High-tech agriculture can prevent oncoming global water wars
By Rupesh Paudyal, University of Leeds 13 January 2016 Forget about oil or gas – you should be worrying about the less discussed but far more concerning fact that the…
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Have you forgotten what India did to Nepal and Kashmir, Mr Ashraf Ghani?
By Shakir Lakhani, a Pakistani blogger 30 December 2016 We were not very surprised when you, Mr Ashraf Ghani, at the Heart of Asia conference in India, conveniently forgot how much…
Selection of new Indian Chief of Army Staff resultant of its security interests, including Indo-Nepal relations
By Chiran Jung Thapa, Kathmandu 19 December 2016 Almost a month after Pakistan appointed General Qamar Javed Bajwa to succeed General Raheel Sharif as its new Army Chief, India too has…
Bhaban Bhatta wonders how American-made iPhone can reach a remote Baglung village but not the “good policies”
By Ram Khatry, Sydney 6 December 2016 Chairman of Tokyo-based TBi Group, Bhaban Bhatta, had to fly to western Nepal recently when a simple incident made the high-flying businessman question the…
Age of penal majority, Doli Incapax in South Asia
By Mridu Iyer and Jivesh Jha, Dehradun 5 November 2016 It’s always disappointing to see a person of tender age knowingly or unknowingly commit an offense. Presently, a child may…
He decimated villains everywhere else but James Bond lost a moral battle at the Indian front
8 October 2016: Just when the world thought the classy actor had gone out of style, Pierce Brosnan is back with a vengeance. This time, he is not chasing villains in North…
“In the history of our friendship, today is significant day”: Modi tells Prachanda, promises US$750 million
16 Sept 2016: Editor’s Note: “In the history of our friendship, today is significant day.” This was the first sentence Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi uttered today, following the customary salutations, during…
Gagan Thapa has an idea
By Ram Khatry, Sydney 10 September 2016 Gagan Thapa is not exactly a communist comrade but the firebrand health minister of Nepal wants to bring about a sweeping revolution any way. A…
Imagine being told you’ve got cancer, and you haven’t got the funds to buy your life back
By Ram Khatry, Sydney 7 September 2016 I wanted to write their story from a first-person perspective because I knew exactly where they stood in their battle against a murderous medical condition. So…
Taming the haughty spirit, hallucinations and delusions
By Dr Suresh Thapaliya, Kathmandu Winter 1997. I was in my native village in Nuwakot district. A student of fifth standard enjoying his vacation in a pristine Nepalese village. I…
Drowning deaths in Australian Nepalese communities, lack of awareness a problem
By Dr Nirpa Bahadur Rawal, Victoria (Cowes) 2 June 2016 The Nepali diaspora in Australia has had to deal with a number of tragic drowning incidents in the last few years.…
How sex-trafficked Nepalese girl transformed Aussie billionaire Andrew Forrest’s life
By Ram Khatry, Sydney 1 June 2016 Some eight years ago, an Australian teenager had a rare opportunity of embarking on a philanthropic journey to Nepal. Until then, Grace Forrest had…
My issue with “I love My Vagina” slogan
By Chandani Sharma, Sydney The other day, a friend of mine posted a social media status on vagina. Although the post was purported to be feminist, I found myself a…
The Australian anthropology pundit who never tired of listening to Nepalese priests
6 March 2016: Vivienne Kondos, an Australian who loved all things Nepalese and a constant companion to Australia’s Nepalese diaspora, is being remembered as someone who could never have enough…
Poetry, the portrait of my canvas
By Sanu Ghimire, Sydney “If you can walk you can dance, if you can talk you can sing,” so goes the popular saying. Unfortunately, things do not work for me…
A very late post on Australia Day
By Kritika Pradhananga, Melbourne As most in Australia do on the day, we always used to have an elaborate BBQ on Australia Day. I would be busy delegating chores, assigning…
Nepal’s Third Gender Passport Blazes Trails
By Kyle Knight The arrival of a transgender activist from Nepal in Taiwan on October 24 for the 2015 International Lesbian and Gay Association’s Asia conference may seem unremarkable.…
Nepal not in mood to internationalise petro-crisis yet but secures Chinese cooperation to counter blockade
By Bharat Raj Poudel They say misfortune never comes alone. No one knows this more than Nepal as it lives the unfortunate proverb right this moment. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the…
Armed Conflict a Major Cause of Migration in Nepal
By Sumera Reshi Since 1945 more than 70 civil wars have been fought around the world. These civil wars claimed approximately 20 million deaths and displaced more than 67 million…
Cricket culture costs crocodile a meal as mummy bats the hunger out of it
A small village in the Indian state of Gujrat was in the headlines last week as Times of India broke the heart-warming story of a mum who saved her young daughter from…
