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India's Nepal policy bombs, China backed Left alliance sweeps election

The Left alliance, which has won in the recent elections in Nepal, was widely seen to be endorsed by China, while India evidently favoured the Nepali Congress.

Nepal's 'Left alliance' has swept to a commanding victory in the historic federal and provincial elections that concluded on December 7. The precise parliamentary arithmetic won't be known for a few more days, but already it's clear that much of

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