Nepal's PM pushes for trilateral Himalayan climate pact amid stalled India-China data sharing
Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah has proposed a 'Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism' to unite India and China against shared climate risks, following devastating August floods that left over 1,455 dead and 5,285 missing. While the idea aims to share data and monitor glaciers, it faces significant hurdles due to unresolved territorial disputes and a history of broken hydrological data-sharing agreements between New Delhi and Beijing.