Nepal, Sept. 14 -- KP Sharma Oli, prime minister until the 9th, early this month, was one of the 26 leaders attending China's military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. President Xi Jinping was flanked by guests of honour, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who just a few days ago had attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, an international security organisation of 10 member states including India, skipped the parade. Other attendees included ex-Soviet Union states such as Belarus, currently communist nations such as Cuba and Vietnam, as well as authoritarian states such as Army-ruled Myanmar.

Oli's presence at the parade raised ...