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NC won't conspire to split ruling coalition, it will split itself: NC Chief Whip Lekhak

Nepali Congress (NC) gave the vote of confidence to the government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' in hopes of turning the tables on the ruling coalition. However, this effort seemed to turn futile until the elections o…

US and China should be told to spare Nepal from geopolitical conflict: Vijay Kant Karna

Vijay Kant Karna is a former Nepali Ambassador to Denmark. Karna is a former associate professor at Tribhuvan University (TU), and is currently executive chairman of the Center for Social Inclus…

India's position on Russia-Ukraine war has not affected India-US ties: Jaishankar

Dhruva Jaishankar is executive director of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) America and also a non-resident fellow with the Lowy Institute in Australia. Previously, he was a fellow at Brookings India in New Delhi, the Brookings Institution in …

India is heavily criticized in Nepal, no one utters word against China: Prof. Kondapalli

Srikanth Kondapalli is the Dean of School of International Studies and a Professor of China studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Kondapalli is a frequent writer and commentator in the national and international media. Nepalkh…

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BRI will remain central part of Xi’s foreign policy in his third term: Dr. Chang

Dr. Peter Chang is the Deputy Director of the Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya. He holds his Doctorate from Harvard University, US. He works on more applied ethics trajectory, exploring how a rejuvenated Confucian tradition may shape…

Existence of alliance unaffected by who becomes PM: Maoist leader Shakti Basnet

The November 20 General Election did not bear pleasant result for the CPN (Maoist Center). The party won only 18 first-past-the-post (FPTP) and 15 proportional representation (PR) seats out of the total 275 seats in the Federal Parliament. The Ma…

UML-Maoist Center alliance possible if Prachanda offered PM: Nihar Nayak

The international community is closely watching on the results of the recently-held House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assembly (PA) elections in Nepal. Neighboring India, China and the superpower America, which are more importa…

Bangladesh providing 22 scholarships to Nepali medical students: Ambassador Salahuddin

Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury is the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Nepal. Before taking up this assignment, he held the position of Director General (Administration) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka. In his diplo…

China’s courting of developing countries needs to be watched carefully: Prof. Dr. B. R. Deepak

Dr. B. R. Deepak is a professor and chairperson at the Centre for Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He was trained in Chinese history and India-China relations at the Peking University, Chinese Academy of S…

Provincial units are just bleeding state coffers dry: Mayor Hamal

Gopal Hamal was elected as the mayor of Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City in Kailali district earlier in May this year. He secured his win by defeating his arch-rival Nrip Bahadur Oda, a veteran local leader of the ruling Nepali Congress. Hamal is get…