NEW DELHI: Justifying its decision to join China’s “One Belt, One Road” project despite India opposition, Nepal said on Saturday it could not ignore China as the latter was not just an economic powerhouse but also its neighbour.
Talking to TOI, Nepal’s envoy to India Deep Kumar Upadhyaya said New Delhi’s reservations to OBOR were mostly about CPEC.
“Nepal will never give India grief but it cannot remain indifferent to abig economic power like China as it seeks more foreign investment and development,” said Upadhyaya.