External Affairs Minister of India Dr S. Jaishankar has expressed gratitude to his Nepali counterpart Dr Arzu Rana Deuba for her greetings on the occasion of India’s 76th Republic Day, which was observed today. Dr Rana extended her greetings and best wishes to the people and government of India through Minister Jaishankar today, wishing for...
The Donald Trump administration’s decision to freeze all foreign aid has begun to show its effects in Nepal. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued an internal memo to all relevant agencies and diplomatic missions, announcing the suspension of foreign aid with exceptions only for emergency food assistance and military funding for Israel and Egypt....
The Khandbari-Kimathanka section of the Jogbani-Kimathanka Road, a national pride project of Nepal that will link the country to both China and India, has achieved a major breakthrough. The Nepal Army completed the excavation of a rocky cliff to finalise the 10.5-kilometre Chyamptang-Ghongghoppa section of the road, said Deepak Khadka, minister for energy, water resources...
A recent executive order of US President Donald Trump to pause for review all American assistance funded by or through the State Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has affected at least four projects run by the government in partnership with USAID. Moreover, as many as 300 NGOs, consultancies, and nonprofits that...
A series of high-level engagements between the Chinese side and the new U.S. administration have demonstrated the great importance both sides attach to China-U.S. relations and brought positive expectations to the future interaction of the two major countries. Chinese President Xi Jinping took a phone call from then President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 17. At...
Speakers at an interaction stated that Nepal would benefit much from learning from China’s tremendous progress. They added that as China has made huge achievements in economic growth, Nepal would benefit much from learning from its experience. On Monday, Nepal-China Friendship Society Lumbini held the interaction to mark the Chinese New Year (January 29) at...
China’s ongoing expansion of its nuclear arsenal may be aimed at eventually achieving nuclear parity with the United States. But regardless of the rationale, China’s nuclear expansion, along with possible changes to its nuclear doctrine, are of great concern to India, its neighbor in South Asia. This report—based on interviews with nearly two dozen Indian...
Additional Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India, Munu Mahawar paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, in Kathmandu on Wednesday where the two agreed on the need to hold the meeting of the Nepal-India Boundary Working Group soon to facilitate necessary discussions on border issues. The Ministry...
Congress leader Pawan Khera has challenged AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal to a debate following a CAG report highlighting a revenue loss of Rs 2,026 crore in Delhi’s excise policy. Khera criticized Kejriwal’s silence on the matter, questioning his integrity ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. In a fiery exchange, Congress leader Pawan Khera lambasted Aam...
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has extended hearty best wishes to President Xi Jinping and the people of the People’s Republic of China on the occasion of the Chinese New Year 2025. “May the Year of the Snake—symbolizing wisdom, resilience and renewal—deepen Nepal and China’s enduring friendship, inspiring greater cooperation for shared progress, prosperity and...