Interview by Nepal ambassador to Beijing for China’s Global Times causes furore

Foreign policy analysts say the statements by Mahendra Bahadur Pandey are undiplomatic and go beyond the brief of an envoy.

Nepali analysts and observers on Monday woke up to an interview with Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, Nepal’s ambassador to China, with the China's Global Times, just as a section of Nepali media, including the Post, reported on cargo trucks stranded at Nepal-China border points.