Commentary
I currently reside in Nepal, a small, landlocked country. The home of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain peak, Nepal is known for exporting very little and importing quite a lot, with the people of Nepal relying heavily on tourism as a source of income.
Then, one wonders, why are three of the most powerful countries—China, India, and the United States—so interested in a country roughly the size of Illinois?
Nepal shares a border with India. But as the movie “Grumpy Old Men” taught us, neighbors don’t always get along. Despite linguistic, religious, and cultural similarities, India and Nepal are not on good terms. In fact, the two countries haven’t been on good terms for decades….