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PM Dahal’s Visit to India: A vision of Trust, Respect and Enhanced cooperation

Nepal’s Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal’ Prachanda’, was on a four-day official visit to India from May 31 to June 3. It was his first bilateral visit abroad since he assumed office in December last year. It is his fourth visit to India in t....

Twenty Months In, The Taliban Endures As The World’s ‘Catch-22’

Amid controversial observations about the Taliban’s potential recognition[1], the world is yet to arrive at an understanding, let alone a consensus, on what to make of the ultr....

Nepal’s Prime Minister Dahal in Upbeat Mood about India Visit

The Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to India for a four-day official visit between May 31 and June 3. Both the Nepalese and Indian sides have done major homework to make the visit fruitful. About his forthcoming visit to India, PM....

Bhutanese Refugee Scam Dents Nepal’s International Stature

Nepal is in a serious political lurch after the Bhutanese refugee scammade headlines. The scam involve stop-ranking b....

Pakistan: Cataclysmic Clash of Institutions Brings Country to Precipice

Reactions to the arrest of Imran Khan by Pakistan Rangers from the Islamabad High Court on May 09 in the Al Qadir Trust corruption case, being investigated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), have brought Pakistan to the edge of a precipice.....

Pakistan: Between the Devil and the Khaki

Under exceptional circumstances, Pakistan’s top courts – the Supreme Court of Pakistan [SCP] and the Islamabad High Court [IHC] intervened to provide relief to former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Mr. Imran Khan on two....

Bailing out Sri Lanka from its Economic Difficulties

Sri Lanka has in the past experienced separatist movements, in which the Tamils and Sinhalese were involved in ethnic conflicts for quite some time. Though this dark phase is over now, there still remains simmering disquiet without of course any thre....

Nepal-India Energy Cooperation – on the Eve of PM Dahal’s India Visit

Despite asymmetries between Nepal and India, the two countries have remained natural partners. The open border arrangements with similarities in socio-economic and cultural issues have facilitated that partnership further. That is why, the relations ....

Current Situation in Sri Lanka and Bilateral Relations with India

Current Political Situation It will be now over a year (April 01, 2022) since public protests gripped Sri Lanka against deteriorating economic situation in the country leading to a nation-wide emergency. It took three “long fought” mont....

Sri Lanka's Local Government Elections marred by Uncertainty

The Local Government (LG) elections in Sri Lanka have been postponed twice in the last one year. The election to choose new administrations for 340 local councils[1] that serve f....

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