Yeah. In their position becoming a vassal again would be super likely otherwise. Either another monarchy with no real functioning government save for some borrowed troops from benefactors like Bhutan is with India, or a buffer state for China, maybe even the risk of becoming "contested".
its smart for nepal to be nonaligned because theyre landlocked, best to play india, china, and whatever large powers with influence off each other
Not really posible for nepal, they have been under an embargo by india ever since the end of their civil war
Doesn't stop indian communists from smuggling the them
Yeah. In their position becoming a vassal again would be super likely otherwise. Either another monarchy with no real functioning government save for some borrowed troops from benefactors like Bhutan is with India, or a buffer state for China, maybe even the risk of becoming "contested".