Speculation and suspicion certainly not diplomacy

Several recent events are reportedly gnawing worrywarts in New Delhi:

Nepalese troops taking part in a joint military drill in China; China granting Nepal access to seven Chinese trading ports; In Bhutan, pro-India ruling party failing in the first round of polls in the general election.

The first is worrying perhaps because it was held days after Kathmandu withdrew from a major joint military exercise in India. The second because such access may reduce Nepal's reliance on Indian ports. The third sounds a little too weird, with some in India speculating one of the two candidates in the second round may seek to forge ties with China. The reason: he met with the Chinese premier in 2012 as prime minister of Bhutan.