Belt and Road in Nepal

The Trump administration froze a $500 million grant to Nepal, changing the calculus of the China-India-U.S. tug of war over its power sector.

Public displays of exasperation reflect Beijing’s disappointment with the lack of progress in its relations with Kathmandu.

Beijing has the upper hand for now, but will New Delhi win the long game?

Less than three weeks after taking office, Nepal's new foreign minister is on a week-long tour of China.

With the pro-India Nepali Congress out of the ruling coalition, and the China-friendly CPN-UML back in, Nepal's diplomacy looks set to change.

Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s September visit to China demonstrated a clear balancing of aspirations and pragmatic realities, both on the domestic and international fronts.

Aside from the usual priorities, the visit was shadowed by Nepal's objections to China's new "standard map."

Continued political instability could allow external powers to increase their influence in the country's political landscape.

Six years after the project burst into the public discourse, little concrete progress has been made.

An ordinance that the Nepali prime minister introduced recently to ease the splitting of parties is proving counterproductive.

What will Nepal’s relationships with India, China, and the U.S. look like after COVID-19?

A $500 million grant under the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation faces opposition within Nepal’s ruling party.