By Sishir Devkota–The foreign minister of Iran, Javed Narif’s tweet on how neighborly relations are permanent might have come as a relief to Qatar at a time when friendships have strained. Qatar’s lifeline-Saudi Arabia has withdrawn its trust from Qatar’s ambitions; specifically… More
By Yubaraj Ghimire (May 29, 2017) – Several parallel and contradictory trends are clearly visible in Nepal’s politics, an area which has been a victim of a prolonged transition process and the resultant adhoc-ism over the years. Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”, chairman… More
By Garga Chatterjee–The One Belt One Road (OBOR) mega project, now renamed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is arguably the greatest trade connectivity and infrastructure project in human history. It aims to connect all of Eurasia and also Africa in a… More
By Purushottam Poudel—The grandeur, Asian Civilization shared cannot be found elsewhere. From Mesopotamia, Indus Valley to Chinese Civilization the incense they shared was immense. China and India still are praised for their economic maneuver in the past. It is an agreed fact… More
By Monish Gulati—At the recent Energy Secretary-level talks of the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) in Kathmandu (February 13-14, 2017), an important step in promoting electricity trade between India and Nepal took place when it was decided to endorse the detailed project report… More
By Yubaraj Ghimire— That Nepal, like six other South Asian countries, joined the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative of China formally, may be read differently at home, in India and, to some extent, in the region. While the outcome of the… More
By Kanak Mani Dixit – Many Western diplomats and development-walas, cheered on by their Kathmandu plaudits, tend to portray Nepal as a failed or failing state. The alternative view would describe a resilient polity finding its balance despite the chicanery of national… More
By Ritu Raj Subedi–With Nepal signing a landmark agreement with China to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Himalayan state is set to spread its wings to explore new vistas of economic cooperation and connectivity. This will effectively enable Nepal… More
By Bihari Krishna Shrestha (Kathmandu May 17, 2017)–The reason the Belt and Road accession document was signed just now and not earlier seems to be that, while Prachanda was under commitment to India to obey all of the latter’s commands including staying… More
By Trilok Sharma (KATHMANDU, 16 May 2017) – In democratic country like Nepal if you really want to make some big changes, you cannot stay away from politics. Political power is must for this. This is the reason behind the establishment of… More
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