The new government is redefining Nepal’s foreign policy in the triangular contest between India, China and the US
Dear छोरी, Congratulations on starting a long and exciting journey by beginning kindergarten today. It was lovely to see you so excited when we…
When it comes to international environmental diplomacy, America has a chequered past. It stood at the forefront of the international battle to…
Many Nepalis based in the US and elsewhere closely followed the US election results. It was key concern because of what the election outcome…
Countries with the highest numbers of Covid-19 cases, with ones where total cases rose last week (in red) and fell (in blue). Data: Johns…
Outside my window this Saturday morning, the Seattle sky is a typical November grey. But it is such a momentous day of brightness in hope. For…
In the last few months we have witnessed the continued unraveling of the United States. Many might attribute the dismantling of what once was…
A meeting of the COVID-19 control committee headed by Defence Minister Ishwar Pokhrel on Wednesday and decided to also allow foreign embassies…
Nepal’s Communist Party leaders must take note of two events that unfolded in India this week: the roaring welcome to US President Donald Trump…
Manoj Rai was a 17-year-old student in a school in Tashigang, Bhutan in 1990, when soldiers arrived at his dorm and took away all the Nepali…
Singapore-born Nepali American designer Prabal Gurung has brought out a pictorial autobiography of his life and career in a hefty coffee table…
Amaranth cultivation in Jumla district in NepalPhotos: LI-BIRDThe nutritious grain that mountain peoples of the Americas and high Asia…
George Brooks inspecting vegetable farm in the early 1950s. Photo: US NATIONAL ARCHIVESRace formed a contentious part of the early Cold War in…
Venezuela is in the news worldwide for US-backed attempts to bring down the Nicolas Maduro government, but it is making headlines in Nepal…
Nothing has exposed the ideological chasm between the ex-UML and ex-Maoist components of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) more than the…
Jana Aastha, 30 JanuaryVenezuela’s political crisis has divided world opinion into two distinct categories. The opposition has the backing of…
NEW YORK – The drama of Donald Trump’s presidency has centered around whether an extremist president would be able to carry out an extremist…
Industrial fire today in Chabahil saw locals using their bare hands to fill buckets with muddy water. It took 27 minutes for the first fire…
There was a time when Nepal just had to worry about balancing its giant northern and southern neighbours, but the world is now multi-polar and…
After two decades of living in bamboo sheds in camps in eastern Nepal, refugees from Bhutan resettled in the United States have found that…
