Manufacturers and exporters say they are in a dilemma over trade with India following the restrictive measures imposed by New Delhi on Nepali goods. Making matters worse is the Nepali government’s silence even though the goods have not been sold to India for months. Dol Raj Adhikari, president of the Nepal Sanitary and Diaper Association,...
Drawing the attention of the International Court of Justice to the impacts of climate change, Nepal made a strong plea for climate justice to alleviate the suffering climate change has inflicted on Nepali people. Making an oral presentation to the court’s public hearings on the ‘Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change’ on Monday,...
Rae was the envoy to Kathmandu during the promulgation of the 2015 constitution and the subsequent blockade. In this conversation, Rae talks about the evolution of Nepal-India ties since the blockade, regional geopolitics, what the two countries get wrong about each other, how New Delhi views Nepali communist parties and the governments they lead, and...
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli returned home on December 5 after a four-day official visit to China. During the visit, the two countries signed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Framework Cooperation agreement. The Post’s Thira Lal Bhusal sat down with Bishnu Rimal, chief advisor to the prime minister, who was one of the key interlocutors during the...
US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu, who is currently on a three-day visit to Nepal, held discussions with former prime ministers Sher Bahadur Deuba and Pushpa Kamal Dahal on strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation. Lu first met Congress President Deuba at his residence in Budhanilkantha, where the two leaders exchanged views on the multifaceted...
Even as the recent agreement on framework for Belt and Road cooperation between Nepal and China continues to trigger heated debates in the country, visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has said that the BRI deal should be transparent. He also stated that before making any comment...
I had taken a short hiatus from writing this column. For an academic, balancing research, teaching, and the pressures of public commentary often means one has to step back from the writing routine once in a while. However, with the recent high-profile visit of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to China, I felt this was...
The recent ‘framework agreement for BRI cooperation’ could be the perfect impetus for Nepal and China to kickstart the stalled BRI projects. Notably, the deal has the backing of both of Nepal’s major political forces, which together constitute nearly two-third parliamentary majority. China’s strained relations with the Nepali Congress, the country’s biggest political party, has...
The Embassy of India in Nepal, in collaboration with the Lumbini Development Trust and Lumbini Buddhist University, organised the second edition of the India-Nepal Cultural Festival in Lumbini on Sunday. The festival celebrated the rich cultural heritage and traditions of both India and Nepal, with a special focus on Buddhism, read a press note issued...