In the first two weeks of 2025, Vice-Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC) Sun Haiyan met with the Bangladeshi and Nepali ambassadors to China. This was in line with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) deploying an increasingly sophisticated party-to-party diplomatic strategy across South Asia, revealing...
The fountains of liberal democracy are thought to have emerged from the West, particularly during the American, European, and French Revolutions in the late 18th century. The US has been a leading advocate for democracy, pluralism, and human rights ever since. The very “champion of democracy”, under its current president, assumes that its crusader is...
An executive decision by the Trump administration in Washington, D.C. to freeze foreign aid for 90 days and a potential shutdown of USAID has created ripple effects in the faraway Himalayan republic of Nepal. The decision will impact Nepal’s development, diplomacy, and geopolitics. On January 25, USAID formally contacted Dhaniram Sharma, the head of the...
Giving aid is not purely an act of kindness. It has both seen and unseen motives. In most cases, foreign aid is a tool to promote national interests. There is no free lunch. With Donald Trump taking to the presidential seat in the USA, a US official categorically stated that “US should only spend abroad...
Unequal distribution of wealth is the main reason for a section of the population to reel from abject poverty while for others, especially in the developed world, it is a means of luxurious and secure life. Charity and aid, by wealthy nations and individuals, seek to overcome this unequal allocation of resources so that those,...
Nepali Congress lawmaker Ram Hari Khatiwada< .. Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/118124265.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Nepal may be another “worthless country” in Asia for Donald Trump but the US president does have fan followers here. During his first electoral victory, I read in the social media that a bunch of real-estate dealers in Nepal, somewhere in Lalitpur District, celebrated the victory by throwing a (booze) party. The reason: Being a...
IntroductionOn 3 June 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath for the third consecutive term, with leaders from South Asian neighbours, such as the prime ministers of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan and the presidents of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, in attendance at the inaugural ceremony.[1] Extending invitations to these leaders for the third...
This year marks the seven decades of establishment of Nepal-China formal relations. The two nations are poised to observe the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic ties meaningfully, focusing on the speedy implementation of important common understandings and agreements they signed at different times. Nepal and China have maintained their sustained bonhomie throughout history. In ancient...
Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba met her Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, in Muscat, Oman, on Sunday. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two ministers discussed various aspects of Nepal-India relations, focusing on mutual interests, bilateral cooperation, and recent diplomatic engagements. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 8th Indian Ocean Conference....