Comparing his first visit as prime minister back in 2008 to now, Prachanda said, “At that point, the impact of the revolution and war was very strong on my mind. “Modiji and I think in similar ways, and we have chemistry. He is a strong Prime Minister, elected with a majority, of a country as big as India…Both Nepali people and I trust Modiji. Prachanda said Modi also wanted to take some risks and depart from tradition, and so did he. When asked if he was ideologically closer to China, Prachanda said, “I don’t think it is carrying any ideology.

Source: Hindustan Times September 11, 2016 03:33 UTC