foreign-affairs

The India, US, Nepal, China quadrangle

Nepal’s Communist Party leaders must take note of two events that unfolded in India this week: the roaring welcome to US President Donald...

Two takes on the Nepal-India nexus

Nepal Nexus, the English translation and updated version of the 2013 bestseller Prayogshala by editor Sudheer Sharma, offers readers a vivid account of Nepal’s ten-year...

A millennium challenge

Legend has it that the real reason Nepal stayed an independent nation state while all around us were colonised was that our...

Trans-Himalayan Handshake

Nepal’s leaders are basking in the glory of the state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping on 12-13 October. This hangover is...

Self-reliance in Nepal’s peace corridor

The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Nepal is a watershed moment that concretely brings to the fore Nepal’s importance as a critical component of...

President Xi in Kathmandu

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday for a two-day state visit. His Nepali counterpart president Bidya Devi Bhandari greeted...

JAISHANKAR RETURNS

The overnight visit to Nepal by India’s Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar was an effort to reboot relations with Nepal, deeply...

"Nepal is now seen and heard"

When Nepal’s politicians were asked to list their assets, many disclosed property, bank balances and jewelry. Among his possessions, Nepal’s well-read Foreign...

“It is now or never to devolve power to local governments”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcOLeRbQqWwSwiss Ambassador Elisabeth von Capeller Oswald is on her second diplomatic stint in Nepal after also serving as assistant director of the Swiss...

Norway-Nepal, a love story

King Mahendra in Moscow on the way to Norway in 1958. Photo credit: MORGENPOSTEN When Krishna Shumshere Rana, then stationed at the...

Kunda Dixit