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The foundation of relations between India and Nepal was laid with the Indo-Nepalese friendship Treaty in 1950. In the 1950s, the Rana rulers of the Kingdom of Nepal welcomed close relations with the newly independent India, fearing a China-backed communist overthrow of their autocratic regime after the success of Communist revolution in China and establishment of CCP government on October 1, 1949.
India is Nigeria's leading investor, with a investment base of about $20 billion. [11] India is the fifth largest investor in Africa with cumulative investment of USD 70.7 billion. [12] India is also the third largest trading partner of Africa after China and USA. India accounts for 6.4% of total African trade. [13]
The rise of Communist China in 1949 and the subsequent invasion of Tibet heightened security concerns in both India and Nepal. [7] India had maintained good relations with Tibet, but the Rana rulers of Nepal feared that China would support the Communist Party of Nepal and sponsor a communist revolution that would overthrow their autocratic ...
The last visit by a foreign minister of India to Nepal was made 23 years before this. [9] Later the two sides signed the much awaited Indo-Nepal power trade agreement (PTA) which could not get signed earlier during Modi's visit due to technical problem in the draft agreement. This will allow Indian private and public sector investment in hydro ...
The 2015 India Blockade of Nepal, which began on 23 September 2015 and lasted about six months, was an economic and humanitarian crisis that severely affected Nepal and its economy. Nepal has accused India of imposing an undeclared blockade [ 1 ] triggered by Indian concern about changes to the Nepali constitution, violent ethnic conflict, and ...
The India-China Relationship: What the United States Needs to Know (Columbia University Press, 2004) abstracts of chapters; Garver, John W. Protracted Contest: Sino-Indian Rivalry in the Twentieth Century. (U of Washington Press, 2002). Guha, Ramachandra. India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy (2008) excerpt; Joshi, Manoj.
Eastern South Asia is a cradle of South Asian civilization. Historical states in the region include those recorded in Indian epics such as the Mahabharata, including ancient Nepal, Vanga, and Pundra; the Greek and Roman recorded kingdom of Gangaridai; [5] major Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms including Kikata, Videha, Vṛji, Magadha, Nanda, Mauryan, Anga, Kalinga, Kamarupa, Samatata, Kanva, Gupta ...
The Rana regime of Nepal started in 1846 when Jung Bahadur Rana assumed full power after the Kot massacre. This reduced the status of the king to a mere figurehead and vested all powers in the hands of the hereditary prime ministers of the Rana family. This regime was highly authoritarian, isolationist and oppressive.