Nepal to amend new constitution after pressures from Madhesi community and India

By Financial Times, 23 December 2015
Queue for petrol near the India-Nepal border (photo credit: Financial Times)
Queue for petrol near the India-Nepal border (photo credit: Financial Times)
<p>Nepalis wearied by a months-long economic blockade are hoping for a return to normality after the government agreed to amend the country’s new constitution in line with demands from its powerful neighbour India. Nepal’s 28m population has endured crippling shortages of fuel, cooking gas, medicines and other essential supplies since late September, when the country promulgated a new constitution that drew New Delhi’s ire.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
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