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Nepal: Kashmir Dispute at a Glance

-Peace through dialogue-   -Saima Afzal, Islamabad, Pakistan “Peace and stability will remain a distant dream in South Asia without a resolution of the Kashmir dispute. Therefore, the Kashmir issue should be resolved for peace and tranquility in the South Asian region. India and Pakistan have fought three wars on Kashmir and this creates a […]

Nepal: Sendoff party organized for Government officials by Japan envoy

Kathmandu: The Ambassador japan to the court of Nepal, Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, hosted a send-off party for Nepal’s government officials who will be studying in Japan under the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) at his official Residence in Tahachal, July 26, 2023.  The JDS offers Nepal’s young government officials two-year Master’s Degree courses […]

Nepal: Fragile diplomacy

 “Our foreign policy experts say that Nepal has no option except from maintaining balanced relations with the two giant neighbours and other countries as well. A small mistake in maintaining foreign policy could be very costly for Nepal, they believe”.  -Excerpt from the article.  ################################################## -Pushpa Raj Pradhan Chief Editor The People’s Review Weekly, Nepal […]

Nepal: Planting Cherry( Sakura) Trees along the Bagmati River

Kathmandu:  The Japanese Universities Alumni Association, Nepal (JUAAN ) and the Lalitpur Metropolitan City planted 70 cherry trees (the Japanese call them SAKURA) and 40 peach trees along the bank of Bagmati River, upstream and downstream of the Bagmati Bridge, July 15, 2023. This was part of JUAAN’s 50th anniversary celebration, with JUAAN providing the […]

Nepal: Sweden NATO-membership euphoria-a note of caution

-By Tone Bleie Professor Norway’s Arctic University The ongoing Nordic pitched NATO expansion – introductory observations These days most editor-led public and private media broadcast Turkey’s acceptance of Swedish membership in uncomfortably euphoric terms. I leave out the Ukrainian membership issue in this short op-ed. Quite some colleagues of mine from the Asian region send […]