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“...and China immediately swung into action and sent large teams to help out
Nepali authorities. But the presence of both has invited rival narratives and prompted India's press to offer a chest-thumping approach. Some of the headlines
read: 'Nepal earthquake: India scores on aid diplomacy, China lags,' said the Times of India; 'India's rescue teams at home in Nepal while Chinese struggle
with language' wrote the Hindustan Times; and of course, social media was abuzz with patriots insisting that India was doing a better job than others in rescue
and relief efforts.
Confounding each other
The reality, however, is slightly different. India and China's large teams have been bumping into each other in Nepal, and neither side has had an easy time
helping, as is to be expected after a disaster of this magnitude. Nepal's government has struggled in the wake of the country's worst earthquake in nearly a
century, with its officials largely absent from public view. Not so with India and China. Both...”
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“...inside Nepal is of major
importance, mainly for its immediate neighbours. China and India's paramount concern in Nepal is related to security and stability. Any disturbances in Nepal
would have spillover impacts on both countries. Similarly, both countries are competing regional powers in Asia and their interest regarding Nepal is to extend
their own sphere of influence and contain the other's. Apart from their economic and trade interests, another common interest for both these countries is to
contain superpower influences in the region.
Working trilaterally
In order to manage the increasing strategic and security interests of India and China, Nepali policymakers need to devise pragmatic foreign policy
mechanisms. For, trilateral strategic cooperation is something policymakers need to explore as a real option to manage shared strategic Indian and Chinese
interests in Nepal. For Nepal, managing the India-China geostrategic rivalry is essential for Nepal's own peace, stability, and development...”
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