Opinion

Oli Ko Boli, Ke Garne Bholi?

Sad fact is that many Indians do not have much of an idea about Nepal. Surprisingly there was an image in Facebook where two rectangular pieces of cloth were hanging on the two sides of a lamp post, possibly in Delhi or Bhuj for the State Visit of P

By Hemang Dixit Mar 04, 2016

Making Development Sustainable

Based on two decades of my experience with EIA, and related lessons learned, gaps and needs, EIA report should be prepared as per its principle and by avoiding 'cut and paste' (a perennial problem in Nepal) and making the EIA report site-specific to

By Batu Uprety Mar 04, 2016

PRINCE HARRY’S VISITBicentenary Highlight

As Nepal and United Kingdom are celebrating two hundred years of establishment of their diplomatic relations, the visit of British Prince Harry is going to be very important

By Keshab Poudel Mar 04, 2016

Oli Visits India

From General Convention stand point, all is not well in NC. The fractured party looks further divided. The two rival factions of the party are working hard to announce key candidates. Compared to the establishment side, currently led by acting presid

By Dr. Tilak Rawal Mar 04, 2016

Earthquake Response: One-Door Policy and Multi-Door Expectations

In a move to enforce a one-door policy for reconstruction activities, the NRA has said that it has decided to bring all the non-governmental organizations involved in reconstruction related work within the jurisdiction of NRA so as to effectively cha

By Dr.Prabin Manandhar Mar 03, 2016

Caution Necessary Against IMF’s Concern

Less public debt reveals that the budget is in a surplus state and that the country is not taking out more loans to cover up a budget deficit – this seems to be beneficial for Nepal’s economy. However, the IMF report links the decrease in public debt

By Shikshya Adhikari Mar 03, 2016

Time to once again see the forests – for the sake of the trees

To put this into perspective, that’s a total land area nearly as big as the entire Indian Subcontinent. Southeast Asia alone has more than 65 million hectares of degraded lands in need of restoration.

By Patrick Durst Feb 23, 2016

Border Difficulties Figured In My India Visit: CoAS General Chhetri

During his maiden India visit at the invitation of Chief of Indian Army General Dalbir Singh Suhag recently, Chief of Army Staff General RajendraChhetri met high ranking Indian security officials, and ministers, and discussed the Madhesh agitation an

By A Correspondent Feb 20, 2016

Congratulations Nepal Team and Thank You Nepal Police

Nepal ended their 23-year wait for football gold as they rallied from a goal down to beat arch rivals India 2-1 in the final of the 12th South Asian Games at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium in Guwahati, India. Nepal last won the title in the Sout

By Dr.Prabin Manandhar Feb 19, 2016

CRY OUT -- ‘PAKHLAS’ Cry Out – ‘Pakhlas’

If the current intraparty elections of the Nepali Congress is anything to go by, here too the candidates backed by the veterans Koiralas, Prakash Man Singh, Gagan Thapa at Morang, Kathmandu 1 and Kathmandu 4 respectively seem to have fallen by the wa

By Hemang Dixit Feb 19, 2016

Defending Narendra Bhai

The pre-blockade Narendra Modi was seen as having radically reoriented India’s neighbourhood policy from that of security paranoia to that of development with India as the engine of growth. With the blockade, however, Modi has revealed himself to be

By Dipak Gyawali Feb 18, 2016

ROK Lays Out Foreign Policy Goals for the Year 2016

As North Korea’s recent provocative action threats the peace in Korean Peninsula, Republic of Korea’s (ROK) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly with the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Unification presented to President Park Geun-hy

By A Correspondent Feb 15, 2016

Nothing Is Well

Small wonder a mismanaged country Nepal has created a new record on the corruption front. Nepal has become the third most corrupt country in South Asia and fifteenth globally, according to Transparency International. As per the Corruption Perception

By Dr. Tilak Rawal Feb 06, 2016

The Opportunity of Building Back Better

There is a huge need to rebuild houses since more than 800,000 homes were completely destroyed or damaged in the affected districts.

By Dr.Prabin Manandhar Feb 06, 2016

Thought for Future Action

At this point I recalled that our previous and then PM Sushil Koirala had, as he took office stated that local elections would be held within six months and that the constitution would be brought out within one year.

By Hemang Dixit Feb 06, 2016

Political Stalemate

Despite such flexibility, it is unlikely to see a breakthrough in ending the political deadlock and blockade shortly.

By Keshab Poudel Jan 22, 2016

Loktantra’s Pants on Fire

Last Monday, Nepal Britain Society held a discussion program led by former finance minister Madhukar Sumshere Rana on why Nepal should join the Commonwealth of Nations. Held to also celebrate the bi-centenary of Nepal-Britain diplomatic relations (an

By Dipak Gyawali Jan 22, 2016

Series of disasters in Nepal: An urgent call for private sector preparedness

Foresight of the government and the relevant agencies would have made the aftermath a lot smoother as far as adequate insurance compensations for the deceased trekkers' families were concerned.

By Amit K. Shrestha Jan 22, 2016

Response Architecture

The organizational structure of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) is highly political and bureaucratic. The maintenance of the core humanitarian tenets of impartiality, neutrality, efficiency and accountability is a constant challenge in th

By Dr.Prabin Manandhar Jan 22, 2016

Eggs in One Basket

Then during days of Panchayat Rule the industries gifted by China and Russia, such as the Agriculture implements, Sugar, Cigarettes, Paper, Leather and Brick & Tile factories served the Nation with their various products. But the world was changing

By Hemang Dixit Jan 22, 2016

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