Kathmandu, April 11 -- Since becoming the prime minister of Nepal last month, Balendra Shah has been drawing extensive coverage in Indian media.

Earlier, during his term as the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, he had already attracted attention when he upped the "anti-Indian" rhetoric-most notably by displaying a map of Greater Nepal in his chamber. That move drew significant coverage in the Indian media. Later, in June 2023, Shah threatened to ban Bollywood movies in cinema halls within the metropolis unless the Indian film 'Adipurush' corrected a line that described Sita as the "daughter of India".

Time and again, he raised boundary-related disputes with India through his social media posts, which also drew attention in the India...