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Nepal-Between the Giants of Asia

Israel's Quest for Recognition and Acceptance in Asia, 2004, p.309-327

Copyright © 2004 Jacob Abadi ;ISBN: 9780714685649 ;ISBN: 9780714655765 ;ISBN: 071468564X ;ISBN: 0714655767 ;EISBN: 1135768684 ;EISBN: 1135768692 ;EISBN: 9781135768690 ;EISBN: 0203504143 ;EISBN: 9781135768683 ;EISBN: 9780203504147 ;DOI: 10.4324/9780203504147-18

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    Nepal-Between the Giants of Asia
  • Author: Abadi, Jacob
  • Is Part Of: Israel's Quest for Recognition and Acceptance in Asia, 2004, p.309-327
  • Description: Israeli-Nepalese relations were largely determined by Nepal's sensitivity to India's reaction. Though friendly for the most part, Nepal's ties with Israel could not become overt as long as India maintained a distance from Israel. Nepalese leaders had constantly sought to maintain normal relations with India and publicly identified with its foreign policy objectives. It was largely due to its position as a Third World country bordering on India that Nepal was compelled to show solidarity with its neighbor's policy of nonalignment. 1 Neither was Nepal willing to antagonize China, with which it shares a common border. Moreover, the fear of antagonizing the Muslim world and the desire to maintain friendly relations with the Arab states dissuaded Kathmandu from upgrading its relations with Israel. Yet at the same time Nepal's leaders remained pragmatic and therefore sought to benefit from technical aid that Israel could provide. Nepal's small size had substantially magnified the value of Israel's technical assistance. From Israel's viewpoint, providing technical aid to Nepal made more sense than assisting other countries with bigger populations in that region. The progressive orientation of Nepal's Congress Party and the fact that it was sympathetic to the State of Israel in the early days tied the two countries together. From Jerusalem's point of view, there was much value in cordial relations with a country bordering the world's most populated countries like China and India, which remained reluctant to upgrade their diplomatic relations with Israel.
  • Publisher: Frank Cass Publishers c/o International Specialized Book Services, Inc
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 9780714685649
    ISBN: 9780714655765
    ISBN: 071468564X
    ISBN: 0714655767
    EISBN: 1135768684
    EISBN: 1135768692
    EISBN: 9781135768690
    EISBN: 0203504143
    EISBN: 9781135768683
    EISBN: 9780203504147
    DOI: 10.4324/9780203504147-18
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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