Insights into India

Published On: August 28, 2017 12:30 AM NPT By: Madhukar SJB Rana

Insights into India

Thakur is an optimist and believes Indian democracy will become more progressive the more unsettled it is.

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Decoding RPP split

Published On: August 27, 2017 12:31 AM NPT By: Siddhartha Thapa

Much to the disappointment of its cadres and supporters across the country, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) witnessed a vertical split on August 6, 2017. After two weeks of bitter accusations and counter-accusations, RPP-Democratic was formally recognized by the Election Commission, following a Supreme Court verdict instructing the EC to honor the verified signatures submitted by RPP-D during the registration of their new party.

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Typhus alert

Published On: August 27, 2017 12:27 AM NPT By: Dr Sher Bahadur Pun

Until August 20th, at least 22 Scrub typhus cases were diagnosed among patients with fever who visited the out-patient department of Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital as well as among those referred there from various hospitals of Kathmandu. Many patients who were positive for Scrub typhus had no history of travel beyond Kathmandu city.

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Guilty Man

Published On: August 27, 2017 12:24 AM NPT By: Nina Khrushcheva

NEW YORK: In 1940, with Britain standing alone against Nazi Germany, a short book called Guilty Men was published under the pseudonym of “Cato.” Its authors were the future Labour Party leader Michael Foot, the Liberal journalist Frank Owen, and the Conservative journalist Peter Howard. Guilty Men was a jeremiad that called to account the men—including Neville Chamberlain and Lord Halifax, then still members of Winston Churchill’s cabinet—whose appeasement of Adolf Hitler had helped to bring the United Kingdom to the brink of annihilation.

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Quantum R&D leap

Published On: August 26, 2017 12:45 AM NPT By: Amrit Paudel

Strong partnership between government and scientists is imperative to make informed decisions going forward

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Equality in festivities

Published On: August 26, 2017 12:30 AM NPT By: Usha Pokharel

If mythology gave conflicting messages and depicted women as weak, men have been no better, always laying down rules for women to follow

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Elephant in the room

Published On: August 26, 2017 12:13 AM NPT By: Sushav Niraula

The recent video ‘Elephants to the rescue in Nepal’ is an example of cultural appropriation

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Doklam clouds over Nepal

Published On: August 24, 2017 01:30 AM NPT By: Biswas Baral

Doklam clouds over Nepal

After the border blockade and recent floods in Tarai, partly attributable to India-built roads and dams, there are very few intellectuals in Nepal who are ready to take up India’s cause.

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Divided loyalty

Published On: August 23, 2017 01:30 AM NPT By: Naresh Rai

Divided loyalty

South Asian migrant workers are not only contributing remittances, they are also promoting trade and foreign direct investment, changing global trends.

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Deuba’s Delhi brief

Published On: August 23, 2017 01:00 AM NPT By: Devendra Gautam

Deuba’s Delhi brief

The onus is on countries like Nepal which share borders with both India and China to step up efforts to deescalate.

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