Oli last visited China in 2016 after the Indian ... him as demanded by the Nepali Congress was at the behest of PM Prachanda and Rabi himself who was the Home Minister in the coalition government.

The Prime Minister's post had been left vacant since last month after CPN-UML chairman K P Sharma Oli tendered his resignation. Prachanda won Wednesday's vote after Nepali Congress and CPN Maoist ...

And in contrast to Beijing’s role in trying to unite the two Communist factions of Prachanda and Oli in 2022, which failed, India has kept a lower and more inclusive profile in Nepali politics.