Nepal looks to China for trade amid India hiccups

[RoadRunner401]

India also seems to have hit a wall in its relationship with Nepal. This seems especially true if one considers India’s response to the adoption of the Himalayan republic’s brand-new constitution. Not only did Kathmandu’s ruling elites ignore New Delhi’s advice while promulgating the new constitution; they also snubbed India by adopting the document despite objections from its “big brother” to the south.

India’s subsequent reaction with the new constitution has not gone down well with Nepali people and media. Instead of welcoming the new document passed by the majority of the elected members of the Nepali Constituent Assembly (CA), Kathmandu’s southern neighbor’s “concern” has been interpreted as direct interference in the nascent democracy. What caused the greatest consternation in Nepal was a report published in the Indian Express, demanding that Kathmandu “Make seven changes to your constitution.” A hard-hitting editorial in the Kathmandu Post issued a sharp riposte, noting that it was:

…deeply disappointed with the three major parties’ failure to take on board the broader sections of the Nepali population. But Delhi would do well not to be seen as crossing the red line to meet its objective. It could box itself in a difficult position and see it lose its diplomatic leverage against certain parties and sections of the polarized society.

At least 40 people are reported to have lost their lives in Southern Nepal in an ongoing, month-long protest against the new constitution. The Madhesi, an ethnic minority living in the Terai region which borders the Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, feel particularly disappointed. This group feels that the new constitution fails to give them promised political participation. A large section of the Nepali population holds India responsible for stoking dissatisfaction amongst the Terai populace.

Warning against New Delhi’s open support to discontented segments of the Nepali population, Shakya further stated “let Nepal handle its own internal problems. Already some disgruntled sections have withdrawn their protests, leaving primarily the Madhesi in the field. New Delhi should not be seen to be taking side with any of the groups, otherwise this will have very destabilizing influence in the Himalayan state.”

Nepal Tests India’s Much Touted Neighborhood Diplomacy | The Diplomat


SO, India using the Madhesi people plus trade blockade to force a sovereign nation of Nepal, into changing her constitution to please India.

 

[Lonely Hermit]

Have you ever heard of drilling deep tunnels and flying heavy transport aircraft?

The same way they created Railways for Tibet.

Might look impossible for Indians, but not for big thinkers like Chinese!

Tibetan railway is indeed a great piece of engineering but it constructed on a plateau. Now look at Nepal's topographical map again, these are mountain range which are close to 9000 m above sea level.
For 6 months in a year mountain passes all completely inaccessible during winter time.
Neither do the chinese have enough strategic air lift capability to provide fuel and other resources to 30 million Nepalese.

 

[Tractor]

China not a fool to aid another nation without getting payment.
Nepal will devide into two parts,Chinese looked like become real Chinese and the others go to India.

 

[GR!FF!N]

We've been hearing similar claims by Nepal,Maldives and Sri Lanka for years now.In PDF,it'd look like China is ruling the World.But in reality,China only takes care of their own interests and gives help way too little way too late.

Nepal knows very well what India did/are doing for them and what China is capable off.So much BS but it is not what civilians are saying(a significant portion of Civilians are in fact Indians),its mostly what Communist Parties are uttering(Maoist and UML).

by the way,Blockade is(if it ever was) already over.But did These parties talked with Madhesis??NO.did they find a solution??NO.Are we going to see larger demonstration??Possibly Yes.And are these m0r0ns going to blame India again??Yes.

 

[coffee_cup]

Tibetan railway is indeed a great piece of engineering but it constructed on a plateau. Now look at Nepal's topographical map again, these are mountain range which are close to 9000 m above sea level.
For 6 months in a year mountain passes all completely inaccessible during winter time.
Neither do the chinese have enough strategic air lift capability to provide fuel and other resources to 30 million Nepalese.

Countries build railways even under the sea.

Build machines which go under 100s of meter frozen ice and work there.

Build space ships which go as far as Pluto and Mars.

And you are telling me, Chinese who have achieved feats close to a miracle, can not build this railway or other sort of communication lines with Nepal?

Oh well...

 

[AndrewJin]

Tibetan railway is indeed a great piece of engineering but it constructed on a plateau. Now look at Nepal's topographical map again, these are mountain range which are close to 9000 m above sea level.
For 6 months in a year mountain passes all completely inaccessible during winter time.
Neither do the chinese have enough strategic air lift capability to provide fuel and other resources to 30 million Nepalese.

China has high-speed railway on plateau and 30km long railway tunnel on Tibetan plateau.

 

[Tractor]

China has high-speed railway on plateau and 30km long railway tunnel on Tibetan plateau.

The point is by looking at that map 90% land of Nepal is too rugged to build railway from both India and China.

 

[TaiShang]

 

[AndrewJin]

The point is by looking at that map 90% land of Nepal is too rugged to build railway from both India and China.

China can build railway in western Hubei and Guizhou.
Railway in karst landform is much more complicated than on plateau.
And now China is building Sichuan-Tibet railway, the most complicated railway ever on this planet.
The capability of Chinese engineers on tunnels, bridges and railways is beyond your imagination,