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Partnering with persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations As the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, we honour the leadership of persons with disabilities and their tireless efforts to build a more inclusive, accessible and sustainable world. At the same time, we resolve to work harder to ensure a society that […]

India’s intolerant “democracy” targets minority Muslims

N. P. Upadhyaya Kathmandu: India’s tolerance level is at its lowest ebb. The people in “minorities” in India perhaps are feeling the worst with the advent of Prime Minister Modi who has many a times exhibited his deep rooted hatred that he has for Indian Muslims. It could be said that the Bharatiya Janta Party, […]

Possible wars for Water underscore import of Nepal’s Peace Zone Proposal

Professor Anand Aditya, Kathmandu, Nepal “Nothing is so powerful as an idea whose time has come,” said Victor Hugo. Wading through the strands of arguments that Isabelle Duquesne weaves into her thesis, the evidence she gathers, and the scope for Nepal as a zone of peace (NZOP) that she profiles indeed leaves the reader with […]

How to Mitigate the Systemic Risks on Nepalese Economy?

Dev Raj Dahal, Kathmandu, Nepal Regardless of circumstances Nepalese planners and decision-makers have blindly followed global patterns of economic thinking rather than evolving contextual policy suitable to its reality, basic values, and people’s needs. Annual per capita income of $487 puts landlocked Nepal in the bracket of least developed country. Squeezed between India and China, […]

Internal Conflicts and Opportunistic Intervention by Neighboring States: A study of India’s involvement in Insurgencies in South Asia-Part 2

Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Naazer Assistant Professor, International Islamic University, Islamabad India and Insurgencies in Neighbouring Countries: This section elucidates how internal conflicts arose in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan and offered openings to opportunistic neighbors like India to intervene. It also illuminates how, and why, New Delhi responded to these internal conflicts in its […]