A citizenship certificate, in Nepal, is the one and only significant document to acquire other primary legal identity documents such as passports, driving licenses, voter ID cards, and birth registration certificates. In the absence of a citizenship…
Dr Madan Kumar Bhattarai, former Foreign Secretary and ambassador to Germany and Japan, needs no introduction. He is already a name as a diplomat. Now he has been equally active in writing biographies of people who have made contributions in on…
National interests are the raison d’etre for foreign policy. Advancing national interests is the main objective of our foreign policy. We should tailor our foreign policy to suit our national interests and pursue an interest-based foreign…
Speculations are being made that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to the US will directly affect Asia and indirectly world politics. The growing relationship between America and India --which are suffering from China -- can b…
The preamble of the Constitution of Nepal states that Nepal is committed to socialism based on democratic norms and values including the people’s competitive multiparty democratic system of governance.
The Constitution has laid down provisi…
Nepal is going to hold by-election on April 23 for the vacant seats in the federal parliament. These seats had become vacant when Ram Chandra Paudel, the elected candidate from Tanahun-1, and Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav from Bara-2 had resigne…
Positive thinking makes you feel happy and energized. Positive thoughts fill in your mind with goodness. It helps you envision a brighter future. It is a state of hopeful optimism that always sees the bright side of life, rather than dwell…
I am repeatedly listening to a Hindi song (hymn) while writing this article.
"Kavee pyaseko pani pilaya nahin,
bad amrit pilane se kya phaida?"
(What's the use of providing ambrosia when even the water is not given w…
This article deals with the issues surrounding consumer rights in Nepal and the rampant violations that occur in every aspect of the market. Jyoti Baniya, a leading consumer rights activist in Nepal, explains that while some people are aware of thei…