South Asia

Nepal desires to expand its engagement with Israel in various sectors: Foreign Secretary Bharat Poudyal

Nepal-Israel Relations:  Kathmandu: Back in 1960, Nepal and Israel decided to formalize our diplomatic relations, acting with extraordinary vision and far-sightedness. Nepal was among the first countries in Asia, and the first in South Asia, to recognize the State of Israel. We were also the only country in the region for many years to host […]

Nepal: Japan envoy Kikuta pays a courtesy call on COAS Sharma

Nepal-Japan Relations:  Kathmandu, June 8, 2022: The Ambassador of Japan to the court of Nepal, H.E. Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, paid a courtesy call on the Chief of the Army Staff of nepal, General Prabhu Ram Sharma today. On the occasion, Ambassador Kikuta congratulated General Sharma in person for his appointment as the Chief of the […]

Why Nepali population love to ‘hate’ India?

National /Regional Affairs: With Malice to None.   N. P. Upadhyaya (Aryal) Kathmandu: India is certainly a troublemaker for several countries in South Asia, is what has been the South Asian regional experience more so especially to the so called Independent and sovereign Nepal which, bluntly speaking, is virtually controlled by the Indian regime born 1947. […]

Nepal: Out-of-the-Box Approaches to Mitigating Forever Problems in Asia

A five minutes read.  Chiran Shumsher Thapa Life member of Nepal Council of World Affairs (NCWA) Abstract: Containment of disputes, the border issue between China and India, the partition of Kashmir between India and Pakistan, and the unrealized potential for irrigation of Nepal’s water for the Indian landmass have continued along with the simultaneous development […]

For Hina Rabbani Khar Kashmir dispute is “An Elephant in the Room”

South Asian Regional Affairs:  N. P. Upadhyaya (Aryal) Kathmandu: Two ministers in the same Pakistani cabinet possess two different views on India occupied Kashmir. If the first one is flexible but the other rather appears fairly strong and adamant. While the senior minister rank wise has a soft tone towards the rival nation-the Indian establishment […]