Morning Star.png Nepal: Fuel Deal with China Set to Break Indian Stranglehold The Morning Star, London, 30 October 2015 Nepal announced an agreement to import petrol, diesel and cooking gas from China yesterday, breaking India's stranglehold on the Himalayan nation. Nepal Oil Corporation official Deepak Baral said that the crucial deal had been signed on Wednesday by a team of diplomats and other officials sent to Beijing earlier this week. While the final details concerning quantities and prices have yet to be decided, Mr Baral said that the supplies would be provided on a regular basis. India has stopped fuel tankers and other goods lorries from crossing the border since last month, claiming that drivers are in danger from protesters opposed to the country's new secular republican constitution. An Indian Oil Corporation official claimed that fuel supplies were moving again at a rate of 35 to 40 per cent of the normal 100,000 tons per month. Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup declined to comment on Nepal's agreement with China. From: http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-c27b-Nepal-Fuel-deal-with-China-set-to- break-Indian-stranglehold -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
