Nepalese students shout slogans during a May 11 protest in Kathmandu against the Indian government inaugurating a new road through a disputed territory between India and Nepal. — AP
WHILE Nepal’s latest border dispute with India has strained relations between the South Asian neighbors with centuries-old historical, cultural and economic ties, it also has brought the tiny Himalayan nation’s bickering political parties together in a rare show of unity.
The Opposition Nepali Congress party has voiced support for the government in its row with India over its inauguration of a Himalayan link road built in a disputed region that lies at a strategic three-way junction with Tibet and China.
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