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Nepal urges India and China to join forces on Himalayan climate…

Nepal wants India and China to cooperate on shared climate threats to Himalayan water supplies; a rare request for neighbors who barely return each other's calls.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Tonight
Published 7:52 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by BBC: “India and China aren't friends - but Nepal wants to unite them against climate threats”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7:52 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Nepal, India, China.
BBN covered this story before: Harmon and Stowell on Gibbs, Waddingham's stage role, Nepal flood (October 13).

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BBCIndia and China aren't friends - but Nepal wants to unite them against climate threats

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNepal is asking India and China, who are not exactly friends, to work together on climate threats in the Himalayas, because the glaciers feed rivers that millions of people drink from.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo Nepal made a group chat with the two biggest neighbors on earth and said please be normal.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat is the most chaotic admin move ever.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt is a diplomatic request, Kenji, not a chat.

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