Commentary

Planning and Poverty Alleviation in Nepal

–Dev Raj Dahal The information revolution has challenged the concepts and paradigms, which traditionally shaped the culture of centralized planning. There is growing recognition of the sovereignty of people, making them both shaper and creator of their own history. This changed environment is pregnant with new possibilities for direct democracy. In more general terms, the […]

The role of civil society and democratization in Nepal

-Professor Ananda P. Shrestha, (Tribhuwan University) In the ongoing political circus that the Nepali people have to bear helplessly leads one to ask: Why has the Civil Society of this country suddenly lost voice? It hardly needs mention that Civil Society in the true sense has played a catalytic role in different parts of the […]

Association of Former Career Ambassadors of Nepal (AFCAN) : An Introduction

-Sundar Nath Bhattarai The Association of Former Career Ambassadors of Nepal (AFCAN) came into being in 2007. The objectives of AFCAN, as enumerated in its constitution, are, among others, to contribute to the promotion of Nepal’s national and international interests in accordance with the country’s independent foreign policy of non-alignment, in adherence to the principles […]

Imran Khan appeals Intl. Community to help Afghan new set up

N. P. UpadhyayaKathmandu: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is on record to have said, September 26, 2020, in an article published by the Washington Post that “all those who have invested in the Afghan peace process should resist the temptation for setting unrealistic timelines. A hasty international withdrawal from Afghanistan would be unwise. We should […]

Nepal envoy Adhikari meets Pakistan PM Khan; SAARC FM’s meet in New York cancelled

Reporting by N. P. UpadhyayaKathmandu/Islamabad: Nepal’s Ambassador to the Pakistani court, His Excellency Tapas Adhikari has made a courtesy call on the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Ambassador Adhikari met PM Khan on September 21, 2021, say Nepal embassy sources in Islamabad. During the meet with the Pakistan Prime Minister, the Nepali envoy Mr. Adhikari […]