Nepal-China Relations, 1990-2009: Political, Economic and Strategic Relations
Description:
Publisher: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
Year of Publication: 2010
About the Book
The study analyses political, economic and strategic developments in Nepal-China relations, post 1990. It attempts to examine mutual concerns shared by Nepal and China vis-à-vis each other and outlines possible areas of convergence and divergence. It critically discusses the role of domestic politics in Nepal in shaping Nepal-China relations and Indian response to the burgeoning Nepal-China relations. The study unfolds with the historical narrative of their relation and it primarily sheds light on the novelty of the bilateral relations that materialized in 1950s. Major political transformation heralded in the region in 1950s: China emerged as a communist state, India liberated itself from the British colonial Yoke and the autocratic Rana regime ended in Nepal. The study further highlights the developments in Nepal-China relations after restoration of democracy in Nepal in 1990. It also delves into bilateral equations in contemporary times, focusing essentially on the former King Gyanendra’s short regime and the period in which the former Maoists rebels were mainstreaming as the strongest political force in Nepal.