Nepal Walks a China-India-U.S. Tightrope as Prime Minister Heads to Beijing

File image of Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (L) meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a previous term in office in 2017. Image: Lintao Zhang / AFP

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (nicknamed “Prachanda”) arrives in China on Friday for the second overseas visit since he took office. His first, in June, was to India, and the choice of destinations shows the delicate balance Nepal has to strike between its giant neighbors.

In addition, the United States is increasingly active in Nepal, partly to counter the influence of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

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