Excerpt from Backfire in Nepal: How India Lost the Plot to China by Sanjay Upadhya
“Burdened with micromanaging Nepalese affairs while studiously denying doing so, India had the additional responsibility of looking after American interests. When the United States veered too close to the interests of its European partners on social issues, India understandably felt uncomfortable. China had the freedom to act alone. Perhaps India considered the erosion of its influence temporary and reversible over the long run. But the run kept getting longer.”
Backfire in Nepal: How India Lost the Plot to China
By Sanjay Upadhya
New Delhi: Vitasta, 2021 (forthcoming), Rs. 495
By Sanjay Upadhya
New Delhi: Vitasta, 2021 (forthcoming), Rs. 495
