Commentary

India is a permanent threat to Nepal’s sovereignty and independent integrity

“Social and Medical activist Durga Prasai has vowed that he would expose those handful of Rajsthani Marwaris from Nepal who have tentatively and totally captured Nepal’s finance sector that includes Commercial Banks, Insurance Companies, Small scale cooperatives, Automobile Industries etc….Activist Durga Prasai even claims that it is the Nepali Marwaris who were excessively engaged in […]

Nepal: Why and How India was Partitioned

Pages from History “To say that the entire process was botched would be an understatement. Unimaginable tragedy and misery came to be inflicted on millions of innocent people. It affected not only the survivors but their succeeding generations as well. Could it have been managed better? Most certainly, but only if there had been honesty, […]

Exchange of High Level Visits: An Instrument of Strengthening Foreign Relations in the context of Nepal

“King Birendra had established himself as a distinct personality amongst the leading world counterparts. of his time, especially through the Non-Aligned Summits and SAARC community of nations coupled with his numerous bilateral and multinational visits on different times. They included, among many, state visits to many countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, […]

Foreign Policy of Nepal and Emerging Global Trends

________________________________________________________________________ “Foreign relations give shape and content to a country’s foreign policy. The vehicle and conduit for foreign relations is diplomacy. We should enhance our diplomatic skill and reach to best suit our national interests and to promote our international image. Consistency and firmness with character, not vacillation, should guide our foreign policy.” -Excerpt from […]

Nepal: Can SAARC Survive the Prolonged Stalemate?

“Friends of SAARC who want to see this organization playing a decisive role in regional affairs are of the view that Nepal should send a special envoy at a high level to all SAARC capitals to impress upon them the necessity of keeping SAARC alive and active so that it would resume its activities as […]