Will Nepal’s new ‘pro-India’ prime minister hit reset on its China ties?


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After months of political uncertainty, Nepal had a change of leadership last week in a move that analysts say could hit the reset button on the Himalayan nation’s ties with India and China . Sher Bahadur Deuba, 75, became Nepal’s prime minister for the fifth time on July 13 after his predecessor K.P. Sharma Oli was ousted by the country’s highest court . Oli, in power since 2018, had twice tried to dissolve parliament in recent months amid battles with senior leaders of his own party. Both attempts were overturned by Nepal’s Supreme Court, however, which on July 12 removed...