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Babu Krishna Karki

The author is Brigadier General (Retired) of Nepal Army. Views are personal.
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Riposte to Army’s restructuring, right-sizing and reform rationalization

Published On: December 23, 2021 11:45 AM NPT By: Babu Krishna Karki

Gautam’s call for increasing inclusivity in NA too aims to mislead the audience. NA is a voluntary service and there is no policy or culture in NA to proscribe anyone based on caste, ethnicity, creed, or gender. In fact, NA has remained the most inclusive institution in Nepal since its inception.

India’s Chinese red herring in Nepal

Published On: September 14, 2020 12:45 PM NPT By: Babu Krishna Karki

In principle and official pronouncements, India-Nepal relations have always an exemplary brotherly bond. The reality, however, is markedly different. It has remained acrimonious at the core but was always enveloped in a veneer of unparalleled amity. After the current territorial row that plunged bilateral relations to rock bottom, that long-held façade of a special bond has crumbled like a house of cards.

Shyam Sharan’s punitive prescriptions: Perils to Nepal-India relations

Published On: August 31, 2020 04:00 PM NPT By: Babu Krishna Karki

Irrespective of how putrid the Oli led government maybe for its excesses, the Nepali people will stand unwaveringly united and support the government over the border dispute with India. Any sinister attempt to wedge a divide is bound to fuel more resentment.