Communist leader Narayan Man Bijukchhe has called the Maoists
India’s ‘Trojan horse’ in light of some shocking new information
that has become public. To be sure, Nepal must maintain close,
friendly and beneficial relations with India. Most Nepali
leaders have gone a notch further and sought favors as well. For
instance, Kings Rana Bahadur, Rajendra and Tribhuvan took refuge
in India. The Ranas ruled under British India’s tutelage.
Leaders set up the Nepali Congress Party and the Communist Party
of Nepal in India and lived in exile there. Since 1990, all
prime ministers or candidates have undertaken pilgrimage to get
New Delhi’s blessings. But most of them put Nepal’s interest
over India’s. For example, BP Koirala opposed India’s
interference in Nepal’s internal affairs; he came back to Nepal
in 1976 to face charges rather than compromising vital interests
to gain India’s favor. King Birendra exercised Nepal’s sovereign
right to import arms from China. As prime minister, Manmohan
Adhikari called for the revis