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Will Nepal's new coalition government tip the scales of the India-China rivalry?

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Nepalese political manoeuvrings saw a new government coalition formed and a new prime minister sworn in this week .

The changes see a parliamentary shift away from the previous communist-dominated rule.

Observers say Nepal will continue its delicate balancing act between India and China .

The landlocked South Asian country has long been considered by Delhi as falling within India 's sphere of influence.

Under the former government and the China -leaning Dahal , there were significant moves to align Nepal with China , with both Dahal and his foreign minister visiting Beijing .

According to Ranjan , while there was no problem with such actions under the previous alliance of two communist parties which share the same ideologies, those days are now over.