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Diplomatic vulgarity, undeniably It appears that the long held policy of India to foist its ugly dictates on Nepal has begun to backfire. [More News]

War of ideology? The three different political strategies seen within UCPN (Maoist) is likely to be converted into two with the leaders close to chairman Puspa Kamal Dahal and vice-chairman Mohan Baidhya seeking for harmonizing the political papers forwarded by the duo separately. [More News]

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Trade support: Changes in export sector Since the beginning of 2000's, the World Bank has provided support to developing countries in their efforts to promote economy wide or poverty alleviation change. [More News]

G8 must make way for new system Over the years, there has been a crescendo of voices from the US and the EU urging that large emerging economies such as India and China be "responsible stakeholders in the international system". [More News]

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The real Kashmiri voice In his recent article entitled as ‘A Different Voice in Kashmir’, the former ambassador, writer and eminent Indian scholar, Kuldip Nayar, has pointed out that, situation Kashmir has changed altogether, and Kashmiri youth of post 1990, has taken over the charge of the renewed uprisings. [More News]

Writing on the wall This year on Independence Eve 2010, sitting in my study with H.G. Wells’ eternal classic on time travel in my lap, I too take a trip through time. [More News]

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America's Holy Crusade against the Muslim World We have reached a decisive transition in the evolution of US military doctrine. The "Global War on Terrorism" (GWOT) directed against Al Qaeda launched in the wake of 9/11 is evolving towards a full-fledged "war of religion", a "holy crusade" directed against the Muslim World. [More News]

Media overlooks developing world's struggles Sometimes it seems as though the Chinese media is only interested in power and money. [More News]

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Children as social victim Every child has a right to live in an environment that is peaceful, safe, friendly and free from violence. However, it is a harsh truth that violence against children is prevalent throughout the world with varying degrees. [More News]

Our tattered family values In context of Nepal, people surpassing the age of 60 are generally deemed as senior citizen or older people. The population of the senior citizens in the country is projected to be 1.7 million or 6.5 per cent of the total national population. [More News]

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Flashback: "Women’s Day" Women’s Day’ is a link in the long, solid chain of the women’s proletarian movement. The organised army of working women grows with every year. Twenty years ago the trade unions contained only small groups of working women scattered here and there among the ranks of the workers party… Now English trade unions have over 292 thousand women members; in Germany around 200 thousand are in the trade union movement and 150 thousand in the workers party, and in Austria there are 47 thousand in the trade unions and almost 20 thousand in the party. [More News]

100 Years Ago: Women's Day Women are a revolutionary force. That fact shows in their holiday, International Women’s Day (IWD), both its past and present. Because the profit system depends on the second-class status of women, the day that honors them is bound to be connected to momentous happenings. [More News]

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"People are the ultimate authority to decide on Monarchy", Ex king says There are two things here. People always teach lessons and the leaders must learn those lessons. I think the people also wanted to provide us some sort of message. The people might not have wanted to see the Kings becoming active. And second, people should also not forget that Kings are their guardians. Whatever is needed to be done must be done. Currently the situation demands providing safety to the public. Then (February 1, 2005), the situation was different. Today, we are in a totally different situation. The time has moved far ahead. What we all need is a prosperous and successful country. [More News]



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Recollection of Yunnan Visit I visited Yunnan province of China on August 16-25, 2010. Since the last two years, I have been doing study to write a book on "Buddhism in China and its relations with Nepal". [More News]

Socio-economic development through Modern or Buddhist economics Much has been debated about the social and economic development but nevertheless problems have been solved. There has been failure in this filed [More News]

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More than gloomy As the political parties continue to display their dirty and ugly power struggle, the state is gradually relegating into the quagmire of virtual collapse. [More News]

Unending drama of sordidness As expected, the fifth round of election to pick a new prime minister ended in ignominy. [More News]

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Nepal’s bid for UNGA chair It is the turn of Asian continent to get the chair of the United Nations General Assembly for the year 2011. [More News]

NC 12th Convention: Can it revive democratic socialism? Nepal Congress (NC), the oldest democratic party of the country, is going to hold its 12th general convention in Kathmandu from September 17 to 21. [More News]

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Wildlife diaries It’s like any other day for the staffers at the Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge deep inside the lush sub-tropical forest of Chitwan National Park: A big wild male elephant ventures close to the front lawns of the lodge that open into the forest in the late afternoon and the guests immediately come out of the dining hall with their cameras to take a closer shot. A herd of spotted deer comes strolling through the grassland and disappears into the dark lushness of the forest beyond it, before anybody could take their pictures. A mother rhino and calf appear and just go out of sight. And on a rare day, one of the lodge’s staff told me, you can see a tiger on the prowl nearby! “ [More News]

Tibetan Glaciers are retreating at an alarming rate Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau, sometimes called Earth's "third pole", hold the largest ice mass outside the polar regions. These glaciers act as a water storage tower for South and East Asia, releasing melt water in warm months to the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra and other river systems, providing fresh water to more than a billion people. In the dry season glacial melt provides half or more of the water in many rivers. [More News]

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One of the best hill stations of eastern Nepal - Ilam Ilam is a municipality and tea-producing town in Nepal. It is in Ilam District which is in hilly Eastern Region of Nepal. It is famous for its natural sceneries and landscapes. [More News]

Eco-tourism in Nepal An eco-tourism can provide, if managed and catered for properly, the utilisation of natural resources to create sustainable income for businesses and individuals. Though it is true that eco tourism provides full and effective participation and viable income-generating opportunities and employment for local people, eco tourism in Nepal is newly introduced. [More News]

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President Hu holds talks with DPRK top leader Kim Jong Il Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks last Friday with top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Il in Changchun, capital city of northeast China' s Jilin Province. [More News]

Twenty Years of Conflict has cost the Middle East $12 trillion The 20 years of conflict has cost the Middle East region 12 trillion U.S. dollars during the period from 1991 to 2010. [More News]

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Chinese ambassador releases tourist guide book Qiu Guohong, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal released 'Chinese Handbook' and 'Nepal Tour Guide Chinese' written by Nepali students at Confucius Institute of Kathmandu University. [More News]

A drug free zone Campaign Locals of Tinchuli, Bauddha in the Capital on Tuesday declared the area from Tinchulil, Arubari to Charghare a drug free zone with the aim to discourage drug addition among youths and curb the resultant crimes. [More News]

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"Gradual consolidation and enhancement in the relations between China and South Asian countries" With the aim of furthering substantial exchanges of cooperation and friendship between South Asian friendship Organizations and the Chinese People's Associations for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) a extensive meeting was held in Sri Lanka with the joint efforts of Sri Lanka China Social and cultural Cooperation, Sri Lanka-China Young Journalists Forum and Sri Lanka-China Friendship Association from June 7 to June 9, 2010. [More News]

Nepal-China Joint Press Statement in Beijing The following is the text of the joint press statement issued today in Beijing, following the 6-day official visit by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to China. Both sides agreed to further strengthen political and economic ties. [More News]

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