Congratulations Barack Obama! (Plus, Nepali Political Culture)

Eye on America: I was glad when I heard about Barack Obama’s victory. I was equally impressed by his victory speech in which he full heartedly praised his rival Hillary Clinton. I found Hillary’s praise of Obama in her speech this morning (evening in the US) also very impressive. What a enviable politics. I [...]

Meeting Barack Obama: Nepal is a Beautiful Country!

I think part of the reason many of prominent leaders in Nepal lost in the April 10 CA election is they are not attached to the common people the way Barack Obama is.
Letter from America
By Deepak Adhikari
It’s been more than a month I am in the US as an Alfred Friendly Fellow and I missed [...]

And I Endorse Barack Obama for the American Presidency

For his charisma, freshness and his mantras of hope and change
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[M]y support goes to the Democratic candidate (as if that mattered to the Democratic Party!) but who will be the lucky one (Hillary or Obama) is still not decided. [After all as a citizen of this world, I think I must [...]

Following American Election Campaigns From Nepal

By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
Even in these chilly days, we drink Coca Cola (Okay, to be exact, I drank a glass of Fanta, another offering from the one of the greatest symbols of American culture, this afternoon in a program co-sponsored by Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu). We get to watch the events in the United [...]

Hi Hi America, Hi Hi Hillary

So Hilary Clinton has decided to take part in the 2008 United States presidential race. What does that mean to us, the people in Nepal who are far away from the US? But hey how far can you be from America if you are living in this world? If life is a meal, America is [...]