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| | | the preceding tenure of Rakesh Sood. Prasad is expected to capitalize on the engagement engendered during his father Bimal Prasad's term, who served as the Indian ambassador to Nepal from 1991-1995 and whose tenure is regarded as exemplary. However the Chinese have also interfered blatantly in Nepalese internal politics. A 12-minute tape capturing a Chinese diplomat's effort to bribe 50 Nepali legislators by offering US$ 6.9 million for help in forming a Maoist-led government that would favour China has already hampered public opinion towards China in Nepal.
If the Indian bear hug raised alarms in Nepal, then Chinese interference might meet the same fate in a few years. China's dealings with Myanmar are an example of how its huge infrastructure developments have made Myanmar's government wary of China. While Nepal certainly does not have sufficient diplomatic resources to handle the jostling for influence by its two bigger neighbours, it will benefit most by not aligning completely with one power against the other.
Bhavna Singh
Research Officer, IPCS
email: [email protected]
Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author in this feature are entirely his/her own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Early Times. |
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