Country between India and China (5)

I believe the answer is:

nepal

(Other definitions for nepal that I've seen before include "World's only Hindu kingdom" , "Himalayan kingdom" , "place in the mountains ..." , "former kingdom" , "mountainous area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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