KATHMANDU, Jan 4: A group of civil society members has issued a warning to the government, urging it to exercise prudence in signing agreements that may contradict national interests.

In recent times, there has been a concerning trend of Nepali youths joining foreign armed forces, particularly in conflict-ridden countries like Russia. The Nepali authorities should take proactive measures to discourage this practice in order to protect the national interest and ensure the welfare of its citizens.

KATHMANDU, July 29: Infrastructure experts have suggested to the government that it kept in-centre the national interest while receiving foreign loans and grants for infrastructure building.

To practically implement the new foreign policy, it is important to integrate it with core national interests and priorities.

Brent Scowcroft remembered

August 14, 2020 18:50 pm

At a time when US President Donald Trump has run through four national security advisers in four years, and seems unable to distinguish national interest from his personal interest, Brent Scowcroft's legacy is more relevant than ever.

Road to take

May 19, 2019 01:05 am

“Efforts to define national interest presuppose agreement on the nature of the country whose interests are to be defined. National interest derives from national identity. We have to know who we are before we can know what our interests are”, said Samuel P Huntington. Nepal has constitutionally defined its national interest, state policy and foreign policy whereby “safeguarding of the freedom, sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality, independence and dignity of Nepal, the rights of the Nepalese people, border security, economic wellbeing and prosperity” have been the basic elements of our national interest.

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: Chairman of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that foreign capital should be used for the national interest by prioritizing the development of national capital.