Nepal: Federal state can’t sustain on ethnic identity basis
Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party, Rastriya Janamorcha prefer geography, rivers, mountains as the ground for such division. The UCPN-Maoist and CPN-United have opined that the ethnicity, language and region should be the ground.
Nepal: Foreign policy challenges-Key turning Points
Nepal’s overtures to China did not produce immediate results not as a matter of less interest of China but of Chiang Kai-Sek’s preoccupations with communist rivals. However, it did not preclude continuation of diplomatic contacts between Nepal and the nationalist government of China.
Nepal: Foreign Policy Challenges
The precept enunciated by King Prithivi Narayan Shah, the founder of united Nepal in his famous sermon of “Nepal is a yam between two boulders” (‘This nation is like a gourd between two rocks”-Dibya Upadesh) is the main source of Nepal’s foreign policy.
Nepal: Enhancing Dialogue Efficiency of Political Parties
nternalization of democratic principles in the inter and intra-party life of Nepalese political parties can be expected to transform a culture of violence into a culture of peace.
Nepal: Maoist winning political game
Opposition parties are 'doing their duty' of 'pressurizing' the government to take back that decision. As a result, the elusive 'peace process' has been stalled. 'Constitution making' too is not making any visible headway. 'Major' parties blame each other for not doing the desired, and agreed upon, tasks. Opposition parties are disrupting the House proceedings as usual.
Nepal: World Bank Foreign Consultant Terror
(1) Why I did not inform the bank, in advance, the contents of my presentation? (2) Why my presentation slides were not prepared in Nepali?
Nepal: Corruption & Inequality
Nepal Living Standard Measurement Survey (NLSMS) published recently speaks of a decline in the proportion of people living below the poverty-line. The report says that it has declined from 42 percent in 1995/96 to 31 percent in 2003/04 and to 25 percent in 2010/11.
Nepal: Christmas and Christianity
It is the responsibility of the state, media, intellectuals and all enlightened and conscious citizens to discourage misuse of religion for political, material or other gains. Media should not go after rumors, but should do investigative journalism and verify facts before publishing them.
Nepal: Cursed Nation-State
Slaves always hanker after financial gains. At times this becomes their compulsion. This much could be understood. But the high level political men, let’s take them to belong to the ruling elites, too appear more than interested in pleasingly serve their foreign boss. But why? Is it only the lust for monetary gains?
Nepal: Grand inclusiveness this
But yet the question is that how could these experts in differing naughty disciplines manage to live together and very surprisingly they have lived together, in effect, sucking the CA body, for near to four years. Some more years likely to be added. Our inclusiveness inside the CA hall with 601 white dangerous phantom(s) is such that these elements, the burden for mother Nepal.....
Nepal: Uncovered
Mind it that Maoists party being a party formed by the Nepalese nationals, it becomes all the more urgent and thus necessary to go deep into the very ill intentions of this Maoist party’s established leader as to why he is doing so at the cost of his party and the nation at large?
New Nepal or no Nepal?
Can we forget Bhimsen Thapa? Can we ignore the contributions made by Bise Nagarchi-the one who was excessively close to the unifier of this nation? Similarly, can we forget the one who made Nepal? He fought a war and expanded the territory of this country which is today’s Nepal.
Indian film maker insults Nepal
Insulting and humiliating the Nepalese nationals by the citizens of the neighboring Indian Republic, which only came into existence, 1947, thanks the British East India Company, is not a new phenomenon.
Nepal-Poland Relations: Now 52 years old
By the way, I wish to assure Ambassador Pradhan that Poland now needs a Consul General who would represent Nepal. I am sure, if this office gets established in Poland, once again thousands of Polish tourists will head towards the land of their choice.
Dr. Rizal ko beizzat bhayo aslil Hindi gana ley
Chanting of dirty slogans and ugly songs inside the Nepal’s money spinner CA body has become a common phenomenon.
Nepal ZoP recharged, thanks Isabelle Duquesne
The long forgotten issue has very freshly been brought to the world attention once again. Thanks Isabelle Duquesne, the writer of the book “Nepal: Zone of Peace”. The book has a touch of Hindu religion because the very cover has Om printed. Omkar embodies the universe.
Nepal: New Refugees from India
The Nepalese leaders have started visiting Delhi again, not just for medical check-up, but a friendly visit as they’d like to describe, where Nepal’s political situation can be shared, and the possibilities can be explored and discussed.
Nepal lawyers interpret SC verdict on CA differently: Media
Look how the country’s lawyers, eminent ones albeit, have taken the Supreme Court fresh verdict, May 25, 2011, made as regards the tenure of the already decayed Constituent Assembly. No comments henceforth.
Nepal Newsprint Furor: India Relents after talks with Kantipur
“As the relationship continued to deteriorate, the Publication house sent its two senior representatives to New Delhi last month”, the report continues.
Nepal PM admits, says CA election was not "my preference"
While being in Nepal, two high flying but salaried Nepali media men were sent to New Delhi by Ambassador Saran to “interview” Prachanda in NOIDA.
Indo-Pak normalized ties must for Peace in South Asia
Indeed it occupies a paramount position in Indo-Pak relations and over the years it has abundantly become clearer that without its resolution, the peace of South Asia would continue to remain an elusive commodity.
South Asia: Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka
It is in this regards that the International Community, especially the Governments in South Asia, has an obligation towards working with the Sri Lankan Government while sharing the lessons learnt on not only rehabilitation and reconciliation but also on counter insurgency strategy and practices.
Nepal perspective: Military intervention is not the solution
US should critically evaluate over the differences of its decades long foreign policies that are creating an anti-American sentiment worldwide.
The provocation of North Korea at Imjin River and dual strategy against Korea
In the time when the dual strategy of North Korea become more open, we must stick to the principle of non nucleus of Korea Peninsula and firmly cope with the provocation of North Korea such as discharge at Imjin River.