Federalism’s minor failings more discussed than its...
There are two sides to it. You have to understand that this is a complicated issue. The first Constituent...
There are two sides to it. You have to understand that this is a complicated issue. The first Constituent...
Many party insiders say the only stumbling block to the merger is Upendra Yadav's refusal to leave the government. Although pressure seems to be building on him to quit the government, he is not in a mood to do so immediately
When it comes to the ‘gentleman’s agreement’ between Oli and Dahal, the second-rung leaders of the ruling NCP are clearly divided into two camps. For the ex-UML camp, there might as well have been no such agreement | PHOTO: AMN Archive
It was an acknowledgement by the Chinese that India is the dominant power in South Asia, and they need to take the Indians into confidence while pursuing vital projects in the region. Experts think Nepal should not accept this proposal, as it weakens...
If Nepal falls into the trap of poverty and unrest, China’s national interests, especially its security, will also be threatened
The Indians are worried. What does the growing Chinese presence in Nepal mean? Does it spell an end to its dominant role here? Growing Chinese influence in South Asia has long been a concern for India. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to...
The government has received information that Shah has intensified his lobbying—both domestic and foreign—in order to launch a movement against the current political system
Biswo Poudel is among the most noted new-generation economists in Nepal. A former senior advisor at the National Planning Commission and currently a professor of economics at Kathmandu University, Poudel has a firm grasp of Nepal’s economic history as...
India and China have always presented Nepal with complicated geopolitical challenges, and there has never been an easy choice for us
How can they even see eye-to-eye, much less sign a pact of everlasting friendship and mutual learning? But even while the recent bonhomie between Nepal’s NCP and China’s CPC seems farfetched, they also have a lot in common The fear is that the NCP...
It may be a coincidence but just when China introduced Xi Jinpingism, Nepal saw the emergence of the powerful NCP. A big a section of the party is enamored with China’s political and development models
Nepal’s former foreign secretary and permanent representative to the United Nations in New York Madhu Raman Acharya is a keen observer of regional geopolitics. Biswas Baral and Kamal Dev Bhattarai sought his views on the ongoing confusion over the American...
Following a 1961 agreement to build a highway linking Kathmandu with Kodari, there was incessant talk in Nepal about how communism would easily travel here India was alarmed; it feared such a road link would pose a threat to its security. Western countries...
Nepali officials have told their Chinese counterparts that a stopover visit after India would not send a positive signal, and it would be preferable if he came to Kathmandu via Tibet or directly from Beijing
