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PM Khan’s live TV debate offer unnerves Indian PM Modi

3 years ago Friday, March 4, 2022telegraphnepal

N. P. Upadhyaya Kathmandu: Predictably, India must have been in a state of high depression. Reasons are in abundance. Two high magnitude quake on the Richter scale supposedly must have rocked the former seat of the Mughals and then the British India Company. The first one, for sure, must have been the news that PM […]

Nepal’s Gurkha recruitment: A slur and bolt on the dignity of the nation

3 years ago Wednesday, March 2, 2022telegraphnepal

-Prem Kumari Pant It was in the year 1885 that the recruitment of Gurkhas for the British Army was formally permitted by Bir Shumsher (1885-1901). The settlement of this issue had been pending since 1816. During the First World War (1914-18), the Gurkha troops fought on the British side and established a reputation for skill, […]

Stepping into the Next Level: Nepal’s Graduation from LDC Group and Diplomatic Efforts

3 years ago Wednesday, March 2, 2022telegraphnepal

– Gyan Chandra Acharya Former Foreign Secretary, Nepal The United Nations General Assembly endorsed the decision of ECOSOC to graduate Nepal from the LDC status with a 5-year transition period in November this year, 2021. This is a recognition of sustained progress that Nepal has achieved over the years, in particular in the last decade, […]

Nepal-India Peace and Friendship Treaty: 1950 in the Present Context

3 years ago Tuesday, March 1, 2022telegraphnepal

Bhagirath Basnet Former Ambassador of Nepal to Bangladesh and Former Acting Foreign Secretary Time and again, political leaders and intelligentsia in Nepal are taking up the issue of Nepal-India Treaty of Peace and Friendship concluded in 1950. It is one of the most contentious issues in Nepal-India relation. We want to revise the treaty and […]

Nepal: Foreign Policy and national security

3 years ago Monday, February 28, 2022telegraphnepal

Chandra Dev Bhatta, Nepal The crisis in conducting foreign policy and maintaining national security are also posing serious threat to state-building process in Nepal. It is safe to say that both have not gained serious political attention. There is a huge gap between political forces and national security organs of the state. The security organs and […]

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