Prachanda's recent outreach to China is his latest attempt to balance ties with both Nepal's neighbors.

China has long-standing connections with Nepal's communist movement, especially with Prachanda's Maoist Centre, which waged a decade-long insurgency against the Nepalese state. During this period ...

With the pro-India Nepali Congress out of the ruling coalition, and the China-friendly CPN-UML back in, Nepal's diplomacy looks set to change. Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s September visit to China ...

As a leader of the Maoist movement in Nepal, and of the Communist Party, Prachanda was originally seen as close to China- in 2008, he broke with tradition and made his first trip abroad to Beijing.

Kathmandu - Though Pushpa Kamal Dahal - better known by his nom de guerre 'Prachanda' (the fierce one) - was the only contender for the top post, he had to go through the voting as the ...