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Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: Kamal Thapa ?

N. P. Upadhyaya Kathmandu: He stands exposed. He is not he was believed for decades and decades. Some say that he cheated his “blind followers”. But yet his dreams stand shattered at this juncture. The prestige and popularity that he have had in the Nepali society for his “distinct leaning” have turned into a farce […]

Nepal: Foreign Policy Formulation and Execution

– Gopal Thapa Former Chief of Protocol Foreign Ministry, Nepal Formulation of foreign policy takes into consideration factors, among others, a country’s geography, strategic location, economic development status and level of socio-cultural consciousness among people in the country. These elements together constitute what in fact are called the “vital national interests”. The “Yam theory” propounded […]

Nepal-India relations: the midget, mammoth and the missing link in the Himalayas

From the archive Prof. Gopal Pokharel, Maitidevi, Kathmandu The background: Historically, culturally and strategically Nepal-India relation is traced back to antiquity that dates back at least to the time of ‘Ramayana’ in the ‘TretaYug’. The relations between the two needs no further explanation and is characterized as having its origin to people to people level […]

Nepal: Contribution of Remittances in Poverty Alleviation and Employment-

Prof. Sri Dhar Khatri, Nepal Looking only at geographical distribution of migrants within their own country and household distribution of remittances do not provide the full picture on the poverty reduction with remittances hypotheses. Sri Lanka’s and Nepal’s experience illustrates that even though large numbers of migrants going abroad are from the richest districts, and […]

Nepal: Revitalizing the United Nations

-Dr. Narayan Khadka Foreign Minister, Nepal I would like to join world leaders in expressing our deepest condolences to the people across the world, who have lost their loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has silently and cruelly claimed over 4.5 million lives. The crisis has brought the world to a grinding halt, […]