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Neighbourhood watch on Nepal
More than a month after the GenZ protests, next-door nations keep a watchful eye on the country
The India, US, Nepal, China quadrangle
Nepal’s Communist Party leaders must take note of two events that unfolded in India this week: the roaring welcome to US President Donald Trump…
Two takes on the Nepal-India nexus
Nepal Nexus, the English translation and updated version of the 2013 bestseller Prayogshala by editor Sudheer Sharma, offers readers a vivid…
A millennium challenge
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAILegend has it that the real reason Nepal stayed an independent nation state while all around us were colonised was…
Trans-Himalayan Handshake
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAINepal’s leaders are basking in the glory of the state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping on 12-13 October. This…
Self-reliance in Nepal’s peace corridor
Photos: DOI NEPALThe visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Nepal is a watershed moment that concretely brings to the fore Nepal’s importance…
President Xi in Kathmandu
President Xi's arrival at Kathmandu Airport and the guard of honour was covered live by all major networks.Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived…
JAISHANKAR RETURNS
External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar meets with Prime Minister KP Oli in Kathmandu on Wednesday.The overnight visit to Nepal by…
"Nepal is now seen and heard"
Pic: BIKRAM RAIWhen Nepal’s politicians were asked to list their assets, many disclosed property, bank balances and jewelry. Among his…
“It is now or never to devolve power to local governments”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcOLeRbQqWwSwiss Ambassador Elisabeth von Capeller Oswald is on her second diplomatic stint in Nepal after also…
Norway-Nepal, a love story
King Mahendra in Moscow on the way to Norway in 1958. Photo credit: MORGENPOSTEN When Krishna Shumshere Rana, then stationed at the Royal…
YAM BETWEEN 3 BOULDERS
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHETTRIAs a ceremonial head of state, President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s weeklong visit to China that began on Wednesday is…
A YAM BETWEEN 3 BOULDERS
Nothing has exposed the ideological chasm between the ex-UML and ex-Maoist components of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) more than the…
Red carpet for a red leader
It has been an accepted practice that any Nepali leader makes a symbolic visit south to India after assuming office. But Prime Minister Oli's…
National interest or nationalism?
Bhanu BhattaraiNow that last month’s needless confrontation between the Nepal Government and the European Union has subsided and passions have…
Baburam's U-turn
The EU election mission’s report this week that Nepal’s Khas-Arya community should not have quotas for proportional representation has set off a…