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  • Bad Neighbors: China Accepts Indian Encroachment of Nepal

    By Dinesh Wagle KALAPANI IS OUR LAND! China has formally accepted the Indian encroachment of Nepali land Kalapani. In a revealing report published in today’s Kantipur daily and Nepal weekly magazine, Sudheer Sharma, editor of the magazine, states that in a recent trip to India, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao agreed on principle that Kalapani,…

  • Finally, Nepali Political Parties Have One Voice Now

    Nepal parties declare a road map for democracy Seven major pro-democratic political parties in Nepal created history today by agreeing upon a common agenda for the restoration of democracy. Top leaders of Nepali Congress, CPN UML, NC Democratic, Janamorcha Nepal, Nepal Workers’ and Peasants’ Party, Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) and Samyukta Bammorcha gathered in a…

  • United We Blog! on ‘Dangerous Assignment’

    ‘When Nepal’s King Switched off the news, reporters switched tactics’ After being covered in so many media outlets around the world in a time span of two months we thought our ‘15 minutes of fame’ completed. We were wrong. [We have been covered by Online Journalism Review, Mid-Day (Mumbai), Hindustan Times (New Delhi). Well, I…

  • Nepal Democracy Movement: List of Activists in Jail

    Civil rights suspended, press freedom squelched, Democracy is on hold in Nepal since Feb 1 royal takeover. King is continuing his talks of Peace and prisons around the country are experiencing a surge in traffic: number of political prisoners is increasing like never before. Orders from supposedly independent Supreme Court are a joke for the…

  • First Democracy, Then Aid: EU

    EU aid to Nepal under review By Devendra Bhattarai Eduardo Lechuga Jimenez is Charge d’affaires of the delegation of the European Commission to Nepal. He says that European Union is review its aid programs to Nepal because of Feb 1 royal takeover. In an interview with Devendra Bhattarai, Jimenez, who is in Kathmandu to celebrate…

  • Poverty Reduced in Nepal, Really?

    Nepal Poverty: Correlation Between Democracy and Development By Govinda Bahadur Ghale Comment of the Moment The 11% reduction in poverty was a surprise, but long-term economic policies take time to show effect. The effect of ongoing conflict and economic and political isolation that King Gyanendra has put Nepal in, will not be felt right now.…

  • Marriage has Become a Private Affair

    Are the Nepalis on the royal road to modernization? By Vishnu Basnet Most of us agree with Clifford Geertz that ‘ something is happening to the way we think about the way we think’. Yes, change changes not only in circumference but also in the center. The spectacles through which we perceive also wear out…