Accusations aplenty against foreign meddling, but no proof on offer

Dahal has repeatedly tried to blame foreign forces for his own failures, but he is not the only Nepali leader to do so.

Nepali politicians often accuse foreign powers of meddling in the country’s internal affairs, but they seldom bother to furnish substantive evidence to back their allegations. This buttresses the public perception that such provocative statements are made just to divert public attention to cover up their own failures.