Tourism entrepreneurs of Pokhara and Chengdu city of Sichuan Province of China have concluded business partnership (Business to Business) and ‘Sales Mission’. Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) organized the B2B and Sales Mission programme between tourism entrepreneurs of Chengdu and Pokhara – who reached the Chinese province through the first commercial chartered flight from Pokhara International...
On the day he returned to the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump issued an executive order freezing foreign aid for 90 days. Among the many projects impacted was a $500 million grant that was intended to develop critical infrastructure in Nepal. This funding, provided through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. governmental agency, aimed to...
The commercial charter flight has been operated from Pokhara International Airport to Chengdu in Sichuan Province of China for the first time. Two years after the inauguration of the airport, the first commercial charter flight took place from Pokhara to Chengdu on Tuesday. The first-ever Pokhara-Chengdu commercial flight was operated under the leadership of Pokhara...
Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba sought US assistance for release of Bipin Joshi held captive by Hamas during her meeting with Ricky Gill, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for South and Central Asian Affairs at the National Security Council, in New Delhi on Tuesday. The meeting...
At a time when some Indian experts and observers are voicing support for the pro-monarchy and pro-Hindu movement in Nepal, New Delhi has clarified that it has no role in such activities. In a meeting with Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 10th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, Indian...
Given the unabashedly transactional nature of U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, what does Nepal have to offer if the Himalayan nation seeks continued assistance from the United States? Even if Nepal were to significantly reduce its dependence on U.S. aid, is the country prepared to recalibrate its strategies to achieve its foreign policy goals...
Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, held bilateral talks with India’s External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, on Tuesday in New Delhi. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue, organised by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. According to Deuba’s secretariat, the discussions covered the longstanding Nepal-India relationship, mutual concerns, and areas of...
Nepal’s Foreign Minister, Arzu Rana Deuba, announced on Monday that Nepal is focusing on strengthening its ties with India by boosting trade and working together on global issues. “We are focussing on closer relationships, vis a vis trade, especially energy trade and trade of our goods and maybe legalising our borders and working together on...
Water diplomacy plays a crucial role in India’s regional strategy, balancing cooperative agreements with its strategic interests. Given its geographical position as an upper and lower riparian state in different river systems, India has developed multiple treaties to manage transboundary water resources with neighbouring countries. This article explores India’s key water-sharing treaties and how they...
King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founder of modern Nepal, once stated, ‘Nepal is a yam between two boulders.’ This statement has become an evergreen mantra for understanding and managing Nepal’s foreign affairs. According to him, the ‘two boulders’ are India and China, and Nepal’s strategy has always been the ‘strategy for survival,’ as rightly pointed...