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Functioning of Judiciary in Nepal
December 8 , 2021 Dr Rishi Gupta
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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 resignation. Other than the NBA, several lawyers’ associations, former judges of the Supreme Court have held sit-in protests demanding the resignation.

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana , Constitution of Nepal. , Gajendra Hamal , Government of Nepal , Impeachment , Judiciary , NBA , Nepal Bar Association , Nepali Congress , Sher Bahadur Deuba , Supreme Court of Nepal

सीमा प्रबंधन: चुनौतियां और अवसर
December 6 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 9869
(यह निम्नलिखित आलेख 26 अक्टूबर 2021 को सुरक्षा और नीति पहल (एसएपीआइ/सापी) सम्मेलन में वाइईएफ के निदेशक द्वारा दिए गए मुख्य भाषण का अद्यतन संस्करण है।) सीमावर्त्ती क्षेत्र विविध प्रभावों के अधीन हैं। कि...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Border and Coastal Security

Tags : Hindi , राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा एवं रणनीतिक अध्ययन। पाकिस्तान। उत्तर-पूर्व। सीमाएं।तिब्बत। कनेक्टिविटी। तटवर्त्ती सीमाएं। उग्रवाद। पलायन

Climate Finance and Climate Justice: The Twin Anchors of India’s Climate Commitments at COP 26
December 4 , 2021 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 6482
Background
The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP 26), one of the most anticipated dialogues in the sphere of climate change was held from 31st October till 12th November. This anticipation can be attributed to several factors

National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change

Tags : clean energy , climate finance , climate justice , energy transition , fossil-fuels , global-superpower , net-zero emissions

Nepal, India expedite Connectivity Projects
December 3 , 2021 Kamal Dev Bhattarai
Article Views: 6645
On October 22, India handed over Jaynagar-Kurtha cross-border rail line to Nepal. This is expected to further facilitate the movements of goods, services, and people between two countries. The railway l...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : bus service , Connectivity , Kathmandu , pipe line , rail line , Raxaul , Terai roads

Vietnam PM in Japan: Major Take Aways
December 3 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 6232
The Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a 4-day official visit from 22 to 25 November to Japan to have discussion with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on furthering economic and securi...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Coronavirus , Cyber-security , East China Sea , Fumio Kishida , ODA , Pham Minh Chinh , Senkaku Islands , South China Sea , Supply chains

COP 26: NET POSITIVE & Corporate Social Responsibility
December 1 , 2021 Dr Swati Mitra
Commentary Views: 7102
The empathetic appeal by the extinct dinosaur on “how bad it is to be extinct” during COP 26 conference at Glasgow caught attention of every decision maker, civil society, corporate academia to internal...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change

Tags : COP26 , CSR , Net Positive , Tulsi Gowda , UNSDGs

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