Kathmandu, 6 August: The political and diplomatic sphere of Nepal has felt a shift of India’s perspective towards Nepal immediately after the commencement of Narendra Modi’s second stint in office. The activities of Minister for External Affairs Jay Shankar has also substantiated that New Delhi’s viewpoint has changed. Jay Shankar visited Bhutan on the third of assuming the office of South Bloc whereas he is paying a visit to Nepal three months later on August 21.
According to Sanghu vernacular weekly, India wants to exhibit that Bhutan remains in the good book of New Delhi and its relations with Thimpu is robust and rock solid in comparison to Nepal. Prime Minister Modi too has manifested that he attached least priority to Nepal as he visited Maldives and Sri Lanka instantly after taking the charge of premiership for the consecutive second term.
Indian political analysts argue that Nepal has fallen under the ambit of China and Indian media too have portrayed Nepal in the same light. The visit of Samant Kumar Goyel, Chief of India’s external intelligence agency, RAW and subsequent visit of BJP leader Subramanyam Swami to Nepal caste doubt what India wants in Nepal. The ulterior motives of India are unknown and our leaders never maintain transparency when they meet Indian leaders.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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