Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, the last king of Nepal, during his 71st birthday in July 2017 at his residence in Kathmandu. Photo: Getty Images
India’s Hindu nationalists see Nepal’s political chaos as chance to boost royalist calls, target secular state
- China has urged political stability as fractures in the Nepal Communist Party deepen, with critics warning of blatant interference in a domestic matter
- But the real worry is that disillusioned residents in the secular state will increasingly find an icon in Indian PM Narendra Modi
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, the last king of Nepal, during his 71st birthday in July 2017 at his residence in Kathmandu. Photo: Getty Images
