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Cheated out of the American Dream

Did Nepali doctors crib in their US medical exam?

Sonia Awale

Nepal's Maoist leader visits China

Prime Minister Dahal's visit to Beijing comes at a time when Nepal is the most fragile and fungible it has ever been

MCC risks split in Nepal’s ruling coalition

A much-delayed half-billion dollar US government project to upgrade Nepal’s infrastructure threatens to split Nepal’s governing coalition, amidst indications the Chinese have...

China lobbying against MCC

A $500 million American grant to upgrade Nepal’s infrastructure appears at first glance to be delayed because of domestic politics. But the real reason...

Climate change drowns the American dream

The rain started falling in the evening of 31 August in New York City and in the next 24 hours, the city...

The cost of no MCC

Nepal could lose Rs142 billion a year in wasted surplus energy if the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) project designed to upgrade the electricity grid...

Sino-American rift impacts climate action

Geopolitical and economic rivalry between China and the United States, the world’s two largest carbon emitters, distracted delegates at the COP26 Climate Summit...

Afghanistan abandoned

Gut-wrenching images and stories have flooded the media sphere over the last few days. Hundreds flocking to the airport, clinging to the undercarriage of...

Johnson & Johnson in Nepal

The 1.5 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines by the United States under the global COVAX facility has arrived in...

Power politics delays MCC in Nepal

Nepal's prolonged political deadlock has not just affected the country’s response to Covid-19, it has also delayed the implementation of an American-aided...