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Janakpur-Jaynagar Railway Line: A New Milestone in Nepal-India Relations

People in Nepal and India were shocked when Nepal’s only Janakpur-Jaynagar Railway that connected Janakpur, the holy city of Nepal with Jaynagar, the border town in Bihar, India was closed almost a decade ago. But those people are in rejoicing mood

October 07, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, Ayodhya, COVID-19, Goddess Sita Janakpur, Jaynagar, Developmental Partnership, religious tourism

अयोध्या में राम मंदिर: नेपाल के हिंदुओं ने कैसे मनाया इसका जश्न?

Prof Hari Bansh Jha

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 5 अगस्त, 2020 को उत्तर प्रदेश की अयोध्या नगरी में राम मंदिर के निर्मा�

October 06, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Hindi, Article, भूमि पूजन, राम राज्य, जनकपुर, भगवान राम, नेपाल के हिंदू, सीता राम, नेपाल से चांदी की ईंटें

Unlocking the Lockdown in Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha

In Nepal, people suffered most during the nationwide lockdown that was imposed in the country almost six months ago on March 24. Nevertheless, COVID-19 cases keep on spreading in different parts of the country. There were only two COVID-19 cases in t

September 28, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, Tourism, COVID-19, Remittances, Diwali, Kathmandu Valley, UN Development Programme, Vijay Dasjami

Sustainability of Federalism in Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha

Federalism is a system of government that distributes power between the Central government and the regional bodies.¹ Most of the countries in the world have adopted federalism for it helps them in bridging the gap between the government an

September 11, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, Nepal, Federalism, Budgetary allocations, CPN (Maoist), Janjatis, Madheshis

Where is India Nepal Political Connectivity?

Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal

One wonders what happened to the close political connectivity between India and Nepal. There was a time when political leaders could pick up phone and call their counterparts without any formality. The relations that were forged with shared ideologic

August 31, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Article, China, Nepali Congress, PM Oli, anti-Indianism, BP Koirala, CPN Singh, Indian leaders, Panchayat rule

Sustainability of Federalism in Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha

July 30, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, Nepal, Federalism, Madhesis, Local Councils, Provincial Assemblies, House of Representatives, Madhes Movements, CPN-Maoist

OLI TURNS HOLY | A POEM

Amb Kanwal Sibal

In Kathmandu at Singh Darbar Oli sat with his close team, He said he would go very far To realise his long cherished dream. To make sure that Nepalis saw That India was a foreign land, He had made up his mind to draw With his own h

July 25, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Commentary, Nepal, Ayodhya, Oli, Singh Durbar, Lord Ram, Madhesis, Treaty of Sagauli, Kalapani River, Dharmic, Hou Yanqi

Nepalese Budget for 2020-21: More Figures than Solutions

Prof Hari Bansh Jha

On May 28, 2020, Finance Minister, Yubaraj Khatiwada, presented Federal Budget of Rs. 1,474 billion for the FY 2020-21 at a time when the entire nation is engulfed by coronavirus pandemic. In such an unusual period, expectations were that the budget

June 29, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Article, China, COVID-19, Health sector, migrant workers, Nepal Budget, Agriculture sector, Infrastructure Development, Land Banks, Madhes region

India- Nepal and the issue of Lipulekh

Dr Sangeeta Thapliyal

Who owns Lipulekh pass and Kalapani? From where does the river Mahakali originate? What is the strategic importance of Kalapani? These are certain questions that have come to the forefront since Nepal raised objections to India’s inauguration of me

June 22, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Article, Lipulekh pass, Mahakaliriver, India Nepal border