The leader of the Nepal’s largest communist party, Khadga Prasad Oli, has been named the Himalayan nation’s new prime minister following the collapse of a previous coalition government.
  • DamarcusArt
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    1 month ago

    From what I’ve heard from my Nepalese friends and acquaintances, they’re little more than a socdem party at this point, but hopefully this is a sign of good things to come.

    • -6-6-6-English
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      1 month ago

      Now that I think about it for a thought experiment; could a strictly maoist nation exist next to modern China? Is there some reading I could do for that specifically?

      I don’t think there’d be hostilities, specifically, but just curious if that could exist without contradiction.

      • DamarcusArt
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        1 month ago

        I don’t know if there is specific reading on that, but I don’t really see why they would have issues. The border between the two nations is almost impassable, so it wouldn’t likely have any real border disputes. And China generally doesn’t care about the ideology of their neighbours, as long as they aren’t actively disruptive or antagonistic. I don’t think it would be a problem, unless they are the kind of “Maoist” who are funded by the CIA.

        These are just my initial thoughts though. I doubt it would really affect much, unless the Maoist nation was especially belligerent, which isn’t at all unique to Maoism, any nation could be that way.

        *Most of my knowledge of Nepal comes from hearsay from people who aren’t particularly politically minded, so I wouldn’t claim to be an expert at all.

        • -6-6-6-English
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          1 month ago

          I didn’t particularly mean conflict; that entirely depends on older history of course. Was more so curious on economic or political interaction. I’ll try to find some reading on it. Thanks though!