The KP Sharma Oli-led administration is striving to improve its ties with New Delhi but has yet to achieve substantive results. Despite repeated attempts to mend relations, ruling party leaders and foreign policy experts suggest that bilateral relations between Nepal and India may be deteriorating rather than improving. A series of unresolved issues and missteps...
Writer and journalist Sudheer Sharma’s new book, Bhikshu, Byapar ra Bidroha, unveiled in August, offers a comprehensive account of the key figures, issues, and phenomena that have shaped Nepal-China relations. The book spans from the era of King Narendra Dev in the 7th century to 2008, when Nepal’s 240-year monarchy came to an end. Sharma’s...
Nepal’s geopolitical importance continues to grow as China, India, and the United States deepen their engagement. This heightened interest brings opportunities for economic development and international cooperation but also entangles Nepal in the complex web of competing global interests. The challenge for Nepal lies in crafting a foreign policy that balances opportunities with the realities...
As the year 2024 ends, it is the time to question, “What next?” With Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the helm, the question has become even more interesting. In the face of increased geopolitical rivalry at the global and regional levels, what kind of foreign policy is Nepal practising, and where will it take...
The survival, stability and progress of Nepal pivot on its act of nurturing internal social cohesion and balancing with the neighbours — India and China and other great powers. Successful adaptation in the changing geo-strategic landscape is central to ensure its destiny and affirm the nation’s historical aspiration of sovereignty. The interconnected world supposes Nepali...
(TibetanReview.net, Dec27’24) –Lumbini, the birthplace in Nepal of the Buddha Shakyamuni, has become a geopolitical playing field for China despite protests from local citizens who remain anxious to preserve its Buddhist and spiritual significance above all else, according to an opinion piece in the indianexpress.com Dec 26. This year, China not only prevented the fourth...
Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli made a four-day visit to China starting 2 December after taking office in July 2024, breaking from the tradition where newly appointed prime ministers typically visited India on their first state visit. This is seen as both a pressure tactic and a demonstration against India, as well as a...
Donald Trump is heading back to the Oval Office, defeating Kamala Harris to become the 47th President of the United States. With his return to power, questions arise about how his leadership might affect issues like women’s rights, access to abortion, and LGBTQIA+ advocacy worldwide. The implications for queer rights globally are hard to ignore—especially...
While it is reasonable to assume a strong cultural bond between India and Nepal, complacency could be detrimental, especially in the face of tough competition from China By Dhananjay Tripathi Recently, India-Nepal ties re-emerged in the news headlines due to KP Oli’s decision to visit China. Oli, the present Prime Minister of Nepal, took the...
In a 1979 interview with The Weekly Mirror, BP Koirala, one of Nepal’s most revered political figures, was asked a crucial question regarding his vision for Nepal’s foreign policy—one that remains strikingly relevant today. The journalist posed a simple yet critical inquiry: “Recently, you described India as a big brother and China as a friend....