Oli’s exit is good for India |
Nepalese prime minister KP Oli`s exit is a positive development so far as India is concerned. Faced with a no-confidence motion, Oli resigned on July 24 , paving the way for a Prachanda-led Maoist-Nepali Congress government in Kathmandu. While the event was a stinging indictment of Oli`s domestic and foreign policies, it`s also a blow for China and its interventions in Nepal. Oli tried hard to get the president to declare he could continue as caretaker prime minister. But Nepal watchers here say Oli`s efforts to stay on would prove costly not only for his party but for Nepal. Oli`s erosion of support can be traced to the blatant discrimination his government showed to the Madhesis , his disinterest or inability to deliver on reconstruction and rehabilitation post 2015 earthquake, and, his play on ultra-nationalism, by overtly courting China in an attempt to build an anti-India state. India`s approach to Nepal has been vindicated. With Prachanda likely to become the next PM, India will extend full support to the new government, restoring a strategic relationship that had gone off the rails.
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