KATHMANDU -- The Chinese government's push for greater connectivity in South Asia and its ability to finance big infrastructure projects in the region is creating an unlikely partnership between India, China and Nepal.
In a sign of the maturing relationship between the three countries China's President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a 15-minute meeting on Oct. 15 in Goa, India, on the sidelines of the annual BRICS summit between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
