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High level dealings
More details have emerged from Monday’s High Level Political Mechanism meeting. Nepali Congress president, Girija Prasad Koirala, asked the Maoist leaders to abandon their “anti-India campaign”, which Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal refused. From The Kathmandu Post:
UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the party wouldn’t withdraw its programmes as they were not meant “to [...]
High hopes
Maoist leaders have contested reports that the party’s chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, offered support to Girija Prasad Koirala to oust the current government. Maoist politburo member Janardan Sharma said those reports were a part of propaganda to discredit the party. From Nepalnews:
“In no way are we going propose Koirala for Prime Minister. There should be [...]
Kingmakers
Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal sneakily turned up at Nepali Congress President Girja Prasad Koirala’s residence on Wednesday and pledged full support to the octogenarian leader should he want to be the prime minister of Nepal. Kantipur reports:
The Maoists, who have until now been demanding a national unity government under their leadership, proposed the prime [...]
Special relationship?
Maoists have threatened an Indian company to halt all works on 300 MW Upper Karnali Hydropower Project saying it is not in favor of the country. The Himalayan Times quotes the party’s politburo member Khadka Bahadur Bishwokarma:
“The project is not in favor of our country and as such, we have directed the Indian company to [...]
Enemies within
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and Defence Minister Bidya Bhandari have not been on speaking terms for a while. On Thursday, Nepal told the media to tell her that she can’t override his authority while she is in his cabinet. The Himalayan Times reports:
The PM appeared angry about Bhandari’s remarks that she would not abide [...]
Generals and soldiers
Indian Army Chief Deepak Kapoor arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday for an official visit, during which he will be awarded the title of Honorary General of Nepal Army. It is a 60-year-old tradition practised by the two countries, but Kapoor is the first Indian general visit Nepal in eight years as his predecessor declined to [...]
Carrots and sticks
Nepal and India will review the controversial 1950 bilateral treaty, it was announced at the end of Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna’s three-day long visit to Nepal on Sunday.
In a joint statement, the two countries said they had directed their foreign ministries to review the treaty in order to strengthen bilateral relations. Kantipur writes:
Maoists [...]
