Hidden in the narrative of progress, the expansion of a new imperial China has many South and South Asian countries worried
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
JULY-AUGUST 2017
JULY-AUGUST 2017
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An unprepared Nepal has been blindsided by the glitter of proposed Chinese investments which could compromise its sovereignty
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
Nepalese still have harrowing memories of the damage that the 1962 war between China and India caused them. They do not want the Doklam stand-off to spin out of control
Abeer Kapoor Delhi
At no other time in the past were so many Nepalis so strongly anti-India and in favour of deeper engagement with China
Subindra Bogati Kathmandu
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