Kathmandu, Feb. 5 -- The political statement on January 27 by the co-chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal with an 'imperialist coup' jibe at the US and in support of embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is proving to be a bitter pill for Nepali foreign policy mandarins to swallow. The US reaction and diplomatic demeanour, expectedly, have been ominous. What was originally thought to be a mere faux pas is turning out be a well planned exposition aimed at 'global communist solidarity'. Contrary to the general expectation that the Nepal government's official position would try to diffuse the tension with Nepal's important ally, the US, the press statement by the Foreign Ministry last Tuesday only endorsed Dah...