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Reuters
Reuters
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By Gopal Sharma

BIZARRE: Nepal s oli vows balanced ties with china india if returned to power - What They Never Told You

FILE PHOTO: Nepal's Caretaker Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, also known as K.P. Oli, sits in front of the picture of Mount Everest as he speaks with the media during a news conference, after the president dissolved the parliament and fixed general elections in November amid a worsening coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo

Nepal's main communist opposition party will balance the Himalayan nation's ties with neighbours China and India for mutual benefit if it is returned to power in a general election this month, its leader said.

Both Asian giants have been locked in a high stakes battle for influence in Nepal -- sandwiched between the two countries -- longing for a friendly government in Kathmandhu.

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