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Political Crisis amidst COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal

At a time when almost all the countries of the world are struggling to fight the corona virus pandemic, the Council of Ministers in Nepal brought in two important ordinances on April 20, 2020, that could have serious implications on the future of Nep....

May 08, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Two new ordinances , splitting political parties , Federal Socialist Party , Constitutional Council , Rastriya Janata Party , Janata Samajbadi Party , Communist Party of Nepal , PM Oli

Strong Cooperation between Nepal and India Needed to Win War against Coronavirus

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Article

The Global Impact

Never before in the history of mankind, the entire globe was affected as much by any event as coronavirus pandemic, called COVID-19. Not even World War I or World War II had made so much of impact as this pandemic has do....

April 22, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , India , economy , Cooperation , COVID-19 , global impact , Nepal experience

Province 2 in Nepal - No Name, No Capital

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

In Nepal, the coalition government of the Federal Socialist Party Nepal (FSPN) and the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) in Province 2 could not garner the required number of votes in the Provincial Assembly on the name of the province and its capit....

April 08, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Janakpur , Madhesh , Federal Socialist Party Nepal (FSPN) , Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) , Province 2 , Provincial Assembly

भूख से लड़ने की रणनीति और नेपाल

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Article

विज्ञान और तकनीक के विकास के कारण मनुष्य चांद और मंगल तक पहुंच चुके हैं और अब वे सूर्य तक पहुंचन�....

March 13, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , Sustainable Development Goals , challenges in Nepal , Climate Resilience Measures , Global HungerIndex

The Strategy for Combating Hunger and Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Article

Because of the development of science and technology, human beings have increased their access to the Moon and Mars and they have even been dreaming to reach the Sun. But, is it not a great pity that while they are performing such great miracles on t....

February 25, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , Global Hunger Index , Sustainable Development Goals , challenges in Nepal , Climate Resilience Measures

Round Table Discussion on India-Nepal Relations

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Round Table Discussion to discuss India-Nepal relations on 7th November 2019. This everlasting friendship is now also being called a ‘strategic partnership’. This relationship was analyse....

December 26, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Interaction , China , BIMSTEC , India-Nepal relations , FDI , Madhesi , China policy

Supreme Court’s Verdict on Ramjanmbhoomi and its Impact on Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

The recent verdict as given by India’s Supreme Court to allow the construction of Lord Ram’s temple at in Ayodhya has been heartily welcomed by over a billion-plus Hindus in India and other parts of the world, including in Nepal. In Janakpur, the....

November 29, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Ayodhya-Janakpur connection , Ramjanambhoomi in Nepalese heart

Chinese Investments in Nepal in the Context of BRI

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Article

Background

All countries, big or small, promote investment as it plays a crucial role in capital formation and in increasing production, generating employment opportunities and boosting exports. Foreign investment is required when the dom....

October 11, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , BRI in Nepal , Nepal’s China policy , Nepal’s economic concerns

Neighbourhood First: India’s Policy towards Nepal

Alakh Ranjan Commentary

The Mothihari-Amlekhgunj pipeline was jointly inaugurated on 10th September 2019 by Prime Ministers of both nations through a video link. The 69 km pipeline multiproduct pipeline is a government to government (G2G) project. It is built jointly by sta....

October 01, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Indo-Nepal ties , India’s role in development of Nepal , China’s Nepal overtures

How Nepal is Negotiating its Federalist Contract between the Citizen and the State

Mayuri Mukherjee Article

After weeks of large-scale protests, in the last week of June the federal government of Nepal withdrew a controversial bill that would have allowed it greater control of the country’s numerous temple trusts called guthis¹. But whi....

July 26, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , Federalism in Nepal , Nepal constitution , Devolution of Nepal state powers