Not a reset, but a revitalization
A persistent trust deficit at the top political level remains one of the central challenges in the Nepal-India relationship. Despite robust people-to-people, civilizational, cultural, and developmental ties, this lack of trust continually hinders the growth of bilateral relations.Following 2015, three major leaders—Pushpa Kamal Dahal, KP Sharma Oli, and Sher Bahadur Deuba—led the government on a rotational basis, yet a deep-seated mutual suspicion persisted between Kathmandu and New