An Indian national, Navlesh Sharma, is among 31 rescued flood victims receiving treatment at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan Hospital. He is yet to regain consciousness.
If Nepal is key to China’s domestic stability in Tibet, why does Kathmandu not see the region as its strongest leverage and bargaining chip in engaging with Beijing?
Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal told House of Representatives that govt had records of documents relating to the treaty but could not confirm whether any of them was original.
Beneath the anger of youth uprising lies an older, rigid and unbreakable social order, one that continues to shape the country’s politics, society and economy: caste.
‘We’ve been kept outside rooms where decisions are made,’ says Aakriti Ghimire, whose team is drawing up roadmap for interim govt that assumed power after Nepal’s Gen Z movement.
While some say watching Singha Durbar burn was like watching the burning of history, others say taking refuge in art and history in present scenario is like siding with past oppressors.
In an exclusive interview, he talks about what lies ahead for his country. 'Can't go back to monarchy,' he says. ‘Gyanendra & monarchy don’t even have 2–3% support in Nepal’.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
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