PM’s China Visit Builds Trust
Yuba Nath Lamsal: At a time when geopolitical gravity has shifted to Asia, close to Nepal’s neighbourhood, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda concluded his official visit to China. During the visit, China accorded high level of reception and hospitality to the visiting Nepali dignitary. The visit was basically a goodwill one and Prachanda, indeed, tried to build a good rapport with the Chinese leadership, in which he, to a large extent, succeeded. Ever since Prachanda assumed the premiership December last year, he has been more cautious in handling diplomatic and foreign policy issues with pragmatism. Four powers -- India, China, United States and Europe -- are and should be Nepal’s foreign policy priority. As has been the case with all governments, India has always occupied preeminent place in Nepal’s foreign policy priority. Prime Minister Prachanda’s government, too, is not an exception. Prachanda’s first bilateral foreign trip was India, while he chose China as second