Middle East

Nepal: Saudi-Iran détente ; Prospects and Challenges

Afrasiab Minhas Defense Analyst, Pakistan In a series of diplomatic overtures that may significantly improve the Gulf region’s geopolitical environment, the initiation of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia hold a pivotal position. The surprising change in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) tone towards Iran is indeed a welcome development in a region […]

Failure of US-China meet & India’s undue intrusion in Nepal’s internal affairs

N. P. Upadhyaya (Aryal) Kathmandu: The fragrance of the G20 Bali, Indonesia meet, November 14, 2022, was short lived and so it evaporated in the thin ethereal medium instantly and has been replaced by “confrontation” over expected “reconciliation” in between the two political giants, the US and China. All that happened was in quick sequence […]

Nepal: Shifts in Global politics and likely ‘Alignments and Realignments’

N. P. Upadhyaya (Aryal) Kathmandu: The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Nepal, Dr. Thomas Prinz has set the ball rolling making a somewhat odd comments on China from the Nepali soil. If one were to listen and read to the remarks made by Dr. Bhim Rawal, a Nepali political personality associated with […]

Nepal: Iranian hijab protest draws US attention

-Ms. Mahasa Amini’s death jolts Iranian Regime- N. P. Upadhyaya (Aryal) Kathmandu: News events from Islamic State of Iran rarely appear in Nepali news media. This could have two obvious reasons. Either we are less interested in Burqa, Niqab and Hijab affairs of the Muslim ladies from the Muslim nations or it could be that […]

Nepal: The US Response to the Iranian Hijab Protests

Katrin Fidencio San Diego, USA Biratnagar/San Diego (USA) : In the recent days, Iran has been grasped by a progression of mass fights that stand out. The fights, generally driven by ladies, are to some degree exceptional. While both dissent and ladies’ support in fight in Iran are not new, the fights of the beyond […]