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South Asia ( Pakistan) :Nuclear Security Norms and National Action Plan

-Zafar Khan and Rizwana Abbasi, Islamabad, Pakistan This section focuses on the security of Pakistan‘s nuclear arsenals. The study argues that the right of peaceful uses of nuclear technology should not be hampered by concerns about nuclear security. Pakistan has instituted a comprehensive and stringent but home-grown mechanism to ensure safety and security of its […]

Nepal: Local Development Strategy-Part 1

Insensitive Government, Conflicting Donor Agenda, and Emergent NGO Initiatives at the Grassroots Bihari Krishna Shrestha Kathmandu, Nepal “It would be tempting to think that the local cadres, who had more integrity and ability than the current standards, had played the role of catalyst, stimulating enthusiasm and subduing the conflicts and disputes found in any rural […]

Nepal: Zone of Peace Proposal ( ZoP) fused with Women and Peace Seminar 

N. P. Upadhyaya ( Aryal) The program became interesting and lively wherein the main topic “Women in Peace and Civil Society” got dramatically fused with the French scholar, Isabelle Duquesne, penned book on “Nepal: Zone of Peace” and the attending participants got more than confused over this mysterious synthesis of two separate but yet very […]

Nepal-China Relationship from Political, Economic, and Social perspectives

Dipendra Adhikari, Nepal and ZHANG Sheng, China In October 1st, 2019, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its establishment and retrospecting its diplomatic history with 178 states that have diplomatic relationship with the PRC. In August 1st, 2019, Nepal, an important neighbor of China that enjoys prolong friendship with […]

Nepal: Expulsion of Capuchin Priests during Unification process

-Dr. Niranjan Man Singh Basnyat Kathmandu, Nepal Begin text. European writers including Perceval Landon and H. Ambrose Oldfield have mentioned about this issue of cutting of noses and published such stories in their books. Earlier in 1796, one Italian Christian Priest named Giuseppe, who was living in Nepal for some time and was among other […]