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Nepal

Hydropower Diplomacy

Nepal’s expanding energy exports to India signal a pivotal shift in South Asian regional cooperation, particularly in the energy sector.

Neighbourly Discourse

Somewhere there is a need for a gentler touch of diplomatic outreach and treatment of neighbours as equals. The bravado and assertion that galvanises internal politics in India needs to be tempered with dignity and without suggestions of interest in external politics, as small flare-ups like the recent Nepal incident are telling of consequences that India could face, going forward

Unsafe Nepal

Nepal’s spotty air safety record has been blighted further following the death of six people in a helicopter crash in the Everest region soon after take-off on Tuesday. Often described as the world’s most unsafe country for civil aviation, and with as many as 20 of its airlines banned from operating in European Union countries