My interview with ⁦⁦⁦⁦ @KanakManiDixit⁩ on the India-Nepal spat. He blames India for carrying out four actions that provoked Nepal into publishing a new map. #Nepal
⁦ @IndiaInNepal⁩ ⁦ @EONIndia⁩ @nilacharya⁩ ⁦ @MofaNepal⁩ https://stratnewsglobal.com/modi-oli-need-to-pick-up-the-phone-and-talk-kanak-mani-dixit/

@KanakManiDixit on Indian army chief’s remarks—for him to insinuate Nepal’s protests on Lipu Lek were instigated by China showed a lack of understanding of Nepal’s sense of self, lack of appreciation of long history & recent timeline of dispute. @IndiaInNepal @EONIndia #Nepal

On @PRCAmbNepal, @KanakManiDixit says, “the Chinese ambassador has been much more active than her predecessors, even intemperate, and this probably has to do with China’s larger geopolitical aspirations in Nepal, South Asia and globally.” #Nepal #China @IndiaInNepal @EONIndia

@KanakManiDixit notes, “ the Beijing authorities have to understand that there will come a tipping point as and when Nepali public opinion feels that the Chinese engagement is escalating into adventurism.” #Nepal #China @PRCAmbNepal @IndiaInNepal @EONIndia @PM_Nepal

@KanakManiDixit warns, “it seems like China is on a path of making the same mistakes that India did in Kathmandu, and under-estimating the resolve of the Nepali civil society and the public at large.” #Nepal #China @IndiaInNepal @EONIndia @PRCAmbNepal @PM_Nepal @nilacharya

@KanakManiDixit suggests de-escalation by stopping all work on the Lipu Lek ‘link road’and allowing negotiations to begin through an open-minded study of archives and agreements. #Nepal @EONIndia @IndiaInNepal @nilacharya @SDMUNI

@KanakManiDixit also attributes @PM_Nepal’s decision to publish a new map to his weakened position within his own party as senior members in the CPN 'secretariat' –including Maoists and colleagues in former UML–worked in unison to isolate him. #Nepal @IndiaInNepal @EONIndia

@PM_Nepal decided to “ go the whole hog” in a situation where his political position is weakened, there’s poor governance by him, he’s facing a hostile media and there was pressure from the Oppostion to publish a new map: @KanakManiDixit. #Nepal @IndiaInNepal @EONIndia