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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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Topic: Nepal-China

Nepal ex-PM Bhattarai says ‘old guard became what it fought against, youth will rebuild nation’

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’. 

US foreign aid freeze has paved way for revival of China’s BRI in Nepal

Beijing may have felt relief after the MCC funds for Nepal were suspended. After all, through its media and press responses, it led a strong anti-MCC and anti-US campaign.

India doesn’t need to sweat over Oli’s China drift—Nepal knows the limits

Nepal-China bonhomie is up against Himalayan-sized barriers—trust, costs, and India.

In a ‘bhai-bhai ka rishta’, Nepal refuses to be India’s younger brother. It wants equality

In 'Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties', former Indian ambassador to Nepal, Ranjit Rae, views the country's evolution throughout the years.

Nepal must become self-dependent. China’s undeclared trade blockade hurts Kathmandu

During the festive season, nearly 2,000 containers with clothes, shoes, cosmetics, electronics and industrial raw materials were stopped from entering Nepal.

Chinese defence minister to visit Kathmandu, 2 days after Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla

Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe will visit Nepal Sunday where he will meet President Bidya Devi Bhandari, PM K.P.S. Oli and Army Chief General Purna Chandra Thapa.

For Nepal it’s getting easier to trade with China. India must look beyond boundary issues

India-Nepal ties have frayed slowly as the economic bonds between the two countries have failed to keep pace with India’s modernization and growth.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.