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VIF Interactive Session with Sunil Bahadur Thapa and Bishow Parajuli

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized an interactive session with Shri Sunil Bahadur Thapa, Joint General Secretary, Nepali Congress, and Member of Constituent Assembly on 08 November 2021. Shri Thapa was joined by Brishaw Parajuli, Repr....

November 10, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Nepali Congress , United Nations

Nepal’s Afghanistan Policy is gradually Acquiring Some Shape

Kamal Dev Bhattarai Commentary

When the Taliban captured the Afghan capital Kabul on August 15, Nepal was completely unprepared to face the unexpected situation that unfolded in the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member. With the Taliban rapidly advan....

November 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Nepal , Commentary , Taliban , SAARC , Migrants , United Nations , Khadka

A Welcome Reset in India-Nepal Relations Amidst Chinese Encroachment of Nepalese Territories

Dr Rishi Gupta Article

A New Beginning

Amidst the gloom and pessimism in India-Nepal relations in the past five years, the two countries now seem to be moving towards a reset in bilateral ties. Since taking office in July 2021, the newly appointed Prime Minist....

October 27, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , Nepali Congress , KP Oli , S Jaishankar , Sher Bahadur Deuba , ndia-Nepal Relations , Bhartiya Janta Party , Chinese Enchrochment , Nepal-China border dispute , Prakash Mahat

“Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties” by Ranjit Rae, Vintage Books, New Delhi, pp. 224, 2021, ₹ 499

Dr Rishi Gupta

As one completes the immigration and security checks at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and passes through the boarding gates, one gets amused on why is there another set of security checks, just next to the runway, before boarding an Air I....

September 23, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Book Reviews , Air India , India-Nepal Ties , Janjati-Madhesi

India Nepal Economic Dialogue: Unleashing Potentials

In the ongoing VIF series on India and Its Neighbours, an interaction programme was organised on “India-Nepal Economic Dialogue: Unleashing Potentials” on 9 September 2021 in association with the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Stu....

September 17, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Interaction , Upper Karnali , Vishakhapatnam Port , Buddhist Circuit

Taliban Takeover and Implications for Nepal

Dr Rishi Gupta Article

Nepalese in Afghanistan

Amidst Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the leading global powers continue to repatriate their citizens from Afghanistan. At the same time, geographically smaller countries are looking for international cooperation....

August 26, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Nepal , Article , Pakistan , Border , Terrorism , Security , Taliban , ISI , Remittances , Government of Nepal , Nepalese Migrant Labourers , Repatriation , Emergency Response , Nepal Economy , Nepal-India Border , Nepal Earthquake 2015

Compulsions of Coalition Politics in Nepal

Dr Rishi Gupta Article

The Backdrop

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba led Government in Nepal unveiled a Common Minimum Programme (CMP) on August 08, 2021.¹ In less than a month in office, Deuba has launched the CMP as a systematic planning model to ad....

August 18, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , India , China , Nepal politics , Nepali Congress , Madhesh , Coalition Politics , BRI , Communist Party of Nepal , KP Oli , Common Minimum Programme , Sher Bahadur Deuba , Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) , Political Instability in Nepal , Janta Samajbadi Party , Maoist Center

India’s Engagement with Nepal and Bhutan: What can India do More?

Amidst rising tensions along India’s northern border, does India’s engagement with Nepal and Bhutan meet its strategic requirements, and what else can India do more? To discuss these questions, a webinar was organised on “India’s Engagement w....

August 12, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Bhutan , Interaction , Act East , Doklam , OBOR , Neighbourhood first policy , Nepalese politics , Himalayan Railway network

Nepalese Budget 2021-22: Whiter Madhesh?

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

As the parliament in Nepal was dissolved by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on May 22 to pave the way for the mid-term elections in November, a week later, on May 29, in a televised address Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel presented the annual budget pl....

June 10, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Nepal , COVID-19 , Budget , Terai

Nepal Urges International Community to help in fight against COVID-19

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Article

Being helpless to control the unbridled growth in coronavirus cases, the Nepalese Prime Minister, K.P. Sharma Oli has appealed to the international community to help the Himalayan nation by supplying vaccines, coronavirus testing kits, oxygen kits, I....

May 18, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , India , KP Sharma Oli , COVID-19 , Vaccines , Oxygen , Mt. Everest