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Recalling the history of Sikkim

3 years ago Wednesday, October 13, 2021telegraphnepal

Professor Dr. Suman Dhakal, Nepal -The Turning of a Protectorate Theocracy towards Indian Democracy- In the lap of the Himalayas, there is a small and beautiful patch of land containing a conglomerate of different races and cultures. The idyllic land is called Sikkim, once the protectorate state, then an Associate state and finally twenty- second […]

A Must Serve Outpost: My First Diplomatic Posting in New Delhi

3 years ago Sunday, October 10, 2021telegraphnepal

–Madhu Raman Acharya After my promotion to the Joint Secretary level in the Diplomatic Group, as the Foreign Service was then known, I did not expect to be posted in New Delhi. Rather, I was expecting to wait a bit longer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to become an ambassador, as careerists would be […]

A Forward-looking Foreign Policy for Nepal

3 years ago Wednesday, October 6, 2021telegraphnepal

-Kedar Bhakta Shrestha, Nepal Years ago, a highly placed person asked me “does Nepal have a foreign policy?” Years later, another prominent person made an identical query. I was somewhat intrigued and pondered myself as to the reason behind such dignitaries doubting about Nepal having a foreign policy. I had felt, on those occasions, that […]

Geopolitical and geostrategic developments in the Asia Pacific

3 years ago Monday, October 4, 2021telegraphnepal

-SartaJ Aziz, Former Advisor to the Prime Minister, Government of Pakistan Geopolitical and geostrategic developments in the Asia Pacific have been moving rapidly in the recent past. The United States brought greater focus on the region by launching the ‘Asia Pivot’ in 2011. The Pivot, renamed as ‘rebalance’ strengthens alliances with Japan, South Korea, India, […]

Focus has shifted from Atlantic to Asia Pacific

3 years ago Saturday, October 2, 2021telegraphnepal

–Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Pakistan There was a shift in the balance of power from West to East and after 9/11 this shift became more apparent due to military failures in Iraq and Afghanistan and also failures of regime change that shattered the status quo in most of the Muslim world. We have been facing […]

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