United We Blog – for a peaceful and democratic Nepal
-
Bringing Nepal Army Under People: American Perspective
Mike Bailey, a retired US army colonel addresses a video conference from Washington DC organized by the American Center in Kathmandu. Pic by Sudhir Mahat via US Embassy. By Dinesh Wagle After the historic May 18 Parliamentary Declaration, the process of brining the military under the civilian control has started (though shockingly very slowly). The…
-
India Welcomes Nepal: Koirala Greatest South Asian Leader
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala with foreign diplomats at Tribhuwan International Airport before leaving for New Delhi on Tuesday. Pic, first published in eKantipur, by Bikas Rauniar After American President George W. Bush, it was today the turn of Nepal’s Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to be received by the Indian Prime Minister at the…
-
Nepal’s India Yatra: Great Expectations
An editorial in the Kathmandu Post titled Koirala’s visit. It has become a tradition. India is the first official destination for every successive prime minister. China is the second one. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has also decided not to break the practice. Postponing his medical visit to Bangkok, Koirala is embarking on a three…
-
Nepal’s India Yatra: Great Expectations
An editorial in the Kathmandu Post titled Koirala’s visit. It has become a tradition. India is the first official destination for every successive prime minister. China is the second one. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has also decided not to break the practice. Postponing his medical visit to Bangkok, Koirala is embarking on a three…
-
Women Reservation in Nepal: Flawed Policy Prescription
This Bill is biased towards narrow-band of urban-based women, in terms of the government jobs, and fails to address much larger and more deprived rural-based women population. By Chattra Bahadur An Analysis. UWB received this article in email. Within few weeks of popular uprising, the reinstated Parliament passed the Women Reservation Bill unanimously reserving 33%…
-
A Nepali Girl's American Experience
By Kanchan Burathoki Saturday BlogDiary of a Nepali student Every now and then some girls who take politics classes ask me about Nepal and express their sympathy, but I wonder if they really care…. On a recent bus ride, an American asked me, “I know you think we are dumb because we don’t know anything…
-
A Nepali Girl’s American Experience
By Kanchan Burathoki Saturday BlogDiary of a Nepali student Every now and then some girls who take politics classes ask me about Nepal and express their sympathy, but I wonder if they really care…. On a recent bus ride, an American asked me, “I know you think we are dumb because we don’t know anything…
United We Blog 