The Galwan valley stand-off between China and India since early May was not an incident in isolation. Its timing has been significant as around this time there has been spurt in Pakistan sponsored militant activities in Kashmir. Also, in June, Nepal launched a fresh offensive by adopting a new territorial map claiming some Indian areas …
There is no dull moment in Nepal politics these days. For over three-four days, the ruling, Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held stormy sessions of its Standing Committee even as both houses of Parliament were in session. Prime Minister Oli’s faction is in a minority in the 44-member committee. And he was cornered with demands for …
KPS Oli government’s cartographic exercise to check-mate political rivals at home and to please the Marxist patrons across the snowcapped Himalayas has sliced away some parts of Pithoragarh district of India’s Uttarakhand province, and added to Nepal landmass. It has evoked sharp reaction in New Delhi. And the Indian foreign office dubbed the move as …
On 20 May, Nepal issued its new political and administrative map showing about 335 kms of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand as its sovereign territory. This area is situated at the tri-junction of India-Nepal-China. It borders the far western Dharchula district of Nepal with River Kali, also called Mahakali River forming the liquid border between India …
Nepal is staring at political instability. Top leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, NCP, are locked in serious infighting even as the country is struggling to handle the ‘corona’ outbreak. The question doing the rounds is how soon curtains would come down on Oli era. Will he survive the budget session of Parliament that …
China’s presence in Nepal has increased in almost all spheres of economic activity during the past few years, particularly after the 2015 blockade of Nepal-India border and because of not so hidden leaning of the ruling Communist Party towards Beijing. The two countries exchanged a number of high level visits in recent months with the …
China has hoped that an extradition treaty would be high watermark of President Xi’s visit to Nepal. The hope remained unfulfilled, not because China did not go the whole hog to woo Nepal during the visit but because of dynamics of Nepali politics. President Xi Jinping was hardly back in Beijing from a two-day state …
Bangladesh’s strong and stable economic performance has resulted in reduced income poverty and improving social indicators, says the IMF Bangladesh continues to achieve impressive economic growth and social development. Rapid expansion of the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector helped the economy transform to a more manufacturing-based economy and large inflows of remittances helped strengthen its external …
Every year in Bangladesh, thousands of hectares of land crumble into the rivers that wind through this South Asian nation, swallowing homes and pushing families away from their rural villages. This land erosion peaks during the June-to-October monsoon season, which brings torrential rains and swells the country’s rivers. This year, erosion destroyed the homes of …
A departure from his usual leftism, Oli’s gifting of a Rudraxa seed to Modi can be understood as more than just a symbolic gesture. It marks the willingness of the two neighbours to rebuild trust and reinforce their relationship on equal terms. The India–Nepal relationship is founded on strong historical, civilisational, cultural, religious, social, trade …