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During the June 2020 territorial dispute over Kalapani, India
blamed tensions on a newly assertive Nepal's deepening relations
with China. But beyond the accusations and grandstanding, this
reflects a new reality: the power equations in South Asia have been
redrawn, to make space for China. Nepal did not turn northwards
overnight. Its ties with China have deep historical roots built on
Buddhism, dating to the early first millennium. While India's
unofficial 2015 blockade provided momentum to the rift with Delhi,
Nepal has long wanted deeper ties with Beijing, to counteract
India's oppressive intimacy. With China's growing South Asian and
global ambitions, Nepal now has a new primary bilateral partner-and
Nepalis are forging a path towards modernity with its help, both in
the remote borderlands and in the cities. All Roads Lead North
offers a long view of Nepal's foreign relations, today underpinned
by China's world-power status. Sharing never- before-told stories
about Tibetan guerrilla fighters, failed coup leaders and trans-
Himalayan traders, Nepal analyst Amish Raj Mulmi examines the
histories binding mountain communities together across the
Sino-Nepali border. Part history, part journalistic account,
Mulmi's is a complex, compelling and rigorously researched study of
a small country caught between two neighbourhood giants.
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