Prachanda
took oath on Thursday as the 39th Prime Minister of Nepal – his second
stint after 280 days in power between 2008-2009 – Delhi hopes that
Prachanda will be able to bring back balance in Nepal’s foreign policy
that had titled towards China under the previous Oli regime. People
familiar with the Indo-Nepal affairs are hopeful that that
Delhi-Kathmandu ties that had sourced under Oli will be back on track
with Prachanda’s return to power. Some experts even view Prachanda’s
election as the PM as a setback for China which had made plans for
expanding its footprints in the Himlayan state particularly in the
connectivity sector under Oli. The government here wasted no time in engaging with the new PM as
Modi invited Prachanda to visit India hours after he became the PM on
Wednesday. “Spoke to Nepal’s PM-elect Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ ji
& congratulated him. Assured him of our full support & invited
him to India,” Modi tweeted.
As Prachanda’s survival in the government is dependent on the
Madhesis it is hoped that the new PM will attempt to meet the
aspirations of the community and maintain true federalism in Nepal. The
former Maoist leader also has political stakes in the Terai region the
Madhesi stronghold and this had raised hopes among the community. Officials, who did not wish to be identified, pointed out that while
the Prachanda led government is short of two-thirds majority for
bringing any amendments in the constitution to meet Madhesi aspirations
there are possibilities that sections of the Oli’s Marxist-Leninist will
support the current government on the issue.Official sources here also
hoped that Prachanda government will expedite the process of
reconstruction work in earthquake devastated Nepal.
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