INDO-NEPAL RELATIONS: MORE NOISE MINUS SUBSTANCE [COMMENTARY]

Published On: June 9, 2016 02:49 PM NPT By: Arun Kumar Shrivastav

Lost opportunities due to current bad blood between India and Nepal will have a long-term impact. India-Nepal relations are at an all-time low and there can be nothing more unfortunate at this hour of need when Nepal has just suffered that devastating earthquake amid unending political instability.

Infographics: Make #NotWasting A Way Of Life

Published On: June 8, 2016 03:03 PM NPT By: Republica

Infographics: Make #NotWasting A Way Of Life

Together we walk

Published On: June 8, 2016 02:55 PM NPT By: Mark Lowcock

The UK is immensely proud of 200 years of cooperation between Britain and Nepal. Through our visit we hope to have further strengthened the social, economic and political bonds between our two countries. We arrive more than one year on from the 2015 earthquakes and we offer our condolences to the family and friends of those who lost their lives. We continue to be filled with admiration for the spirit and resilience of Nepali people.

Back in black

Published On: June 8, 2016 02:31 PM NPT By: Nirmal Kumar Raut

Blockade created favorable climate for unscrupulous traders to do more transactions off the official radar The recent unofficial Indian blockade had a debilitating effect on Nepali economy already crippled by poor growth in manufacturing and agriculture, high inflation, never-ending blackouts and low infrastructure investment. Illegal trading activities grew not only in border towns, but also in urban areas where demand for essential goods is relatively high.

China express

Published On: June 8, 2016 02:17 PM NPT By: Biswas Baral

The argument that the Himalayas offer the best defense against China is contradicted by rapid expansion of Chinese rail lines in Tibetan plateau A few weeks ago I was talking to a New Delhi-based Nepali academic who has closely followed recent Nepal-India engagements.

On “good writers”

Published On: June 7, 2016 07:56 PM NPT By: Shyam Sharma

The belief that you need to be a "good writer" to write effectively is a myth that has insalubrious consequences

Full of potential

Published On: June 7, 2016 07:47 PM NPT By: Bishnu Raj Upreti

Women's engagement in high-value export-led agriculture has contributed to their social, economic and political empowerment

Powerful Leaders

Published On: June 7, 2016 07:34 PM NPT By: Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

Machiavelli understood that fear and love are not opposites, and that the opposite of love—hatred—is dangerous for leaders

Combating hypertension

Published On: June 7, 2016 02:16 PM NPT By: Ann Aerts

Hypertension affects a staggering one billion people worldwide and causes 10 million deaths annually

Dangerous Duet

Published On: June 6, 2016 07:27 PM NPT By: Rohit Karki

The Doval-Rae doctrine wants assurance that naturalized citizenship holders in Nepal will get to become president and prime minister