I have heard that he is in a sheer confusion. He had, through a statement, already said that he will accept the peoples’ verdict. This is positive.

No change in looking at Maoists: US State Department

A very sad news for the already excited Maoists, who have emerged as the largest party after the successful conduct of the Constituent Assembly that was held last April 10, has come from the United States and made public, May 7, 08. More..

Indepth Analysis

Nepal Maoists’ excessive India bend
N.P.Upadhyaya
Mr. Sood by then had not even presented his credentials but had begun acting as an Ambassador the moment he landed in Nepal-the extended territory of Bihar, an Indian province of the Indian Union. More...

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Commentary

Detachment?
It is this “missing chain” in between the candidates and the voters of these two largest parties of the bygone era which unfortunately lasted for a couple of years, a sort of “detachment” occurred in between the voters and the candidates. The detachment still continues which if not corrected on time might further distance More..

National

Water Resource in Nepal-China Relation
Mr. Hiranyalal Shrestha
Nepal and China are close neighboring countries linked together by common rivers and mountains. They also have relationship at people’s level from prehistoric times. Both the countries share common concern about ecology of the Himalayas, glacial lakes and river, which are located between Nepal and China’s Autonomous Region of Tibet.
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Opinion

Maoists-Monarchy nexus yet a mystery
Dr. Narayan Khadka, Member Constituent Assembly/ senior NC leader
I do not believe that the international poll observers who had come to Nepal at time of the election or those who look into Nepal from outside have a clear vision of what exactly is going on in here. More...

Dossier

First work by a woman writer in Nepali “Raja Dharma”
TGW
Lalita Tripura Sundari, born in 1793 was married to King Ranabahadur Shah of Nepal in 1805. She was the youngest among the five married wives and quite a few unwedded wives of King Ranabahadur Shah More...

Telegraph Comment

India unnerved!
TGW Analyst
With the abundant presence of the “hardliners” in the Maoist party, the Indian establishment expects that the days ahead would be not that easy for India to deal with a some what more “nationalist” Nepal. More...

Second Impression

Is Nepal a ‘neutral’ State?
N.P.Upadhyaya
For instance, the then Prime minister Bhattarai had uttered a word called ‘neutrality’ and gave to understand the attending diplomats and Nepal’s foreign policy experts More...

International

Israel: The Conflict and Peace
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Peace must mean the resolution of all claims and the end of the conflict. Once a peace agreement is reached, a new leaf must be turned and the relationship between Israel and the Palestinians More...

Five questions

Israel ready to expand bilateral relations with Nepal
H.E Dan Stav , Ambassador, State of Israel in Nepal
The Next government of Nepal will face many challenges and Israel, as a long time friend of Nepal and the Nepali people, will continue to expand the already excellent bilateral relations existing between the two countries. More..

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Views

Treaty of Peace and Friendship 1950: Re-Negotiate or Scrap It?
By Madhukar S.J.B. Rana , Former Finance Minister, Nepal
Whether to re-negotiate or scrap the 1950 Indo-Nepal treaty is a vital question that has remained in suspended animation, ever since 1975, when King Birendra first mooted the ‘zone of peace’ concept. More...

Editorial

Nepal: Hearty Congratulations Israel!
Any nation that wants to survive amidst threats violence intimidation and intermittent attacks from the... More...

Dateline

India is not unnerved!
India does not want to let go easily its age-old firm grip that is termed... More...

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Has King Gyanendra cards left under his sleeves?