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Nepal: Statement on Combating Violence against Women

Kathmandu: The undersigned members of the international community are concerned about the high prevalence of violence against women in Nepal. The undersigned countries issuing a press note dated October 4/19 are Embassy of Australia, Embassy of Finland, Embassy of France, Embassy of Norway, Embassy of Switzerland, Embassy of the United Kingdom, and United Nations in […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping may or may not visit Nepal

Kathmandu: Nepali media reports hint that President Xi Jinping may visit Nepal this year end. However, our own sources say that “given the lukewarm” treatment accorded to the visiting Chinese State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, it is highly unlikely that the State Counsellor could convince his President to visit Nepal this year. The […]

Nepal: Failing Federalism

 Prof. Durga D. Poudel, USA: On August 2, 2009, I published an article entitled “Federalism in Nepal: Issues and Concerns” in one of the online portals in Nepal, stressing a need for a thorough discussion on advantages and disadvantages of federalism before adopting it in the country. Obviously, the ultimate goal of any administrative and political […]

Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli: Days Are Numbered?

That former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal is an agent of a bogus Christian Cult has just come to light. The Nepali media which is not only a vibrant one but intelligent also has found several connections which prove that Madhav had developed ties with this South Korean Christian cult since twenty five years or […]

Unification spree: RPP (Lohani) to unify with NC (BP)

Yet another political gimmick has surfaced in Nepali politics. To be honest, after the advent of the republican order in Nepal, several gimmicks have either been played right inside the country by our own political players or at times the Indian machinery compels the domestic players to stage a stunt wherein political men or for […]