Days before the G-20 summit in New Delhi, which Chinese President Xi Jinping is giving a miss, China’s Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song took a dig at India. “India’s policies towards Nepal and other neighbours are not so friendly,” Mr. Song said, adding that while India had opened its economy, it “doesn’t bring growth”. He pitched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a “gift” to developing countries to achieve rapid economic growth.
“Unfortunately, you have a neighbour like India, but fortunately, you have a neighbour like India. Because India is a huge market, huge potential you can tap into. But at the same time, India’s policy towards Nepal and other neighbours is not so friendly and not so beneficial to Nepal. We call that policy constraints. When Nepal Government formulates economic policies, you have to take decisions under those circumstances,” Mr. Chen said, speaking at an event in Kathmandu.
