Nepal’s newly appointed deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, is in China on his first foreign visit from March 24 – April 1. The trip comes less than three weeks after the new government was formed in Nepal on March 4. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo were quick to extend an invitation to the newly formed government, now led by a five-party Left Alliance.
As a country landlocked between two nuclear powers, India and China, Nepal’s foreign policy has been constrained by its geographical location. Historically, Kathmandu has enjoyed close diplomatic ties with India, marked by the 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship. An open border, sociocultural bonds, people-to-people ties, and no visa regime have further strengthened the bonds.
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