South Asia

Nepal envoy Adhikari greets Pakistan’s first lady Mrs. Samina Alvi

Kathmandu: The Embassy of Nepal in Islamabad, Pakistan had participated in the MOFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Charity Bazar, held Saturday, November 27, 2021, in Islamabad. In the Bazar, says a press release issued by the Nepal embassy in Islamabad, the embassy had a stall where it displayed Nepal’s traditional products, curio items and tourism […]

India’s intolerant “democracy” targets minority Muslims

N. P. Upadhyaya Kathmandu: India’s tolerance level is at its lowest ebb. The people in “minorities” in India perhaps are feeling the worst with the advent of Prime Minister Modi who has many a times exhibited his deep rooted hatred that he has for Indian Muslims. It could be said that the Bharatiya Janta Party, […]

Possible wars for Water underscore import of Nepal’s Peace Zone Proposal

Professor Anand Aditya, Kathmandu, Nepal “Nothing is so powerful as an idea whose time has come,” said Victor Hugo. Wading through the strands of arguments that Isabelle Duquesne weaves into her thesis, the evidence she gathers, and the scope for Nepal as a zone of peace (NZOP) that she profiles indeed leaves the reader with […]

Internal Conflicts and Opportunistic Intervention by Neighboring States: A study of India’s involvement in Insurgencies in South Asia-Part 2

Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Naazer Assistant Professor, International Islamic University, Islamabad India and Insurgencies in Neighbouring Countries: This section elucidates how internal conflicts arose in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan and offered openings to opportunistic neighbors like India to intervene. It also illuminates how, and why, New Delhi responded to these internal conflicts in its […]

The Himalayan River relations: War not a big deal

Professor Upendra Gautam, Kathmandu, Nepal Rivers origin and flow: Both the northern and southern basins of Himalayan Asia are fed by the rivers originating in the Himalaya, the abode of snow. The Himalayan Mountains are the source of life and livelihood for the people of South Asia and China. Whether it is Brahmputra (Yarlung Zangbo […]