Way to resolve Kashmir issue

Published On: October 3, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Dr. Majhar Javed

Way to resolve Kashmir issue

Curfew should be lifted, detainees should be released and the world community must give the right to self-determination to the people of Kashmir

Read More

Next phase of China’s reform

Published On: October 3, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng

Next phase of China’s reform

To continue China’s integration into global networks, the authorities will need to overcome strategic challenges

Read More

Conflict with the north

Published On: October 2, 2019 09:09 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

Conflict with the north

Tibet was a good market for Nepali traders and Nepal had good ties with Tibet. With marriage of Nepali princess Bhrikuti with King Tsroang Chong Gympo of Tibet, diplomatic and official relations became cordial. Following that many Nepali merchants and officials also married Tibetan girls. Eventually, Tibet and Nepal had both people-to-people and government-to-government ties.

Read More

China’s 70 years of progress

Published On: October 2, 2019 08:56 AM NPT By: Keyu Jin

China’s 70 years of progress

BEIJING – The celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1 will be an exuberant affair, involving glitzy cultural events, an extravagant state dinner attended by Chinese and foreign luminaries, and a grand military parade in Tiananmen Square. And, at a time of high tensions with US President Donald Trump’s administration, it will be imbued with an extra dose of patriotic enthusiasm. But while China has much to celebrate, it also has much work to do.

Read More

Revolution in digital age

Published On: October 1, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Bimal Pratap Shah

Revolution in digital age

There will first be a few revolutionaries, who are joined by hundreds of thousands then supported by millions. It happens without a central leadership and starts on the Internet

Read More

ISIS 2.0 and information war

Published On: October 1, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Anne-Marie Slaughter and Asha C Castleberry

ISIS 2.0 and information war

ISIS’s recent media resurgence is the precursor to the group’s physical revival. That is why the information war against ISIS should never stop

Read More

Falling reserves

Published On: October 1, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Rajin Ranjit

Falling reserves

In county like ours whose economy is heavily dependent on imports, foreign exchange reserves should be adequate to sustain imports for at least eight months

Read More

Decline of democracy

Published On: September 30, 2019 02:40 AM NPT By: Dinesh Bhattarai

Decline of democracy

While declaring the September 15 as the international day of democracy, the United Nations stated that “the will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of the people.” As democracy is about consulting, caring and comforting people, the job of any government is to protect people, improve their quality of life in larger freedom giving a sense of ownership in governance.

Read More

Four collision courses

Published On: September 30, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Nouriel Roubini

Four collision courses

NEW YORK – In the classic game of “chicken,” two drivers race directly toward each other, and the first to swerve is the “loser.” If neither swerves, both will probably die. In the past, such scenarios have been studied to assess the risks posed by great-power rivalries. In the case of the Cuban missile crisis, for example, Soviet and American leaders were confronted with the choice of losing face or risking a catastrophic collision. The question, always, is whether a compromise can be found that spares both parties their lives and their credibility.

Read More

Discovering caste system

Published On: September 30, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Shikhar Gurung and Logan Hunnicutt

Discovering caste system

I am Shikhar Gurung, a Nepali-American. I was born into a pleasant community in New Jersey, USA. I play volleyball for my school, Millburn High School in nice furnished indoor gyms that smell like sweat. During my recent stay in Sipaphokhare, a village in Sindhupalchowk, I played volleyball with kids on a court that was made of dirt and had the occasional intruding goat.

Read More

Just In