Saffron hiccup in Dahal's diplomacy
The Statesman|June 07, 2023
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal tangibly exuded a sense of achievement and content upon landing at Kathmandu airport last Saturday after completing a four-day official visit to India.
ACHYUT WAGLE
Saffron hiccup in Dahal's diplomacy

Even before embarking on the trip, he seemed to have decided to be pragmatic and focus on economic issues instead of getting entangled in drawn out issues like the KalapaniLimpiyadhura border dispute. His single political objective was to win the “personal” confidence of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. However, it was difficult to decipher whether his smugness was due to having clinched critical economic deals or projected his new avatar as a conservative Hindu venerating Lord Shiva on camera. Both these facets have their own ramifications in national politics.

Despite the harsh criticism of the operational and protocol aspects of Dahal's Delhi junket, it has opened up prospects of the integration of the Nepali and Indian economies. Out of four items on the economic agenda, three seemed to have been resolved amicably. First, the Nepal-India transit treaty has been renewed and the way has been opened for the use of waterways for the transportation of goods.

Second, the power trade agreement enabling Nepal to export up to 10,000 megawatts to India in the next 10 years is an important milestone, even though it has expected a 25-year deal. More importantly, India's nod for the commencement of wheeling service to export 50 megawatts to Bangladesh via Indian transmission lines opens up prospects for Nepal to trade power in the subcontinent.

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