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Nepali Embassy in Beijing in trouble due to failure to timely elect delegation for Boao Forum

China and the Nepali Embassy in Beijing are facing difficulties due to the Nepal government's failure to timely elect a delegation to participate in the 'Boao Forum for Asia'. The Nepali Embassy is organizing a 'Pre-Investment Sum…

Decoding China's foreign policy thru Wang's words

I was at the Media Center in Beijing, just a short walk from the famous Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall. During the press conference held there on March 7, while noting the thoughts and opinions expressed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in m…

Attend or not to attend Boao Forum: Nepal is in a Hamletian dilemma

There has been growing concern and uncertainty surrounding who will represent Nepal, a founding member, at the Asia-level non-profit forum, the Boao Forum for Asia. On one hand, China has not given invitations to the top-notch leaders of Nepal to…

Sewa Lamsal most likely to become first female foreign secretary of Nepal

There has been a trend that the Foreign Secretary accompanies the President and the Prime Minister when they embark on a foreign trip. But outgoing Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal was not with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamaal Dahal ‘P…

Construction of Raxaul-Kathmandu railway to take five years

It will take at least five years to build the proposed railway connecting the capital Kathmandu with the Indian border town of Raxaul. The report prepared by the Konkan Railway Corporation on behalf of the Government of India shows that it will take…

'Kathmandu South' railway station will be built at Chobhar, 'Kathmandu North' at Tokha: Ananta Acharya (Interview)

Roads and railways are the development projects and the vehicles and trains that ply them are means of transportation. However, in the context of Nepal, the roads and railways have become the cause of geopolitical competition.While the preparations …

We are piling up Indian investment, leaving China in the doldrums: Pradeep Gyawali (interview)

CPN-UML leader Pradeep Gyawali took over the reins of Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a time when the disputes regarding the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the border dispute with India and the MCC agreement with the US were reach…

It's diplomatic immaturity to say PM leant toward India: Barshaman Pun (interview)

The Deputy General Secretary of the CPN (Maoist Center) Barshaman Pun returned home recently after undergoing treatment in China. After returning to Kathmandu, Pun, who is considered close to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachand’,…

Communist party won't exist beyond one and a half decades: Dr. Bhattarai (interview)

Former Prime Minister and Chairman of Nepal Samajbadi Party Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, who was elected three times from Gorkha  as a lawmaker, did not contest the election this time. Instead, he left his constituency for Chairman of the CPN (M…

Russia has a lot to offer Nepal: Ambassador Novikov (Interview)

There is an intriguing coincidence between Nepal and the diplomatic career of Alexei A. Novikov, ambassador of the Russian Federation to Nepal. When he joined the diplomatic service in 1987 through the Foreign Ministry of Russia, he was posted to th…
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