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  "path": "/is-nepals-new-pm-balendra-shah-good-for-india/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-10T05:57:10.000Z",
  "site": "https://edtimes.in",
  "tags": [
    "Politics",
    "Balen Shah",
    "Balendra Shah",
    "China influence in Nepal",
    "geopolitics of Himalayas",
    "Himalayan geopolitics",
    "India foreign policy",
    "India neighbourhood first policy",
    "India Nepal border dispute",
    "India Nepal relations",
    "Kalapani dispute",
    "Kathmandu politics",
    "Limpiyadhura issue",
    "Lipulekh dispute",
    "Nepal China India triangle",
    "Nepal elections 2026",
    "Nepal India ties",
    "Nepal new prime minister",
    "Nepal political change",
    "Nepal politics",
    "Nepal sovereignty debate",
    "Rastriya Swatantra Party",
    "regional geopolitics Asia",
    "South Asia Politics",
    "South Asian diplomacy",
    "youth politics South Asia"
  ],
  "textContent": "The Himalayan nation of Nepal has just handed power to a political surprise. A 35-year-old former rapper and city mayor whose party smashed the old order. That victory, led by Balendra Shah and the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is a foreign-policy inflection point for India, Beijing, and the region’s balance of influence. Here’s what changed in […]",
  "title": "Is Nepal’s New PM, Balendra Shah, Good For India?"
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