Nepal
Notes from the Sub-continent: CAA, NRC and others

In this fortnight’s compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we look, first, at the coverage of India’s recent amendment of its Citizenship Act and the related issue of preparing a national...

नेपाल: जुड़वां शहर का समझौता और जनकपुर एवं अयोध्या के बीच संपर्क

पृष्ठभूमि भारत और नेपाल के लोगों के बीच संबंध अनंत काल से बिना रुके चले आ रहे हैं। दुनिया में दूसरे कोई भी दो देश सामाजिक, सांस्कृतिक, धार्मिक, आर्थिक तथा राजनीतिक क्षेत्रों में एक दूसरे से इतने नहीं जुड़े हैं, जितने ये दोनों देश हैं। वास्तव में...

Nepal: Twin City Agreement and Connectivity between Janakpur and Ayodhya

Background People to people relations between Nepal and India continue unabated since time immemorial. No other two countries of the world are as much bound together as these countries in social, cultural, religious, economic and even political...

प्रधानमंत्री देउबा की भारत यात्रा – समीक्षा

जिस समय डोकलम में भारत-चीन विवाद अपने चरम पर था, ठीक उसी समय 23 से 27 अगस्त के बीच नेपाल के प्रधानमंत्री शेर बहादुर देउबा भारत की पांच दिन की सरकारी यात्रा पर आए, जो मई, 2017 में पद संभालने के बाद से उनकी पहली विदेश यात्रा थी। नेपाल के प्रधानमंत्री...

Prime Minister Deuba’s Visit to India-An Assessment

Right in the midst of the then raging Sino-Indian stand-off at Doklam, the Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba paid a five day state visit to India from August 23-27, 2017; his first foreign trip after assuming the charge in May 2017. It was...

Visakhapatnam Port: More Beneficial to Nepal

As part of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s neighbourhood connectivity policy, India allowed Nepal to use Visakhapatnam Port of Andhra Pradesh in 2016 for trade with third countries. It was for a long time that Nepal had been making a demand...

Nepal-Holds First Local Level Elections in 20 Years

Nepal appears jubilant at the success of the completion of the local level elections. The fervor seems to be nationwide primarily because elections were held after two decades. The country definitely views this as a landmark development in its...

No Going Back from Federal System in Nepal

The Madhesh movement that started in June 2015 against the 16-point deal to draft Nepal’s new constitution on “fast track” approach is continuing unabated till today. Amidst most fierce opposition to the constitution by the Madheshi people, it was...

Impact of Economic Blockade in Nepal

Despite being endowed with huge economic resources, Nepal with per capita income of US$ 700 is one of world’s most poor nations. This is so because the ruling hill elites have never been serious about the development of the country. Even after the...

Interaction with H. E Amb Glenn White, Australian Ambassador to Nepal

On 3rd September 2013, VIF welcomed Amb Glenn White, the Australian Ambassador to Nepal for a brief interaction on the latest political developments in Nepal. Having spent the last four months in Nepal, Amb White gave a succinct assessment of the...

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