Nepal, Aug. 23 -- The cliched maxim of Nepal being a 'yam between two boulders' is suddenly erupting into an unknown geopolitical scenario. On the one hand, China is struggling to contain the protests over an extradition bill in Hong Kong, with questions being raised over the 'one country, two systems' model of governance that had regulated Beijing's relationship with the ex-British colony since 1997. On the other, an India buoyed by the resurgence of majoritarian Hindu nationalism has changed the status quo in Kashmir through its brute majority in Parliament and drastic security measures inside the valley. The two flashpoints hold a lesson for a Nepal that has pushed for connectivity and cooperation between its two big neighbours for its...