Yubaraj Ghimire

Explained: What Changed In India-Nepal Ties?

Nepal's Parliament has cleared a map that includes areas with India. What has happened to the relations built on historical ties? A look at the influence India once had in Nepal, and where it stands today

By Yubaraj Ghimire Jun 22, 2020

Upper House To Vote Constitution Amendment Bill Amid Calls For Talks

By Yubaraj Ghimire Jun 15, 2020

Nepal House Clears New Map Bill, Oli Calls For Talks, India Frosty In Response

Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, who had been very critical of India over the boundary issue, chose not to speak during the debate Saturday.

By Yubaraj Ghimire Jun 14, 2020

India Faked River Boundary, Says Nepal PM, Slams Adityanath Remark

Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli said Nepal was determined to reclaim Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura, territories it claims were encroached by India and now figure in its maps.

By Yubaraj Ghimire Jun 11, 2020

Prachanda’s Venezuela Remarks Trigger Rift Within Nepal Ruling Party

By Yubaraj Ghimire Feb 08, 2019

Yogi Adityanath To Represent Indian Prime Minister At Janakpur Event

By Yubaraj Ghimire Nov 26, 2018

Nepal Gets Access To All Chinese Ports

Traders say the plan to connect the country with China could face issues due to a lack of proper roads and customs infrastructure on the Nepalese side of the border. The nearest Chinese port is also located more than 2,600 km from its border.

By Yubaraj Ghimire Sep 10, 2018

Oli’s Long March

His Beijing visit is likely to resonate in Kathmandu’s relations with Delhi.

By Yubaraj Ghimire Jun 18, 2018

Nepal Government Closes Down UN-DPA Office With Immediate Effect

The Nepal government last week closed down the United Nations’ Department of Political Affairs (UN-DPA) that was active, at times controversially, here for the past seven years as a residue of the UN Mission to Nepal assisting the peace process

By Yubaraj Ghimire Jun 13, 2018

Nepal’s Communist Unification: Hope And Fear In Kathmandu

For the European Union (EU), the unification of the two left parties guarantees “secularism”, implying the right to conversion being irreversibly placed in the statute.

By Yubaraj Ghimire May 21, 2018

Modi’ Nepal's Visit: Banking On Faith

Modi’s visit also comes ahead of Oli’s trip to China, with whom he had signed a major framework agreement regarding trade and transit in March 2016, around the time of the blockade.

By Yubaraj Ghimire May 08, 2018

Next Door Nepal: Secularism And Its Discontents

It is crucial for secularists in Nepal to define it.

By Yubaraj Ghimire May 04, 2018

Next Door Nepal: The battles at home

Emerging religious, ethnic faultlines could trip Oli’s vision of a prosperous Nepal.

By Yubaraj Ghimire Apr 22, 2018

Nepal India Another Chink In The Wall

Early snags in proposed unification of Left parties could affect PM Oli’s position.

By Yubaraj Ghimire Apr 06, 2018

PM K.P Oli: More Powerful Than The King

By undermining judiciary, PM K P Oli has indicated his totalitarian ambitions

By Yubaraj Ghimire Mar 19, 2018

Nepal's SC Judge Walks Out Of Court

The Supreme Court will be taking up the case Tuesday, but it was not yet known who will substitute Justice Rana.

By Yubaraj Ghimire Mar 13, 2018

Swaraj’s Nepal Visit: One trip, two views

Sushma Swaraj’s visit is seen differently in Delhi and Kathmandu

By Yubaraj Ghimire Feb 06, 2018

Nepal-India: The Ice Is Melting

Indian PM Narendra Modi’s overture to K P Oli indicates a thaw in bilateral relations.

By Yubaraj Ghimire Jan 29, 2018

Nepal’s Main Political Actors Must Admit That The New Constitution Is A Failure.

The tussle between the Nepali Congress and the two parties constituting the Left Alliance is centered around the latter demanding the early resignation of the government in deference to the poll verdict.

By Yubaraj Ghimire Jan 22, 2018

Ball Is Not Just In The Court

The mending judiciary will require restoring the credibility of other institutions in Nepal.

By Yubaraj Ghimire Jan 16, 2018

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