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Nepal-Israel Diplomatic Relations and B.P’s Contribution
Prof. Dr Shashank Koirala,
Constituent Assembly Member, Nepali Congress
While commemorating his 98th birth day we need to reflect on the challenging days and times of B.P Koirala and how this charismatic leader changed the course of history by his daft political approach guided by basic principles of democracy...( Read More ) Three cheers to the Nepal CA members for not succumbing to horse trading!
Professor Satinath Choudhary
Currently in India
Regarding failure of the Constituent Assembly to elect a Prime Minister, one of the headlines in Nepalese newspapers read: “Nepal fails to elect new PM again today, Shame! Shame! Poppy Shame!”. There is nothing to be ashamed of.
In...( Read More ) Npal: Dalit in Federalism Discourse
M. Bishwakarma
Nepal
A district level
Dalit woman in Ilam expressed her grievances over recent discourse on
Federalism stating Dalits are always Dalits, any form of system will not address
their issues. I do not think Federalism will be...( Read More ) Nepal's Economy: Traveling on the Silk-Road
Prof. Dr. Madan Kumar Dahal, Senior Economist, Nepal/ Chairman, Mega Bank
Former Head of Central Department of Economics at Tribhuvan University (TU), & President, Nepal Economic Association
( Read More ) Freedom of Information: Right to know a perspective of Nepal
Yadab Bastola
Nepal
“More and more countries around the world are adopting freedom of information legislation. This makes it easier to scrutinize government actions, and it reinforces public accountability”. Said UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova on her...( Read More ) Of Nepali Politics: Past and the Present
Arvind Rimal
Political Analyst, Nepal
Thanks to all those who took the trouble to read my article
and comment on it(Read). Let me state in clear terms that my political Guru as a
communist in the early fifties was Pushpa Lal Shrestha, while later on, as...( Read More ) Conflict sensitive journalism in post-conflict Nepal
By Yadab Bastola
Nepal
Nepal today is viewed as a country experiencing multi-level conflicts of a structural, visible, perceptual and hidden nature.
The types of conflict are layered at different systemic levels such as: violent conflict between the state and...( Read More ) Art of joyful Living
Nav Raj Pokharel
Journalist
This world has fallen apart in to two pieces. It is not due to different political ideologies of communism and democracy or geographical distance between the West and the East or by the rich and the poor, or the culture. It is by the...( Read More ) Christianization got boost during Nepal-Maoists’ jungle war
Arvinda Rimal
Political Analyst
The political farce that is being enacted in the country during these days is, first of all, demoralized by the ephemeral existence of a so called majority but in actual fact is a scarecrow government headed by a person having no political...( Read More ) Nepal: The Reality Show Of The Leaders
Nav Raj Pokharel
Journalist
After watching many reality shows played by the so-called leaders in my dear but impoverished country, I derive the conclusion that the players playing their roles honestly for the people and the country. They are for their vested...( Read More ) Urgent need to practice punctuality
Ravi Kumar
Currently in USA
After many serious
deliberations and observing the events of Nepal for past few years, it is easy
to come to a conclusion that the past few generations have been shrinking their
responsibility and piling up their share...( Read More ) Nepal: The Asta-Ja Policy Framework for Sustainable Development
Professor Durga D. Poudel
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Sustainable utilization of environmental and natural resources for accelerated economic growth is one of the major challenges currently being faced by the government of Nepal. In order to achieve fast-paced economic...( Read More ) Nepal: Globalization, Democracy and the burden of pseudo-nationalism
Anurag Acharya
Nepal
In the last last two decades, the neo-liberal political scientists have been involved in writing a grand narrative of a post-Soviet world order. The significance of the narrative lay in its unique theorization that has made globalization...( Read More ) Moving Towards Federalism: A New Experience for Nepal
Aruna Joshi
Final year, LL.B, Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal
Nepal has been governed in a centralized unitary system for centuries. Democratization in various phases of history had not led to a significant alteration in the basic set up of the system of governance. Now the scenario has...( Read More ) The New Nepal 2006-10
Madhukar S.J.B. Rana
Professor, South Asian Institute of Management
Once upon a time, when most of the globe was under the yoke of the British, European and American colonialism, during the 19th and 20th centuries, Nepal proudly stood out as one of six independent nations of Asia. As late as 1965 its per...( Read More ) Nepal: Transparency is the best policy
Ravi Kumar
USA
The Constituent Assembly’s (CA) calendar of events, first made public on December 29, 2008, has since been revised ten times. To say the least, we have reached the acme of instability. Generally, it seems that we Nepalese are busy...( Read More ) Nepal: Demilitarizing the National Security
Anurag Acharya
Nepal
The right to define ‘security’ has long been the monopoly of the military. Traditionally, it is the military that has defined the security interests of a country, and is considered to be sole provider and guarantor of its security. The...( Read More ) Nepal: Why should the PM Resign?
Nav Raj Pokharel
Journalist
Many politically conscious people of this region, the international community and the diplomatic missions in the region are befuddled for quite a long time in their quest to rightly understand the political offbeat trend of the Maoists of...( Read More ) Grading the Gross Nepalese Happiness
Ravi Kumar
Currently in USA
Nepal seems to be
engulfed in an absurd never ending cycle of hatred. At times, hatred is shown
by the general public and at other times it is being exhibited by the political
leaders. We are all busy blaming and...( Read More ) Nepal: Enabling State to Address Governance Challenges & Conflict Resolution
Dev Raj Dahal
Head-FES
The Nepalese citizens are now in the national envisioning process and trying to transform their informal society, economy and polity into formal constitutional state. They are also struggling to rebuild an inclusive state for freedom,...( Read More ) 
