KATHMANDU: Editor-in-Chief of Indian Television Channel Zee News Sudhir Chaudhary has interviewed Prime Minister KP Oli.
Chaudhary who landed in Kathmandu with a team of three on Saturday reached Baluwatar on Sunday and interviewed Oli.
“It’s important to know what’s going on in your neighbour’s mind. Had a good conversation with the Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli on why Nepal doesn’t want to treat India as big brother anymore,” Chaudhary said in a Facebook post.
The interview will be aired at 9:15 pm Nepali time tonight.
According to Zee News, PM Oli has spoken on Nepal’s ties with India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indo-China dispute.
Speaking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi he said that ‘PM Modi believes in equal relations but when I say that I am the Prime Minister equal to Modiji, people feel bad’.
The Nepal PM also said, “We do not use the India-China dispute for our benefit and don’t play cards against each other. We keep a balanced relationship.”
Speaking on India-China border tension, he said, “Nepal can mediate between India and China. It will be Nepal’s loss if there is tension between India and China. We want peace and development.”
He added, “This is the century of Asia.” On India’s culture, he said, “Proud of India’s culture. No faith in united India.”
He also said, “Before Newton and Galileo, we knew the theory of science and Nalanda was burnt because it was the centre of our knowledge.”
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