Kathmandu, Sept. 4 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli returned from Beijing on Wednesday following his four-day visit to China, where he attended the 25th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and SCO Plus meeting. On the last leg of his visit, the prime minister attended a victory parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

But the prime minister's China visit was not free from controversy. Ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday demanded answers from the prime minister over Lipulekh and China's claim that Nepal supported the Global Security Initiative (GSI).

After the meeting between Oli and Xi, a statement issued by China's foreign ministry created confusion inside Nepal as it stated that Nep...