Articles

Nepal has had more than a dozen governments since the monarchy was formally abolished in that country in 2008. Prime Ministers have come and gone before they had the time to settle down or had enough time to leave behind far-reaching impacts for the ....

July 22, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Oli , Prachanda , Sher Bahadur Deuba , CPN , Mohan Baidya , Mohan Bikram Singh

Post-election turmoil within Nepalese politics

Aarushi Gupta Article

Nepal politics never has a dull moment. From elections to government formation to maintaining the government, each aspect of Nepal politics is nothing short of a thriller. In 2022, Nepal held its second local, provincial and federal elections since t....

February 22, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , Nepal , Nepal elections , Nepal politics , Nepali Congress , Presidential elections , Prime Minister , KP Sharma Oli , Prachanda , Sher Bahadur Deuba , RSP , Rabi Lamichhane

Energy: A New Dimension in India-Nepal Relations

Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

Nepal’s Energy Export to India

Recently, the Nepal Electricity Authority said in a statement that in the last four months, Nepal exported electricity worth US$ 56 million to India, estimated to reach the US $ 234 million in December 202....

September 27, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , US , China , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Narendra Modi , Sher Bahadur Deuba , MCC , Hydropower , India-Nepal Trade , Special Relations

Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Visit to India

Amb Ranjit Rae

In this episode of VIF Podcast, we discuss the major highlights of the Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s visit to India. Ambassador Rae says that the visit strengthens the bilateral ties between India and Nepal and Joint Vision Statement....

April 29, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , India , Nepal , India-Nepal relations , Connectivity , Podcast , Sher Bahadur Deuba , Hydropower , Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project

Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Nepal: Facts, Disputes, and the US-China Contest

In the past two months, Nepal’s political space had been marred by upheavals and doubts over the future of the ruling alliance between the Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center)/Maoist Party, and Communist Party of Nepal (Unified....

April 19, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , India , India-Nepal , KP Oli , Tibet , US-China , Wang Yi , Indo-Pacific Strategy , Prachanda , Nepal Communist Party , Sher Bahadur Deuba , Millennium Challenge Corporation , MCC , MCC in Nepal , 12-Point Interpretive Declaration , Intellectual Property Rights , UML , MCC Ratification , Three Supports , Hydropowe

Functioning of Judiciary in Nepal

Dr Rishi Gupta Article

The Crisis

For more than one month now, Nepal’s judicial system has come to a partial halt. The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) is protesting against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and demanding his unconditional resignati....

December 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , Nepali Congress , Government of Nepal , Sher Bahadur Deuba , Supreme Court of Nepal , Judiciary , Impeachment , Nepal Bar Association , NBA , Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana , Gajendra Hamal , Constitution of Nepal.

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

Nepal’s Energy Export to India

The Crisis

A New Beginning

The Backdrop