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  • Nepal China Agreement in Beijing

    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…

  • Pictures show how Nepal is coping with the inhumane blockade by India

    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…

  • #Nepal: Madhesi groups have the highest representation in government jobs

    #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.…

  • India puts #Nepal on Ventilator Support by Blockading the Country’s Imports (BBC Report)

    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,…

  • Biased Narrative of HRW Report on #Nepal

    Biased Narrative of HRW Report on #Nepal

    Prem Dhakal Does Human Rights Watch (HRW) believe that people migrating within Nepal have no say about provincial delineation of the place where they live now, while those coming from India like Rajendra Mahato should have a greater say over delineation of the whole stretch of Terai? Why is the narrative of Human Rights Watch…

  • A controlled Indian blockade on Nepal (BBC report)

    A controlled Indian blockade on Nepal (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. Indian government has been saying, even stressing continuously that it has not imposed any blockade on Nepal.…

  • Debunking Dr. Karan Singh’s Misinformed Comments on #Nepal at Indian Rajya Sabha

    Debunking Dr. Karan Singh’s Misinformed Comments on #Nepal at Indian Rajya Sabha

    – by Nepalforeignaffairs Team Dr. Karan Singh’s statement (click here to watch his full statement) in Indian parliament yesterday is full of factual errors and lies. Perceived as a person who’s knowledgeable about Nepal, Singh’s understanding of Nepal’s complexities and nuances appear to be very insufficient and based on a distorted view on Nepal’s situation,…