International

Nepal: Belt and Road Initiative

Prem Kumari Pant, Nepal The Silk Roads is traditionally regarded as trading route of ancient Chinese civilization. Trade in silk grew during the Han Dynasty in the first and second centuries. Historically, the Silk Road is a unique example of intercontinental cooperation and collaboration not only of trade and commerce but also in the realm […]

Resurgence of Terrorism in Pakistan

Dr.Rizwan Naseer Strategy Security Analyst, Pakistan To understand the recent wave of terrorism in Pakistan there is a need to take a glimpse into Pakistan’s war against terrorism. Afghanistan has always been important for Pakistan in terms of security. As the U.S. troops launched the global war against terrorism in Afghanistan against Al-Qaeda and its […]

PM Khan’s live TV debate offer unnerves Indian PM Modi

N. P. Upadhyaya Kathmandu: Predictably, India must have been in a state of high depression. Reasons are in abundance. Two high magnitude quake on the Richter scale supposedly must have rocked the former seat of the Mughals and then the British India Company. The first one, for sure, must have been the news that PM […]

Nepal’s Gurkha recruitment: A slur and bolt on the dignity of the nation

-Prem Kumari Pant It was in the year 1885 that the recruitment of Gurkhas for the British Army was formally permitted by Bir Shumsher (1885-1901). The settlement of this issue had been pending since 1816. During the First World War (1914-18), the Gurkha troops fought on the British side and established a reputation for skill, […]