Analysis

Nepal’s sovereignty shifts to Delhi?

N. P. Upadhyaya; Kathmandu: Extracting political benefits out of the political chaos, fluidity and mayhem in the neighboring countries has become the hallmark of the Indian establishment which gained its independence in 1947 from the British slavery. India benefitted in the 1950s, 1990s and 2006 from the Nepali instability which were the creation of the RAW […]

Is Nepal an Indian colony, Prof. Swamy asked!

N. P. Upadhyaya; Kathmandu: One need not necessarily be a pro-PM Oli man to understand Comrade Prachanda and Madhav Kumar Nepal and the (negative) contributions that they may have done to “purify” the dirty politics of the country. But did they purify? Let’s talk. In fact both Prachanda and Madhav are known political personalities of this […]

Nepal: Has PM Oli become more powerful after Parliament reinstatement?

Staff Reporter: Kathmandu: The most common question people have begun to ask across the nation: Will PM Oli resign on moral grounds? Will the Prime Minister dare to face the upcoming vote of no confidence motion against him the moment the Parliamentary session resumes in the stipulated days as per the Court’s orders or shall […]

Nepal Army must understand the pain of land encroachment !

N. P. Upadhyaya; Kathmandu: A new debate that was long overdue has erupted of late in the Social media in Nepal. The issue was more or less dormant. The debate questions the very efficacy of the Nepal Army and seeks a plausible answer, “do we need the institution of a non-performing and inert Nepal Army at […]

The Governance of Natural Resources in Nepal-7

Professor D. D. Poudel. The Founder of the Asta-Ja Framework Asta-Ja Framework:  Asta-Ja is a theoretically grounded grassroots-based planning and management framework for conservation, development, and utilization of natural and human resources. Asta-Ja means eight of the Nepali letter “Ja” [Jal (water), Jamin (land), Jungle (forest), Jadibuti (medicinal and aromatic plants), Janashakti (manpower), Janawar, (animals), […]