South Asia and Beyond

Chinese Footprints In South Asia: Bid To Sway Nepal’s Domestic Politics

Parul Chandra
January 13, 2020 - 10:27 am
6 minutes read

Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre) with top Nepalese leaders during his state visit to Nepal in October last year. (Photo: @PM_Nepal)

NEW DELHI: In September last year, barely three weeks before the bilateral visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Nepal, cadres of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) participated in a training programme conducted by members of the Communist Party of China (CPC)...Read More

Parul Chandra

Professional newshound, have navigated through typewriters, computers and mobile phones during my over three-decade-long career working in some of India's finest newsrooms (The Times of India, Financial Express). Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan are my focus, also Sri Lanka (when boss permits). Age and arthritis (that's a joke) have not dimmed the thrill of chasing a story. Loves music, animals and pasta.