Though Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are also India's close neighbours in South Asia, Delhi's relationship with Kathmandu is special because of historic people-to-people, economic and strategic ties. Nepal shares a largely open border of more than 1,750km (466 miles) with five Indian states; Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar and West Bengal.

As protesters in Nepal stormed parliament this week forcing the prime minister to quit, luxury hotels and residences were attacked by arsonists amid anger at the lavish lifestyle of the elites in one of the world's poorest countries.

Hundreds of people have crowded Nepal's main airport in Kathmandu to leave the country after violent protests toppled the government

After an explosion of popular rage tore through the country, its respected army was the only institution left standing. It’s now in talks with the protesters.

Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli stepped down as large crowds defied an indefinite curfew in Kathmandu and other cities.

Protests against corruption spiralled into arson and violence on Tuesday. The prime minister quit as politicians' homes were vandalised, and government buildings and parliament torched. Thirty people died and more than 1,000 were injured over two days of violence.

A curfew was lifted for a few hours in Nepal’s capital allowing people to rush to buy groceries and supplies as confusion set on the Himalayan nation about the future after the collapse of the government.

Nepal's "Gen Z" protesters backed the country's first female chief justice to temporarily lead the troubled nation and called for parliament to be dissolved on Thursday, two days after angry demonstrations killed 34 and forced the prime minister to quit.