[CarrotAndStick]

Nepal never was a buffer state between India and China. Nepal has always been culturally close to India. The Himalayas are intractable on the Chinese side, not the Indian side.

[minus_273]

considering i have literally waked into Tibet at least once while visiting the place, i beg to differ.

[minus_273]

oh yeah for the cultural closeness to india, you need to read more. I dont mean that as an insult. No one who has even read a little about the place would say such a thing. Nepal is traditionally in the chinese sphere of influence. I dont think this is an indian architecture style :

Similarly if you have been in Beijing you will see Nepalese temples there. thats why the chinese government erected a statue of an ancient Nepalese architect

Also, religiously, Nepalese are not Hindus like indians but both Hindu and Buddhist. Talk to a few and you see they can go to both Hindu temples and Buddhist stupas to pray.

Probably the strongest indicator, the Chinese new year is celebrated in Nepal (called Losar) . Does india have its own calendar? If it does i am not aware of its new year being of a holiday there.