Amish Raj Mulmi’s scholarly and deeply engaging treatise, All Roads Lead North, fills a vacuum on scholarship on Nepal-China relations which is a must-read to understand India-Nepal ties. Deep rootsWhile the book takes up the issue of the China factor in Nepal-India relations, it eschews this narrow focus and weaves it along greater historical developments. In this China’s behaviour was different from that of India’s which continues to be viewed as an interventionist “southern neighbour”. Nepal’s roads may lead to the north but ultimately Nepal will choose the path through a reasoned discussion among its volatile domestic stakeholders. All Roads Lead North: Nepal’s Turn to China; Amish Raj Mulmi, Context, ₹799.

Source: The Hindu May 29, 2021 11:14 UTC