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Nepal’s relations with India and China are independent of each other

Published On: October 16, 2020 07:10 AM NPT By: Dinesh Bhattarai

Nepal must work to avoid becoming a pawn at the hands of either of its two neighbors or going against them to please any powers.

How cancel culture is taking toll on reputation of celebrities

Published On: October 16, 2020 03:47 AM NPT By: Ameesha Rayamajhi

Cancel culture functions on bandwagon and mob mentality. Even baseless accusations on innocent people are sensationalized for the clout, often by third parties.

Strategic rivalry in Bay of Bengal region

Published On: October 15, 2020 05:19 AM NPT By: Angana Guha Roy

Bay of Bengal is now a critical theater for economic and strategic competition. It has always been a connector between South and Southeast Asia but now it is the focal point for competing connectivity initiatives.

At 75, FAO is as relevant as ever

Published On: October 15, 2020 04:09 AM NPT By: QU Dongyu

The UN’s food agency was born in the wake of catastrophe. Three-quarters of a century later, its mission has been made more relevant to the world at large by another global scourge.

The logic of Sino-Western détente

Published On: October 14, 2020 05:55 AM NPT By: Jim O’Neill

It seems only reasonable that we should adopt a broader “optimization framework” for understanding and managing relations between China and the West.

It’s heartbreaking to write about the death of a columnist

Published On: October 13, 2020 02:17 PM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal

Sukhdev Shah always had a national outlook, rather than regional, on many political issues, one reason why he may not have been appreciated much by Madheshi intellectuals and activists.

Better governance is a key to reducing flood risks

Published On: October 13, 2020 09:00 AM NPT By: Mandira Singh Shrestha and Arabinda Mishra

Implementing DRR policies through effective governance is a key to the reduction of climate change-induced disaster risks and coping with the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis in Nepal and other countries in South Asia.

Are you an Indian? ‘No, I’m a Nepali’

Published On: October 13, 2020 06:15 AM NPT By: Ranjan Adiga

We Nepalis like to immediately size each other up according to our last names. The one category universally hated, however, is to be perceived as an Indian.

What's next for the global economy?

Published On: October 13, 2020 04:30 AM NPT By: Nouriel Roubini

The US and China are now on a collision course in all dimensions and this will continue, to some extent, even if Joe Biden wins next month’s presidential election.

Can China and the US become friends? They can. They should.

Published On: October 12, 2020 07:45 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal

‘What does it matter to Nepal whether China and the US fight or remain on friendly terms?’ If this is what you think you are missing the plot of the gravest geopolitical story of our times.