Dr Krishna Pandey Purbanchal University 11 June 2020 A face-off between Nepal and India began when Nepal released its new political and administrative map on May 20 which is currently…
Despite Nepal’s unique and historical ties with India, the former has been encroached upon by the latter since 1950s. The dispute in Kalapani region was aggravated by India’s unilateral issue of a new political map in November 2019 as well as by the inauguration of a link road between Dharchula and Lipulekh Pass on May 8. It was followed by an unusually strong statement by Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane claiming Nepal’s objection to Lipulekh road was at the behest of some third party. Then the Government of Nepal issued an updated political map by incorporating Limpiyadhura-Kalapani-Lipulekh areas per the Sugauli Treaty provisions.
9 May 2020 I Kathmandu has once again called on India to “to refrain from carrying out any activity inside the territory of Nepal”. Nepal’s latest discontent comes after its…
By Jagannath Adhikari, Curtin University China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has ambitions to reshape the global economy by connecting more than 60 countries across Asia, Europe and Africa through…
By Nick Bisley, La Trobe University July 27, 2017 Conflict was almost baked into Asia’s post-1945 international order. Taiwan’s contested status following the communist victory in China’s civil…
By Fahad Saeed, King Abdulaziz University 31 March 2017 If you were travelling via motorway from Islamabad to Lahore during November or December 2016, you might have felt like your…
By Bikram Timilsina, Brisbane 30 March 2016 Monday’s discussions between Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” and Chinese President Xi Jinping produced no substantial results for the Himalayan nation.…
27 March 2017: He is not trying to keep India close to his heart and push China away, Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” has said to Chinese President…
By Choodamani Bhattarai, Leesburg 28 December 2016 Last week, Nepal’s deputy prime minister and finance minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara hosted a dinner in honour of visiting Chinese leader Liu Qibao. The…
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…
By Chiran Jung Thapa, Kathmandu 27 November 2016 Filipino President – Rodrigo Duterte has hogged the limelight for his draconian measures against drug peddlers and users, and also for his erratic…
8 November 2016: There are signs of a rapidly deteriorating relationship between Nepal and China amid reports of a frustrated and angry China questioning Nepal’s commitment to its one-China policy.…
23October 2016: When democracy was restored in Nepal following the 1990 Jana Andolan against King Birendra’s autocratic rule, political celebrities promised their fellow subjects that they would soon turn Nepal into a South Asian “Switzerland”. Twenty…
Sanusha Naidu, Senior Researcher University of South Africa 16 October 2016 The alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, collectively known as BRICS, are having its eighth summit in…
14October 2016: A Kathmandu-based media outlet claimed yesterday that China recently pledged assistance to modernise Nepal Army’s “military hardware” as well as upgrade its disaster management capacity. The promise was made after Nepal’s defence…
By Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, Guwahati, India 30 September 2016: The mighty Himalayas act as the water tower of the South and Southeast Asian region. More than ten major rivers originate…
13 Sep 2016: China has rubbished speculations that relationship between the communist superpower and Nepal soured following the re-emergence of Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal as the prime minister. Days earlier, Nepalese…
By Krandan Chapagain, Kathmandu 11 Aug 2016: The doubt over President Xi Jinping’s visit to Nepal has been put to rest, for now, with a five-member delegation of Chinese international relations…
Despite cynicism both at home and abroad, it seems Nepalese Prime Minster KP Sharma Oli’s recent China visit is beginning to yield results. The small South Asian nation and the emerging world power…
Indian media has spotted a familiar pattern in the upcoming China visit of Nepal’s Chief of Army Staff, General Rajendra Chhetri. His visit, whether by sheer coincidence or design, begins on the same…
