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Prem Singh Basnyat

Prem Singh Basnyat is a Brigadier General (Retired) of Nepal Army. PhD in military history, he has authored several books on military and political history of Nepal, besides being a visiting lecturer to universities in Nepal and abroad. He is also the Chairman of Nepal Museum Association.
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Stemming terrorism

Published On: May 12, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

Poverty, unemployment, corruption, political crime and lack of rule of law are root causes of terrorism in South Asia. To eliminate terrorism, we need to address these causes

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Testing times for Asia

Published On: March 3, 2019 02:00 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

Nepal should be cautious about possible fallout of Western strategy to counter China by using South Asia, including Nepal and India

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Nation of challenges

Published On: September 2, 2018 02:00 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

There has been a serious breach of norms in making of provinces. Whose interest were our parties trying to serve by chopping Province 2 off from the hills?

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Understand Nepal

Published On: June 10, 2018 02:00 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

The Chinese should know that there is a country (Nepal) and people (Nepalis) to its south which wish well of China

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Letter to Modi

Published On: May 10, 2018 12:27 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

Nepalis love India. This is why India should not do anything that hurts the sentiments of Nepalis and fuels anti-India feelings.

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Unity for defense

Published On: April 19, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

All security forces and organs should function in unified command control system in case of crisis or emergency

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What EU wants

Published On: March 28, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

Nepal is a home to more than 100 ethnic communities, multiple castes and languages. Why should EU always target Khas Arya?

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Enhancing national security

Published On: March 21, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

In Nepal whose politics and national security is weakened more by internal factors, the country must frame security policy by involving experts

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Dubious intention

Published On: February 15, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

Why is India pushing for opening more pension paying offices while pension can be paid through banking channels? It smells of ulterior motive

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Hating Mahendra

Published On: September 4, 2017 12:48 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

It was May 2016. Scholars from Taiwan, China, Nepal and India were presenting their views at a three-day seminar on Nepal-India-China relation in Kathmandu. Professor Mahendra P Lama and former Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood were two of the presenters while I was a participant. In his presentation Sood was critical of what he called ‘Mahendra model of nationalism.’

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The history lesson

Published On: August 2, 2017 01:00 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

Prithvi Narayan Shah was projected as the worst of the worst thief and King Mahendra was portrayed in the same negative light.

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