Nepal
Recent Political Developments in Nepal: What next?

On March 4, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prime Minister and the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-MC) stunned the nation by severing a 15-month-long alliance with Nepali Congress and forging a coalition with the left parties, including....

India-Nepal Relations

In 2024, Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar's first foreign visit to Nepal highlighted India’s closeness to its neighbour. Building upon the positive momentum of the visit of Nepal’s Prime Minister Prachanda to New Delhi in May 2023, the focus of....

A Quantum Leap in Nepal-India Relations

Hari Bansh Jha[1] Recently, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Kathmandu on January 4-5 and co-chaired the seventh meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commiss....

Interaction with Visiting Delegation of Political Leaders from Nepal

On 12 December 2023, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interaction with a ten member visiting delegation of political leaders from Nepal. Dr. Arvind Gupta, the Director VIF, gave the introductory remarks, followed by the int....

Addressing Post-earthquake Issues in Western Nepal

The deadly earthquake of 6.4 magnitude on the midnight of November 3, 2023 that caused massive human causalities and destruction of property in the western hilly region of Nepal, had its epicenter in Jajarkot and West Rukum districts, nearly 500 kilo....

Nepal’s Approach to China’s BRI

Nepal is strategically located in the middle of two giants, India and China. Being Nepal’s northern neighbour, China has been keen on increasing its investments in Nepal. The interests are not just economic, but rather strategic. China seeks to inc....

The See-Saw of MCC projects in Nepal

Introduction
Nepal-America's five-year MCC project seems to be stuck for various reasons, and it is possible that if progress continues at this pace, this five-year project will not ....

Tragedies with the Nepalese in the Israel-Hamas War

The Nepalese nationals suffered unprecedented casualties during the recent surprise attack by the Islamist Hamas group of Palestine on the soil of Israel on October 7. Never before had there been so many October 21, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Nepal , Gaza Strip , Nepalese causalities , Israel-Hamas conflict

Kathmandu's Diplomacy Test on the Chinese Soil

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and his delegation reached Hangzhou, China, on 23 September. During his visit, he participated in the inauguration of the October 06, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepal , Maps , Prachanda

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