MCC as a strategic choice for Nepal

This compact can substantially contribute to Nepal’s development profile.

Nepal today is at the frontline of a geopolitical battle. Caught between two ambitious Asian leviathans, India and China, this nation has historically maintained its sovereignty and often struggled to march from a buffer to a civilisation-linking state. Because of its strategic geography, many great powers have sought to interfere in its domestic politics, resulting in perpetual political instability and underdevelopment. Nepali leaders’ understanding of geopolitics is often shifting, and so has the style of their foreign policy orientations.