KATHMANDU, Aug 29: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli assured that his delegation will work to uphold Nepal’s interests and prestige during the upcoming visit to China. Addressing the House of Representatives on Friday, he urged members to have confidence in the delegation’s efforts. “I want to assure the honorable members that the delegation, led by...
The widely-expected meeting between Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has so far not been scheduled during his China visit, which begins Saturday. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Friday ahead of his China visit, the prime minister gave details of his bilateral engagements during the Summit of the...
India and China are taking steps to restore ties after years of border tensions. Five years after deadly clashes in eastern Ladakh, both countries are easing trade and visa restrictions, resuming flights, and reviving high-level exchanges, Firstpost reported. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting China for the first time in over seven years to attend...
Neither India nor China appear sensitive to the concerns of their precariously sandwiched neighbour. Their new agreement to re-open a bilateral trade route via Lipulekh Pass which runs through Nepali territories suggests as much. The 9th point of the August 19 agreement reads: “Both sides agreed to the re-opening of border trade through the three...
Nepal-India relations seem to be souring up again, with the issue of Lipulekh back in the limelight after India and China announced the reopening of trade through the pass. How should Nepal navigate this issue to strengthen its claim on the territory? The Post’s Biken K Dawadi sat down with former ambassador of Nepal to...
Nepal has officially joined the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), an India-led global initiative to protect seven species of big cats. The IBCA is a multi-country, multi-agency coalition of over 90 big cat range countries and non-range countries with an interest in big cat conservation.
If there’s a perennial truism for South Asian diplomacy, it is this: Size matters, but so does subtlety. For much of its post-independence life, India has oscillated between a benevolent big brother and a reluctant regional policeman. Meanwhile, its neighbours-be they atolls or Himalayan citadels-have finessed an entire genre of diplomatic theatrics. And if recent...
Just as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is set to embark on his visits to China and India in September, the India-China agreement stirred controversy regarding the sovereignty of the Lipulekh pass and the areas of Limpiyadhura and Kalapani. For Nepal, it is not merely a matter of geography, but an issue of sovereignty, historical...
Indo-Nepal relation had scaled a dizzy height following the invitation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Nepali counterpart, K P Oli. But it took a nose-dive again resembling a meteoric rise and fall. It happened immediately after the news of the conduction of trade between India and China through an area that does not...
Nepal has sent diplomatic notes to India 8 times in 10 years regarding the encroachment of its land in the west including Limpiyadhura, Lipulek and Kalapani and other border interference. Nepal has shocked India for the eighth time while the 7 notes sent earlier remained unanswered. It has also sent diplomatic notes to China 3...