Nepal, Aug. 21 -- That Beijing has once again ignored Nepal's claims on the Limpiyadhura Triangle vis-a-vis New Delhi points to need for urgent diplomacy by Kathmandu to arouse sensitivityWith Xi Jinping as host, Narendra Modi and K P Oli are both attending the Shanghai Cooperation Council (SCO) meeting on 31 August. It would be appropriate if the diplomatic 'sherpas' were able to organise a joint meeting to overcome some sticking points that have emerged in the trilateral interface.
These issues are relatively new, related to China's economic and geo-strategic rise, which has reversed its earlier disinterest on matters south of the Himalaya (other than concerns over Tibet activism). While Beijing's leaders used to be standoffish on Nepal...