Dahal makes a dash for Delhi as both seek rapprochement

Observers term Maoist chair’s visit to India ‘political’ given high-level meetings scheduled, including with PM Modi.

Days after a Chinese delegation wrapped up its Nepal visit, aiming to consolidate engagements between the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of China, CPN (Maoist Centre) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal headed for New Delhi on Friday “to build” party-to-party relations with India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.