Stirrings in the wok of conspiracies

The visits and manoeuvres of several high profile figures from India and China should not be taken lightly.

Celebrations of autumnal festivals were comparatively subdued this year due to the Covid-19 scare. Fewer people travelled to their ancestral village for Dashain festivities. Since jobs have been lost and incomes have been reduced, Tihar lights glowed less bright. Chhath turned into a private affair as devotees used makeshift ponds on their front yards or rooftops for the veneration of the sun. For the political honchos, however, it was bickering as usual.