controversial.

https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026 ... -diplomacy

If you read the article, you will find that no one is sure what it precisely means.

Here is one guess:

Semanta Dahal, an legal expert and development consultant for large infrastructure projects, said the RSP is likely to shift the focus of India-Nepal relations from historical commonalities, shared civilisations and deep-seated familial, cultural and social ties.

“It intends to shift the emphasis towards relying on the blueprint of India’s economic transformation to accelerate Nepal’s own development. It could entail development aid [loans and grants], lines of credits, the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation programme, and private investments from India,” said Dahal.

As per RSP’s manifesto, it will renew development partnership models so Nepal can benefit from the rapid progress made by India over the past decade, particularly in digital public infrastructure, high-speed and high-quality physical infrastructure, economic formalisation, balanced growth between manufacturing and services, and overall state capacity enhancement.

At the same time, RSP aims to build structured partnership frameworks with China by mobilising concessional finance for world-class infrastructure, adopting state-guided socio-economic development programs, and learning from effective inter-provincial competition models. Through this balanced approach, RSP seeks to ensure national interest while positioning Nepal as an active, confident, and development-oriented partner in the region, as per the manifesto.



https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026 ... -diplomacy

[chetak]

The Kathmandu Post:

The new government wants to court India, China, and the West — without owing any of them
The RSP calls it “development diplomacy.” Experts say it's an attempt to attract investment and aid without the political strings that have made MCC and BRI so controversial.

https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026 ... -diplomacy

If you read the article, you will find that no one is sure what it precisely means.

Here is one guess:

Semanta Dahal, an legal expert and development consultant for large infrastructure projects, said the RSP is likely to shift the focus of India-Nepal relations from historical commonalities, shared civilisations and deep-seated familial, cultural and social ties.

“It intends to shift the emphasis towards relying on the blueprint of India’s economic transformation to accelerate Nepal’s own development. It could entail development aid [loans and grants], lines of credits, the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation programme, and private investments from India,” said Dahal.

As per RSP’s manifesto, it will renew development partnership models so Nepal can benefit from the rapid progress made by India over the past decade, particularly in digital public infrastructure, high-speed and high-quality physical infrastructure, economic formalisation, balanced growth between manufacturing and services, and overall state capacity enhancement.

At the same time, RSP aims to build structured partnership frameworks with China by mobilising concessional finance for world-class infrastructure, adopting state-guided socio-economic development programs, and learning from effective inter-provincial competition models. Through this balanced approach, RSP seeks to ensure national interest while positioning Nepal as an active, confident, and development-oriented partner in the region, as per the manifesto.



https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026 ... -diplomacy

A_Gupta ji,


why would India accept the plans of another country, how are we obliged to them in any way


haven't they already freeloaded enough on India, especially over the past century or so

the beedis, having purposely forgotten the very recent violence ridden past where the Hindus were purposely targeted, have now bathed, applied perfumed hair oil and are all lined up with their respective katoras, begging for diesel, grain and other stuff from India.

the only thing that they may offer in return is the rotting hilsa and what they will insist on gifting India are their beedi terrorists and rohingiyas

this is all playing out, again and again, like a broken record, that is stuck on one groove.

[ricky_v]

Good for the nepalis, I suppose if they start converting dreams into on ground realities. So far, all I can see is a new version of balancing 2 powers and trying to extract the maximum benefit from both with the addition of a third monkey.

The following

“It intends to shift the emphasis towards relying on the blueprint of India’s economic transformation to accelerate Nepal’s own development. It could entail development aid [loans and grants], lines of credits, the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation programme, and private investments from India,” said Dahal.

is a sound idea at least on paper. No reason for Indian private companies to not invest in Nepal provided that they are provided iron clad guarantees that their investment/ infra is not dependent on the whims of political parties or the latent inferiority complex of their peoples. At the end of the day, the Indian companies do not run charities unlike the government of India, and should look to extract the maximum as per the just demands and capriciousness of the markets overseas.

It would be good if the neighbouring countries (not paki obviously) do develop a bit if only for them to stop being ungenerous leeches every 2 weeks or so and immigrate indefinitely and if the Indian companies and employees gain from this, so much the better. But for this respecting international law and timely payments are a requisite which is something that the neighbours consider a pesky irritant in the overall scheme of things. Sort this and it's golden.

[A_Gupta]

The Kathmandu Post reports:

Nepal risks losing up to 132,000 jobs, $1 billion after LDC exit
ILO warns reduced exports after November may cost jobs, mainly for women, unless Nepal boosts competitiveness.
https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/03 ... r-ldc-exit

Nepal may lose 132,000 existing jobs—about half of them held by women—and incur nearly $1 billion in economic losses over five years following its graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) to a developing country in November 2026, a report unveiled on Monday said.

The job losses—67,000 among men and 65,000 among women—would largely stem from export declines linked to the end of LDC-specific trade benefits.

[uddu]

Mallus knew and made a song for Balan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ejh1HgVVB8

https://x.com/narendramodi/status/2037434579351687336
@narendramodi
Warm congratulations to Mr. Balendra Shah on being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal.

Your appointment reflects the trust reposed in your leadership by the people of Nepal. I look forward to working closely with you to take India-Nepal friendship and cooperation to even greater heights for the mutual benefit of our two peoples.

@ShahBalen