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Nepal: THE POWER OF WORDS poetry collection

Sushant Thapa Nepal Business College, Biratnagar, Nepal. I am thrilled to have read “The Power of Words”, a poetry collection written by Binod Dawadi from Nepal and edited and written by Sydnie Beaupre from Canada. This collaboration of two poetic souls have created indelible marks on the sands of modern literature. But it can also […]

Nepal’s Geo-Strategic Importance for an Effective Foreign Policy

Rajendra B. Shrestha Former President of Nepal Council of World Affairs Abstract: Nepal’s unique geo-strategic position has contributed to expand its roles and enhance its strategic significance in the regional as well as the global affairs. South Asia is becoming a new heartland in the 21st century due to the rise of China, India and […]

Local Governance in Nepal-Part 2

-Professor Rabindra Khanal, Kathmandu, Nepal (Continued from the last issue). Welfare Approach: Since the objective of modern state is to facilitate the well being of its people, one may say that a modern state is a welfare state. The concept of welfare state in the modern period is linked not only with the social security […]

Status and Issues of Water Resources in the context of Nepal-Part 1

-Professor Dr. Narendra Man Shakya Water Resources Engineering Institute of Engineering Tribhuvan University, Nepal General: Nepal is endowed with abundant water resources from the availability point of view. The waters are regarded as the key strategic natural resources having the potential to be the catalyst for all round development and economic growth of the country. […]

Nepal’s Relations with Rising China and Prospect of Trilateral Cooperation

– Pradhumna B. Shah Former Ambassador to Brazil And (Dean of the SAARC Group of Ambassadors in Brazil) Nepal-China Relations: Although relations between Nepal and China were formalized following the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1955, their friendly relations date back to time immemorial. China is Nepal’s close friend, trustworthy neighbor and a reliable development […]