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Nepal China Agreement in Beijing
Today Nepal and China agreed to expand and consolidate bilateral cooperation focusing mainly on trade, transit, investment, energy, tourism and infrastructure development, according to a statement issued by Nepal’s Foreign Ministry. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Minister Kamal Thapa and the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in…
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Pictures show how Nepal is coping with the inhumane blockade by India
– by NepalForeignAffairs.com team The Indian blockade of Nepal (#IndiaBlockadesNepal) has been running for over three months now. Being landlocked, most of Nepal’s imports come via India. Although international laws provide landlocked countries the right to unrestricted passage to the sea, India has been unquestioned by the international community on the way it is putting…
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#Nepal: Madhesi groups have the highest representation in government jobs
The dominant narrative promoted by a section of ethno-centric activists and intellectuals is that Nepali civil service is dominated by Hill Bahun/Kshetri and that the Madhesis are excluded and underrepresented. This is the mixture of lies and half truth. A comprehensive research considering caste, ethnic and gender dimensions of Nepali society shows a different picture.…
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#IndiaBlockadesNepal: A serious humanitarian crisis Looms over Nepal: WFP
WFP Release: Nepal: Extreme Hardship Expected To Worsen As Food Prices Soar KATHMANDU – Major disruptions in food and fuel imports across its southern border with India have severely affected Nepal’s supplies and caused a worrying increase in food prices, says the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). A border blockade to protest Nepal’s new…
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#NepalConstitution Guarantees Basic Rights that We Esteem in #Europe: German Ambassador
The constitution which has been adopted by almost 90 % of the deputies is a big success and a proof that after years of conflict and struggle, the way to a new and modern society is paved. The constitution comprises all basic rights which we in Europe esteem essential for a free and democratic society.…
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Did UN official accused of bias by Israel protect Maoist violence in Nepal ? (Book Excerpt)
– by NepalForeignAffairs.com team Ian Martin was the head of Amnesty International before serving as UN special envoy to East Timor and Nepal. He acted as the inaugural head of UN Mission In Nepal (UNMIN) from 2006 to 2009. UNMIN was established to assist Nepal’s peace process following the peace agreement between Nepal government and…
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India puts #Nepal on Ventilator Support by Blockading the Country’s Imports (BBC Report)
(Translation of a report by senior journalist Anil Yadav, first published in BBC Hindi. You can read the original report here. A Nepali translation of the report is available on the BBC Nepali website.) Translated by nepalforeignaffairs.com team. The slogan of Bajaj’s Pulsar motorbike roars, “Fear the Black.” In these times of blockade on Nepal,…
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