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6 May 2015,

Rivals India, China win hearts, minds in quake-hit Nepal

Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow, Gateway House, has been quoted in an article about the efforts of India and China in Nepal quake rescue and relief operations. This article has been published by the Economic Times

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At Pokhara airport in the Himalayas, Indian soldiers race back and forth loading rice, blankets, tarpaulins and other aid onto waiting helicopters for delivery to Nepal’s quake-devastated villages.

In the ruined ancient town of Bhaktapur outside the capital Kathmandu, Chinese rescuers in blue uniforms search for survivors in the rubble of toppled temples and homes.

Nepal’s overwhelmed government has been criticised by frustrated residents, hundreds of thousands of whom are desperate for assistance after Saturday’s monster quake.

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