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,...
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...
Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will travel to China in early December, the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) confirmed in Kathmandu, making him the first Nepali leader not to visit India on his first bilateral visit abroad after taking over.
पोखरा र भैरहवास्थित अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थलबाट चिनियाँ सहरहरूमा नियमित उडान गर्नेबारे फेरि एक पटक चर्चा भइरहेको छ। प्रधानमन्त्री केपी शर्मा ओलीको चीन भ्रमणका क्रममा जारी भएको दुई देशको संयुक्त विज्ञप्तिमा ती विमानस्थललाई चिनियाँ सहरहरूसँग जोड्ने विषय समावेश भएपछि त्यसबारे फेरि चर्चा सुरु भएको हो। यद्यपि निर्माण सम्पन्न भएको लामो समय बितिसक्दा पनि पोखरा विमानस्थलबाट अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय उडान...
प्रधानमन्त्री केपी शर्मा ओली चीन जाने मिति नजिकिँदै गर्दा ‘बेइजिङसँग थप ऋण लिनु आवश्यक छ कि छैन’ भन्ने बहस बाक्लिँदै गएको छ। सत्ता गठबन्धनकै प्रमुख घटक नेपाली कांग्रेसले चीनसँग ऋण लिन नहुने अडान राखेपछि प्रधानमन्त्री ओली चेपुवामा परेको विश्लेषण पनि कतिपयले गरिरहेका छन्। चिनियाँ अवधारणा ‘बेल्ट एन्ड रोड इनिशटिभ’ (बीआरआई) को कार्यान्वयनसम्बन्धी सम्झौताअन्तर्गत नेपाल बेइजिङसँग...