The House of Representatives heard animated remarks on Thursday by lawmakers on Nepal’s plan to implement the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. Lawmakers from the main opposition aired their views on the issue a day after China’s Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong wrapped up his three-day visit to Kathmandu where he participated in the 16th...
Nepali Ambassador to America, Shridhar Khatri, has returned home after the previous ruling alliance including CPN (UML) recalled the ambassadors from 11 countries. However, Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma, the ambassador to southern neighbor India, is still carrying out his duties. The government on June 6 had recalled ambassadors from 11 countries including India, UK and...
Historically, Nepal’s foreign policy has been actively pivoted by various changes and continuity. Disaster and reconstruction, diffusion of power, the rise of new regional players and non-state actors, global financial crises, increasing fiscal constraints, and the explosion of new technologies are some of the external catalysts for change while promoting national interests have always been...
काठमाडौँ, साउन २ गते । गृहमन्त्री रमेश लेखकसँग नेपालका लागि भारतीय राजदूत नवीन श्रीवास्वले शिष्टाचार भेट गर्नुभएको छ । आज सिंहदरबारस्थित मन्त्रालयमा भएको भेटमा उहाँहरूबीच नेपाल भारत सम्बन्धका विविध आयाम तथा द्विपक्षीय हितका बारेमा छलफल भएको थियो । यसैगरी, कोरोना महामारीपछि भारतीय सीमानाकाबाट नेपाल प्रवेश गर्ने तेस्रो मुलुकका नागरिकलाई अध्यागमन सेवामा गरिएको अवरोध हटाएर पूर्ववत्...
India and Nepal are deeply connected through natural resources, cultural heritage, and the shared philosophy of Sanatan Dharma. Their integrated people-to-people relations stand as a testament to a living culture and heritage. The significant trade and commerce through open border check posts underscore their economic relationship and its potential for growth via Indian territory. Despite...
Oscillating between periods of cooperation and setbacks, the India-Nepal bilateral relationship is considered ‘special’ and ‘unique’ by all who observe their dynamics. Thus, the failure of the two sides to maximize their potential and fully capitalize on the factors that make this partnership different is often criticized. In the past decade, under India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’...
When it comes to great power competition, Nepal and Bangladesh are often overlooked. This paper dives in and asks three questions: What are the emerging forms of great power competition in the region? Is there evidence that the great powers are responding to each other’s actions in the region, or is one power leading while...
A research recently published by Christopher K Colley for the Stimson Center, an American think tank, nudged me to contemplate doing something I have never done before: Write a piece on foreign policy centered on Nepal from the perspective of Beijing. The paper, The Emerging Great Game Chinese, Indian and American Engagement in South Asia,...
n the Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index 2023, 15 countries, including Japan, Russia, Australia and South Korea, are classified as middle powers, while Nepal along with nine other countries are categorized as ‘minor powers.’ The foreign policy discourse in Kathmandu is dominated by the three major powers—India, China, and the United States. There is a...
A senior leader of the Communist Party of China warned that Beijing will not tolerate any third-country activities in Nepal targeting China. During a meeting on Thursday with the general secretary of the ruling CPN (Maoist Centre), Dev Gurung, who is currently in Beijing on a 10-day visit, Liu Jianchao, minister of the International Department...