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Thursday, March 5, 2015

5th March Delhi, As the crisis in Nepal over constitution building deepens, senior Maoist opposition leader and former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai met President Pranab Mukherjee and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to discuss the situation.Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Bhattarai said he “wanted to update the leadership here on what is happening in Nepal, to seek the views of our friends in India.”

The UCPN (Maoist)-led 30-party alliance walked out of talks with the government led by Prime Minister Sushil Koirala over differences on how to resolve the remaining issues after the political parties missed their self-imposed January 22nd deadline to complete the constitution process. Mr. Bhattarai’s meetings in India have sparked speculation that the opposition is reaching out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to play a role in mediating the current crisis, with Nepal’s parties unable to break the deadlock, raising concerns over a prolonged stalemate. However, speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Bhattarai denied that he was “inviting interference” from India “but a positive role as a good neighbour, to promote a conclusion of the peace process.”