SURFING through the net, I stumble upon this article, "US' MCC grant most divisive issue in Nepal," written by Ritu Raj Subedi, the deputy executive editor of The Rising Nepal. The article deals with how Nepal's current politics has been polarized according to where the parties stand on the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) grant to Nepal by the United States.
Says the article: "The $500 million US Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) grant has morphed into a contested geopolitical issue in Nepal, dividing its populace for and against it. Those supporting it argue that the US grant helps build much-needed power transmission lines and upgrades dilapidated roads, but a growing number of people have insisted that it has undermined the country's sovereignty and constitutional autonomy."
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