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Nepal Receives Fuel From China, Easing Dependency on India

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The first-ever supplies of oil from China have arrived in fuel-starved Nepal, potentially ending the Himalayan country’s decadeslong dependency for its energy needs on India. The agreement to import oil from China was signed after energy supplies from India were disrupted amid a deep strain in their ties over Nepal's new constitution. The tankers from China brought about one-third of the 1.3 million liters of fuel, which is now being supplied as a “goodwill gesture” in the form of...

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