On October 1, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra, in the context of internationalising the Indian rupee (INR), announced three measures that have the potential of adding serious positivity in India-Nepal ties. The first is to allow authorised dealer (AD) banks to lend the INR to non-residents from Nepal, Bhutan and...
Can you imagine that on a metro ride in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai or Chennai, you might be sitting next to an overseas student who would one day turn out to be a head of government? If it comes to pass, the student’s experiences in India may well turn out to be significant for his or...
Historical and Legal Roots of the Dispute The modern dispute over Lipulekh and Kalapani has deep historical roots. Its origin lies in the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli, signed between the Kingdom of Nepal and British India. Article-V of the Sugauli Treaty records Nepal’s renunciation of claims to the lands west of the Kali river, but,...
In September 2025, mass protests in Nepal led by Generation Z over social media censorship, corruption and economic stagnation forced former prime minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli’s resignation. For Beijing, Oli’s fall represents a political setback but not a turning point, as China seeks to preserve its influence in Nepal while adapting to shifting local...
Kathmandu has quieted, but the echoes of those fiery nights still linger — a faint, bitter reminder of the days when a restless generation rose against a government it had long stopped believing in. In early September, Nepal’s Gen Z revolt — led by those born after the mid-1990s — shook the political foundations of...
The current wave of global political upheaval, marked by incidents of power change in nations like Bangladesh, Nepal, Madagascar and Peru, carries profound geopolitical implications. These events of instability are not merely the product of internal misgovernance and public frustration, but are also deeply connected to the competition among international power nations and the unprecedented...
Beijing is stacking up its bargaining chips ahead of expected US-China talks when Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping visit Seoul this month, announcing new export controls to tighten its grip over high-tech manufacturing supply chains. The two superpowers look to be struggling to move beyond their current tariff truce – a 90-day pause from...
New Delhi: Nepal is a young democracy with big dreams and limited jobs. That mix makes it easy for outside actors to shape public mood and opinion, often without people noticing. In recent years, the most visible foreign player has been the United States, which, through aid, NGOs, scholarships, training, and policy tools like the...
Prakash Bohora was one of the first of Nepal’s gen Z protesters to feel the sting of a police bullet. Like thousands of other young people, he had taken to the streets of the capital last month to protest against corruption and a draconian ban on social media. He had no idea that day in...
Daily news often flashes headlines about shifting political dynamics in Kathmandu or renewed tensions over disputed Himalayan borders, leaving observers with fragmented information. To truly understand the full story of India and Nepal—two nations bound by history, geography, and faith—one must trace their relationship from its mythological origins to its current geopolitical complexity. This article...