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TopicBalendra Shah

Topic: Balendra Shah

‘Diplomacy yielding results’—Jaishankar says talks with Iran best way to deal with Hormuz blockade

Global media also looks at how Nitish Kumar shaped 'the Bihar of today', and the 'rare sense of optimism’ in Nepal after Balendra Shah’s ascent.

Nepal must go back to old map, assure Delhi its territory won’t be used against India

The new Prime Minister of Nepal, Balendra Shah, must reset ties with New Delhi. The India-Nepal relationship cannot be taken for granted.

Rastriya Swatantra Party’s victory offers Nepal a rare chance to reset governance

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Balen wave marks the second coming of democracy in Nepal

The Gen Z movement was a serious wave that RSP and Balen together managed to capture—the first milestone reflecting the relevance of issues-based politics.

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How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.