The coronavirus has not only devastated lives and economies around the world, but also left several national governments vulnerable.
The most recent example is that of Nepal, where Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli is under criticism for his government’s handling of the pandemic and his position in the Nepal Communist Party is shaky.
He has sought to deflect flak, it seems, by stirring up a border row with India. On Sunday, his government moved a constitutional amendment bill that seeks to modify the Himalayan country’s national emblem; the revised political map that has been issued, however, seems to include 370 sq km of Indian territory.