Is Nepal becoming a breeding ground for Tibetan revolt?
The fluid political environment in the country seems to be providing an
opportunity not only for various internal interest groups but also for
Tibetan refugees, who are fighting for 'free Tibet' for last 50 years.
India and the pain of Kalapani and Susta
Just a day after the parliamentary committee on Human Rights and International Relations led by Amik Sherchan and an “all-party” monitoring team concluded that Indian side had indeed encroached upon Nepali land in the bordering areas of Dang district and that locals living there were forced to flee their homes due to continued atrocities on them by the Indian border security force personnel, an interview...
Lumbini facing brunt of environmental degradation
While the nation marks the World Environment Day on June 5 people from different walks of life in Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha who is known as the apostle of peace, have raised serious concern over the haphazard industrialisation going on in the area and its impact on the peaceful environment in the shrine.
Dang displaced continue to suffer as petty politics persists in Kathmandu
While the political parties continue to bicker over plum ministerial portfolios in the capital city and causing delay in giving 'full shape' to the new government, Nepali citizens in Dang district of mid-western Nepal are paying a painful price for the criminal neglect of their own government.
The silence of the outsider
What does it feel like to be an outsider? What kind of pain and loneliness does one go through being perceived as "different" in society? How are all of us handicapped in some way or the other, and how can we strive for a better world? How does it feel to live in Silence, to experience the void?
An able coordinator, but will PM Nepal be able to deliver?
Madhav Kumar Nepal had been projected as the prime ministerial candidate on several occasions in the past, but never made it. Now, rather unexpectedly, political events have gone in his favour and he is the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
Govt formation within deadline unlikely
Even as President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has called political parties representing in the Constituent Assembly to come up with a consensus government by Saturday, the political turn of events show the possibility of formation of the government so soon is very slim.
The way to go now
Now that the government's axe has finally fallen on General Katawal, it now remains to be seen how skillfully the Unified CPN (Maoist), who were the singular force behind the government's decision, will handle the aftermath.
Will Maoists agree to UML ‘face saver’?
As the ruling Unified CPN (Maoist) appears intent on booting its former nemesis Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal and has intensified parleys with key coalition partner CPN-UML and main opposition Nepali...
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