Overview

• The Sentinel reports Gen Z-led protests in Nepal led to Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli stepping down, with the Nepal Army moving to restore order after deadly clashes.
• The BBIN economic corridor and its Motor Vehicle Agreement face fresh uncertainty, clouding plans for seamless cross-border movement through the northeast.
• Political turmoil in Myanmar since the 2021 coup has already delayed the Kaladan project and the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway, adding to regional setbacks.
• India is pressing ahead at home, with the Bairabi–Sairang railway linking Aizawl slated for inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the editorial notes.
• A News18 opinion piece urges tighter border security, stronger intelligence and counter-terror measures, and calibrated diplomacy as instability in Nepal and flux in Bangladesh raise spillover risks.