Nepal US aid

Demonstrators carry an injured protester during a protest against the $500 million U.S. infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
South Asia

Nepal parliament approves US grant amid protests

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a US government aid agency, agreed in 2017 to provide the aid in a grant to fund an electricity transmission line and road improvement project