US Presence in Nepal Heats Up Asian Politics Amid Uranium Reserve Concerns

Kathmandu: The increasing presence of the United States in Nepal, considered the dragon's armpit, has heated up Asian politics. There have been reports that the United States has allegedly laid a large trap to seize billions of dollars worth of uranium reserves in Nepal's Mustang region. After the surprise visit of US Secretary of State Samir Paul Kapoor, discussions have intensified that the Nepal government may hand over the 30 square kilometers area of Lo Manthang declared as "Mustang Special Zone" to the United States. Since the mine is only 10 km from the Chinese border, the matter has become very sensitive. On the basis of confidential documents dated March 2026, it is being claimed that Nepal has reached an agreement in principle with the US-led coalition called'Pax Silica '. Under this agreement, new AI data centers will be set up in Nepal and it will be connected to the energy of the MCC project. Although former Prime Minister Karki and US Finance Minister Sushila Karki have also said that the official agreement to this project has been signed days before the elections.