The visit of Nepal’s Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli to China has found a lot of coverage in Nepali and Indian press, but it is rare to read some good analysis. With most of the private media towing towards becoming the voice of the establishment, we read words like ‘historical’, and ‘unprecedented success’, but...
One of the oldest routes between Nepal and China, the Korala border exemplifies the evolving relationship between the two countries. Once an open border bustling with nomads, trade, and cultural exchanges, it has transformed into a regulated border that underscores the disparities between Nepal and its northern neighbor. But how did this transformation take place...
नेपाल र भारतका सेनाप्रमुखले हालसालै एकअर्काका मुलुकको भ्रमण गरे पनि यस क्रममा ‘अग्निपथ’ योजनाअन्तर्गत भारतीय सेनामा नेपालीहरूको भर्तीबारेको अन्योल कायमै रहेको देखिएको छ। सैनिक अधिकारीहरू यो ‘सैनिकभन्दा पनि राष्ट्रिय तहको विषय’ भएकाले यस्तो विषयको छलफल अझ माथिल्लो तहमा हुन सक्ने ठान्छन्। सन् २०२२ को जुनमा भारत सरकारले उसको सेनामा अधिकृत तहभन्दा तलका सबै भर्तीमा लागु...
AbstractThis article explains how Nepal-China relations would unfold at a time whenChina is on the verge of becoming a superpower while Nepal is sadly still reelingunder political instability, and economic underdevelopment and is largely unableto address new geopolitical challenges. How geopolitics pans out in South Asia ingeneral and the Himalayan region, in particular, will determine...
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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...