Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Nihar Nayak’s article ‘Political Flux in Nepal: Strategic Adjustments by India and China’ has been published in South Asian Voices on 26 January 2026.
As the country remains in a political flux, Nepal’s two immediate neighbours—India and China—have watched developments closely since the Gen Z protests given their significant strategic equities in the Himalayan region, writes Dr Nayak.
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