Beyond the “Handshake” and the “Embrace”

Recently, I watched an interesting interview with Nepal expert and JNU professor Dr.

S.

D.

Muni.

During the conversation, Prof.

Muni made a very interesting observation: “Nepal wants to shake hands with India, not be ’embraced.’ India, however, often tries to embrace Nepal without first understanding this distinction.

The day India truly understands this, Nepal–India […] ...