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  • The Spillover Effect: from Bihar to Nepal [and the Maoists]

    By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal We are waiting for the spillover effect to take hold. China is growing phenomenally. India is following China so very closely. We are tightly sandwiched between them. We are folding our hands and sitting back, hoping that one day the economic progress will spillover from both sides and submerge…

  • Statement of Concern by the Nepal Donor Community

    Today: On behalf of the international donor community, the United States Agency for International Development is releasing the following statement: Statement of Concern by the Nepal Donor Community Regarding the Impact of the Continued Political Impasse The international donor community would like to communicate to Nepal’s political leaders our growing concern regarding the negative development…

  • An Experience of Crossing the Nepal-India Border

    By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal The border between Nepal and India is so open, smooth and easy to cross that it doesn’t even feel like an international border separating two countries that once fought under different rulers. There is not much difference between the landscapes, bazaars and people on the two sides of the…

  • How to Write about Nepal?

    A take on how the western media generally projects/covers Nepal By Deepak Adhikari This blog entry is inspired by two Granta pieces: How to Write about Africa and How to Write about Pakistan: Start your piece with “Nepal is a Himalayan country sandwiched between two Asian giants…” Also add that Nepal is ‘tiny’, even though…

  • Sushil Koirala at the Helm of Nepali Congres: The Road Ahead

    What does the strong showing of Sushil Koirala panel mean for the Nepali Congress and the broader national politics? By Akhilesh Upadhyay The much delayed Nepali Congress General Convention is finally done with. For now, the battle for succession is over. It is another Koirala. Acting President Sushil Koirala, 71, has consolidated his hold on…

  • Nepali Congress General Convention Message: Unity Essential

    By Anil Giri [List of winning candidates] For the record: With the final election results of the Nepali Congress on Monday (27 Sept) giving a verdict for a mixed composition of its 61-member new Central Working Committee (CWC) for a four-year term, maintaining ‘unity’ and working in tandem on national issues will be a serious…

  • China’s Political and Economic missions in Nepal: Investment- Yes, Interference- No.

    More Chinese investments in Nepal is very much welcome because this will help us become self-sustained and independent. By Prithvi Man Shrestha The Chinese private sector is looking at Nepal as an investment destination. This was the message Chinese businessmen tried to convey in the 11th meeting of Nepal-China Non-Government Cooperation Forum in Kathmandu on…