(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Nepal's Internal Politics

Topic: Nepal's Internal Politics

Guest:

Manjeev Singh Puri (Former Ambassador)
Prof. Swaran Singh, (Chairperson, Centre for International Politics, JNU)
Maj. Gen. Ashwani Siwach (Retd., Security Expert)

Topic Description:

In the last week of April, Nepal’s ruling Nepal Communist Party suffered a serious internal rift as rival factions within the party threatened to unseat Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli. As the intra-party rift escalated, the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal held a series of meetings with top party leaders. According to local media reports, the Chinese ambassador requested that ruling party leaders maintain unity, and avoid a party split. The rival factions have since backtracked and have now put up a united front on the controversial new map. Nepal's government on Sunday tabled a crucial Constitution Amendment bill to formalise the country’s new map which claims parts of India as its territory. The principal opposition party has extended its support to the government, but the Madheshi parties are non committal.