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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicNepal-India

Topic: Nepal-India

Balen Shah’s victory signals the fall of Nepal’s old establishment. India will have to adapt

Nepal’s new mandate marks a political reset. But a full majority in parliament will bring its own set of expectations for RSP.

Oli’s upcoming India visit shows the trust gap is narrowing. Nepal’s China card has limits

The ‘China card’ may have proved to be a useful tool for certain political parties in Nepal, but it cannot substitute for engagement with India.

India’s ‘all or nothing’ policy with Nepal won’t work. Strengthen military ties for balance

New Delhi’s approach toward Kathmandu needs to keep this aspect in mind: neither too deep to be seen as interference, nor fully ‘hands-off’.

Nepal-China BRI agreement is a wake-up call for India. It’s time to ramp up rail projects

Considering China's move to include Nepal in its BRI initiative, it is very crucial that the Birgunj-Kathmandu rail link project gets approved by both India and Nepal on priority.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.