General
Infrastructure
Cooperation a
Leverage of
Soft Power and
a Challenge,
by Binoj
Basnyat (kh
14/07/2024)
Stand
Against Nuke
Proliferation,
by Yuba Nath
Lamsal (rn
10/07/2024)
Ambassador
: appointment
process halted
after UML
withdraws
support to the
Maoist
Center-led
govt (rep
06/07/2024) [This is an essential part of the governments that rotate
every few
months between
Dahal, Oli and
Deuba. All
important
political and
administrative
offices are
then exchanged
according to
party
affinity. The
aforementioned
incompetent
politicians
refer to this
as political
stability!]
A
feminist
foreign
policy: A new
opportunity to
advance gender
equality,
by Anjan
Shakya (rep
01/07/2024)
Don’t
make Nepal
dynamite
between India
and China: MPs
: Similar to
the MCC of US,
some MPs want
China’s BRI
project to be
Parliament’s
agenda (kp
28/06/2024)
PM
faces tough
questions on
foreign policy,
by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae
26/06/2024)
Partisan
interest in
envoy picks
tarnishes
Nepal’s image
: The
government
laid out
criteria for
ambassador
appointments
in 2019, only
to be ignored, by Anil
Giri (kp
23/06/2024) [And the overwhelming proportion of male Bahuns, who make
up less than
six per cent
of the
population, is
once again
staggering and
demonstrates
the absolute
unwillingness
of high-caste
politicians
when it comes
to social
inclusion!],
Sushil Pyakurel
declines
nomination for
South Korean
Ambassador
(kh
23/06/2024) [This is what I expected from him. Sushil a really honest
personality!],
RSP sets criteria
for
ambassadorial
selection
(kh
24/06/2024), Pre-paid
Excellencies :
Nepal’s
foreign
service has
been blighted
with
embarrassing
ambassadors.
Time to undo
that (nt
28/06/2024)
Leveraging
Nepal's Geostrategic
Position, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 22/06/2024)
Foreign
Minister Shrestha leaving for
Iran today (kh 22/06/2024)
Why
we need a feminist foreign
policy : It draws from
longstanding feminist concerns
over implementing policies on
gender equality, by Keshab
Giri and Niha Pandey (kp
18/06/2024)
President
Paudel appoints two non-resident
ambassadors (rep 10/06/2024)
Government recalls
ambassadors of 11 countries including
India and USA (kh 06/06/2024) [Only party affiliation
counts, qualifications and performance
play no role at all. The main thing is
to maintain political instability and
chaos, even in the face of the global
community!], Hasty
envoy recalls may harm Nepal’s image, warn
experts : Say Sharma’s untimely recall from
India ahead of Prime Minister Dahal’s visit
doesn’t send a positive message, by Anil
Giri (kp 08/06/2024), Undiplomatic
conduct : The hasty recalls of
ambassadors to 11 foreign capitals is a
sign of immature diplomacy (kp
10/06/2024)
Unavoidable
Realism of Nepal’s Geopolitical Strategy, by
Nabraj Lama (rep 20/05/2024)
Himalaya
in Dilemma, by Binoj Basnyat (kh 16/05/2024)
Leveraging
Foreign Policy for Economic Prosperity, by
Shanker D Bairagi (rep 13/05/2024)
Leveraging
Foreign Policy for Economic Prosperity, by
Shanker D Bairagi (rep 12/05/2024)
We
have to restructure and reorient our foreign
policy, interview with Jeetendra Dev (ae
26/04/2024)
Is
Nepal already in a geopolitical trap?, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 05/04/2024)
Embrace
Coherent Foreign Policy, by Narad Bharadwaj
(rn 05/04/2024)
Navigating
Indo-Pacific geopolitics will be the test of
Nepal’s diplomacy, interview with Monish
Tourangbam (ae 04/04/2024)
Adaptation
To Transitional World Politics, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 30/03/2024)
Ministries
to be reminded to enforce diplomatic code : The
rules specify how to conduct diplomatic meetings
and how office bearers should present themselves,
by Anil Giri (kp 29/03/2024)
Ambiguity:
The Key Obstacle for Nepal’s Determined
Aspirations, by Binoj Basnyat (kh
25/03/2024)
Delicate
Handling Of Foreign Affairs, by Yuba Nath
Lamsal (rn 20/03/2024)
Need
To Rebalance Foreign Policy, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 16/03/2024)
A
pivot balancing three great powers, by Durga
Lamichhane (ae 14/03/2024)
Ambassadors
from four nations present credentials to
President Paudel (kh 14/03/2024)
Foreign
policy priorities of new coalition, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (ae 13/03/2024)
Minilateral
momentum in South Asia : The Nepal-India-Sri
Lanka initiative could be used to pursue better
people-to-people relations, by Aditya
Gowdhara Shivamurthy (kp 13/03/2024)
Breaking
barriers for women in foreign policy : With
equal opportunities, meritorious women can
contribute to IR with their intellectual
insights, by Shradha Arjyal Joshi (kp
08/03/2024)
Nepal
expands diplomatic relations with 182
countries (rep 02/03/2024)
Economic
Diplomacy Helps Mitigate Crisis, by
Lucky Sherpa (rn 29/02/2024)
Lawmaker
Dhakal draws govt's attention over
Nepal's eroding int'l standing as Nepali
nationals are forced to go to India for
visa applications (rep 27/02/2024)
Rediscovering
Balanced Foreign Policy, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 17/02/2024)
Foreign
Minister Saud lays out Nepal’s concerns
at Indian Ocean Conference : He
highlights the security challenges—such
as maritime terrorism and illicit
trafficking of drugs and weapons—that
are posing serious problems for the
region (kp 11/02/2024)
Nepal
facing terrible brunt of Russia-Ukraine
war, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
09/02/2024)
President
Paudel appoints ambassadors to Canada
and Portugal (rn 09/02/2024)
Nepal’s
non-alignment foreign policy : The key is
balancing engagement with the global community
and maintaining sovereignty, by Pragya
Ghimire (kp 26/01/2024), Embracing
Neutral Foreign Policy, by Lok Deep Thapa
(rn 26/01/2024)
Criticism
At Home : Despite internal criticism about the
relevance of his participation in the 19th
Non-Aligned Summit, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal
Dahal's Prachanda defended his visit as
necessary (sp 26/01/2024)
Ensure
Effective Role Of NAM, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
25/01/2024)
Need
For Revitalising NAM, by Yuba Nath Lamsal
(rn 24/01/2024)
Nepal
reiterates its commitment to disarmament and
global peace (kh 23/01/2024)
NAM’s
Relevance And Nepal's Stance, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 23/01/2024), Nepal highlights the
rise of Global South (ae 23/01/2024)
Stick
to neutrality (ae 19/01/2024)
Nepal
will never join any military alliance, says
foreign minister : Addressing Non-Aligned
Movement ministerial meeting in Uganda, the
foreign minister says Nepal will never accept to
be a part of security pact of any country
(kp 18/01/2024)
Amid
NAM’s struggle for relevance, Dahal heads to
Uganda : The Non-Aligned Movement should
carefully reassess itself or face the risk of
oblivion, say Nepali analysts, by Anil Giri
(kp 17/01/2024)
Nepali
women in foreign policy : Despite an inclusive
constitution, appointment and recruitment are
highly male-dominated, by Anjan Shakya (kp
09/01/2024)
Nepal’s
diplomacy stretched thin : Prime Minister Dahal
has an uphill battle as Nepal seeks to balance
relations with its giant neighbours India and
China amid growing US interest in the country,
by Anil Giri (kp 31/12/2023)
Foreign
Policy Conduct Needs Innovation, by Yuba
Nath Lamsal (rn 06/12/2023)
A
challenge of Himalayan magnitude : Nepal faces
the intricate task of navigating an intricate
geopolitical landscape, strategically balancing
the interests of India, China and the US while
advancing its goals, by Upamanyu Basu and
Yukta Acharya (ae 05/12/2023)
Nepal's
Inconstant Neighborhood Policy : There is
widespread perception that Nepal is on track to
losing credibility with both the neighbors,
by Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep 25/11/2023)
Nepal’s
WHO debacle: The inside story : Excessive
partisan in diplomatic affairs, oversight of
foreign politics, and politicians’ inferiority
complex have resulted in the erosion of Nepal’s
diplomacy over the years. The recent election of
the WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia
Region was one evidence (nlt 23/11/2023)
Nepal
needs a truly national foreign policy, by
Durga Lamichhane (ae 21/11/2023)
Challenges
Of Managing Refugees, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 07/11/2023)
Nepal
is the largest net contributor to global
security architecture: Security Expert
Thapa (rep 07/11/2023)
Dahal’s
China visit and Nepal’s foreign policy, by
Prakriti Adhikari (ae 19/10/2023)
PM
Dahal’s China Visit: Strategic Autonomy Facing
Uncertainty, by Binoj Basnyat (kh
17/10/2023)
Nepal’s
Multipronged Foreign Policy Strategies, by
Dev Raj Dahal (rn 14/10/2023)
Nonalignment
or Multi-alignments : Non-alignment does not
imply indifference to the day's pressing issues
or to remain neutral or voiceless, by
Rajaram Bartaula (rep 13/10/2023)
Between
the Giants: Nepal’s Geopolitical
Significance for US Interests in
South Asia, by Nabraj Lama
(rep 05/10/2023)
Emergence
of Global South and Nepal, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (ae 02/10/2023)
Nepal
Should Exploit Geopolitical Dividend, by
Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 27/09/2023)
Strategic
Postures of Nepal’s Foreign Policy, by Binoj
Basnyat (kh 27/09/2023)
Re-engineering
Nepal’s foreign policy : Nepal needs to clearly
define and actively pursue its priorities and
national interests, by Rajib Neupane (kp
25/09/2023)
BRICS
and Beyond : The original BRICS countries are
emerging economies and developing nations, each
with vastly different governing systems and
ideologies. They hold diverse worldviews on
contemporary issues, by Dinesh Bhattarai
(rep 24/09/2023)
Nepal’s
Foreign Policy in the Making of the New World
Order, by Binoj Basnyat (kh 17/09/2023)
Watch
and shoot: How should Nepal navigate complex
India-China-US geopolitics? We must exercise
caution and adopt a neutral but flexible
approach in developing relations across the
entire spectrum by keeping all options open,
by Gaurav Shamsher Rana (nlt 14/09/2023)
Government
plans to establish Nepali Embassies in eight new
countries (kh 14/09/2023)
Prioritizing
National Interests in Foreign Policy, by
Ramhari Khatiwada (kh 11/09/2023)
Subedi
appointed Nepal's Ambassador to Switzerland (rep
09/09/2023) [Thank God,
another male Bahun, in keeping with the
government's social inclusion policy!!!]
Reevaluating
Nepal’s Foreign Policy is Imperative : A
Necessity in Addressing Internal and External
Challenges, by Kalyan Shrestha (kh
06/09/2023)
Non-alignment
policy is even more relevant today, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (ae 05/09/2023)
We
need courage to openly discuss foreign policy,
by Saroj Mishra (kh 03/09/2023)
Fundamental
shift in Nepal’s foreign policy imperative,
by Arun Kumar Subedi (kh 02/09/2023)
Geopolitical
Rivalry in World Order: Lesson for Nepal,
by Naren Khatiwada (rep 02/09/2023)
Navigating
Nepal’s Foreign Policy Landscape, by Vijay
Karna Kant (kh 01/09/2023)
Non-alignment:
A Realistic Alternative, by Dhruba Hari
Adhikary (rn 01/09/2023)
Reimagining
Nepal’s Global Role: Unveiling Unexplored
Potentials, by Sishir Khanal (kh 31/08/2023)
Time
to redefine Nepal’s foreign policy?, by
Durga Lamichhane (ae 30/08/2023)
Trilateral
Partnership Agenda Still Alive?, by Yuba
Nath Lamsal (rn 30/08/2023)
Understanding
evolving geo-political dynamics and future
prospects, by Udaya Shumsher Rana (kh
30/08/2023)
Nepal’s
unwavering commitment to bilateral and
multilateral relations, by NP Saud, Minister
of Foreign Affairs (kh 29/08/2023)
BRICS+six
and beyond : Admitting undemocratic countries to
the group will only augment China’s strategic
interests, by Achyut Wagle (kp 29/08/2023)
President
Poudel appoints ambassadors to France, UAE and
Kuwait (rep 28/08/2023) [Thank God, all male Khas Arya. After all,
social non-inclusion must be preserved!]
Nepal
entangling in complex web of India-China-US
trilateral conflict: Dr. Bhattarai (kh
28/08/2023)
Nepal’s
Diplomatic Acumen On Test, by Yuba Nath
Lamsal (rn 16/08/2023)
Nepal’s
Quest for balance in a Multipolar Global
Landscape, by Pranab Raj Koirala (rep
15/08/2023)
Debunking
Foreign Policy Fallacies, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 14/08/2023)
President
appoints Ambassadors, Lok Bahadur Thapa
appointed Nepal's Ambassador to UN (rn
07/08/2023)
International
relations: Neither social nor science : The
Nepali IR has failed to identify and inculcate
the larger social aspects of such relations that
help to measure power as social production,
by Gaurav Bhattarai (ae 24/07/2023)
Nepal’s
Relative Geopolitical Strength, by Yuba Nath
Lamsal (rn 19/07/2023)
Narrow
Indian lens : India wants to ensure there is no
Chinese involvement, however tangential, in
hydropower projects (kp 18/07/2023) [Is Nepal allowed to make its
own decisions at all? India and the USA do not
want Nepal to cooperate with China, the latter
not with India and the USA. Nepal is
increasingly and ruthlessly becoming the
plaything of the great powers!], Experts
advise Nepal to stick to its non-alignment
policy : We should not deviate from our foreign
policy in the name of supporting the big powers,
says former foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali,
by Anil Giri (kp 18/07/2023)
Cabinet
picks envoys for six missions (kp
16/07/2023) [Of course,
six male Khas Arya, who else?], Panel
to question minister on lack of
inclusiveness in envoy nominations :
Parliamentary hearing committee is set
to meet today, by Anil Giri (kp
02/08/2023), Parliamentary
Hearing Committee endorses names of six
ambassadorial nominees : The President will now
appoint the diplomats to their positions in the
designated countries (kp 04/08/2023) [Nothing against the nominees
personally, but what about the lack of social
inclusion?]
Nepal’s
Compelled Choice: Joining Indo-Pacific Lobbying
Front or Chinese Lobbying Front, by Saurav
Raj Pant (kh 09/07/2023)
Nepal
should adopt a multi-alignment policy, by
Gopal Khanal (ae 04/07/2023)
Nepal
Must Focus On Sound Diplomacy, by Lok Deep
Thapa (rn 30/06/2023)
Shun
Partisanship In Foreign Policy, by Dinesh
Bhattarai (rn 23/06/2023)
Geoeconomics
over geopolitics : Nepal faces challenges in
managing diplomacy on three levels—global,
regional and bilateral, by Achyut Wagle (kp
20/06/2023)
President
Paudel appoints six Non-resident Ambassadors
(rep 04/06/2023) [Male
Bahunbad in practice!]
Infusing
imagination in Nepal’s foreign policy : It is
true that Nepal should not discount the
strategic importance of working with China and
India. But the government seems to think Beijing
and Delhi are the only capitals in the world it
should reach out to, by Simone Galimberti
(nlt 04/06/2023)
President
appoints five non-resident ambassadors : The
head of state appointed non-resident ambassadors
to Fiji, Argentina, Belarus, Norway and Turkey
(kp 01/06/2023)
As
neighbors rise, Nepal must tread with caution,
by DB Sunar (ae 16/05/2023)
Fault
lines in foreign policy : Nepal’s western border
issue is on the backburner and there has only
been a coy response from political elite, by
Lok Raj Baral (kp 12/05/2023)
Nepal
in a multipolar world : We should recognise that
inviting the influence of major powers can be
risky and costly, by Amrit Poudel (kp
21/04/2023)
Foreign
ministry vacant amid great geopolitical churn :
Coalition partner Congress considering NP Saud
for the foreign minister job, but there’s no
official decision yet, by Anil Giri (kp
12/04/2023)
Nepali
missions: How effective are they? Most Nepali
embassies have not made any progress to bridge
the trade deficit. India, United States,
Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Turkey, France,
Australia, Japan, and Italy are the top 10
export destinations of Nepal, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 11/04/2023)
Indo-Pacific
Region as epicenter of contest for global
supremacy, by Binoj Basnyat (ae 10/04/2023)
Nepal
in a geostrategic chessboard, by GP Acharya
(ae 03/04/2023)
Tackling
Geopolitics In South Asia, by Liladhar
Upadhyaya (rn 01/04/2023)
Uncertain
world order dominates Boao discourse : Experts
stress Nepal should not miss chances to show up
at international forums at a time of contested
politics, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
31/03/2023)
As
powerful countries compete for influence,
nations like Nepal advised to tread carefully :
Given that Nepal’s only two neighbours China and
India are arch-rivals, the US seems equally
concerned about happenings in Nepal, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 24/03/2023)
Nepal’s
Quest for a Dynamic Foreign Minister : Why It
Matters Now More Than Ever, by Adhiraj Regmi
(kh 23/03/2023)
G20
Foreign Ministers’ meet in India; reading
between lines, by Saurav Raj Pant (kh
13/03/2023)
Changes
in global power relations and Nepal, by
Khadga KC (ae 02/03/2023)
Revisiting
foreign policy : That is vital to bring more
investment in order to break the vicious cycle
of labour migration, by Sisir Bhandari (kp
27/02/2023)
Nepal,
be kind to foreigners : Nepal is desperate for
foreign investment but the legislation governing
the visa of foreign workers is extremely
complicated and unfriendly, by Simone
Galimberti (nlt 27/02/2023)
Flurry
Of Diplomatic Visits : epal Gains Geopolitical
Traction?, by Nayaran Upadhyay (rn
21/02/2023)
Defense
Diplomacy: Reshaping Geopolitics in Asia, by
Binoj Basnyat (kh 19/02/2023)
Geopolitical
tectonics : Nepal is being squeezed by the
collision of the Indian, Chinese and American
plates (nt 17/02/2023)
Three
is a crowd : The interest of big powers in Nepal
is increasing, and this is not something to be
celebrated (kp 14/02/2023)
Govt
decides to set up ‘Labor Helpdesk’ in all Nepali
diplomatic missions (kh 12/02/2023)
Striving
From Survival To Progress, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 11/02/2023)
Redefining
neutrality : The energy sector shows why Nepal
must redefine its neutrality principle in
foreign policy, by Bishal Thapa (kp
10/02/2023)
Specter
of geopolitics looms large in Nepal,
by Saurav Raj Pant (ae 07/02/2023), Rationalising
smart alignment strategy : Great powers want
Nepal to side with them and become part of their
respective strategies or initiatives, by
Purna B Silwal (kp 07/02/2023)
Multi-vector
foreign policy is in our national interest :
Nepal needs to discourage regional players like
China and India from cultivating, developing,
and reestablishing a sphere of privileged
interests in its internal and foreign affairs,
by Matrika Poudyal (ae 01/02/2023)
Nepal
must creatively take benefits from its partners,
interview with Anil Sigdel (ae 30/01/2023)
Government
reintroduces diplomatic code of conduct :
Successive administrations have failed to
enforce the code first introduced in 2011
(kp 19/01/2023), Fixing
diplomacy - a tough ask, by Devendra Gautam
(ae 19/01/2023), Diplomatic
code of conduct is often flouted in Nepal. What
can be done? In Nepal, foreign diplomats often
get unrestricted access to political leaders and
senior policy-makers and exercise freedom to
advise and criticize the Nepal government,
something their Nepali counterparts cannot even
imagine, by Bhagirath Basnet (nlt
22/01/2023)
New
foreign minister stresses non-alignment :
Experts say Bimala Rai Paudyal has challenges
both on domestic and foreign fronts (kp
18/01/2023), Putting
national interest first : Nepal should learn
from its neighbours that it needs to pursue an
independent foreign policy, by Nischal
Dhungel and Abijit Sharma (kp 18/01/2023)
A
year of geopolitical significance : The year
gone by also saw a series of high-level visits
from India, the United States and China, by
Anil Giri (kp 30/12/2022)
Can
Dahal walk the foreign policy tightrope? Nepali
premier needs to find an equilibrium in ties
with two neighbours and calibrate country’s
relations with the West, by Anil Giri (kp
29/12/2022)
Former
Nepal Army generals, experts highlight role of
military diplomacy to safeguard national
interests : ‘Now that the powerful countries are
at our doorstep to advance their own interests,
military diplomacy can be one tool of the
government to safeguard our national interests’
(nlt 29/12/2022)
What
does fractured mandate mean for foreign
policy?, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep
21/12/2022)
President
appoints ambassador (rn 18/12/2022)
Dutch
envoy violates diplomatic etiquette : Vienna
Convention says diplomats should not interfere
in internal affairs of host nations, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 16/12/2022)
Civil
society group expresses concerns over attempt by
foreign govts to influence formation of new
executive leadership (rep 14/12/2022), Nepal’s
eminent citizens decry foreign interference in
government formation, attempt to subvert
election mandate : ‘The effort by one set of
foreign governments to influence the formation
of Nepal’s executive leadership is bound to
trigger reaction from other direction, putting
Nepal in grave danger of becoming a
geo-political football’ (nlt 14/12/2022)
Neighbours
have been snubbing Nepal’s diplomatic
notes : Nepal’s concerns over disputed
Indian map, deaths of two Nepalis in
Darchula and India-China agreement on
trade route through Lipulekh have gone
unanswered, by Purushottam Poudel
(kp 08/12/2022)
The
geopolitical factor in the government formation,
by Bam Dev Bhattarai and Shambhu Kattel (ae
03/12/2022)
Foreign
policy challenges of new government, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 17/11/2022)
Parties’
Foreign Policy Under Scrutiny, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 13/11/2022)
On
foreign policy, parties are almost on the same
page, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 03/11/2022)
Writing
IR in Nepal : The perennial problem of Nepali IR
is its ceaseless stress on the neighborhood,
by Gaurav Bhattarai (ae 13/10/2022)
Smart
Application of Diplomacy, by Gopal Thapa (kp
12/10/2022)
Nepal:
Election Challenges in a new Geopolitical
Environment, by Binoj Basnyat (kh
02/10/2022)
Who
decides Nepal’s foreign policy conduct?, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 29/09/2022)
Amid
tricky geopolitics, Nepal should navigate
carefully, say experts (nlt 29/09/2022)
Call
for rejuvenation in Nepal’s foreign policy,
by Saurav Raj Pant (kh 28/09/2022)
Cooperation
for ecological protection : The Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation nations will feed
almost half of the world’s population if they
are food secure, by Balmukunda Regmi (kp
25/09/2022)
President
Bhandari addressed GSI against Nepal’s foreign
policy: MoFA (rep 23/09/2022)
Nonaligned
Policy Under Scanner, by Hira Bahadur
Thapa (rn 23/09/2022)
Nepal
struggles to balance ties with three major
powers, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
22/09/2022)
For
Pro-Nepal Pride : Prime Minister Sher Bahadur
Deuba says Nepal enjoys cordial relations with
both neighbors and big partners (sp
09/09/2022)
Govt
tightens visit visa permits, travel agencies to
be booked in case of irregularities, by
Tapendra Karki (rep 05/09/2022), NATTA
objects to new provisions (ht 06/09/2022), Confusion
surrounds new tourist visa provisions, by
Sangay Sherpa (ht 07/09/2022), Tough
visit visa rule : Given the unhelpful
bureaucracy, the new regulation will give
unnecessary trouble to ordinary people (ht
08/09/2022)
Nepal's
Foreign Policy : Navigating Geo-strategic
Manoeuvres, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 03/09/2022)
Advancing
Vision in Nepal’s Diplomacy, by GP Acharya
(rep 02/09/2022)
Strategic
Autonomy Through Nonalignment, by Hira
Bahadur Thapa (rn 02/09/2022)
Is
Nepal Trapped in Geopolitical and Geostrategic
Rivalry?, by Niranjan Mani Dixit (rep
28/08/2022)
Ending
Ambiguity In Foreign Policy, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 20/08/2022)
Nepal’s
Nonalignment Relevant Forever, by Dinesh
Bhattarai (rn 12/08/2022)
South
Asia in the Midst of Cold War 2.0, by Binoj
Basnyat (kh 07/08/2022)
Nepal
receives observer status in Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation : Foreign policy observers say
association with such a huge grouping has
benefits but Nepal should tread carefully on
military and security aspects amid rising
geopolitical components, by Anil Giri (kp
31/07/2022)
Enhance
Nepal’s Diplomatic Capability, by Shyam
Prasad Mainali (rn 30/07/2022)
Geopolitical
Tremors In Nepal, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn
20/07/2022)
Subedi
appointed ambassador to Japan (kh
17/07/2022) [Nothing
against all these new ambassadors personally,
but why must all of them be male Bahuns? This is
not prescribed by the constitution, on the
contrary...]
Paradox
of Nepal’s national interest: Every party agrees
on fundamentals, differs in practice : National
interest discourse in Nepal is largely linked
with foreign policy conducts. It is often a
matter of how Nepal should deal with neighboring
India and China and far-off powerful America,
by Mahabir Paudyal (nlt 15/07/2022)
Hurdles
in Nepal’s Newfangled Geostrategic Drive, by
Binoj Basnyat (kh 13/07/2022)
President
Bhandari appoints two residential ambassadors to
Egypt and Vienna (kh 12/07/2022) [Once again, both male
Bahuns. Just a reminder: male Bahuns make up
only six per cent of the total population. Long
live the patriarchal Bahun state!]
President
appoints resident ambassadors to three countries
(kh 08/07/2022) [Thank
god, all of them male Bahuns once again!]
Geography
Shapes Geopolitics, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn
06/07/2022)
President
appoints Khatri, Wagle as non-resident
ambassadors (rep 02/07/2022)
Non-aligned
Foreign Policy Reaffirmed, by Balmukunda
Regmi (rn 29/06/2022)
Plugging
Diplomatic Loopholes, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
26/06/2022)
Riding
Out Turbulent Geopolitics, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 25/06/2022)
Foreign
Policy Options : At a time when the old World
Order is in a transition, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs starts YN Khanal Lecture Series to
explore Nepal’s Foreign Policy, by Keshab
Poudel (sp 24/06/2022)
Experts
say SPP exposed Nepal’s civilian and military
diplomacy failure : It’s a fiasco of epic
proportions, they say, which could widen trust
deficit with neighbours and the United States,
by Anil Giri (kp 19/06/2022)
Foreign
policy of Nepal : Learning from past, present
situation and vision for future. Nepal has to
grow out of the ‘a yam between two stones’
mindset and the self-defeating notions of an
insignificant, impoverished, and peripheral
state, by Surya P Subedi (kp 10/06/2022), A
Review of Scholar's Perspective on Nepal's
Foreign Policy, by Madan Kumar Bhattarai
(rep 21/06/2022), A
Scholar’s Response to a Former Diplomat, by
Surya P Subedi (rep 30/06/2022), Friendly
Response to Scholastic Comments on My Review of
Nepal’s Foreign Policy Lecture, by Madan
Kumar Bhattarai (rep 03/07/2022)
Rationalizing
Nepal’s Foreign Policy amid Changing Dynamics of
Geopolitics, by GP Acharya (rep 08/06/2022)
Recognition
For Contribution : Nepal Foreign Service Day
recognized the persons who served in Nepalese
foreign service to defend and promote Nepal’s
national interest, by Keshab Poudel (sp
03/06/2022)
Nepal’s
non-alignment must stay : Non-alignment is
taking a non-military alliance to prevent war
and work for peace, by Katak Malla (kp
03/06/2022)
Closing
or drawing down some Nepali foreign missions is
always on agenda but not a priority : Like his
predecessors, Finance Minister Janardan Sharma
in his budget speech on Sunday announced
government plans to review the number of Nepali
missions, by Anil Giri (kp 02/06/2022)
Parliamentary
Hearing Committee endorses names of two proposed
ambassadors (nlt 24/05/2022)
Scrutiny
In Diplomatic Appointments, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 14/04/2022), Economic
diplomacy takes a back seat as diplomats fail to
push it : Experts stress making it a part of the
country’s overall diplomacy so as to advance and
achieve economic goals, by Anil Giri (kp
15/04/2022) [What can you expect when the
majority have no diplomatic experience but get
their posts on the basis of kinship or party
affiliation?]
Non-residential
ambassadors present credentials to President
Bhandari (kh 11/04/2022)
Doing
diplomacy differently: Bridging the gap between
policies and people : Public diplomacy should
not just be about promoting culinary delicacies
and cultural traditions but also about finding
better ways to involve and engage people in
foreign affairs, by Simone Galimberti (nlt
10/04/2022)
Nepal
Amid Triangular Geopolitical Game, by Yuba
Nath Lamsal (rn 07/04/2022)
Government
recommends names of ambassadors to 20
countries (with list) (kh
07/04/2022) [Three
quarters of them are Bahuns, which once
again shows who considers themselves as
the owners of this land!], Ambassadorial
appointments: Unqualified, yet fortunate
individuals, by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh
13/04/2022) [Nepotism as
usual!], Writ
petition challenges ambassadorial nominations :
Petitioners say recent nominations have ignored
principles of inclusion and call for new
nominations (kp 23/04/2022)
Nepal’s
diplomatic relations extend to 176
countries (kh 03/04/2022)
Nepali
Army and U.S. Army hold Nepal-U.S. Land
Forces Talks in Hawaii (kh
31/03/2022) [Against
the background of the global competition
between the USA and China, this proves
anything but Nepal's neutrality!]
Government
needs to 'hone its diplomatic skills' (ht
25/03/2022)
Conflicting
geopolitical interests of big powers and its
implications in Nepal : Is Nepal likely to
become a pawn between Washington and Beijing’s
rivalry? Will Nepal benefit materially from its
inherent position?, by Niyati Adhikari (nlt
15/03/2022), US
delegation to be in Nepal right after Chinese
foreign minister’s visit : A team of 25
Congressional members, the biggest ever, is
flying into Kathmandu after the MCC compact’s
passage, which Washington has hailed and Beijing
has noted, by Anil Giri (kp 17/03/2022) [The power games between
China and USA on the back of Nepal continue!],
Ukraine
War: Lessons for Nepal, by Dron Lamichhane
(rep 17/03/2022)
Assessing
Nepal’s foreign policy after MCC Compact
ratification and Ukraine crisis : Has the Deuba
government really deviated from the fundamental
principles of non-alignment and Panchasheel?
What does non-alignment and Panchasheel mean for
Nepal?, by Geja Sharma Wagle (nlt
15/03/2022)
Times
of non-alignment are over, it is good for Nepal
: Nepal voted against Russian aggression in
Ukraine at the UN General Assembly. It could
herald a new era of truly independent foreign
policy for Nepal, by Simone Galimberti (nlt
12/03/2022)
8
countries without Nepali ambassadors (kh
10/03/2022)
High
level visit from abroad soon: Foreign Minister
Khadka (kh 07/03/2022)
Time
for Pax Sinica? The Chinese have shown that even
Americans need their indirect consent to have
their way, by CK Lal (kp 02/03/2022)
Nepal
needs stability in foreign policy : The
controversy has more to do with Nepal’s domestic
politics rather than Nepal’s overall
relationship with the US, by Pragya Ghimire
(ae 24/03/2022)
Nepal:
Status of International Relations, by
Ranjeev Kunwar (kh 22/02/2022)
Between
domestic politics and diplomacy : It is
interesting how political leaders and scholars
have interpreted the MCC document differently,
by Purna B Silwal (kp 20/02/2022)
Nepal
and Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste establish
diplomatic relations (rep 12/02/2022)
Is
Nepal Going Nordic Way?, by Yuba Nath Lamsal
(rn 09/02/2022)
‘Nepali
Congress should learn from BP Koirala’s playbook
on China to resolve border issues with India’.
Interview with Geja Sharma Wagle, foreign policy
analyst (nlt 06/02/2022)
Avoiding
Geopolitical Pitfalls, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 06/02/2022)
Opportunity
or victim of geo-politics : Nepal’s geo-politics
has both opportunities and risks depending on
the capability of our leaders, by Lok Raj
Baral (kp 28/01/2022) [Since
Nepal has no capable leaders, or they are
prevented by the incompetent ones, the focus is
likely to remain on risk.]
Nepal
Faces New Geopolitical Reality, by Yuba Nath
Lamsal (rn 12/01/2022)
Dr
Bhekh Bahadur Thapa looks back at Nepal’s
foreign policy trajectory : The veteran diplomat
discusses evolution of the new global order and
Nepal’s position in it, by Siromani
Dhungana and Mahabir Paudyal (nlt 02/01/2022)
Parliament
announces yet another panel to study foreign
policy : Minister Khadka has flagged several
flaws and shortcomings in the foreign policy
document unveiled by his predecessor Gyawali,
by Anil Giri (kp 01/01/2022)
Use
Of Social Media For Int’l Relations (rn
25/12/2021)
Ambassadors
– Extraordinary And Plenipotentiary?, by
Dhruba Hari Adhikari (rn 14/12/2021)
Amid
shifting geopolitics, how should Nepal navigate
its foreign policy? As the great powers are
focusing on South Asia in general and Nepal in
particular, Nepal’s geopolitics has also changed
significantly in recent times especially in the
post-2015 period, by Hari Prakash Chand (nlt
06/12/2021)
Parliamentary
hearing for ambassador nominees set for today :
The parliamentary committee has already deferred
the hearing twice in the absence of a quorum,
by Pramod Ghimire (kp 06/12/2021), Parliamentary
hearing endorses proposed ambassadorial
candidates (kh 06/12/2021
Himalayan
Quadrangle or Himalayan Triangle?, by
Rajaram Bartaula (rep 01/12/2021)
Experts
fault Deuba for prioritising domestic politics
over foreign policy : As the MCC’s ratification
hangs in the balance, questions arise over the
fate of projects under the BRI, by Anil Giri
(kp 30/11/2021)
NICE
to organize two-day Int’l Conference on Nepal’s
Foreign Policy (rep 26/11/2021)
Five
foreign envoys present credentials to Prez
Bhandari (rep 25/11/2021)
The
Nepal factor in the Indo-Pacific strategy :
Nepal should not rush to side with either of its
neighbours carrying hegemonic ambitions in the
region, by Gaurav Raja Dahal (kp 20/10/2021)
Indo-Pacific
: A new theatre of opportunities and rise of
China, by Divya Rai (kh 15/10/2021)
Foreign
Policy in the Constitution of Nepal, 2015,
by Rajeev Kunwar (kh 09/10/2021)
As
Non-Aligned Movement marks 60 years, many are
questioning its relevance : Experts say new
alliances are emerging and the world is heading
to become multi-polar, so Nepal needs to tread
cautiously while disengaging itself from
strategic alliances, by Anil Giri (kp
02/10/2021), Beyond
System Of Interstate Relations, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 02/10/2021)
Policy
interrupted : Rather than non-alignment, Nepal’s
foreign policy represents a lack of continuity,
by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 01/10/2021)
Framing
Independent Foreign Policy, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 25/09/2021)
Deuba
recalls 12 envoys appointed by Oli :
Twenty-three missions are now set to go
headless, and some are in key countries—India,
China, US, UK and Qatar, by Anil Giri (kp
22/09/2021), Welcome
home : The government should appoint a larger
number of career diplomats to our diplomatic
missions abroad (kp 23/09/2021) [There should be no political
nominations at all!]
Nepal
Better Off With Non-Aligned Stance, by
Achut Gutam (rn 20/09/2021)
Ambassadorial
appointments: Need of qualification,
expertise, skills, by Nir Bahadur Karki
(ht 07/09/2021)
Diplomacy
through data processing: Is it of concern to
Nepal?, by Madhav Shrestha (ht
06/09/2021)
DoCS
to coordinate with local levels to address
problems facing Nepali people in foreign
land (kh 06/09/2021)
Border
issue with China exposes Nepal’s unstable
foreign policy : When it comes to relations
with neighbours, a studied approach that is
above partisan interests is required, and
both Oli and Deuba have bungled, analysts
say, by Anil Giri (kp 03/09/2021)
Foreign
policy debates in Nepal. What’s new?, by
Biswas Baral (ae 02/09/2021)
Over
1,600 foreigners deported from Nepal in two
years (kh 24/08/2021)
Snarling
global geopolitics : How does Nepal sense it?,
by Madhav Shrestha (ht 16/08/2021)
Oli’s
Flip-Flop On Foreign Policy, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 15/08/2021)
Former
Nepali Ambassadors form new association ‘AFANA’
: Dr Simkhada AFANA President (kh
11/08/2021)
Consensus
foreign policy: Desirable, but can parties
have it? A task force of the ruling
alliance has called for a foreign policy based
on consensus. It is possible if national
interest is kept above petty party interests,
experts say, by Anil Giri (kp 07/08/2021)
US
interest, Nepal foreign policy under Beijing’s
watch with changes in Kathmandu : China would
want to make a push for implementation of BRI
projects, just as Deuba government prepares to
move the American MCC programme forward,
observers say, by Anil Giri (kp 29/07/2021)
From
vaccines to a balancing act, Deuba faces tough
foreign policy challenges : It is not just about
India and China anymore. With the changes in
international rivalries, Nepal needs to tread
carefully while safeguarding its interests,
observers say, by Anil Giri (kp 24/07/2021)
PM
Deuba unveils outline of govt’s foreign policies
: To keep friendly ties with both China and
India (kh 19/07/2021)
Government
cancels appointment process of 11 ambassadors
(kh 18/07/2021), Deuba
govt scraps nine ambassadorial appointments made
by Oli govt (rep 18/07/2021)
Whither
Nepal’s foreign policy : Nepal’s
abstention from voting for the UN
resolution on Myanmar was a mistake, by Kul
Chandra Gautam (kp 05/07/2021)
Nepal
Must Tread A Fine Line, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
26/06/2021)
Nepal
is in disarray. Its foreign policy doesn’t need
to be : Foreign policy cannot serve individual
interests. In Nepal, unfortunately, this is the
norm, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 25/06/2021)
Nepal’s
foreign policy failure : The oft-repeated policy
of equidistance between India and China is
unrealistic, by Lok Raj Baral (kp
24/06/2021)
Triangular
geopolitical rivalry : Nepal must maintain a
balance among the big powers, or it will turn
into a playground, by Geja Sharma Wagle (kp
07/06/2021)
Change
in criteria to appoint ambassadors meets with
widespread criticism : The share of political
appointees among envoys has grown and if the
candidate is a former minister a high school
degree would qualify them for the role,
officials say, by Anil Giri (kp 06/06/2021),
Govt
amends eligibility criteria for ambassadors to
make space for ‘relatives’ (kh 06/06/2021)
South
Asian geopolitics: : Present and future : The
days ahead are going to be more demanding for
South Asian nations, by Binoj Basnyat (kp
26/05/2021)
Nepal’s
missions abroad have little to show in seeking
Covid-19 assistance : Even as country battles
the virus and the world shows concern, diplomats
have failed in actively lobbying for support,
By Anil Giri (kp 15/05/2021)
Cabinet
recommends 11 envoys for various countries : Of
the recommendations, nine are political
appointees while only two are from the foreign
service (kp 15/05/2021) [This is nepotism in its purest form! Only
those who have the Oli party book shall be
appointed to representative foreign posts for
which only top diplomats are qualified!],
Oli’s
envoy appointments could erode country’s
credibility, experts warn : Only two out of
eleven ambassadorial nominees are career
diplomats, by Anil Giri (kp 16/05/2021)
Government
mobilises its missions seeking aid to fight
pandemic : Foreign Ministry has written to all
Nepali missions abroad, asking them to find help
from the host countries. A diplomat in Delhi
says India will resume supply of vaccines to
Nepal from June-July, by Anil Giri (kp
09/05/2021)
Foreign
Policy Needs Clear Focus, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 01/05/2021), No
alternative to working together : There is a
need for common understanding to implement the
country’s foreign policy, by Navaraj
Pudasaini (kp 02/05/2021), Nepal’s
Ties With Neighbours : Red Line Must Not Be
Crossed, by Upendra Gautam (rn 02/05/2021)
Missing
principle in Nepal’s foreign policy?, by
Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 28/04/2021)
Changing
global strategic environment : Reforms Nepal
should make, by Ravindra Prasad Bhatt (ht
15/04/2021)
Does
Nepal need innovation in foreign policy? Our
leaders should have the political wisdom to
optimise soft power and attract investment,
by Surendra Prasad Chaudhary (kp 12/04/2021)
Sustainable
diplomacy : Through on-the-job training, by
Madhav Shrestha (ht 29/03/2021)
136
foreigners expelled in past eight months (kh
23/03/2021)
Evaluating
Nepal’s new foreign policy : To practically
implement the new foreign policy, it is
important to integrate it with core national
interests and priorities, by Abhaya Raj
Joshi (rep 05/03/2021)
Diplomats
are meeting political leaders but Foreign
Ministry is unaware : The interest that foreign
envoys show in Nepali politics during political
instability is the result of political
leadership giving them unhindered access,
leaders and experts say, by Anil Giri (kp
27/02/2021)
Dahal
seeks international community’s support to save
democracy in Nepal : It’s nearly two months
since Oli dissolved the House, but major
countries, including India, the US, the UK and
China, have opted not to speak up on the
political situation here, by Anil Giri (kp
11/02/2021) [This may
also be due to the person of Dahal, who claimed
responsibility for the death of 5,000 people
during the time of the insurgency, but did not
draw any further legal and political
consequences from it!]
Nepal’s
geopolitical nightmares : During such heightened
uncertainty in the region, Nepal does not even
have a permanent government, by Biswas Baral
(ae 29/01/2021)
Govt
eases arrival visa for diplomats, UN employees,
NRNs (ht 20/01/20210)
Smart
diplomacy: Needs tech-driven approach, by
Madhav Shrestha (ht 18/01/2021)
Democracy
is the defense of Nepali sovereignty, by
Robert A Portada and Uttam Paudel (rep 06/01/2021)
Nepal
can decide its own political fate : If India,
China and the US desire to have some show in
Nepal, it is high time they learnt to be on the
sideshows amicably, by Mahesh K Maskey (rep
31/12/2020)
The
business of foreign affairs : As Nepal shows a
renewed focus on foreign policy, it needs to
think about possible transformative changes,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 15/12/2020)
Govt
recommends envoys to Sri Lanka, South Korea and
Egypt (kh 08/12/2020) [Thank god, once again three male Bahuns!
Who else?]
Foreign
ministry unveils govt’s new integrated foreign
policy (ht 07/12/2020), Govt
unveils new integrated foreign policy document;
stresses mutual cooperation based on Panchsheel,
by Santosh Ghimire (rep 07/12/2020), Several
holes in new foreign policy document, leaders
and experts say : Policy should have been
prepared with wider consultations to address
pertinent global issues, observers point out;
Senior ruling party leader says they were not
aware of the policy document, by Anil
Giri (kp 10/12/2020), Nepal’s
view of the world : The new foreign policy
document, albeit a good start, lacks imagination,
by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 11/12/2020)
Political
quake in the offing : Collision of Indian,
Chinese political tectonic plates, by Jiba
Raj Pokharel (ht 30/11/2020), Preparing
for the clash of empires : Slew of recent visits
by Indian and Chinese military, intelligence and
diplomatic officials underscore Nepal’s new
geo-strategic status, by Bhaskar Koirala (nt
04/12/2020)
As
Kathmandu plays host to guests from south and
north, concerns grow over geopolitical games :
Nepali leadership needs to strike a fine balance
when it comes to dealing with neighbours
and friendly nations so as to earn support for
its larger national interests, analysts say,
by Anil Giri (kp 29/11/2020), Discussing
Nepal’s geopolitical trajectory : Maintaining a
delicate balance between the immediate and
extended neighborhood is the best way for Nepal
to realize its national interest objectives,
by Angana Guha Roy (rep 29/11/2020)
Diplomacy
during COVID-19: Time to shift online, by
Madhav Shrestha (ht 25/11/2020)
Experts
emphasize neutrality on foreign policy (kh
13/11/2020)
Ambassadors’
appointment: Quality versus party affiliation,
by Nir Bahadur Karki (ht 12/11/2020) [Nothing has changed over the
years, irrespective which party is in power!],
Hearing
Committee endorses names of proposed ambassadors
(kh 12/11/2020)
Covid-19
and the new Great Game : Nepal has to tread
carefully in a bipolar world in which its
northern and southern neighbours are on opposite
sides (nt 30/10/2020)
Nepal’s
women envoys make a mark : In Oman, Spain,
Israel, Japan, Nepal’s female ambassadors are
proudly flying the flag, by Pratistha Rijal
(nt 16/10/2020)
Former
finance minister Khatiwada appointed as Nepal’s
envoy to the US (rep 01/10/2020), Nirmal
Kumar BK recommended as Nepal’s new ambassador
to South Africa (rep 01/10/2020) [Once again three political
nominations, all male, two of them Bahuns and
one Dalitwhat is a rare exception!], Lok
Dharshan Regmi recommended Ambassador to UK
(kh 01/10/2020),
Nomination
of envoys sparks dispute within NCP; Prachanda
‘displeased’ (kh 01/10/2020)
Place
Of Experience In Diplomacy, by Mukunda
Kattel (rn 21/09/2020)
For
strong diplomacy, Nepal must build a system for
envoy posting, experts say : Despite promises to
streamline ambassadorial appointments, the
government has yet to implement the
criteria it introduced itself around two years
ago, by Anil Giri (kp 18/09/2020)
Nepal
resumes visa services (kh 13/09/2020)
Covid-19
and Nepal’s foreign policy (ae 11/09/2020)
Why
is Nepal drafting a new foreign policy?, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 11/09/2020)
Geopolitical
Factor In International Relations, by Sagar
Phuyal (rn 09/09/2020)
Foreign
policy: Aspirations and realities; Politicians
raise the border encroachment issue rather than
take the necessary steps to remedy the problem,
by Lok Raj Baral (kp 07/09/2020)
Nepal's
Post COVID-19 Foreign Policy, by Khadga KC
(rn 30/08/2020)
‘Nepal’s
foreign relations witness robust growth’ (ht
28/08/2020)
Foreign
Ministry working to revise and reactivate
diplomatic code of conductOfficials say
criticism over meetings between politicians and
diplomats without their ministry’s knowledge has
made plan to introduce the code at the earliest
necessary, by Anil Giri (kp 27/08/2020)
As
world sees rapid geopolitical shifts, Nepal
needs a clear foreign policy, experts say : New
foreign policy is in the works, which analysts
say must serve domestic needs and safeguard the
country’s interests, by Anil Giri (kp
22/08/2020)
Three
career diplomats picked as Nepal’s envoys to
Belgium, Pakistan and Germany (rep
18/08/2020)
Nepal
reviewing its foreign policy; top priority to
immediate neighbors (kh 11/08/2020)
Where
are Nepal-India relations heading? The foreign
policy of the Nepal Communist Party government
has been a blanket failure, by Achyut Wagle
(kp 04/08/2020)
Nepal’s
budget for economic diplomacy not enough, say
experts: The government has allocated just Rs
140 million for its diplomatic posts to organise
programmes and events to promote investment and
aid, by Anil Giri (kp 26/07/2020)
It’s
time to start learning Mandarin: When the
layperson on the street cares more about the MCC
Compact than the pandemic response, it is clear
that the status quo is changing—again, by CK
Lal (kp 22/07/2020)
Nepal
Factor In Global Politics, by P. Kharel (rn
13/07/2020)
Need
Of Revamping Foreign Policy, by Anushila
Bhattarai (rn 13/07/2020)
The
Oli government’s foreign policy is lopsided and
lacks coherence, say opposition parties and
experts: Opposition leaders and foreign policy
analysts pointed to the recent deterioration in
relations with India as emblematic of the
failure of the Oli government’s diplomacy,
by Anil Giri (kp 08/07/2020)
Complexity
Of Triangular Geopolitics, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 04/07/2020)
Revisiting
Nepal’s Foreign Policy in Contemporary Global
Power Structure, by Aruna Ghimire (kh
27/06/2020)
The
yam between two loose boulders: Nepal may
profess non-alignment in its foreign policy, but
the signals it’s sending out are contrary to
them, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 26/06/2020)
Handle
with care: The government needs to be cautious
while dealing with its neighbors. It should also
carefully deal with the US without hampering the
interests of India and China, by Umesh K.
Bhattarai (rep 25/06/2020)
Keep
the border regulated: Before the Sugauli Treaty
we had a closed border to the south. Following
the annexation of Naya Muluk in 1860 it became
controlled border and gradually changed into an
open border, by Nara Bahadur Kandel (rep
18/05/2020)
Nepal
government derecognises Honorary Consul of
Kyrgyzstan Agrawal: Police on Tuesday arrested
Agrawal, the owner of Shanker Group, on charge
of blackmarketeering thermal guns used to screen
people for high fever by setting up shop in his
‘blue number plate’ vehicle, by Anil Giri
(kp 10/04/2020)
Envoy
Rana on long home leave in the time of pandemic:
No envoys in embassies in China and South Korea
(rep 08/04/2020)
Govt
briefs diplomats on preparedness against virus
(ht 17/03/2020)
What
ails our diplomacy?Duty bearers in the ruling
party and bureaucracy initially failed to read
thoroughly and understand the MCC pact’s
critical terms and conditions, by Niranjan
Mani Dixit (rep 15/03/2020)
Nepal
suspends visa-on-arrival services for Spain,
France, and Germany (South Asia Time
10/03/2020)
Govt
plans more surveillance over foreign nationals,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 22/02/2020)
The
nitty-gritty of the MCC Compact: The American
aid offer has come at a time when Nepal is
striving to woo foreign investment, by
Jagadish Prasad Bist (kp 20/02/2020)
In
two years, Oli administration’s foreign policy
has been largely one-sided, say analysts:
Although the visit of the Chinese president was
a success, issues with India over Kalapani and
the US over the MCC continue to overshadow Oli’s
foreign policy, by Anil Giri (kp 14/02/2020)
Intelligence
and Nepal’s foreign policy: Continued neglect of
intelligence in foreign policy formulating
process has helped foreign intrigues to, what BP
Koirala warned in 1976, make “Nepal a center of
international conspiracy”, by Dinesh
Bhattarai (rep 13/02/2020)
Reason
to worry: Nepal and other South Asian countries
that have a major stake in the Gulf need to use
their influence in deescalating possible
tensions in the Middle East, by Hari Bansh
Jha (rep 28/01/2020)
Making
foreign policy dynamic: If we want to promote
operational dynamism of foreign policy, Nepal
should start appointing a thoroughly
professional diplomat with long diplomatic
experience and exposure as foreign minister,
by Gopal Thapa (rep 16/01/2020)
Conflict
among ministries stymies Foreign Ministry’s
expansion plans: The ministry had planned to add
more diplomatic staff and expand its missions
abroad but the Finance Ministry says that would
only add to the state’s financial burden, by
Anil Giri (kp 11/01/2020)
Nishchal
Nath Pandey: We agree in private but we disagree
in public: The foreign policy analyst on
Millenium Challenge Corporation, Nepal’s foreign
policy and its strategic importance, by
Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 05/01/2020) [based on
interview]
The
year the Sino-US tussle came to Kathmandu: Stuck
between Indo-Pacific and BRI, it is in Nepal
where the US-China trade war has manifested
itself, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 13/12/2019)
Nepal
no country for expats’ spouses?, by Umesh
Poudel (ht 05/12/2019)
638
foreign nationals deported in 2018-19 (ht
02/12/2019)
Nepal,
Philippines sign MoU to establish Bilateral
Consultation Mechanism (rep 02/12/2019)
The
geopolitical scenario in South Asia: China and
India are marching forward with their
competitive aspirations to draw global attention,
by Bam Dev Sharma (kp 17/11/2019)
HCC-N–FICAC
conference from November 12 (ht 12/11/2019),
Regional
conference of honorary consuls kicks off in
capital (rep 14/11/2019)
Prisoner’s
dilemma: If Nepal ignores its next-door
neighbors, the consequences may be stark.
Ignoring the West may also be costly for Nepal’s
development endeavors, by Chandra D. Bhatta
(rep 07/11/2019)
Prime
Minister Oli will seek to reiterate Nepal’s
commitment to non-alignment in Baku: Amidst
rising geopolitical rivalries, Nepal will need
to assuage the international community’s
concerns regarding the conduct of its foreign
policy, by Anil Giri (kp 22/10/2019), 18th
NAM Summit: PM Oli to hold bilateral talks with
NAM Chair (ht 26/10/2019)
Lack
of consistency in pursuing its foreign policy
has cost Nepal dear: Competition may be forcing
powerful countries to facilitate undemocratic
and corrupt tendencies in the country, by
Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 21/10/2019)
Foreign
Ministry to deploy officers to all provinces to
ensure provincial officials abide by diplomatic
code: The move follows criticism that chief
ministers and ministers were holding meetings
with foreign diplomats and dignitaries without
informing the ministry, by Anil Giri (kp
20/10/2019)
Health
Ministry prepares a proposal to send health
attachés to South Korea, Malaysia and Saudi
Arabia: The proposal aims to reduce the death
rate of Nepali migrant workers, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 24/09/2019)
Recalibrating
Nepal’s foreign policy: Trends in geopolitics
are changing swiftly and Nepal must be up for
the challenge, by Dinesh Bhattarai (kp
18/09/2019)
Nepal’s
foreign policy problem: The country seems to be
lost on what external affairs strategy to adopt,
but non-alignment has worked for it in the past,
by Lok Raj Baral (kp 16/09/2019)
Nepal
today has more agency than we are led to
believe: Nepal's foreign policy is stuck in a
time warp while the rest of the world has moved
on, by Slok Gyawali (kp 13/09/2019)
New
provision allows migrant workers to obtain
re-entry labour permits in destination
countries: The move will give respite to
thousands of Nepalis who otherwise had to come
to Nepal for getting the permits, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 25/08/2019)
A
new balance of power in Nepal’s neighbourhood:
Hong Kong and Kashmir will test the two Asian
giants in their quest for global power, by
Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 23/08/2019)
Nepal,
watch out: Nepal should not remain oblivious to
big things happening around Asia-Pacific region
because we strategically lie in this region,
by Madhavji Shrestha (rep 08/08/2019)
Spy
on thy neighbours: Nepal’s geostrategic position
makes it the perfect place for clandestine
diplomatic consultations, by CK Lal (kp
07/08/2019)
Expensive
diplomacy: Some Nepali embassies have been
opened without a proper study of their relevance
(kp 25/07/2019)
Finance
Ministry wants to cut down on Nepal’s embassies
abroad. Foreign Ministry disagrees: A task force
formed to review the number of diplomatic
missions abroad has been delayed over
differences between the two ministries, by
Anil Giri (kp 24/07/2019)
Nepali
missions involved in irregularities, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 24/07/2019)
Repeated
diplomatic failures reveal shortcomings in the
Oli administration’s foreign affairs operation:
Foreign Ministry officials have not responded to
at least three requests for clarifications from
American and Indian embassies, by Anil Giri
(kp 14/07/2019)
Hearing
panel endorses names of all four ambassadorial
nominees: Despite a strong stance against the
nominations in the beginning,
opposition withdrew plans to call prime
minister for clarification, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 09/07/2019), PHC
clears four envoy nominees (rep 09/07/2019)
New
directive on diplomatic protocol issued: Bars
local, provincial govt office-bearers from
meeting foreign reps sans federal govt
permission (ht 04/07/2019) [????]
All
parties should be one on foreign policy:
PM Oli (ht 30/06/2019)
Building
diplomatic capital: A formidable challenge,
by Madhav Shrestha (ht 26/06/2019)
For
the first time, ruling party lawmakers criticise
Oli administration’s foreign policy conduct:
Party MPs pointed to the failure of Oli’s Europe
tour and censured the Foreign Ministry’s lack of
direction, by Anil Giri (kp 19/06/2019)
Nepal,
Mauritius ink labour pact (ht 12/06/2019)
Govt
picks envoys to Australia, Qatar, Bangladesh and
Spain (rep 08/06/2019) [Continued nepotism and political
nominations for important diplomatic positions!!],
In
recommending four ambassadors, Cabinet goes
against foreign ministry’s criteria: Mahesh
Dahal, Narad Bhardwaj Wagle, Banshi Dhar Mishra
and Dawa Futi Sherpa have been named as
ambassadors to Australia, Qatar, Bangladesh, and
Spain respectively, by Anil Giri (kp
10/06/2019), Government’s
latest picks for envoys court controversy
(rep 10/06/2019), Faulting
on ambassador appointment (rep 12/06/2019),
NCP
lawmaker blasts govt's envoy selection criteria
(rep 18/06/2019)
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs has failed to implement its
own criteria on ambassador appointments: Even as
Minister Gyawali insists discussions are
underway to appoint envoys soon, officials at
the ministry say the government has adopted
inconsistent policy, by Anil Giri (kp
27/05/2019)
Oli
to visit Switzerland, the United Kingdom and
France next monthOfficials say the prime
minister will, among other things, sign
bilateral agreements, by Anil Giri (kp
25/05/2019)
Nepal's
diplomacy: Road to take: When we have vast
cultural, natural and diplomatic tools to assert
ourselves globally we should not be lagging
behind anymore, by GP Acharya (rep
19/05/2019)
BRI
And Indo-Pacific Strategy, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn 17/05/2019)
Govt
raises visa fees for foreigners, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 10/05/2019)
Reimagining
diplomacy: Twenty-first century foreign policy
and diplomacy revolves around economics, by
Sujeev Shakya (kp 07/05/2019)
As
Oli
prepares to visit Cambodia and Vietnam,
questions are being asked—why? Prime minister
should set his priorities right when it
comes to visiting foreign countries, experts say,
by Anil Giri (kp 06/05/2019)
As
government
recalls envoy to Qatar, six of Nepal’s foreign
missions are now without ambassadors: Officials
say they have no idea when new appointments will
be made because ‘it’s a political matter’,
by Anil Giri (kp 26/04/2019)
Balance
in
a turbulent world: Maintaining a strategic
balance between China, India and the US-led
Western world remains a challenge for Nepal. But
some recent events show we may be losing this
balance, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep) [The leadership of the
Western world by the USA is increasingly being
questioned under its current president. India's
Indo-Pacific security interests also differ
substantially from the ideas of the Americans,
who primarily orient themselves along their own
interests and power claims. Accordingly, Nepal
must concentrate on its own security interests
or to say it with Trump: Nepal first!]
Government
plans
to set up annual regional dialogue: Through
‘Sagarmatha Dialogue’, the government wants to
raise issues of climate change, and promote
Nepal’s peace process and social inclusion,
by Anil Giri (kp 13/04/2019)
Ban
the bomb: Nepal should use its record of peace
diplomacy to eliminate nukes from the region,
by Mahesh Maskey (kp 11/04/2019)
Emerging
challenges:
As Nepal respects sensitivities of its neighbors
and friends, they must also respect Nepal’s
priority to safeguard its independence, right to
make decisions for its security and live with
dignity, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep
10/04/2019)
The
foreign policy enterprise: Acharya’s two-volume
book on foreign policy and diplomacy is the
first of its kind on Nepal, by Lok Raj Baral
(kp 08/04/2019) (book review)
Country’s
premier
foreign policy think tank without chief for over
a year: The Cabinet is sitting over names of
three shortlisted candidates—all former security
officials—which have been lying there for the
past three months, by Anil Giri (kp
02/04/2019)
Foreign
policy dilemma: Nepal cannot antagonise emerging
superpower China or the sole superpower, the US,
by Madhab P Khanal (kp 26/03/2019)
India
and
the Pacific Region: With rising new Asian powers
like India and China, the balance of power in
world politics is shifting dramatically, by
Lok Raj Baral (kp 21/03/2019)
Government
plan
to trim number of missions abroad triggers
debate: While the Foreign Ministry wants to cut
costs on ‘unnecessary missions’, officials say
now is the time to increase Nepal’s outreach to
the outside world, by Anil Giri (kp
04/03/2019)
Soft
power: In diplomacy, nations draw from
intangible heritage and use culture as a wild
card, by Mahendra P Lama (kp 27/02/2019)
National
interest and economic partnership are at the
heart of our foreign policy: Gyawali (kp
26/02/2019) [interview]
In
New Geopolitical Radar, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
26/02/2019)
Economic
diplomacy is Nepal’s core foreign policy
conduct: Foreign minister says country will seek
FDI, by Anil Giri (kp 19/02/2019)
Conspiracies
afoot to harm Nepal's foreign relations: PM
(rep 14/02/2019)
Ministry
sets parameters for envoy appointment (kp
08/02/2019)
In
third
Venezuela statement, ruling party tries to hit a
diplomatic note: ‘There was feeling among party
leaders that it could sour relations with US and
international community’, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 05/02/2019), Venezuelan
vertigo: Dahal’s statement supporting Nicolás
Maduro is proving to be a bitter pill to swallow,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 05/02/2019)
Nepal
now
has to balance not just India and China, but
also the West: Nepal finds itself unwittingly in
the middle of a new global power game, by
Bhairaja Panday (nt 01/02/2019)
Result
Oriented Diplomacy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
28/01/2019)
Below
the call of duty: It is time to scrutinise
Nepal’s lack of a regulatory mechanism for
diplomatic envoys, by Madhab P Khanal (kp
25/01/2019)
House
panel clears three ambassadorial nominees
(kp 23/01/2019) [Thank
god: Three more Bahuns!]
Foreign
Policy: Search For Principled Stance, by
Madhavji Shrestha (rn 16/01/2019)
Nepal
deports
84 foreigners in five months until Jan 9:
Chinese top the list of those sent back, with
Bangladesh following in close second, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 14/01/2019)
Nepal
for rules-based international order: Foreign
Minister Gyawali, by Anil Giri (kp
11/01/2019)
Financial
support for BRI projects should be concessional:
Japan; Urges Nepal to abide by UNSC sanction
against North Korea, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 10/01/2019)
Joint-secretary’s
appointment
to New York mission defies practice, experts
say: Observers say the decision to refer Amrit
Bahadur Rai for the Nepali mission in New York
is a rare move, by Anil Giri (kp 09/01/2019)
Challenges
for Envoys, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
09/01/2019)
Four
ambassadors present credentials to President
(kp 08/01/2019)
Gyawali
for national dialogue to develop foreign policy
(kp 07/01/2019)
Global
trends in 2019: Nepal lacks in-house expertise
to predict the future of the region and the
world, by Binayak Basnyat (kp 07/01/2019)
Drifts
on
foreign policy: Diplomacy and development have
been conducted in an ad hoc manner based more on
sporadic “big dream talks” than a clear
framework, vision and time-bound actions, by
Som P Pudasaini (rep 03/01/2019)
Status:
Loading: By all measures, it would be difficult
to call Oli’s foreign policy ‘balanced’, by
Amish Mulmi (kp 31/12/2018), Swinging
for
the fences—and striking out: After years of
political instability, the government under KP
Sharma Oli with sweeping powers was expected to
provide good governance and policy
coherence. But frequent flip-flopping on foreign
policy decisions has weaken the country’s
credibility, by Anil Giri (kp 31/12/2018)
Cabinet
names five envoys, recalls three, by Anil
Giri (kp 28/12/2018) [They
all belong to the small minority of male Bahuns
(about 6.5% of the population) that has been
"extremely discriminated" by filling most of the
positions in state and administration!],
Govt
recalls three envoys, appoints five (ht
28/12/2018)
Nepal
And Indo-Pacific Strategy, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 26/12/2018)
Finding
our way: The making, unmaking and re-making of
Nepal’s foreign policy over the years, by
Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp 24/12/2018)
Looking
back to look forward: For Nepal, understanding
the past is crucial to understanding our own
role in the present, by Amish Mulmi (kp
14/12/2018)
Foreign
Ministry pins hope on enhanced bilateral ties to
build prosperous Nepal (kp 13/12/2018)
‘Nepali
ambassadors’ main focus should be on economic
diplomacy’ (ht 08/12/2018)
Parliamentary
panel to grill ambassador nominees on Sunday: No
complaints have been filed against the four
ambassador nominees (kp 06/12/2018), House
panel
okays four ambassador nominees: President will
now appoint Nilamber Acharya as Nepal’s
ambassador to India, Anjan Shakya to Isreal,
Udaya Raj Pande to Malaysia and Krishna Prasad
Dhakal to UAE, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
10/12/2018)
Reframing
foreign
policy: The government is constitutionally
obliged to take measures to recalibrate Nepal’s
foreign policy. It should bring detailed vision
for this without delay, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (rep 06/12/2018)
Nepal’s
diplomatic frivolity: Nepal’s bilateral
diplomacy has been marked by glittering rhetoric,
by Madhab P. Khanal (kp 05/12/2018)
Foreign
Relations Under Oli, by G.P. Acharya (rn
31/10/2018)
Diplomatic
deficit as key foreign missions remain headless,
by Anil Giri (kp 29/10/2018), To
let: The government must immediately fill all
the empty ambassadorial positions (kp
31/10/2018)
Diplomatic
passport provisions eased, by Rewati Sapkota
(ht 26/09/2018), Lawmakers
amend passport bill in their favor (rep
27/09/2018)
Govt's
priority questioned over PM's Costa Rica visit,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 24/09/2018)
Indo-Pacific
strategy
and Nepal: Nepal will be living heightened
competition between the two camps America (with
India) and China, by Anil Sigdel and Saurav
Raj Pant (kp 21/09/2018)
Constitution
and Foreign Policy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
21/09/2018)
Foreign
Minister Gyawali off to Austria to attend IAEA
conference (ht 16/09/2018)
‘Discourage
the use of diplomatic passports’, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 09/09/2018), MPs
call for body to control misuse of diplomatic
passport (kp 12/09/218)
Govt
set to recall envoys other than ones appointed
under Maoist quota: Decision likely after
conclusion of BIMSTEC summit, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 10/08/2018) [All ambassadors should come from the
diplomatic service. Political nominees are not
qualified!]
Dilly-dallying
at PMO leaves envoy appointments uncertain: Some
question over choice of ex-chief election
commission Upreti (rep 05/08/2018)
Hearing
of ambassador nominees left in limbo, by
Anil Giri (kp 31/07/2018)
Nepal
mulls migrant worker agreement with Mauritius;
Portugal shows interest to hire Nepali workers,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 27/07/2018)
Roll-call
of
protocol practices: It is public knowledge that
Nepal’s ambassadorial appointments are largely
auctioned to highest bidder among cronies and
those showered with nepotism rather than merit,
by P. Kharel (rep 23/07/2018)
Govt
revisiting number of diplomatic missions (kp
18/07/2018)
Ambassadors’
oath:
Any public post holder when takes oath, it is to
the constitution, rule of law and the country
and the people, not to the government of the day
(ht 18/07/2018)
Nepal
and the world: The country lacks policies and
capable representatives to conduct successful
diplomacy abroad, by Rebanta Bahadur KC (kp
09/07/2018), ‘Envoys
should have bachelor’s degree and proficiency in
English’ (ht 10/07/2018), Cabinet
lowers bar for envoy’s post: MoFA ‘s minimum
Master’s degree proposal spiked (kp
11/07/2018) [And for the
PM SLC is sufficient????]
Beyond
India
and China: Apart from reaching out to China and
India, the government should enhance relation
with Western as well as Middle Eastern countries,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (rep 02/07/2018), Recalibrating
Nepal’s
foreign policy: The government must
seriously deliberate on matters of foreign
polices to take the country to greater heights,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 03/07/2018)
The
Asian game: Nepal should create plans instead of
trying to know one ally through the other’s eyes,
by Madhukar SKB Rana and Atul K Thakur (kp
26/06/2018)
Be
bold,
and balanced: Should not we balance our
relations with donor countries, multilateral
organizations and international financial
institutions other than India and China?, by
Gopal Thapa (rep 17/06/2018)
Oli’s
foreign
policy: PM Oli’s foreign policy should have a
global outlook even as he tries to balance
relations with the giants in the neighbourhood,
by Geja Sharma Wagle (kp 15/06/2018)
Ministry
reaffirms top court norms for envoys Master’s
Degree mandatory for ambassadorial appointments
(kp 13/06/2018)
Better
preparation needed: The conduct of foreign
policy is a serious business, and it should be
treated as such, by Gyan Chandra Acharya (kp
11/06/2018)
Govt
brings yet another policy to keep close tab on
foreigners (rep 09/06/2018)
Nepal
expands diplomatic ties to 160 nations with
Burundi pact (kp 08/06/2018)
Embassies’
relevance to be assessed (ht 06/07/2018)
Foreign
Policy Issue Oli Government’s Priorities, by
Mohan P. Lohani (rn 02/05/2018)
Uncertain
Asia
in a risky world: Trade wars, the war in Syria,
data exploitation and diplomatic tensions have
resulted in the emergence of new geo-strategic
faultines, by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp
22/04/2018)
SC
directs govt to set criteria to select envoy
(kp 19/04/2018)
Rethinking
foreign
policy: The government of K P Sharma Oli should
devise a farsighted foreign policy with specific
guidelines and clear national priorities, by
Rebanta Bahadur KC (rep 16/04/2018)
New
political nexus: The old Nepali focal point was
Varanasi, the new one is spread across
Washington, Brussels and London, by Saurav
Raj Pant (kp 13/04/2018)
The
country needs experts: A coherent foreign policy
is unimaginable without robust foreign policy
institutions, by Suman Mandal (kp
12/04/2018)
Gyawali
to lead Nepali delegation to NAM meet (ht
02/04/2018), ‘NAM
relevancy very much alive’ (kp 07/04/2018),
Minister
Gyawali attends NAM conference (ht
07/04/2018)
MoFA
nod must to host diplomats (kp 30/03/2018)
PM
briefs international community (kp
28/03/2018), More
than
anything else, we hold principles of
sovereignty, independence and non-interference
close to our hearts: Remarks by Prime Minister
KP Sharma Oli at the luncheon hosted for the
diplomatic community at Baluwatar on Tuesday,
March 27 (kp 28/03/2018), PM
urges donors to align aid with Nepal’s
priorities: Govt activities to be founded on six
fundamentals to achieve "Prosperous Nepal, happy
Nepali";Oli urges development partners to align
aid with Nepal's priorities (rep
28/03/2018), Oli’s
priorities:
The Oli government wants international
cooperation in productive sectors – energy,
agriculture, IT, tourism, infrastructure (ht
29/03/2018)
Winning
International Trust, by Madhavji Shrestha
(rn 24/03/2018)
Getting
into murky waters: Oli undermined geopolitical
sensitivity by inviting the Pakistan PM as his
first guest, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
22/03/2018)
Track
2 diplomacy: Nepal should not let its
international relations be handled by
incompetent diplomats, by Saurav Raj Pant
(kp 20/03/2018)
Nepal’s
foreign
policy debate: Putting one’s own house in order
is important for building a stable and
constructive foreign policy, by Suman Mandal
(kp 18/03/2018), Gyawali:
Govt for balanced relations with India, China,
by Mukul Humagain and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
18/03/2018), Nepal’s
economic growth will form the crux of our
engagement with foreign governments,
interview with Deepak Gyawali (kp 19/03/2018)
Thank
you for coming: The neighbourly visits show that
Nepal may be turning into a hotbed of
competition, by Birendra P. Mishra (kp
16/03/2018)
Course
in diplomacy: Given the current diplomatic
climate, shaping Nepal’s foreign policy to
promote economic interests is key, by
Maxence Castiello (kp 06/03/2018)
Putting
Foreign Policy In Array, by Madhavji
Sjrestha (rn 04/03/2018)
Govt
asked to pick envoys through expert panel
(rep 13/02/2018)
‘Don’t
use
foreign policy for local gain’: High Level
Foreign Policy Review Task Force submits report
to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, by
Anil Giri (kp 09/02/2018)
Nepal,
Uzbekistan establish ties (ht 28/01/2018)
Enhancing
Diplomatic Skills, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
26/01/2018)
Rebalancing
Foreign Relations, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
22/01/2018)
Tajikistan
shows interest in Nepal’s hydro sector (kp
13/01/2018)
4,926,532
machine readable passports issued in seven years
(ht 14/12/2017)
Retuning
foreign policy: Leaders should know that global
beggary and national sovereignty do not go
together, by Biranchi Poudyal (kp
29/11/2017)
MoFA
resumes mandatory language classes for its
staffers (kp 01/11/2017)
Need
of Uniform Foreign Policy, by Madhavji
Shrestha (rn 17/10/2017)
Forge
consensus on foreign policy: House panel, by
Roshan S. Nepal (ht 15/10/2017)
Envoys
ask govt to strengthen foreign ministry,
missions (kp 06/10/2017)
Nepal
should reshape its foreign policy, say experts
(ht 06/10/2017)
PM:
Nepal’s
foreign policy dictated by geopolitical
realities: Says China and India should also
understand Nepal’s limitations. ‘We have
very good relationship with both the countries'
(kp 23/09/2017)
Glocal
concerns: If domestic politics are a major
determinant of international relations, a few
factors will disproportionately influence
Nepal’s foreign policy, by Biswas Baral (rep
14/09/2017)
Coalition
govts
bane of Nepal’s foreign policy? Experts say
matters get complicated at times when there are
prime minister and foreign minister from
different parties, by Anil Giri (kp
09/09/2017), Nepal’s
Diplomatic Approach Status Quoism Or Dormancy?,
by Biswo Pradhan (rn 09/09/2017)
The
road ahead: Nepal’s foreign relations have to be
revitalised if broader national interests are to
be pursued, by Gyan Chandra Acharya (kp
05/09/2017)
American
pivot: US may be shifting from democracy
building to strategic military implementation in
South Asia, by Achyut Wagle (kp 01/09/2017)
Between
borders: Nepali political class has to convey
stability in foreign policy (kp 29/08/2017)
Labour
counsellors, attachés appointed in six countries
(kp 28/08/23017)
Nepal
And Neighbours, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
22/08/2017)
Measure
for
measure: It is important that our political
class forges a consensual approach to foreign
policy and then vigorously pursues the country’s
interests, by Som P. Pudasaini (rep
15/08/2017)
Diplomatically
Sensitive Period, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
07/08/2017)
Neighbourhood
Policy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 02/08/2017)
Dept
of
Passports gets ISO certification (kp
24/07/2017)
Where
Nepal Stands Today, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
19/07/2017)
Geopolitics
back
to the foreNepal has invested little time in
studying geopolitical shifts and their
implications for us; the past, Kathmandu chose
to deal only with capitals and never gave much
thought to borders and boundaries. Now, it
needs to give more consideration to the nation’s
frontiers, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 18/07/2017)
Compatible
Foreign Policy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
11/07/2017)
Swiss
dreams:
Nepal too is located between giant economies,
but it has remained poor for centuries, by
Pawan Roy and Saurav Raj Pant (kp 02/07/2017)
Shifting
Power Dynamics In Asia, by Narad Bharadwaj
(rn 30/06/2017)
Govt
drafts
immigration strategic plan (ht 22/06/2017)
Diplomatic
Performance, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
10/06/2017)
Foreign
Policy: Challenges And Opportunities, by
Rajendra B. Shrestha (rn 27/05/2017) [see part
2 (28/05/2017)
Enkindling
Foreign Policy Of Nepal, by Madhavji
Shrestha (rn 23/05/2017)
Say
something,
or say nothing: Comparing three press releases
of Kathmandu-based embassies this week, by
Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 19/05/2017)
Reframing
Foreign Policy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
09/05/2017)
Diplomats
Of Political Parties, by Madhavji Shrestha
(rn 23/04/2017)
Work
to
review foreign policy begins: Panel for
empowering Foreign Ministry, embassies to make
international relations and diplomacy effective
(kp 22/04/2017)
Experts
for
revisiting foreign policy (kp 06/04/2017)
International
relations:
New challenges, by Khilendra Basnyat (ht
31/03/2017)
Power,
Foreign Policy And Diplomacy, by Yuba Nath
Lamsal (rn 28/03/2017)
Nepal
and
geopolitics: No small concern; Some Chinese
scholars openly claim that Nepal’s strategic
location provides an advantage to China, by
Gaurav Bhattarai (rep 27/03/2017)
Matters
related
to external affairs: Govt agencies asked to seek
MoFA’s consent (kp 22/03/2017)
Hearing
of
seven envoy nominees over (kp 22/03/2017)
Prestige
at
stake: Laws need to be made to ensure that
competent people are appointed as ambassadors,
by Anurag Devkota (kp 17/03/2017)
Diplomacy
As A Public Domain, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn
14/03/2017), Refurbishing
Nepali Diplomacy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
14/03/2017)
Mahat
admits
to shortcomings in envoys’ nomination (ht
05/03/2017) [Stop
political nominations once and for all!!]
Downplaying
diplomacy:
Govt needs to appoint competent ambassadors so
that Nepal can handle international challenges
successfully, by Gopal Thapa (kp 03/03/2017)
[!!]
Investment
summit
2017: Govt expects Rs100b in FDI pledges (kp
27/02/2017), Nepal
Investment Summit from Thursday: AIIB President,
Indian Finance Minister keynote speakers
(rep 27/02/2017), Investment
Summit
from today: To be attended by around 300 foreign
delegates, including India’s finance minister
and AIIB president, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp
02/03/2017), Private
investments
and our duties: Nepal needs to create an
investment-friendly environment in order to
prosper, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 02/03/2017),
Govt
okays Rs 30b foreign investment for six joint
ventures, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 02/03/2017),
Investment
climate in Nepal improving: Government
organizing Investment Summit after a gap of 25
years, by Kuvera Chalise (rep 02/03/2017), Making
case
for investing in Nepal: Prime Minister Dahal,
ministers and top NC, UML leaders commit to
promoting a good business environment, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 03/03/2017), ), AIIB
committed
to investing in Nepal’s infra: Chief (kp
03/03/2017), ‘Nepal
will
receive loan assistance from Asian Infra Bank by
2018’, interview with Jin Liqun, AiiB
president (kp 03/03/2017)
Govt
picks
14 envoys (kp 21/02/2017), Govt
recommends envoys for 14 countries: NC Paudel
faction unhappy (rep 21/02/2017), Foreign
Ministry
officials miffed at govt’s envoy picks: Senior
officials at ministry say they were surprised to
see the background and resume of the proposed
ambassadors, by Anil Giri (kp 22/02/2017), Questionable
nominations:
Extreme care has to be taken while picking
ambassadors (kp 23/02/2017), No
ambassadors: 14 envoy nominees (rep
23/02/2017), Govt
to
withdraw two ambassadorial picks: A Cabinet
meeting today is likely to withdraw the names of
Asha Lama and Sharmila Dhakal, earlier
recommended as envoys for the UAE and Oman
respectively (kp 28/02/2017), Govt
drops
Lama from envoy list withholds Rayamajhi, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 03/03/2017)
Diplomacy
In Democratic Age, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
18/02/2017)
Foreign
investors will get a level playing field:
Industry minister (rep 16/02/2017), Disaster
in
the making: Liquidity crisis, low capital
spending, and swelling trade deficit are chronic
problems, by Achyut Wagle (kp 17/02/2017), More
than
100 foreign delegates to take part in investment
summit (kp 19/02/2017)
Foreign
Policy Strategies, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
11/02/2017)
Ambassador
nominations
in final stage: NC likely to get 6 or 7
positions, Maoist Centre 4, RPP 2. One post
could be offered to a junior coalition partner,
by Anil Giri (kp 04/02/2017) [No political nominations please! They are
poisonous! Nepal needs qualified diplomats as
representatives!]
Govt
set
to brief diplomats today: Foreign minister and
foreign secretary will apprise the international
community of the latest political developments
(kp 31/01/2017), Envoys
assure
govt support to elections (kp 01/02/2017)
Consular
services
available online from today: Minister Prakash
Sharan Mahat says this facility will save time
and money of thousands of Nepalis for consular
services (kp 29/01/2017)
UML
refuses
to be part of foreign policy review panel
(kp 26/01/2017)
Efforts
under
way to name ambassadors, says PM (ht
25/01/2017) [?],
PM
misleads
media on envoys' appointment, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 29/01/2017), CPN-MC
likely
to repeat earlier picks; Nepali Congress yet to
decide on names (ht 31/01/2017), House
panel
tells govt to appoint envoys pronto (kp
01/02/2017) [The govt
has never been interested in what parliament or
Supreme Court say!]
Crafting
Foreign Policy Track, by Madhavji Shrestha
(rn 14/01/2017)
The
end
of diplomacy: Nepal’s disastrous international
positioning is the result of decayed domestic
politics, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt
13/01/2017)
Foreign
Minister
Mahat to embark on three nations’ tour (ht
10/01/2017)
Foreign
policy
flux: As long as our leaders seek patronage from
foreign powers, Nepal can only exercise limited
sovereignty, by Achyut Wagle (kp 03/01/2017)
Foreign
policy
review panel in final stages of formation,
by Anil Giri (kp 02/01/2017)
Mahat’s
call
for ‘new foreign policy’ gets mixed responses,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 01/01/2017)
Quota
row
delays envoy appointments: Foreing Ministry
officials are pressing the political leadership
for swift appointments consider-ing the grave
situation in in the Middle East (kp
29/12/2016) [Stop
political appointments immediately!]
Foreign
policy
review panel to be formed ‘soon’ (kp
26/12/2016)
MoFA
working
to bring Foreign Service Act: Despite foreign
service being a dedicated arm of civil service,
it is still guided by some regulations and
ministerial decisions (kp 16/12/2016)
Nepal
absent
in UN vote on Syria (kp 12/12/2016)
‘Taskforce
to
review foreign policy on cards’ (kp
06/12/2016)
Priorities
Of
Nepal’s Foreign Policy, by Shambhu Deo (rn
15/11/2016)
Ambassadorial
appointments
still in limbo, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
13/11/2016)
Envoys
present
credentials (kp 11/11/2016)
The
Asian
connection: Improving connectivity is the way to
push economic growth in this part of the world,
by Binoj Basnyat (kp 06/11/2016)
Redefining
Nepal’s Foreign Policy, by Indra Karki (rn
05/11/2016)
Is
Nepal’s Foreign Policy Changing?, by
Balmukunda Regmi (rn 29/10/2016)
Nepali
Diplomacy: A Kind Of Its Own, by Madhavji
Shrestha (rn 26/10/2016)
Team
to
prepare SOP for diplomatic appointments (kp
25/10/2016)
PM
to
meet all BRICS, BIMSTEC leaders (ht
14/10/2016)
US-India-Nepal
alliance:
Countering China; Nepal, surrounded by three
nuclear powers of Asia- needs to adopt a careful
policy as to whom to be aligned with. The policy
of ‘non-alignment’ has no value now- so, where
Nepal wants to incline for its betterment is a
burning question, by Umesh K. Bhattarai (ht
28/09/2016)
Hearing
of
two envoy nominees on Friday (kp
20/09/2016), Complaints
filed
against Upadhyay, Paudyal, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 22/09/2016), Recalling
me
from Delhi was a mistake: Upadhyay, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 29/09/2016), UML,
RPP-N
to vote against Upadhyay, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 01/10/2016), PHSC
endorses
nominations of Upadhyay, Paudyal (kp
03/10/2016)
SC
vacates
stay order, allows govt to recommend new envoys
(ht 05/09/2016)
No
fundamental
shift in foreign policy, says Minister Mahat,
by Sarin Ghimire (kp 04/09/2016)
Bizarre
diplomacy:
High-level visits assured, embassies headless,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 24/08/2016),
Ambassadorial
nominations:
PHSC pulls govt up over agreemo issue; Asks not
to send names until parliamentary panel
completes its task (kp 02/08/2016), PHSC
grills
five ambassador nominees: Out of the 22
nominees, hearing of the remaining three
proposed career diplomats will take place today
(kp 03/08/2016), Hearing
of
two more proposed envoys held (ht
04/08/2016), Hearing
of
eight envoy nominees completed (kp
05/08/2016), Govt
withdraws 14 envoy nominees chosen under
political quota, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
06/08/2016)) [Stop
political nominations of ambassadors forever!],
Four
ambassadorial
nominees file case at SC (ht 16/08/2016), Apex
court’s
show cause to govt (kp 18/08/2016), Decision
to
withdraw names of ambassadorial nominees stayed
(ht 18/08/2016), Three
ambassadorial
nominees file case against govt (ht
22/08/2016)
Diplomatic
nominations
based on political affiliation, says chief secy
(ht 26/07/2016)
Fate
of
proposed envoys uncertain, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 15/07/2016)
A
diverse diaspora: Nepalis are still struggling
to establish a strong foothold in Australia,
by Jagannath Adhikari (kp 10/07/2016)
Addressing
the
3Cs of Nepal’s foreign policy: Nepal must
address its three fundamental Cs: Clarity about
its national interest, Coherence among domestic
actors and the Capacity of its diplomatic
missions, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp
09/07/2016)
Promoting
Nepal’s Diplomacy, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
09/07/2016)
DoP
launching
new services from Sunday: Passports within a day
after paying Rs 15,000 (kp 29/06/2016), DoP
launches
single day PP delivery (kp 04/07/2016)
Whither
nonalignment?
The geostrategic rebalancing in the Asia Pacific
region has put Nepal’s long-held non-aligned
foreign policy to test, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 16/06/2016)
Refurbishing
Nepal’s
Diplomatic Standing, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
10/06/2016)
5
years on, no leader, official cares for
diplomatic code: Incumbent government said to be
revising rules set by Khanal Cabinet before
enforcement, by Anil Giri (kp 07/06/2016)
Repositioning
Nepal:
Nepal has to believe that it is no longer the
proverbial yam but an important regional player,
by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 01/06/2016)
Nepal
must
shed its Yam-state mindset: Experts (ht
20/05/2016)
Unqualified
hacks:
Foreign Ministry has been reduced to a mere tool
to be used at the discretion of powerful
political masters, by Gopal Thapa (kp
11/05/2016)
Reorienting
Nepal’s Foreign Policy For Economic Development,
by Kushal Pokharel (rn 07/05/2016)
Neighborhood
watch:
The worldwide attention on India and China puts
Nepal's difficult geopolitics on the global
radar, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 07/05/2016)
Govt
drafts
guidelines on signing treaties, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 30/04/2016)
Employment
in
Korea: Applicants face tough job odds (kp
29/04/2016)
Work
starts
to buy homes for 3 missions abroad: The Foreign
Ministry is in process to buy houses in New
York, Bangkok and Geneva this fiscal year
(kp 22/04/2016)
Cabinet
recommends
envoys for 21 missions: 13 picked under
political quota, eight from among career
diplomats, by Anil Giri (kp 20/04/2016), Envoys
to
21 countries named, Oman post vacant (ht 20/04/2016), Govt
names
ambassadors to 21 countries (rep 20/04/2016), PM’s
prison
mate among the nominees (ht 20/04/2016), Undiplomatic
move:
Much delayed ambassadorial appointments leave
more room for concern than celebration (kp
21/04/2016), Envoys
sans
criteria: Though delayed for very long the
naming of the envoys is expected to enhance the
image of Nepal abroad (ht 21/04/2016), Recommendation
of
envoys challenged (ht 22/04/2016), SC
issues
show cause on ambassador nominations (kp
23/04/2016)
MoFA
failed
to set deadline for personising MRPs: OAG
(ht 14/04/2016)
21
foreign
missions to be without chiefs in a month:
Posting delayed as parties stake claim to berths,
by Anil Giri (kp 08/04/2016), Envoy
appointments
kept aside on the backburner (ht 10/04/2016)
BIMSTEC,
BCIM,
BBIN - & ‘BCIN’: A fresh look at the map
will show how Bangladesh-China-India-Nepal could
now be connected, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt
08/04/2016)
Some
500
'illegal migrants' in Nepal, by Shreejana
Shrestha (rep 06/04/2016)
Making
new
passport: Hi-tech system set to cut down on
delivery time (kp 29/03/2016)
Nepal
to
get ACD membership today (ht 10/03/2016)
Envoys
present
credentials (kp 01/03/2016)
Thousands
of
handwritten passports yet to be replaced (ht
21/01/2016)
Nepal
urged
to join Commonwealth (ht 19/01/2016) [This sounds like admitting
that Nepal has once been a British colony!?]
Appointment
of
ambassadors: CIAA instructions befuddle govt,
by Anil Giri (kp 02/01/2015), Envoy
appointment:
Many jockeying for coveted posts; Offices of
prime minister, deputy prime minister and
ministers are inundated with CVs of those
seeking to secure plum positions, by Anil
Giri (kp 06/01/2016)
Around
a
dozen embassies sans chiefs, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 31/12/2015)
Passport
application
goes online from Nepali missions abroad (ht
22/12/2015)
Manual
passports
no longer valid (kp 23/11/2015), Passport
application online; process will save time,
effort, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 24/11/2015), Live
enrolment
service begins: 9 centres in Kathmandu and 11 in
foreign missions by Dec first week (kp
24/11/2015)
MRP
application
process to go online (ht 21/11/2015)
Temporary
passports
for those who fail to acquire MRPs (ht
17/11/2015)
Uneasy
neighbour:
Nepal should learn from the recent turn of
events and redefine its relationships with other
countries, by Gyan Basnet (kp 27/10/2015)
Online
MRP
application from October (kp 15/09/2015)
No
plan
to seek ICAO deadline extension: Govt; Some
300,000 to 400,000 Nepalis living abroad still
carrying hand-written passports, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 04/09/2015)
Where
have
all the passports gone?, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 19/07/2015)
Major
reforms
recommended at Foreign Ministry: Panels advise
ministry to revamp its structure from top to
bottom, reform its organisational policy and
reorient diplomacy (kp 17/07/2015)
Shanghai
Cooperation
Organization: Nepal picked new dialogue partner
(kp 11/07/2015), Nepal
granted
dialogue partner status of SCO (ht 11/07/2015)
Foreign
envoys
gathering at UN House today (ht 09/07/2015)
Govt
renews
deal with PP printer (kp 06/07/2015), New
contract
to cost govt Rs 330 million: To buy 2.5 million
MRPs for $4.89 per unit,paying $1.59 more,from
Oberthur Technologies, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
07/07/2015)
Foreigners
with
non-tourist visa flood country Nearly 3,000 have
been allowed by several agencies in last one year
to work in different sectors (ht 04/07/2015)
MRP
distribution:
‘Super fast-track’ passports for Karnali, Far-West
(kp 29/06/2015)
Govt
sending
additional labour attachés (ht 18/06/2015)
Plum
posts
to be shared among four ministries, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 16/06/2015)
Pandey
urges
officials, leaders to strictly abide by diplomatic
code (ht 13/06/2015)
Swiss,
Malaysian
embassies move offices after quake (kp
20/05/2015)
Ministry
objects
to ‘mutual diplomatic briefings’ Following
briefing by Indian ambassador, US Marine Corps
apprise Western diplomats (kp 08/05/2015)
Visa
processing
controversy: Corruption chances high if Nepalis
undertake job: DPM (kp 23/04/2015)
Nepal
for
south-south cooperation: Pandey (kp
21/04/2015)
Who’ll
deliver
MRPs after deal with Oberthur Technologies ends
(ht 02/04/2015), MRPs
for
all by Sept ‘unlikely’ (kp 04/04/2015), House
panel
directs govt to meet ICAO deadline (ht
04/04/2015), Government
sends
teams to Malaysia, Saudi Arabia (ht
05/04/2015)
MoFA
to
deploy teams to destination countries, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 07/02/2015)
PHSC
approves
envoy nominees (kp 05/02/2015), House
panel
okays proposed ambassadors to USA, India, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 05/02/2015)
Foreign
Policy With Clear Guidelines Needed, by
Rebanta Bahadur K.C. (rn 30/01/2015)
Govt
teams
to aid process in Gulf, Malaysia: The Department
of Passport has been urging Nepalis abroad to
replace their hand-written passports with the
MRP (kp 24/01/2015)
Govt
names
envoys for New Delhi, Washington (kp
17/01/2015), Envoys
to
India, USA recommended, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 17/01/2015), Cabinet
names
envoys to India, USA, by Santosh Ghimire
(rep 17/01/2015)
Saving
foreign
service: Officials lobby to keep non-career
diplomats at bay (kp 14/01/2015)
Parties
divide
10 envoy seats: NC to pick ambassador for India
and UML for the US (kp 12/01/2015), Dialling
diplomats:
Political parties now must ensure that they
appoint qualified candidates to 10 missions
(kp 13/01/2015), Next
Cabinet
meet to name ambassadors (ht 13/01/2015)
Fast
track
for passports in districts in two weeks, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 09/01/2015)
Haggling
delays
envoys’ appointment: No signs of appointing
ambassadors anytime soon (ht 06/01/2015)
Nepalis
living
abroad toldto get MRPs immediately (ht
03/01/2015)
Errors
resulting
in MRP form rejection: On average 60 to 100
applications are rejected daily (ht
02/01/2015)
Afghanistan
Nepal
to send relief assistance to Afghanistan
(rep 15/01/2022), Government
sends relief supplies to Afghani citizens
(kh 16/01/2022), Nepali
team with humanitarian assistance materials
leaves for Afghanistan (rep 16/01/2022), Nepal hands over
aid materials to Kabul (kh 16/01/2022)
Dealing
with new Afghanistan, a Nepali perspective,
by Bal Mukunda Regmi (ae 25/11/2021)
Security
at Jamunaha border tightened to prevent Afghan
refugees from entering Nepal (rep
01/11/2021)
On
UN Day, Nepali activists draw the organization’s
attention to the precarity of human rights in
Afghanistan : At a demonstration in Kathmandu on
Sunday, a group of Nepali activists urged the
United Nations to take some immediate actions to
ensure the safety of Afghani citizens, by
Anushka Nepal (nlt 25/10/2021), 11
Afghan nationals arrested from a hotel in
Kathmandu (kh 25/10/2021) [??]
Nepal
to wrap up evacuation of its citizens from
Afghanistan on September 18 : Officials say 906
Nepali nationals have returned from Afghanistan
as of Thursday, by Anil Giri (kp 17/09/2021)
860
Nepalis stranded in Afghanistan rescued (kh
04/09/2021)
Afghan
Crisis: What It Means For Nepal?, by
Devendra Gautam (rn 02/09/2021)
Govt
in regular contact with concerned bodies in
Kabul to rescue stranded Nepalis: MoFA (kh
29/08/2021)
Eight
more Nepalis rescued from Afghanistan, 34 moved
to safer location (kh 28/08/2021)
11
Nepalis arrive in New Delhi; 42 still stranded
in Kabul (kh 27/08/2021), Nepali
nationals in Kabul airport safe: Ambassador
(rep 27/08/2021)
‘Time
is running out’: Desperation grows among Nepalis
stuck in Afghanistan Amid reports that the
Taliban are tracking down those who worked for
Western countries, there are concerns about the
safety and security of Nepalis in the war-torn
country, by Anup Ojha (kp 25/08/2021)
5
Ex-envoys ask govt to start dialogue with
relevant countries to address emerging
challenges due to Afghan situation (rep
24/08/2021)
654
Nepalis repatriated from Afghanistan so far :
350 on way back home; 361 awaiting rescue
(kh 24/08/2021)
860
Nepalis in Afghanistan come in contact with
Nepali authorities : 558 people have been
rescued and brought to Nepal (kh 23/08/2021)
470
Nepalis rescued from Afghanistan arrive home
(kh 21/08/2021), 558
Nepalis rescued from Afghanistan (kh
21/08/2021)
Nepal
and the Taliban’s second coming : Kathmandu and
Kabul are far apart, but the two countries share
some difficult history, by Kanak Mani Dixit
(nt 20/08/2021)
Afghan
lessons for Nepal (ae 19/08/2021)
288
Nepalis arrive home after Taliban took over
Afghanistan (kh 19/08/2021)
Nepal
to stay ‘neutral’ on Afghanistan’s latest
political development (kh 18/08/2021), On
Afghanistan, Nepal to pursue a neutral position
at present, officials sayKathmandu has so far
refrained from pronouncing Taliban officially
and called for lasting peace and stability in
Afghanistan, as it focuses on evacuating Nepalis
there, by Anil Giri (kp 20/08/2021), Taliban
takeover : Nepal must explore routes to engage
diplomatically with the militant group (kp
20/08/2021)
72
more Nepalis rescued from Afghanistan arrive
home (kh 18/08/2021)
256
more Nepalis stranded in Afghanistan register
their names : Registration via Viber 9749326458,
9749326459 and 8929601925 (kh 18/08/2021)
164
Nepalis return home from Afghanistan; 134
register their details : Foreign Ministry: 1,500
Nepalis in Afghanistan, NAFEA: 15,000 (kh
17/08/2021)
Govt
making preparations to rescue Nepalis stranded in
Afghanistan : Nepali Embassy in Delhi asks to get
ready for journey back (kh 16/08/2021), Nepali
citizens in Afghanistan plead for their
immediate rescue after Taliban insurgents storm
Kabul (rep 16/08/2021)
Nepal
must be watchful of the geopolitical fallout of US
Afghan pullout, analysts say : Kathmandu has no direct
stake but regional powers and neighbouring countries
have stepped up engagements amid fears of Taliban
takeover of the war-torn country, by Anil Giri (kp
22/07/2021), Nepali
‘Kabuliwalas’ : Repatriating Nepalis in
Afghanistan needs to be a high priority for
Deuba (kp 23/07/2021)
Four
days on, MoFA remains mum on death of 2 Nepali guards
in Afghanistan (rep 06/09/2019)
Nine
Nepalis wounded in Taliban attack in Kabul, by
Sanjeeb Phuyal (kp 01/12/2018)
Kathmandu’s
Little Kabul: Afghan refugees struggle to rebuild
their lives in Nepal, by Gopal Gartaula (nt
28/09/2018)
Three
stranded Nepalis return home from Afghanistan (kp
09/02/2018)
In
the line of fire: Increasing costs may outweigh the
opportunities for Nepalis in Afghanistan in the days
ahead, by Noah Coburn (kp 29/08/2017)
5
Nepalis injured in Kabul attack that killed 80 (kp
01/06/2017), All
five
Nepalis injured in Kabul attack discharged (ht
02/06/2017)
Who
guards
the guards? Simplifying the recruitment process and
easing restrictions will help Nepalis working in
Afghanistan more than a blanket ban, by Om Astha
Rai (nt 18/11/2016)
Govt
lifts
ban on Nepalis working in Afghanistan (kp
17/10/2016)
Kin
of
Kabul attack victims press for compensation: Say the
state has failed to provide justice to them (kp
04/10/2016)
Illegal
flow
of Nepalis to Afghanistan rampant (ht 23/09/2016)
‘Lift
ban
on Afghanistan for foreign job-seekers’: Study
committee recommends numerous measures to ensure
safety of workers (ht 24/08/2016)
Employment
in
afghanistan: PM wants more rigour in security
assessment; Labour Ministry officials hint at partial
lifting of the ban on Nepalis going to work in
Afghanistan (kp 17/08/2016)
Govt
team
leaving for Kabul tomorrow (kp 21/07/2016)
Team
to
leave for Kabul to assess security (kp 10/07/2016)
Dependents
of
Kabul attack victims to get compensation (ht
09/07/2016)
Caught
in
Kabul: Both Nepal and govts of donor countries have
failed to provide any protection for migrant workers,
by Noah Coburn (kp 04/07/2016)
Will
leave
Afghanistan if our security not ensured: Nepalis,
by Hom Karki (kp 25/06/2016), Forty
Nepali
guards return from Kabul: Devoid of security and
better pay, 300 others may follow, by Hom Karki
(kp 27/06/2016), More
Nepalis
returning home from Afghanistan (ht 28/06/2016), 41
more
security guards return from Kabul, by Hom Karki
(kp 29/06/2016)
Taliban
attack
in Kabul kills 12 Nepali workers: Were on their way to
work when minibus was targeted by suicide bomber
(kp 21/06/2016), Tragedy
in
Afghan capital raises many questions: Was lifting ban
on Nepalis from working in Afghanistan a right move?,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 21/06/2016), Govt
steps
up efforts to bring bodies back home (kp
21/06/2016), 12
Nepalis
killed in Kabul suicide blast, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 21/06/2016), NAC
plane
to bring home bodies of dead (kp 22/06/2016), Officials
hint
at ban on working in Afghanistan, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp 22/06/2016), Dream
of
better life turns into despair for Kabul terror
victims (kp 22/06/2016), Lessons
from
tragedy: Leaders should fix the mess at home, not
merely give lip service to Kabul carnage (kp
22/06/2016), Govt
mulls
keeping Nepalis off war zones (ht 22/06/2016), Families
break
in tears as they receive bodies, by Anup Ojha (kp
23/06/2016), Injured
say
‘there’s something strange about the blast’: Claim it
may not be a suicide attack as has been reported,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 23/06/2016)
Narrow
escape
from Kabul: 6 Nepalis manage to get to Delhi, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp 05/04/2016)
5
Nepalis rescued in Afghan Capital (kp 09/02/2015)
Africa
(South of Sahara, East Africa)
PM
Dahal interacts with Nepalis in Uganda (kh
19/01/2024)
20
Nepalis have fled civil war-hit Sudan so far :
The Foreign Ministry has said that efforts are
underway to evacuate other Nepalis from the
African nation (kp 02/05/2023), Government
brings eight Nepalis home from Sudan (rn
04/05/2023)
Nepal
establishes diplomatic relations with Malawi
(rep 17/02/2023), Nepal
establishes diplomatic relations with 178
countries (rn 17/02/2023)
Nepal
Embassy cautions Nepali nationals aspiring for
job in South Africa against job fraud (rep
07/01/2023)
Nepal,
South Sudan establish diplomatic relations
(nlt 29/03/2022)
Nepal
and Mauritius have ample avenues for
collaboration (kh 15/03/2022)
Nepal,
South Africa agree to enhance mutual cooperation
(rep 11/03/2022)
Rwandan
Ambassador Calls On Minister Ale, Proposes For
Bilateral Aviation Agreement (rn 12/12/2021)
Could
Zambia Be A Promising Ally For Nepal?, by
Desh Bandu Basnet (rn 14/08/2021)
Gambia
170th country to establish diplomatic relations
with Nepal (ht 26/05/2021)
Ambassador
Bishokarma presents letters of credence (kh
15/04/2021)
Six
Nepali youths rescued from African country
Malawi (kp 13/11/2019)
Women
rescued from Kenya dance bar return, by
Roshan S. Nepal (kp 19/07/2019)
Nepali
women rescued in Kenya will soon be repatriated,
officials say: The recent crackdown by the
Kenyan government has exposed how Nepali women
continue to be trafficked to African countries,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 28/06/2019)
Once
trafficked to Nepal, African footballers now
come willingly to play the beautiful game: Nepal
offers better pay, decent competition and a
stepping stone to greener pastures, say African
players, by Prajwal Oli (kp 16/06/2019)
Nepal,
Equatorial Guinea establish diplomatic ties
(ht 02/05/2019)
Nepal,
Rwanda establish diplomatic ties (ht
22/07/2018)
21
Nepali girls rescued from Kenyan strip clubs
(rep 21/07/2018)
Nepal
expands diplomatic ties to 160 nations with
Burundi pact (kp 08/06/2018)
Stranded
workers back (kp 03/04/2018)
South
Sudanese praise Nepali peacekeepers (kp
05/03/2018)
AIDIA
hosts Nepal-Zambia roundtable meeting (kp
14/02/2018)
Seven
Nepali
girls ‘rescued’ from Kenya; mission goes on:
Indian external affairs minister says the
potential victims of trafficking were rescued
along with three Indian girls, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal(kp 05/01/2018)
Diplomatic
ties set up with Burkina Faso (ht 31/12/2017)
Nepal,
Liberia diplomatic ties set up (ht 19/08/2017)
Nepal
and
Djibouti set up diplomatic ties (kp
16/07/2017)
Ethiopian,
Nepali
private sectors urged to team up (kp
15/06/2017)
Nepal
and
Uganda establish diplomatic relations (kp
14/06/2017)
Nepal,
Guinea
diplomatic ties set up (ht 14/05/2016)
Rai
presents
letters of credence in Botswana (ht
27/04/2016)
Rai
presents
credentials to South African Prez (kp
07/02/2015)
22
Nepali
women working illegally in Tanzania casino held,
by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 26/01/2015), 22
Nepali
girls held in Tanzania repatriated, by
Shreejana Shrestha (rep 16/02/2015)
Australia
Nepal,
Australia sign Trade and Investment Framework
Agreement (kh 09/02/2024)
Australia
plans to tighten student visa rules. What next
for Nepali students?, by Sajira Shrestha
(rep 15/12/2023)
Delegation
led by NA Chairman leaving for Australia tonight
(kh 26/11/2023)
Australia
announces $6,00,000 in humanitarian assistance
for Nepal earthquake victims (nlt
17/11/2023)
Soft
Power To Boost Nepal-Australia Ties, by
Binod Khanda Timilsana (rn 22/05/2023)
Australian
Assistant Foreign Minister Watts arrives in
Kathmandu on a two-day visit (kh
16/05/2023), ‘There
is growing demand for Nepali cultural cuisine in
Australia’, interview with Assistant
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia Tim
Watts on proposed air services between Nepal and
Australia and development activities that it plans
to support (kp 19/05/2023)
Australia
remains a committed development partner of Nepal
: "Australia has been partnering with Nepal for
over 60 years in development activities that are
evidence-based, sustainable and, importantly,
responsive to the needs and aspirations of the
Nepali people", by Felicity Volk (nlt
24/01/2023)
Studying
to migrate or to learn? For many young Nepalis
going to Australia is a dream but for many
others it is a necessity and burning desire no
matter what, by Simone Galimberti (nlt
18/09/2022)
Australia
tightens application rules for Nepali students :
Stricter document verification is likely to
bring departures down even as Australian
authorities announce schemes to retain
international students, by Pawan Pandey (kp
08/09/2022)
Nepal
and Austria discuss cooperation in hydropower
development (nlt 12/04/2022)
Australia
refunds student visa fees (kh 11/02/2022)
Australia
assures of cooperation in hydropower, renewable
energy (nlt 31/01/2022)
Nepali
students in Australia allowed to work more than
20 hours a week (kh 19/01/2022)
“Australia
is seeing a re-emergence of Nepal’s significance
to its engagement with the Indo-Pacific”,
interview with John Blaxland (kh 27/08/2021)
With
Australia still closed, Nepali students find
themselves in tough spot, by Shuvam Dhungana
(kp 14/03/2021)
Australian
minister assures support to international
students (ht 10/04/2020)
Australian
Prime Minister Morrison asks visa holders to
return home: Nepali students say they are
worried they will be left in the lurch as
pandemic unfolds, by Binod Ghimire (kp
04/04/2020)
Call
to provide help to Nepali students in Australia
(ht 29/03/2020)
Tourism
Minister’s Visit Nepal rally in Sydney condemned
for being insensitive and inappropriate: Yogesh
Bhattarai held a rally to draw Australian
tourists to Nepal while the country reels under
massive bushfires across millions of hectares,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 07/01/2020)
Nepal's
problem with students flocking to Australia is
so bad even Australians are concerned: In a
report published by Sydney Morning Herald,
leading education experts say the pressure to
pay for tuition leads students to be exploited,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/12/2019)
23
Nepalis get Australian scholarship (ht
30/11/2019)
Nepal,
Australia to sign air service agreement:
Australia will permit seven weekly flights to
key cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and
Perth, by Sangam Prasain (kp 30/09/2019), Nepal,
Australia sign air service agreement to operate
direct flights: The accord allows seven weekly
flights between Kathmandu and Sydney, Melbourne,
Canberra and Perth, by Sangam Prasain (kp
02/10/2019)
Make
sure you fact-check and have financial backing to
study in Oz: Envoy, by Roshan S Nepal (ht
05/06/2019)
One
more technical institute in Australia with
hundreds of Nepali students faces deregistration:
Consultancies say it’s time to reconsider sending
students to vocational training centres, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 02/06/2019)
Accreditation
a
must for nursing in Australia before
registration at skills authority: Move
follows deregistration of Australia Institute of
Business and Technology, which left scores of
Nepali students in limbo, by Binod Ghimire (kp
24/03/2019)
Consultancy
firms
of Australia colleges unite to assuage students:
Members of four umbrella organisations claim they
are consulting with affected students and
stakeholders concerned to address the problem,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/02/2019)
Hundreds
of
Nepali students in limbo as a tech college in
Australia gets deregistered: 90 percent of the
1,000 students at Australia Institute of
Business and Technology are from Nepal, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 21/02/2019), Two
more
Australian colleges without accreditation enrolled
students: 300 Nepalis study nursing at Nurse
Training Australia & Health and Management
Institute, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/02/2019), An
Australian
institution is forcing students to change subject,
Nepalis say: Students from other institutes are
concerned after the country’s regulatory body
cancelled registration for two nursing colleges
earlier this week, by Binod Ghimire (kp
23/02/2019)
Sherpa
leaves for Australia to pack her bags, by Anil
Giri (kp 17/01/2019), Ambassador
Sherpa winds up her Australia stay as envoy,
by Anil Giri (kp 31/01/2019), Lucky
Sherpa resigns as Australian ambassador (ht
02/02/2019)
Addressing
the drain: Nepal has much to gain from the skills
and knowledge of students who have studied in
Australia, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp
15/01/2019)
Envoy
and
minister, contrary to PM’s aides, say she hasn’t
resigned: Officials at Prime Minister’s Office
told journalists the embattled envoy had tendered
her resignation, but Pradeep Gyawali said it
isn’t true, by Anil Giri (kp 09/01/2019
Ambassador
Sherpa summoned to Kathmandu, by Anil Giri (kp
08/12/2018), Nepal’s
envoy to Australia Lucky Sherpa likely to be
sacked, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 09/12/2018), Team
probing allegation against envoy Sherpa, by
Anil Giri (kp 10/12/2018)
Meeting
of bilateral consultation body held (ht
17/08/2018)
Minister
Pun, Australian envoy mull energy ties (kp
21/07/2018)
Aussie
envoy congratulates 26 scholarship recipients
(kp 04/11/2017)
Australian
ambassador visits refugee camps (kp
26/07/2017)
Nepal,
Australian
sign MoU on consultation mechanism: The
understanding is aimed at exchanging views on
mutual interests and common global issues
(kp 16/07/2017)
Australian
envoy
meets DPM Mahara (ht 30/06/2017)
New
Australia
immigration rules may affect Nepalis (kp
20/04/2017)
Budd
picked
next Australian envoy (kp 23/03/2017)
Nepal
proposes
ASA with AUS (kp 02/02/2017)
Nepali
diaspora
in Australia: New generation of Nepalis are
integrating more actively in their new homeland,
by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp 29/01/2017), Nepali
diaspora
in Australia II: It’s not greed that makes young
people go abroad, but a lack of prospects in
Nepal, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp
26/02/2017)
Australian
Education
Exhibition on Monday (kp 20/01/2017)
Trending
:
Australian education: A record number of Nepali
students are heading to university Down Under,
by Jessica Cortis (nt 06/01/2017)
FM
sets
off on weeklong Australia visit (kp
23/11/2016), FM
urges
Australia to resume visa service from Kathmandu
(kp 25/11/2016)
Australian
embassy
organises ‘Education for All’ workshop (kp
18/11/2016)
‘Arrest
fear’
cited for cancelled tour: Maoist Centre chief
Dahal cancels Australia trip at the last moment,
by Dewan Rai (kp 24/06/2016) [Obviously, he feels guilty!], No
threat
in Australia for Dahal: Envoy (kp
29/06/2016)
Nepali
representatives
to attend short course on inclusive education in
Australia (ht 16/04/2016)
Samskaras
down
under: While traditional rituals reinforce
Nepali identity among migrants in Australia,
they are losing value, by Khagendra N.
Sharma (kp 15/03/2015)
Australia
supports
gender equality (kp 07/03/2015)
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
invites Nepal to finalize 40 MW electricity
trade, export to begin soon (kh 09/07/2024)
Bangladesh
passes proposal to import 40MW electricity from
Nepal : The energy will be traded at 8.17
Bangladeshi Taka, about 9.30 Nepali rupees, per
unit, Bangladeshi media say (kp 13/06/2024),
Untapped
Potential of Hydroelectricity :
Harnessing regional potential by
facilitating Nepal-India-Bangladesh
hydropower agreement, by Abdullah
Sadi (rep 13/06/2024)
Education
ministry seeks reasons for removing 10 Nepali
students from Bangladeshi scholarship quota,
by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 15/05/2024)
Nepal
and Bangladesh hold third round of foreign
office consultations meeting in Kathmandu :
Lamsal urges her Bangladeshi counterpart to
explore investment opportunities in Nepal
including in hydropower (kp 18/04/2024)
Dhaka
wants preferential trade pact. Nepal says drop
‘hidden tariffs’ first : As the two nations sit
for commerce secretary-level talks, long overdue
bilateral trade agreement is off the agenda,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 17/04/2024)
A
Milestone in Nepal-Bangladesh Bilateral Ties
(rep 13/03/2024)
Bangladesh
bargains for cheaper power : Power sale
agreement with Nepal Electricity Authority
likely to be delayed as Dhaka wants more
negotiation, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
26/02/2024)
Nepal
and Bangladesh closer to finalizing the tariff
of cross-border electricity trade (rep
22/02/2024)
Nepal
proposes tariff for electricity export to
Bangladesh : Provision of rebate and penalty has
also been proposed to ensure prompt payment of
electricity bills, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 06/02/2024)
Bangladesh
has market for up to 4,000 MW power from Nepal,
envoy says : Two countries are currently working
on finalising the terms and conditions for the
40 MW power deal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 17/01/2024), Nepal,
Bangladesh move towards tariff negotiation for
trading of 40MW power : Bangladesh has sent a
draft Request for Proposal to Nepal Electricity
Authority asking the NEA to propose tariff,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/01/2024)
Dhaka
preparing to operate direct bus service to
Kathmandu soon : The international service will
facilitate Nepali students studying in
Bangladesh and Bangladeshis visiting Nepal,
by Parbat Portel (kp 07/01/2024)
Nepal’s
nod to Dhaka’s proposal on trilateral energy
cooperation : Nepal, Bangladesh and India often
discuss power trade, but they don’t have a
mechanism to remove bottlenecks., by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 19/12/2023)
Bangladesh
greenlights purchase of 40 MW electricity from
Nepal (kh 08/12/2023)
Bangladesh
wants trilateral mechanism on energy : Dhaka has
sent a draft proposal. Nepal, India and
Bangladesh only have bilateral mechanisms as of
now, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/11/2023)
Electricity
export to Bangladesh unlikely this year :
Nepal’s power monopoly says the final agreement
has been delayed due to ‘political factors’ in
Dhaka, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (21/10/2023)
Nepal
parliamentary committee members discuss
Nepal-Bangladesh bilateral issues :
Discussions were held on exploring ways
to enhance bilateral cooperation in the
agriculture sector, with a focus on
technology transfer and sharing of best
practices (nlt 06/10/2023)
Bangladesh
could become new trade destination for
Nepal, experts say : Nepal's heavy
reliance on India for its exports and
trade is evident, while its trade
activities with countries beyond India
remain lacklustre (kp 02/09/2023)
Preliminary
agreement on supplying power from Nepal
to Bangladesh, 40MW to be exported in
first phase (rep 17/08/2023)
Prime
Minister Hasina offers Nepal the use of
Bangladesh’s Payra port : Bangladeshi
leader made the offer to PM Dahal during
their visit to Italy to attend the UN
Food Summit (kp 29/07/2023)
Nepal,
Bangladesh agree to sign 25-year power
sale deal : Despite the fixed period,
they are yet to decide the tariff,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/07/2023)
Nepal,
Bangladesh agree to pursue India deal to
start power trade from this wet season :
If Nepal succeeds in selling electricity
to Bangladesh, it will be the country’s
first power export outside India, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/05/2023), Bangladesh
agrees to buy 40 MW of electricity from
Nepal (rep 17/05/2023)
Nepal,
Bangladesh to discuss two options for dedicated
cross–border transmission lines : India’s
approval will be crucial for viability of any
connectivity between the two countries, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/05/2023)
Nepal
and Bangladesh to discuss investment modality
for construction of Sunkoshi-3 Hydropower
Project (rep 12/05/2023)
Nepal,
Bangladesh seek to bring India on board
to help power trade between the two
countries : Development of Sunkoshi-3
Hydropower Project and dedicated
transmission line through India are
among the issues on agenda for next
bilateral meeting, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 07/05/2023)
Nepal,
Bangladesh to sign an MoU on real time
data sharing on weather and floods :
This will be the first time that Nepal
would share its data on floods and
weather with another country, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/05/2023)
Nepal-Bangladesh
JSC Meeting: PTA and energy sector
cooperation to top Nepal’s agenda
(ae 23/03/2023)
Power
Corridor: A New Dimension of
India-Bangladesh Relations, by
Samara Ashrat (rep 05/02/2023))
Bangladesh
seeks visible Indian cooperation, by Pratik
Ghimire (ae 09/01/2023)
Dhaka
wants improved trade relations with Nepal,
interview with Ambassador Salahuddin Noman
Chowdhury (ae 20/12/2022)
Nepal-Bangladesh
joint venture project gets environmental nod :
Nepal and Bangladesh have agreed to jointly
build the Rs160 billion hydropower project on
Sunkoshi River, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
07/12/2022)
Bangladesh
to purchase 50 MW of electricity from Nepal
(kh 26/10/2022)
Bangladesh
keen to invest in Sunkoshi-III (ht
25/08/2022)
Nepal-Bangladesh
meeting on power cooperation likely next month :
Two sides to discuss power trade and attracting
Bangladeshi investment in energy sector., by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/07/2022)
Nepal,
Bangladesh to discuss power trade, investment in
2 hydel projects : The South Asian country has
shown eagerness to import Nepal’s electricity
and proposed to supply to Nepal during the dry
season, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
15/06/2022)
Prospects
rising for electricity trade between Nepal and
Bangladesh : Dhaka’s offer to sell energy to
Nepal when it faces a deficit and buy Nepali
surplus electricity during the wet season could
be a win-win for both countries, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 30/04/2022) [One must not forget that Nepal itself has
to import electricity for many months of the
year. This will not change any time soon!]
Bangladesh
seeks to purchase electricity produced by
Nepal’s private sector (rep 15/12/2021)
Tourism
partnership between Nepal, Bangladesh stressed
(kh 19/11/2021)
Demonstration
staged in front of Bangladesh Embassy against
attacks on Hindus (kh 21/10/2021)
Nepal-Bangladesh
Joint Working Group Meeting Proposed For
Joint-Venture On Power Project, by Ramesh
Lamsal (rn 14/09/2021)
Bangladesh-Nepal
Ties: The Neutrality Dilemma on the Rohingya
Issue, by Anup Sinha (rep 29/08/2021)
Nepal-Bangladesh
ties: Sky’s the limit : The completion of the
desired PTA will open new horizons in trade
between the two countries. Bhutan-Bangladesh
trade has doubled since the signing of a PTA,
by Pathik Hasan (ae 19/08/2021)
Possibilities
of economic cooperation between Nepal and
Bangladesh, by Shanker Man Singh (rep
08/08/2021)
Trade
deficit with Bangladesh on the rise (kh
24/07/2021)
Enhancing
Nepal-Bangladesh Ties, by Lalbabu Yadav (rn
31/03/2021)
B’desh-Nepal
deals : Although it will take time for the dream
to come true, Nepal and B'desh can exchange
trade in energy through the BIMSTEC deal (ht
25/03/2021)
Nepal,
Bangladesh sign MoU on sanitary and
phytosanitary cooperation (rep 23/03/2021),
Four
agreements inked with Bangladesh (ht
24/03/2021)
Nepal-Bangladesh
trade pact stuck over other charges : Nepali
officials say an agreement between the two
neighbours is unlikely until the other duties or
charges (ODC) on listed goods are dropped to
zero, by Krishana Prasain (kp 10/03/2021)
Nepal-Bangladesh
trade deal unlikely by end of December : The
proposed agreement gives preferential access to
certain products by reducing tariffs but
Bangladesh is reluctant to remove other duty
charges on imports, officials say, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 20/12/2020)Nepal, Bangladesh
sign MoU on sanitary and phytosanitary cooperation
Bilateral
Relations between Bangladesh and Nepal reach new
height: Dr. Islam, by Eak Raj Bastola (kh
07/11/2020)
Banking
on BIN : How Bangladesh-India-Nepal Initiative
(BIN) can trigger connectivity and prosperity
for Nepal, Bangladesh and India, by Sunil KC
(rep 02/11/2020)
Nepal
seeks duty-free access to Bangladesh for 76
goods : Nepal has been urging Bangladesh to
expand the list to cover major exportable items
such as tea, coffee, large cardamom, broom,
fresh fruits, kattha and pashmina, among others,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 07/10/20209), Nepal,
Bangladesh to sign preferential trade agreement
: Bangladesh will ‘soon’ provide on-arrival visa
through the land route for Nepalis, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 09/10/2020)
Crossing
the border: The motor vehicle agreement between
Nepal, Bangladesh and India has potential—but
it, unfortunately, may go the same route as
SAARC, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 13/05/2020)
Bangladesh-Nepal
Trade Relations: Influences of Economic
Diplomacy, by Mohammad Tarikul Islam (kh
11/05/2020)
Enhancing
exports to Bangladesh: Taxes levied on imports
at Bangladesh customs is primary obstacle to
Nepal’s exports. The high taxes arise from
customs duty, para-tariff and overvaluation of
certain products for customs purposes, by
Kshitiz Dahal (rep 03/03/2020)
Bangladesh
issues letter of intent to purchase 500 MW from
Upper Karnali hydro project: The $1.5 billion
hydropower project was awarded to India’s GMR
Group in 2008 after an international competitive
bidding process, by Sangam Prasain (kp
10/02/2020)
Nepal-India-Bangladesh
talks: Tripartite meet on energy cooperation
uncertain, by Umesh Poudel (ht 06/01/2020)
Bangladeshis
are being trafficked into Nepal, but most cases
go unreported: The Embassy of Bangladesh in
Kathmandu receives two to three cases of labour
trafficking every month, by Eliha Shrestha
(kp 24/12/2019)
Bangladesh
agrees to pay 7.7 cents per unit for Upper
Karnali power: The energy-hungry country will
pay out a massive Tk381.60 billion (equivalent
to Rs511.69 billion) over 25 years to procure
500 megawatts of electricity, by Prahlad
Rijal (kp 21/12/2019)
Nepal-India-Bangladesh
talks on power trade long overdue: Nepal hopes
to export projected excess power to Bangladesh
using Indian transmission lines, by Prahlad
Rijal (kp 10/12/2019)
Enhanced
Nepal-Bangladesh Relations, by Mohan P.
Lohani (rn 18/11/2019)
Bangladesh
Prez to visit Nepal on Nov 12 (ht
10/11/2019), Hamid
meets President Bhandari (ht 14/11/2019), Close
ties between Nepal, B’desh stressed (ht
15/11/2019)
Leading
a 70-member delegation, Bangladesh President
arriving in Kathmandu on Nov 12 (rep
04/11/2019)
Bangladesh
prez to visit Nepal in November (ht
31/10/2019)
Bangladesh
keen on funding 20 hydropower projects in Nepal:
Nepal also asked Bangladesh to allow the export
of local cardamom, yarn and broom grass (amriso)
without any hurdles during the first day of
trade talks, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
23/10/2019)
Two-day
Nepal-Bangladesh talks begin (ht 23/10/2019)
Nepal
likely to export power to Bangladesh using
Indian grid: Tripartite meeting to be held
within three months to fix transmission
modalities and commercial terms, by Prahlad
Rijal (kp 17/10/2019)
Four
years since signing, a crucial transit agreement
sees no progress: Nepal, Bangladesh and India
have not been able to move forward on a
cross-border motor vehicles agreement after
Bhutan pulled out two years ago, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 12/08/2019)
Energy
Ministry officials leave for Bangladesh to talk
electricity trade, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
20/06/2019)
Nepal
and Bangladesh sign Double Tax Avoidance Agreement,
by Anuj Kumar Adhikari (kp 06/03/2019)
Traders
urge improvement of Nepal-Bangladesh customs
process, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 24/02/2019)
Nepal,
Bangladesh to consolidate relations through
information (kp 18/01/2019)
Bangladesh
lifts ban on Nepali yarn import via land port,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 10/01/2019)
Nepal,
Bangladesh
agree to build hydro projects: The electricity
produced by these schemes will be exported to
Bangladesh via India, by Bibek Subedi (kp
05/12/2018)
Nepal-Bangladesh
energy cooperation meet starts today (ht
03/12/2018)
Nepal,
Bangladesh to talk power trade, investment,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 30/11/2018)
Nepal,
Bangladesh
energy meeting slated for Nov 15: Two major
agendas are likely to be discussed: energy
trading between the two countries and
Bangladeshi investment in the Nepali hydropower
sector (kp 12/10/2018)
Bangladesh
set to buy power from Nepal (kp 10/09/2018)
Deepen
ties
with Bangladesh: Trilateral cooperation between
Nepal, Bangladesh and India can be established
for connectivity. This will be beneficial for
all three countries, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(rep 20/08/2018)
Nepal,
Bangladesh sign power cooperation deal (kp 1
/08/2018), GMR,
Bangladesh to sign power purchase pact, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 14/08/2018)
Oli
invites PM Hasina to BIMSTEC summit (kp
08/08/2018)
Nepal-B’desh
to
sign energy cooperation pact: The agreement with
Bangladesh will pave the way to export surplus
electricity that Nepal is expected to produce
within a few years (kp 31/07/2018)
Nepal’s
trade deficit with Bangladesh grows: Nepal used
to have a trade surplus with Bangladesh just
recently in 2014, by Parbat Postel (kp
27/07/2018)
Cabinet
gives consent to sign DTAA with B’desh (ht
29/06/2018)
Bangladesh
to revise list of duty free products, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 02/06/2018), Nepal,
B’desh agree to conclude BIPPA soon (ht
02/06/2018)
Nepal
asks Bangladesh to simplify trade procedures:
Nepal has long been asking Bangladesh for easy
visa facility for Nepalis, preferential
treatment for a number of Nepali goods and
access to Bangladeshi ports (kp 31/05/2018)
Nepal-Bangladesh
trade talks to focus on barriers: Nepal will ask
Bangladesh to address hurdles to exporting
acrylic yarn to Bangladesh and review the list
of 108 Nepali products which have duty free
access to the Bangladesh market, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 26/05/2018)
Littérateurs
commend
Nepal, Bangladesh ties: Poet Manjul said
Bangladeshi people share feelings of brotherhood
that reflect in their writings (kp
03/05/2018)
B’desh-India-Nepal
bus trial run (kp 24/04/2018), Buses
from Dhaka arrive in Nepal (ht 26/04/2018),
Trial
run boosts tri-nation bus, cargo services plan:
Two buses travel 1,197 km from Dhaka to
Kathmandu, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 27/04/2018)
Govt
plans to sign energy pact with Bangladesh
(ht 16/04/2018)
Plan
to trade power with China, B’desh, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 20/03/2018)
Bangladesh
lessons: Nepal’s strategic location can be
better utilized to expand market access to
China, India and Bangladesh, by Purushottam
Ojha (rep 20/03/2018)
Let’s
get together: Cooperation between Nepal, India
and Bangladesh will give a boost to South Asian
regionalism, by Sunil KC (kp 01/03/2018)
Calls
for strong Nepal-Bangladesh ties, connectivity
(kp 26/02/2018)
Bangladesh
Expo to kick off on Friday (kp 22/02/2018),
Bangladesh
Expo opens its door to visitors (kp
24/02/2018)
Nepali
ginger finds alternative market in Bangladesh,
by Raju Adhikari (rep 01/02/2018)
Bangladesh
proposes to build hydropower plants in Nepal
(kp 19/01/2018)
Trade
secy meets Bangladeshi counterpart (ht
12/12/2017)
Nepalis
enrolled in blacklisted Bangladesh colleges:
Future of more than 200 students at stake,
by Sabitri Dhakal (kp 24/11/2017)
B’desh,
India and Nepal to enforce transport deal: Dhaka
urges Delhi to facilitate power import from
Nepal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
25/10/2017)
Secretary
Bairagi
meets Bangladeshi foreign minister: Holds discussions
on bilateral matters, including trade, transit,
connectivity, energy, higher education and tourism
(kp 09/10/2017)
Safe
haven: Young LGBTI blogger flees Bangladesh to find
safe shelter in Nepal, by Shristi Kafle (kp
12/08/2017)
GMR,
B’desh
to sign deal to evacuate power, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 06/07/2017)
Hatil
makes
foray into Nepali market (kp 01/05/2017)
Indian
help
sought for Nepal-Bangladesh trade, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 10/04/2017)
Bangladesh
willing to invest $1 billion in Nepal's power
sector (rep 13/02/2017)
B’desh
‘keen’
to develop big hydel projects in Nepal, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 11/12/2016)
Nepal,
Bangladesh
likely to sign power trade agreement, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 17/08/2016)
Let’s
team
up: Though de jure territorially separated,
Nepal and Bangladesh de facto are
conjoined by virtue of common Himalayan rivers,
by Madhukar Shamsher JB Rana (kp 08/07/2016)
Bangladesh
to
gift 10k tonnes of rice, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 02/06/2016), First
instalment
of rice gifted by B’desh arrives (kp
27/06/2016)
Nepal-Bangladesh
commerce
secretary-level talks kick off (ht
11/05/2016), Nepal,
Bangladesh
agree to remove TBT (ht 12/05/2016), 108
Nepali
products get duty-free access to Bangladesh,
by Parbat Portel (kp 14/05/2016)
Nepal-Bangladesh
bilateral
talks: Easy market access, trade barrier removal
top agendas (kp 27/04/2016)
Nepal-B’desh
commerce
secretary-level talks next month (ht
13/04/2016)
Vishakhapatnam
port
to be operationalized for Nepal’s third country
trade: Another transit route to Bangladesh to be
opened, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 20/02/2016), India,
B’desh
open immigration offices, by Parat Portel
(kp 22/02/2016)
Crisis
delays
planned Nepal-Bangla accord (kp 16/12/2015)
Nepal-Bangladesh
bilateral
trade halted, by Parbat Portel (kp
08/10/2015)
First
trade
deficit with Bangladesh in 10 years, by
Parbat Portel (kp 06/08/2015)
Bangladesh
donates
10,000 tonnes of rice (kp 18/05/2015)
Bangladesh
agrees
to simplify visa process (kp 24/04/2015)
Nepal-Bangladesh
trade
talks slated to start on Wednesday, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 20/04/2015), Nepal
to
cut customs on 50 B’deshi items: Seeks duty free
access to 45 more products, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 23/04/2015), Nepal,
Bangladesh
sign pact to facilitate trade: A total of 108
Nepali products to be extended duty-free access to
Bangladeshi market, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
24/04/2015), Trade
surplus
dips (ht 24/04/2015)
Nepal-Bangladesh
trade
talks: Nepal pushes for visa on arrival facility
for B’desh (kp 07/04/2015)
B’desh
new
transit for traffickers: On Saturday, a Nepali
woman was caught in Bangladesh trying to fly to
Saudi Arabia without a visa (kp
06/04/2015)
Nepal,
B’desh
trade talk in April second week (ht
01/04/2015)
Nepal,
Bangladesh
ink tax agreement (ht 30/01/2015)
Burma (Myanmar)
Burmese
of Nepali descent flee to Thailand : Trapped
Nepali workers and Burmese Nepalis escape the
junta to Thailand, but many remain behind,
by Chandra Kishore (nt 22/12/2023)
The
plight of Rohingya in Nepal, by Anushka
Nepal (ae 20/10/2022)
Why
Nepal must speak out against human rights abuses
in Myanmar : The government in Kathmandu should
not desist from voicing its gravest concerns
about what is happening in Myanmar, a country
where there is still a well-rooted
Nepali-speaking community, by Simone
Galimberti (nlt 01/08/2022)
Protest
staged in Kathmandu condemning execution of four
democracy activists in Myanmar (kh
26/07/2022) [Please call
it what it is : cold-blooded murder of
peace-loving democrats by a terrorist military
regime! Every so-called "execution" is
cold-blooded murder, whether in the USA, Russia,
China, Iran, Myanmar or anywhere else in the
world!]
Rohingya
refugees who once saw Nepal as 'promised land'
now stare at uncertain future, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 27/10/2021)
Whither
Nepal’s foreign policy : Nepal’s abstention from
voting for the UN resolution on Myanmar was a
mistake, by Kul Chandra Gautam (kp
05/07/2021)
Nepal
failed to stand up for democratic values while
reacting to military coup in Myanmar, analysts
say : It took a whole day for the Foreign
Ministry to come up with a statement where it
called for immediate release of elected leaders
but stopped short of showing concern over the
risk of reversal of democratic reforms in the
Southeast Asian country, by Anil Giri (kp
03/02/2021) [How can the
Oli government criticise what is happening in
Myanmar when it is taking its own country back
to the democratic stone age?], The
stable sterility of ‘ethnocratic’ regimes :
Ethnonationalism and democracy are incompatible
principles, by CK Lal (kp 03/02/2021)
Nepal
says it has been closely following latest
developments in Myanmar (kp 02/02/2021), Coup
in Myanmar : Nepal must join the world to
strongly denounce the heinous step by the
military (kp 02/02/2021)
Closing
the border isn’t an option: There is no reason
why Rohingyas will not be able to successfully
integrate into Nepali society, by
Maximillian Morch (kp 12/01/2020)
The
Rohingya in Nepal: Any further influx of these
refugees would pose a serious threat to the
country’s sovereignty, but the country should
still protect the ones that are already here,
by Rosanna Mahat (kp 01/01/2020)
President
Bhandari leaves for Myanmar (ht 17/10/2019)
Nepal,
Myanmar sign trade, investment agreement (ht
01/12/2018)
Nepal
should raise Rohingya issue with Suu Kyi: Rights
groups, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/11/2018)
Nepal
abstains
from UN vote on Myanmar’s human rights
violation: This is not the first time Nepal has
abstained from voting on a UNGA resolution
(rep 18/11/2018) [This
reflects Nepal's own human rights standards!]
Rohingya
In Nepal, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 07/11/2018)
Nepal,
India to jointly monitor movement of Rohingya
refugees in border areas, by Rewati Sapkota
(ht 31/10/2018)
Nepal
and
Burma delay, dilute and deny justice: The
failure of both countries to address past human
rights violations impedes their ability to
confront the present, by Naw Gladys Maung
Maung (nt 14/09/2018)
Rohingya
in Nepal want plight resolved by Myanmar, B'desh
leaders at BIMSTEC summit, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 29/08/2018) [This could be an opportunity for Nepal to
play an important role as mediator on the
international level!]
Nepal,
Myanmar set up consultation mechanism (kp
31/07/2018)
Rohingyas
in Kathmandu search for their loved ones, by
Roshan Sedhai and Dipendra Rokka (rep 19/06/2018)
On
refugees,
with empathy: If Nepal is concerned about Nepali
speaking Burmese in Burma, it should support Rohingya
refugees and speak against Burmese atrocities, by
Mukesh Baral (rep 16/06/2018)
Myanmar
army chief’s visit: Nepal must raise Rohingya crisis
issue, say human rights activists (kp 10/12/2017),
Myanmar
army chief’s visit stirs controversy, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 13/12/2017)
Rohingya
and Nepal: Nepal, India and Bangladesh should exert
pressure on the United Nations and the Myanmar
government to create proper environment for safe
return of the Rohingya, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep
26/11/2017)
No
country for Rohingya: If we are indeed a tolerant
country, why can’t Nepal offer a sanctuary to the
Rohingya people, often dubbed ‘the most persecuted
minority in the world’?, by Biswas Baral (rep
19/10/2017), Lhotshampa,
Rohingya: Burma’s pernicious populism and a
preoccupied world abandon the Rohingya, by Kanak
Mani Dixit (nt 27/10/2017)
Don’t
allow Rohingya refugees to enter Nepal: CPN-UML
(ht 25/09/2017), Living
as
refugees: Statelessness of Bhutanese Lhotsampas
and Myanmar’s Rohingya has been a cause of human
suffering and needs global attention, by
Suresh Sharma (kp 26/09/2017)
Art
and
the Rohingya of Kathmandu: In Sujan Dangol’s Displaced
are images of moments stolen from the lives of people
trying to lead fruitful, ordinary lives in sync
with the culture of a foreign land, by Kurchi
Dasgupta (kp 17/09/2017)
Govt
ups vigil amid Rohingya influx concerns, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 12/09/2017)
Banke
Muslims call for end to Rohingya crisis (kp
11/09/2017)
Separated
by violence and tested by time, Rohingya in
Nepal ache for home, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
10/09/2017)
Over
200
Rohingya settle 'illegally' in capital: Government
says they are illegal migrants, by Kamal Pariyar
(rep 04/06/2016) [??]
Rohingya
in
Nepal: Urban refugees’ fate hangs in balance, by
Dewan Rai (kp 19/11/2015)
The
Gurkhas
of Burma, by Kai Weise (ht 04/04/2015)
Canada
Representatives
from 25 Canadian universities and colleges to
visit Kathmandu to showcase education
opportunities in Canada (rep 21/11/2023)
Do
Nepali visa applicants need to worry about
India-Canada diplomatic tension?, by Sajira
Shrestha (rep 29/09/2023)
Nepal
requests Canada to make arrangements for
issuance of visa from Kathmandu : Nepal has a
residential mission in Canada, but Canada does
not have an embassy or a consulate office in
Kathmandu (kp 30/09/2022)
'Both
Canada and Nepal can benefit from trade,
investment cooperation' (ht 15/04/2022)
Canadian
federal govt settles lawsuit over deadly suicide
attack on Kabul embassy that killed 15 Nepali
Gurkhas (rep 04/10/2020), Kin
of Nepalis killed and hurt in Kabul settle case
with Canadian government : The two parties
agreed on $20.4 million in compensation,
according to CBC News (kp 05/10/2020)
Together,
Canada and Nepal can build a more secure and
inclusive world: Canada will continue to
leverage its membership in many international
institutions and will unite forces, leaving no
one behind, by Nadir Patel (kp 17/06/2020)
Visiting
Canada senate speaker not scheduled to meet Agni
Sapkota (rep 11/02/2020) [This reflects the image of
Nepal's rule of law abroad!]
Canada
and Nepal want to up trade, tourism and investment
(nt 07/09/2019)
Nepal,
Canada bilateral body holds first meet (kp
06/10/2018)
Nepal,
Canada set up bilateral consultative mechanism
(kp 26/09/2018), PM
Oli holds talks with Trudeau (ht 26/09/2018)
Shortening
Distance With Canada, by Prem Khatry (rn
03/07/2018)
Nepal
caucus
formed in Canadian parliament (kp 06/10/2016)
Nobodies
who
are somebody: What would the compensation be if
Canadian nationals, not Nepali guards, had been
killed in Kabul?, by Sangita Thebe Limbu (kp
15/07/2016)
‘Lack
of
empathy’ sparks outrage, by Anil Giri (kp
23/06/2016), Nepal
to
seek compensation from Canadian government (ht
24/06/2016)
Canadian
official
in town for weeklong visit (ht 14/01/2015), Canadian
official
calls on President (kp 17/01/2015), Canada
to
support democratic transition in Nepal (ht
17/01/2015)
Nepal-Canada
Relations:
Half A Century On The Friendship Road, by Prem
Khatry (rn 06/01/2015)
Europe (including non-EU
countries like Switzerland, DisUnited Kingdom, Norway,
etc.)
President’s Europe
visit:
Broadening
prospects of
future
partnership,
by Suresh
Chandra
Chalise (ae
08/07/2024)
President Paudel
meets German
President
Steinmeier in
Berlin, urges
removal of EU
flight ban on
Nepali
airlines
(kh
17/06/2024), President
Paudel meets
German
counterpart :
He sought the
German
government’s
support to
lift the ban
imposed on
Nepali
airlines from
flying into
European
airspace
(kp
18/06/2024), President
Paudel's visit
to Germany
expected to
enhance
diplomatic
ties, by
Bhishma Raj
Ojha (rn
18/06/2024)
Britain
offers Nepal
special
trading
preferences :
The UK
government
says Nepal can
continue to
benefit from
Developing
Countries
Trading
Schemes
(kp
14/06/2024)
EU
expresses serious concern
with prime minister over
arrest of KMG chair Sirohiya
: Ambassador Lorenzo
highlights potential
reputational risk to Nepal’s
press freedom record (kp
03/06/2024)
Lithuania
ready to assist Nepal in digitalisation,
cybersecurity : Diana Mickeviciene, the
ambassador of Lithuania to India, on Lithuania’s
cutting-edge technology and its graduation to a
developed economy, as well as bilateral
economic, trade and tourism relations between
the two small nations (interview) (kp
16/05/2024)
Swedish
delegation attending EU-Nepal Business Forum
(14/05/2024), EU
delegation in Nepal to organize EU-Nepal
Business Forum 2024 (rep 14/05/2024)
Nepali
Professionals’ Summit concludes in Berlin
(kh 12/05/2024)
EU
to help Nepal bring investment (kh
10/05/2024)
Nepal
and Switzerland discuss bilateral cooperation in
trade and tourism (rep 03/04/2024)
Croatia
opens doors to Nepali workers (ae
28/03/2024)
Nepal,
Germany conclude political consultation meeting
in Kathmandu : Invitation of President
Ramchandra Paudel to Germany, Nepal’s graduation
from LDC among other issues were discussed
during the meeting (kp 21/03/2024)
15th
meeting of Nepal-EU Joint Commission taking
place today (kh 19/03/2024), Nepal,
EU renew commitment to work together to uphold
democracy and human rights : The two sides
review the progress of EU’s development
cooperation in various sectors during the 15th
joint commission meeting, says foreign ministry
(kp 21/03/2024)
Federalism
brings services and politics closer to people,
interview with EU Ambassador Lorenzo by Ishwar Dev
Khanal (kh 18/03/2024)
Charting
a New Century of UK-Nepal Friendship, by
Andrew Mitchell (rep 21/02/2024)
Seven
years is not a long time for federalism’s
institutionalisation, EU envoy says : Presenting
a strong defence of federalism, she said that
Nepal’s constitution provides for political
stability (kp 16/02/2024)
British
Minister of State Mitchell to visit Nepal next
week (rep 09/02/2024)
British
Gurkha ex-servicemen protest in Kathmandu
(kh 07/02/2024)
EU
Ambassador to Nepal holds meeting with NPC Vice
Chair (rep 22/01/2024)
European
Commission extends its decade-long ban on Nepali
airlines : Experts say Prime Minister Dahal
should be held responsible this time as he has
prevented two crucial civil aviation bills from
becoming law, by Sangam Prasain (kp
01/12/2023)
The
choices Kathmandu must make : As the world
shifts its focus to the Indo-Pacific, Nepal has
a window of opportunity, by Amish Raj Mulmi
(kp 21/11/2023)
EU
approves two million Euro package for Nepal’s
earthquake affected people : “This new aid
package will provide shelter to people that have
lost their homes and prepare them to face the
upcoming winter, while helping with other
pressing needs,” said Janez Lenarčič, European
Commissioner for Crisis Management (nlt
16/11/2023)
Nepal
to establish embassy in Portugal : A Cabinet
meeting also decides to list Biratnagar, Mulpani
and Bharatpur cricket stadiums as national pride
projects (kp 10/11/2023)
Nepal
counts as close friend of EU, interview with
EU Ambassador Veronique Lorenzo (rn 09/11/2023)
Finance
Minister Dr Mahat and Baroness Penn hold talks
(rep 31/10/2023), Nepal
seeks UK investment and climate change support
in bilateral meeting (rep 01/11/2023)
President
Paudel to embark on European tour starting Nov 8
(kh 21/10/2023)
We
are keen to ensure that
transitional justice is
served for the conflict
victims, interview
with EU Envoy to Nepal,
Veronique Lorenzo (rep
20/10/2023)
EU
brings relief to victims of earthquake in Nepal
: The European Union is allocating €70 000 (over
9.8 million Nepali Rupees) in response to the
earthquake that hit western Nepal earlier this
month (nlt 20/10/2023)
German
embassy commemorates German Unity Day, 65th
anniversary of the diplomatic relations with
Nepal (rep 14/10/2023)
President
Paudel to visit Germany next month (kh
13/10/2023)
Nepal
and Germany sign JDoI on skilled labor migration
(rep 11/10/2023)
EU
Ambassador Lorenzo pledges support for
Constitution enforcement and Federal governance
(kh 09/10/2023), Three
priorities of EU in Nepal: Green recovery, human
capital and federalism implementation : EU
Ambassador to Nepal Veronique Lorenzo also
announced the plans to launch various programs
to mark the 50th anniversary of the EU-Nepal
relations next year (nlt 10/10/2023)
Nepali
ambassador to UK hails British support to
Nepal’s biodiversity conservation : Deputy
Director of FCDO, Charlotte Coles assured UK’s
continuous cooperation to Nepal’s socio-economic
development in the days ahead (nlt
08/10/2023)
‘Genuine
partnership and collaboration are hallmarks of
Nepal-Finland relations:’, interview with
Riina-Riikka Heikka, Finnish ambassador to Nepal
(nlt 06/10/2023)
EU
Ambassador to Nepal presents her credentials to
President (rep 06/10/2023)
Exploring
Bilateral Relations Between Kosovo and Nepal,
by Güner Oreya (rep 07/09/2023)
Gurkha
veterans share doubts ahead of September talks :
For years Gurkha soldiers fought wars for
Britain, but despite promises of equal pensions
and rights, their pleas for fairness remain
unaddressed (kp 29/08/2023)
Programme
funded by EU seeks to boost trade in Nepal : The
programme is voluntary and open to importers and
exporters, including MSMEs whose needs are being
specifically catered for by the department
within the programme (kp 22/08/2023)
British
Ambassador Fenn presents credentials to
President Paudel (rn 17/08/20223)
Love,
hope, concerns and best wishes: EU ambassador’s
Nepal reckoning : EU ambassador to Nepal Nona
Deprez is preparing to depart from Kathmandu
treasuring fond memories of the last three
years. She says she has deep love for this
Himalayan nation and has a great hope for the
country’s bright future, by Mahabir Paudyal
(nlt 31/07/2023)
EU’S
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Enhancing Capacity of
Nepali Youth : 53 Nepalese students received
Erasmus+ scholarships from the European Union to
study in Europe at a time when Nepal needs to
improve the capacity of the younger generation
(sp 21/07/2023)
British
Secretary of State for Health commits UK’s
continued support to Nepal’s health sector
(nlt 18/07/2023)
Both
EU and Nepal share views on rules-based
international order, Nona Deprez, Ambassador of
European Union to Nepal (ht 14/07/2023)
Norway
and UNDP-Nepal partner to improve food security
in Karnali and Sudurpashchim provinces (rep
14/07/2023)
Nepal
and the Netherlands discuss investment
opportunities : FNCCI president emphasises the
potential for investment in Nepal across various
sectors (kp 14/07/2023)
IBN
inks pact with German firm to prepare DFS for
chemical fertiliser plant : Chief Executive
Officer of Investment Board Nepal, Sushil
Bhatta, and Managing Director of DIAG Industries
GmbH, Benjamin Becker signed the MoU on behalf
of their respective organisations (kp
14/07/2023)
Industry
Minister Rijal urges Italy to increase
investment in Nepal (rep 05/06/2023), ‘We
can share technology in mountaineering tourism’
: Vincenzo De Luca, the Italian ambassador to
Nepal and India, on Nepal-Italy ties and areas
of cooperation (kp 06/06/2023) [interview]
EU-Nepal
trade project supports training officials on
international trade : A total of 26 government
officials, including seven female officers are
taking part (kp 23/05/2023)
Revenue
of Rs 50 million raised through passport camp
in Portugal (kh 18/05/2023)
Team
comprising International Development Minister
of Norway visits MSI Centre (rep
18/05/2023)
'UK's
seasonal agriculture visa scheme exposes
migrant workers to serious risk of abuse' :
This year, 45,000 visas are available under
the scheme (ht 17/05/2023), Experts
call for fair treatment of migrant workers in
UK : The UK’s Home Office immigration
statistics show that 2,072 Nepalis got
seasonal work visas in the first half of 2022,
by Pawan Pandey (kp 18/05/2023)
FNCCI
asks EU to facilitate Nepali goods : The
European Union has 27 member states and
represents one of the world’s largest
economies (kp 09/05/2023), EU-Nepal
business forum ends with commitment to
increase trade and investment (kh
10/05/2023)
First
EU-Nepal business forum begins from
Monday : The Forum will bring together
over 250 participants from Nepal and
over 30 foreign participants, including
government officials, EU member states
representatives, and trade
representatives working in the South
Asia region (nlt 07/05/2023), The
European Union and Nepal: Growing
stronger together, by Nona Deprez
(ht 08/05/2023)
Nepal
seeks British investment under BII and
BIP mechanisms : At a meeting that ended
on Wednesday, the British side agreed to
continue discussions on ex-Gurkha
grievances (kp 28//04/2023)
Nepal
raises deportation of over 100 Nepali
guards with British officials : British
newspaper The Guardian said the guards
were flown to the UK and were secretly
repatriated to Nepal against their
wishes (kp 27/04/2023), ‘Used
and thrown’
Nepali guards who protected British
forces in Afghanistan still face
unemployment and threat of deportation,
by Jenna Mae Biedscheid (nt 12/05/2023)
Nepal-UK
Bilateral Consultation Mechanism meeting
held in London (rep 27/04/2023)
Exhibition
organized to mark 100 years of Nepal-UK
Treaty of Friendship : Foreign Secretary
Bharat Raj Paudyal highlighted the way
the 1923 Friendship Treaty provided a
foundation for the evolution of Nepal-UK
relationship in the past 100 years
(nlt 27/04/2023)
British
NGOs call for enhanced support to Nepal
: In a conference organized by the
Britain-Nepal NGO Network,
representatives of various British NGOs
called for continued support to Nepal in
the areas of education, health and
combating climate change (nlt
24/04/2023)
UK
halts removal of Nepalese security
guards who worked at British embassy in
Kabul (rep 06/04/2023)
‘EU
shares many values with Nepal, one of them is
the importance of education’, interview with
Nona Deprez, EU ambassador to Nepal (nlt
05/04/2023)
Progress
and perseverance in Sudurpashchim : Although
much work remains to be done, the province is
making remarkable progress in health, education,
and inclusion, by Riina-Riikka Heikka, Nona
Deprez , Gilles Bourbao & Thomas Prinz
(kp 02/04/2023)
British
State Minister Trevelyan calls on Prime Minister
Dahal (nlt 10/03/2023), 100
years of UK-Nepal friendship
Nepal and Britain will forever maintain peace
and mutual friendship and respect each other's
internal and external independence, by
Anne-Marie Trevelyan (kp 15/03/2023)
European
Union Supports Nepal To Close The Digital Gender
Divide, by Nona Deprez (sp 10/03/2023)
Nepal
and EU fight food insecurity together : My key
takeaway of the visit to this beautiful country
of yours is simple: The European Union and Nepal
will continue to grow stronger and flourish
together, by Jutta Urpilainen (nlt
08/02/2023), EU
Commissioner meets PM Dahal, offered luncheon by
Foreign Ministry (nlt 09/02/2023)
European
Commissioner for International Partnerships
Jutta Urpilainen visiting Nepal, by Ishwar
Dev Khanal (kh 05/02/2023), Global
Gateway: European Commissioner for International
Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen to visit Nepal :
Nutrition, education, green recovery, inclusive
green growth, human capital development and good
governance to be priority agenda during her
visit that will take place on February 8
(nlt 05/02/2023)
Nepal-EU
Joint Commission meeting in Brussels: What did
the two sides talk about? Rules-based
international order, transitional justice,
strengthening bilateral trade, air safety and
the representation of women and disadvantaged
groups were among the talking points (nlt
02/02/2023)
UK
may not hire Nepali seasonal workers this year :
The organisations licensed to recruit workers
have decided not to do so because of
controversies over illegal fees and abscondment,
insiders say, by Pawan Pandey (kp
30/01/2023)
Switzerland
supports implementation of the constitution in
Nepal : The implementation of the constitution
is a political answer to longstanding root
causes of conflict in Nepal related to
inequality, identity, geography, religion,
gender discrimination and social exclusion,
by Silvana Hogg (nlt 27/01/2023)
UK
envoy talks about the 1923 friendship treaty.
Why is it important? During her meeting with PM
Dahal on Wednesday, British ambassador to Nepal,
Nicola Politt, shared priorities of the 1923
friendship treaty. Historians have attached a
great importance to this treaty (nlt
19/01/2023)
What
does EU to mean to Nepal? ‘Development partner,
the idea of inspiration for regional
integration, promoter of peace and partnership
of equals,’ said the speakers at Diplomats’
Forum (nlt 25/12/2022)
European
diplomat faults China for spreading fake news
against MCC in Nepal : German Ambassador to
Nepal, Dr Thomas Prinz, also said journalists in
Kathmandu are paid from China for printing news
formulated in Beijing (nlt 04/12/2022) [???], Former
Deputy PM Bhim Bahadur Rawal raises questions
over remarks by German ambassador about ‘fake
news’ on MCC : Dubbing the remarks as
‘deceitful’ and ‘pugnacious’, Bhim Rawal has
said that the statements violate the diplomatic
norms (nlt 06/12/2022)
Nepal
has a really difficult line to tread in terms of
geo-politics: Ambassador Pollitt : Ambassador
Pollitt also said that she would try her best to
organize Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's visit to
Kathmandu. If that happens, Sunak will be the
first British Prime Minister to travel to
Kathmandu in more than two centuries, by
Bhagirath Yogi (nlt 11/11/2022)
Domino
effect on developing economies likely with
escalating Ukraine war, recession in Europe,
interview with Mirco Günther, Head of the
Asia-Pacific Department at Friedrich-
Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin (ht 11/11/2022)
Roundtable
discussion between Nepali community and FCDO
held in London (nlt 11/11/2022)
EU
in Nepal collaborating for increasing women
participation in football (kh 07/11/2022)
Nepal-German
Mart 22 exhibition begins in Kathmandu (kh
29/10/2022)
Nepal-Swiss
cooperation mature and trustful, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 23/10/2022)
High-level
SDC delegation in Nepal for four-day official
visit (ht 16/10/2022)
Nepal
asked to support Italy’s bid to host Universal
Exposition in 2030 : Italian ambassador hails
bilateral relations while requesting Nepal’s
support (kp 12/10/2022)
German
Unity Day marked amidst special function in
Nepal (rep 29/09/2022)
European
Parliament delegation arriving in Kathmandu
today (kh 22/09/2022)
French
parliamentary delegation calls on Foreign
Affairs Minister Dr Khadka (kh 06/09/2022)
Temporary
Romanian Mission set up in Tahachal (kh
26/08/2022)
Germany
to increase collaboration in education,
technology sector in Nepal (kh 08/07/2022)
Chasing
the European dream : Changing migration patterns
mean that more Nepalis are now traveling to
western Europe via dangerous, illegal routes in
the hopes of obtaining residence in a European
country like Portugal, by Bhrikuti Rai (rec
17/06/2022)
Norwegian
State Secy reaffirms commitment to support
UNFPA’s efforts in Nepal : In her visit to
Nepal, Norwegian State Secretary reaffirms
commitment to support UNFPA’s efforts to promote
sexual and reproductive health and rights, and
end gender-based violence in Nepal (nlt
11/06/2022)
EU
Ambassador announces application call for Youth
Sounding Board (kh 11/05/2022)
Nepalis,
Swiss hold bilateral talks (ht 04/05/2022)
Need
for a multistakeholder and holistic approach to
promote rapid, inclusive and sustainable
development in Nepal highlighted : Stakeholders
expressed concerns about the reduction of the
British overseas development assistance in
recent years (nlt 22/04/2022)
Nepali
Ambassador to UK Acharya presents his
credentials to Queen Elizabeth II (kh
01/04/2022), Ambassador
Acharya presents letter of credence to Queen
Elizabeth II (rep 01/04/2022)
German
business practices are marked by organization,
planning and perfectionism: Saraswati Maharjan,
Chief Executive Officer, NGCCI : "NGCCI
has been bridging businesses between Nepal and
Germany and promoting German investment in
Nepal." (interview) (nlt 26/03/2022)
CM
Shahi and EU ambassadors hold meeting (kh
24/03/2022)
Netherlands
ready to share expertise with Nepal: Dutch
envoy (ht 12/03/2022)
Rastriya
Ekta Abhiyan submits Memo to EU against
Chinese encroachment in Nepal (kh
11/03/2022) [Okay, but
why does this organisation, which is based
near the Indian border, not mention the Indian
enroachment of Nepali territory, some of which
has existed for decades?]
French
Delegation Calls On PM Deuba (rn
09/03/2022), French
Delegation Pays Courtesy Call On Speaker Sapkota
(rn 09/03/02022)
Finland
is ready to negotiate with EU for Nepal’s
development: Finnish Ambassador Anttinen, by
Eak Raj Bastola (kh 04/03/2022)
Nepal
forms talks team to hold dialogue with UK over
Gurkha veterans’ demands : Gurkha veterans have
been protesting for long putting forth different
demands including an equal pension on a par with
their British counterparts (nlt 02/03/2022)
“Germany
and Nepal will deepen partnership based on
shared values”, interview with Thomas Prinz,
Ambassador of Germany to Nepal (kh 10/02/2022)
Gyan
Chandra Acharya appointed Ambassador to UK
(kh 28/01/2022)
EU
will support Nepal in achieving its Nationally
Determined Contributions, interview with EU
Ambassador Deprez (kh 18/01/2022)
Three-member
French parliamentary team visiting Nepal (kh
16/01/2022)
Nepal,
UK agree to establish labor relation (nlt
15/01/2022)
“The
EU’s priorities in Nepal are linked to its
global priorities on peace, human rights and
good governance”, interview with Paola
Pampaloni, Director for European External Action
Service (EEAS) for Asia and Pacific (nlt
01/12/2021)
13th
Nepal-EU Joint Commission meeting kicks off
(kh 24/11/2021), EU
commits to green, resilient and inclusive
development of Nepal (kh 25/11/2021), 13th
Nepal-EU Joint Commission meeting concludes
(ht 26/11/2021)
Nepal-EU
joint commission meeting set for Wednesday
(rep 21/11/2021)
Lithuania
visa application center opens in Kathmandu
(kh 02/11/2021)
New
German envoy presents credentials (ht
01/10/2021)
Calling
on an old friend : Gurkhas have served the
British crown; now, the UK should help Nepal in
its fight against Covid-19, by Lex Limbu (kp
30/06/2021)
Finland’s
response to Nepal during COVID has been timely
and robust: Finnish Ambassador (kh
23/06/2021) [interview]
Portugal
imposes travel restrictions on Nepal (kh
17/06/2021)
16
British MPs mount pressure on Foreign Secretary
Raab to support Nepal (kh 08/06/2021), Anger
grows in Nepal over Covid vaccine delays :
“Nepalis died for Britain and India, now they
are letting us die.", by Alisha Sijapati (nt
25/06/2021)
Govt
to sell Bonn-based Nepali mission’s old real
estate (kh 04/06/2021)
The
UK must help Nepal : The British Parliament
discusses Nepal’s Covid crisis after Nepalis
organised a petition, by Sanyukta Shrestha
(kp 27/05/2021)
Ambassadors
Regmi, Khadka given additional portfolios
(kh 24/05/2021)
UK
House of Lords discusses matter related to
immediate vaccines support to Nepal (kh
23/05/2021)
Spain
provides health materials to Nepal (kh
17/05/2021)
“EU
will stand by Nepal in hard times” : Team Europe
will do its part so that 20% of Nepal’s
population is vaccinated under the COVAX
initiative, by Nona Deprez (nt 14/05/2021)
Denmark-Nepal
ties to be further harmonized via tourism:
Ambassador Svane (kh 17/04/2021)
Nepali
migrant workers find themselves entangled in
Poland’s red tape : The country needs hands but
Nepali workers are exploited on the way. A
formal deal between the two countries
would help, officials and experts say, by
Ula Idzikowska, Abhaya Raj Joshi and Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 10/04/2021)
Nepal
to benefit from debt service relief amounting to
NPR 582 million through EU contribution to IMF
managed CCRT (rep 06/04/2021)
EU
support to Bungamati : Reviving Tradition; At a
time when Kathmandu Valley’s traditional
heritage sites are gradually disappearing, EU is
extending support to revive the ancient treasure
of Bungmati with a message, conservation for
promotion of tourism (sp 19/03/2021)
Nepal
needs to move ahead by resolving all disputes
through peaceful means: Finnish Ambassador
Anttinen (kh 22/02/2021) [interview]
I
believe SC will determine Nepal’s political way
forward: EU Ambassador Deprez (interview)
(kh 08/02/2021)
Malta-Nepal
parliamentary friendship group formed (kh
07/01/2021)
Nepal
restricts travellers who visited the UK to
prevent spread of new virus strain : The
restriction is effective from Thursday until
further notice as the new coronavirus strain is
considered to be 70 percent more contagious than
the strain found elsewhere (kp 23/12/2020)
New
UK job options for Nepalis : With Brexit, new
immigration rules may make it easier for Nepalis
to find employment in Britain, by Upasana
Khadka (nt 18/12/2020)
Nepal-Ireland
friendship society established (kh
17/12/2020)
Europe
now favoured destination for Nepalis . Despite
pandemic, workers lured by better earnings,
benefits and chance at citizenship, by
Upasana Khadka (nt 04/12/2020)
Nepal,
Austria hold talks on bilateral ties (ht
16/10/2020)
The
misery of migrant workers : Our workers are
needlessly losing lives in Qatar due to
dehumanising working conditions, by Sakun
Gajurel (kp 04/12/2022)
Nepal-EU
meeting dwells on COVID-19 impacts (ht
/10/2020)
Head
of EU Delegation to Nepal presents credentials
to President Bhandari (kh 27/09/2020)
Switzerland
Ready To Support Nepal In Safe Migration (rn
25/09/2020)
Last
one year was meaningful in bolstering ties
between France and Nepal: French Ambassador
(kh 27/07/2020) (interview)
“We
want to be more than a development partner. We
want to be a political partner”, Interview
with Veronica Cody, EU ambassador to Nepal, who is
wrapping up her three years of tenure in Kathmandu
and leaving for Brussels (kp 24/07/2020)
UK
repatriates over 200 nationals from Nepal
(ht 18/04/2020)
Nepalis
in Portugal live in fear of infection but are
financially insulated: The Portuguese government
has temporarily provided all migrants with full
citizenship rights to ensure that everyone has
access to health care and social security,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 10/04/2020)
Nepal,
UK agree to establish labor relation900 German,
French and EU nationals flown back home from
Nepal (rep 29/03/2020), Some
200 German nationals still stuck in Nepal’s
different regions: Embassy (kh 29/03/2020)
German
govt evacuates 305 German nationals, by
Arpana Ale Magar (kp 28/03/2020)
74
Nepalis quarantined in Portugal (ht
17/03/2020)
Nepal
officially proposes a review of the 1947
tripartite agreement with Britain on Gurkha
soldiers: The agreement allows the recruitment
of Gurkhas into the British and Indian armies
but the government has long been asking for a
review in the changed present context, by
Anil Giri (kp 17/02/2020)
Gyawali,
Asselborn hold talks (ht 30/01/2020)
British
Council owes millions in taxes, a complaint
filed in Parliament says: A consumer rights
forum lodged a complaint alleging that the
British Council has not paid taxes on its income
from IELTS, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/01/2020)
We
want to be more active and present in Nepal,
interview with French Foreign Minister Thierry
Mathou (rep 24/12/2019)
Govt
seeks UK investment in energy, roads (ht
18/12/2019)
Nepal
seeks review of Gurkha recruitment deal with
Britain (ht 15/12/2019)
Nepal,
France establish Bilateral Political
Consultation Mechanism (rep 14/12/2019)
Nepal,
EU Joint Commission meeting to be held today
(ht 08/11/2019), EU
briefs Nepal on Connecting Europe and Asia
Strategy during 11th Nepal-EU Joint Commission
in Kathmandu, by Santosh Ghimire (rep
09/11/2019)
Nicola
Pollit is new UK envoy (rep 07/11/2019)
First
Nepal-German Business Forum concludes: German
Vice-minister Norbert Barthle arrives today
(ht 03/10/2019), German
vice minister visiting Nepal today (rep
03/10/2019), Government
to facilitate business and investment in Nepal
(rep 03/10/2019)
Nepal
explores labour market in Europe for Nepali
immigrant workers: The Labour Ministry is
holding consultations with the Ministry of Law,
Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry
of Foreign Affairs to draft a labour agreement
with Turkey, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
08/08/2019)
After
Gulf and Malaysia, Nepal reaches out to Europe
to send its workers thereLabour Ministry is
approaching European countries like Germany,
Portugal, Poland, and Turkey as its new labour
destinations, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
28/07/2019)
Visa
stickers in short supply in Consulate Office,
Munich (ht 23/07/2019)
Many
Nepalis hope to reach Europe. But their dreams end
in Libya: Despite a high rejection rate, Nepalis
continue to apply for asylum inNepal-Ireland
friendship society established Europe in large
numbers, often choosing perilous paths through the
North African country to cross into Europe, by
Bhrikuti Rai and Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp)
Nepal,
Germany to hold joint political consultations
annually: Germany welcomes Nepal’s efforts for
investment climate with a pledge to step up
cooperation (kp 18/07/2019), Germany
for speedier conclusion of transitional justice
issues (rep 18/07/2019)
Prime
minister returns from Europe, but has very little
to show: Oli failed to meet with heads of state of
both the UK and France, and did not reach any
agreements or understandings of substance, by
Anil Giri (kp 17/06/2019) [What
did he expect from an extremely 'lame duck' like
outgoing British PM May? Not meeting Macron shows
the real failure of Oli's superfluous trip to
Europe! Telling lies on Nepal's human rights
practices at Oxford was all he did!], UK
did not accept proposal, says prime minister
(ht 17/06/2019) [!!!]
Oli’s
Euro trip: Maybe our politicians should learn a
thing or two from the netas around the
world: they resign when they feel that they
have failed the country, by Guffadi (kp
15/06/2019)
PM
Oli in France after visiting UK (ht
14/06/2019)
Oli
proposed review of 1947 tripartite pact in a
meeting with Theresa May, foreign minister says.
The statement from the British prime minister’s
office makes no mention of a review of the
treaty that allows Gurkha recruitment, by Anil
Giri (kp 13/06/2019), Oli
for revising Gurkha recruitment pact: Puts forth
the proposal during his talks with British Prime
Minister Theresa May in London, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 13/06/2019), ‘Gurkhas
a vital link for boosting Nepal-UK relations’
(ht 14/06/2019)
Prime
Minister Oli leaves for Europe (ht
09/06/2019), Nepal’s
expanding horizon: Oli’s Europe tour is expected
to further boost an expanding development
partnership, by Swaran Singh (kp 11/06/2019)
Competing
bid from Germany puts security printing press deal
with France in limbo: Even as negotiations with
France were ongoing, Germany has placed a
competing bid, offering a soft loan of 260
million euros at 2 percent interest, by Anil
Giri (kp 08/06/2019)
PM
Oli to leave for Europe on June 8 (ht
03/06/2019)
Talk
programme on Nepal, Germany ties (ht
25/05/2019)
Nepal
to sign bilateral labour pact with Turkey and
Poland (ht 12/05/2019)
French
embassy, govt mark 70th year of diplomatic ties
(ht 22/04/2019)
Inside
the
ugly world of Nepali restaurants in Finland:
Nepali restaurants, run by a small group of
owners, are popular in Finland. But an
investigation by a Finnish newspaper shows
the dark side of the Nepali restaurant business,
revealing systematic exploitation of workers
from Nepal, by Paavo Teittinen (kp
20/04/2019)
German
embassy to hold exhibition on energy (ht
12/04/2019)
Nepal-France
Business Forum held (ht 11/04/2019)
European
Union wants to be a political partner of Nepal:
statement (rep 19/03/2019)
Nepal
and France sign memorandum on setting up
security printing facility, by Anil Giri (kp
11/0/2019)
Nepal,
Austria to boost bilateral cooperation (ht
23/02/2019)
Austrian
minister to visit Nepal (ht 29/01/2019)
Nepal,
France to mark 70 years of relations (rep
10/01/2018)
Top
French diplomat to visit Nepal (kp
06/01/2019)Nepal, Germany to hold joint political
consultations annually
Nepal,
Norway Cross sign pact (kp 29/11/2018)
Nepal-UK
bilateral mechanism meet held (ht
17/11/2018)
Bairagi
lauds France for helping Nepal’s development
(kp 14/11/2018)
Four
decades
of partnership: From the beginning, EU-Nepal
relations have been based on mutual respect,
learning from each other and support to Nepal’s
development, by Veronica Cody (rep
14/10/2018)
Germany
pledges Rs7.5b new grant to Nepal (kp
21/09/2018)
Gyawali
meets with Austrian minister (kp
18/09/2018), Gyawali
meets senior EU official in Brussels (kp
21/09/2018)
New
labour markets: Focus on six Euro nations,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 17/08/2018)
EU
keen to invest in Nepal: Gyawali (ht
02/08/2018)
FM
urges envoys to promote Nepal in Europe (rep
30/07/2018)
Gyawali
to begin Europe visit from Lisbon (kp
24/07/2018), Foreign
Minister Gyawali leaves for Portugal, Belgium
and Luxembourg (rep 24/07/2018), Gyawali
holds meeting with Portuguese minister (ht
27/07/2018), Foreign
Minister Gyawali addresses interaction in
Brussels (ht 28/07/2018), Gyawali
meets Luxembourg’s minister (kp 31/07/2018)
Nepal,
Belgium pact to spur economic ties (kp
30/06/2018)
Building
bridges between peoples of Nepal and Switzerland
(ht 12/06/2018)
A
Momentous Partnership – Nepal And Germany Today:
60 years ago Nepal established diplomatic
relations with Germany. Both countries were
emerging from dark and difficult times, both
were trying to establish a new identity, by
Roland Schäfer (sp 25/05/2018)
Steadfast
friendship: The time is right to explore the
ways Nepal and the UK can build further upon
historical ties, by Mark Field (kp
06/05/2018), British
MPs
call on Energy Minister Pun: Conservative
Party’s Nigel Evans leads MPs’ team; The
officials discussed topics of bilateral concerns
for Nepal and the UK during the meeting
(kp 08/05/2018)
Serbia-Nepal
bilateral ties ‘could expand’ (kp
06/05/2018)
UK
parliamentarians arriving on May 6, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht 27/04/2018)
Nepal-German
Relations at 60, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
04/04/2018)
EU
mission urges EC to maintain transparency
(kp 21/03/2018) [see official eu
report], Mission
against Khas-Aryas’ proportional representation
(kp 21/03/2018), EU-EOM
report undermines successful holding of
election: Government (rep 21/03/2018), Govt
rejects
EU report on elections: Foreign Ministry says
the report not only undermines the recent polls,
but also goes against the scope and norms of
international election observation (kp
22/03/2018), Stop
comments challenging constitution: Govt tells EU
(rep 22/03/2018), Uncalled-for
report:
The Eu election observation mission has gone
beyond its mandate to comment on political
issues that have already been settled (ht
23/03/2018), EU
report totally unacceptable: EC (rep
23/03/2018), Hail
to the chiefs, by Om Astha Rai (nt
23/03/2018), EU
mission sticks to advice for EC (kp
24/03/2018), EUEOM
claims it fully abided by ToR, MoU (ht
24/03/2018), European
Union’s Divisive Mission, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 25/03/2018) [Criticising
the EU and favouring the non-inclusive politics
of Nepal's male Tagadhari politicians!
The EU critics is necessary and justified as
long as these politicians continue their
non-inclusive practice of selecting candidates
for the FPTP system!],
PM
Oli urges EU to correct its report on election
observation (ht) [What
kind of election observation shall this be? The
EU shall claim that the election has been
inclusive and that there have to be additional
Tagadhari representatives elected though the PR
system even though you and the other parties
have predominantly nominated male Tagadhari
candidates for the FPTP system?], PM
criticises EU poll mission for its report
(kp 26/03/2018), EU
report smacks of rancour, says Prime
Minister Oli (ht 26/03/2018), Long-term
returns: Govt is rightly keen to maintain
state’s autonomy but must guard against
majoritarian overreach (kp 16/03/2018) [Hopefully, the PM and others
of the over-represented male Tagadhari leaders
have time and are able to read this excellent
editorial!], PCN
asks EU to retract poll report (kp
26/03/2018) [??????],
Lest
we ignore: Provisions of positive discrimination
are meant to benefit under-represented groups
and its very purpose is defeated if an already
dominant ethnicity is brought under its ambit,
by CK Lal (rep 26/03/2018), UML,
Maoists,
NC slam EU mission’s poll report: Congress MPs
avoid issue in House n RJP-N members say report
rightly seeks changes (kp 27/03/2018), What
EU wants: Nepal is a home to more than 100
ethnic communities, multiple castes and
languages. Why should EU always target Khas
Arya?, by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep
28/03/2018) [The basic
misunderstanding is that the EU did not "direct"
Nepal, as the author claims, to exclude
Tagadhari castes from the PR system but simply
"advised" the state to think about better
inclusion of still disadvantaged sections of
society in the election system! This has been
part of the EU's election observation task
because it has to do with the fairness of recent
elections. An intervention into the internal
affairs of Nepal would have been if the EU had
"directed" the parties to stop their outstanding
preference of male Tagadharis when nominating
FPTP candidates! If the FPTP system becomes
inclusive for all sections of society, there
would be no reason to exclude any social group
from the PR system!]
Swedish
MPs hail Nepal’s progress in recent years:
Multi-party panel visits projects funded by UNDP
in Kaski, Gorkha (kp 24/02/2018)
Merkel,
Abe congratulate Oli on his election to high
office (kp 22/02/2018)
Nepal’s
envoy to Hungary presents credentials
(kp 17/02/2018)
UK
minister, Army chief to begin weeklong visit
tomorrow (kp 07/02/2018), UK
minister calls on PM Deuba, Oli and Dahal
(ht 14/02/2018)
MoFA
sending additional staff to Geneva mission
(rep 16/01/2018)
Nepal,
Liechtenstein establish diplomatic ties (ht
24/12/2017)
EU
team congratulates govt for holding polls
peacefully (ht 09/12/2017)
EU
launches poll observation mission (kp
08/11/2017)
First
batch of European Union election observers
arrives (kp 26/10/2017), European
Union deploys election observation mission to
Nepal (ht 27/10/2017)
‘Germany
will work as interlocutor to Nepal’s peace
process’ (kp 25/10/2017), Nepal
should create business environment: Envoy
(ht 25/10/2017), German
envoy for publicizing Nepal's peace process
success abroad (kp 25/10/2017)
The
Macron era: It is important to understand the
repercussions of French elections on Nepal and
the world, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 01/08/2017)
Deported
Nepali teen Bivsi Rana can return to Germany
(kp 27/07/2017)
CoAS
meets
top UK army officials (kp 13/07/2017)
Nepal-Ireland
friendship
group formed (kp 30/06/2017)
50
years
of Nepal-Germany friendship: Themed Building
Bridges, an event was organised in Cologne,
Germany earlier this week to mark 50th
anniversary of GNFA (kp 25/05/2017)
EP
SAsia
delegation calls on CEC, foreign minister:
During the meeting, the European
parliamentarians held talks about the local
polls and preparations for the second round
scheduled for June 14 (kp 23/05/2017)
Nepali
asylum
seekers in Europe: Poverty, natural disasters
and a political impasse are not grounds for
refugee status, by Shubhash Wostey (kp
07/05/2017)
UK
parliament
motion seeks Saptari probe; MP Clwyd: Hold
elections after charter revision (kp
22/04/2017)
Bundestag
VP
arriving (kp 08/04/2017), Nepal
should
not send labour to Qatar under Kafala law:
Bundestag Vice President (ht 12/04/2017)
German
Minister
Hendricks on four-day official visit to Nepal
(ht 03/04/2017), German
minister
in town on 4-day visit (kp 04/04/2017), German
minister
urges all to take part in local elections:
Minister Hendricks assures that she would try to
convince the concerned ministry in Germany to
extend all possible support for Nepal (kp
06/04/2017), German
minister
praises Nepal’s community forestry (kp
06/04/2017), German
minister urges Nepalis to vote (rep
06/04/2017)
Swiss
envoy
calls on PM Dahal (kp 16/03/2017)
Envoy
Thapa
presents credentials to Dutch king (kp
10/03/2017)
Danish
Prince
in Nepal on 10-day visit (kp 26/02/2017)
Will
address
concerns raised by EU on statute: Mahat (kp
13/02/2017), FM
to ask EU to lift ban on Nepali airlines
(rep 13/02/2017), Mahat
to
seek removal of EU ban on Nepali airlines
(ht 13/02/2017), In
Brussels,
Mahat defends Nepal’s constitution (kp
15/02/2017), Mahat
defends Nepal constitution in Brussels (rep
15/02/2017), Minister
Mahat
describes Nepal’s peace process as unique
(kp 16/02/2017) [??],
Nepal
requests
EC to unban Nepali airlines (kp 17/02/2017)
Nepal’s
ambassador
to EU presents letters of credence: Ambassador
Thapa thanks the EU authorities for their
contribution to Nepal’s development (kp
27/01/2017)
Many
struggles: Most Nepali migrant workers in
Portugal don’t have legal papers or are working
in precarious jobs, by Alexandra Pereira and
Sanjeev Dahal (rep 17/01/2017)
Alliance
Française
de Katmandou’s new home (kp 15/01/2017)
Swiss
envoy
calls on DPM Nidhi (kp 21/12/2016)
Envoy
Thapa
presents letter of credence to Belgian king
(kp 09/12/2016)
EU
increases
aid for PFM reform (ht 08/12/2016)
Nepal
can
be Brussels of South Asia, interview with
Rensje Teerink, Ambassador and Head of the
European Union Delegation to Nepal (kp 05/12/2016)
EU
to
allow only certified exports (ht 21/11/2016)
Nepal
to
shut down its Denmark mission (kp
09/11/2016)
At
least
20 Nepalis in UK jail, by Nabin Pokharel (kp
28/09/2016)
Subedi
is
Nepal’s envoy to UK (kp 09/09/2016)
UK
Minister
Rory Stewart in Nepal (kp 02/09/2016), UK
minister
in Nepal to assess reconstruction progress
(ht 02/09/2016)
Nepal-France
Friendship
Society established (ht 28/08/2016)
Nepal
seeks
extension of GSP facility in EU (ht
23/08/2016)
Sherpa
receives
one of Italy’s highest honours (ht
10/08/2016)
Brexit
may
bolster radical elements in Nepal (ht
25/06/2016)
EU
to
give GSP facility to registered firms only,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 23/06/2016)
Together
we
walk: Investment from both public and private
sectors is critical for growth, by Mark
Lowcock and Simon McDonald (rep 09/06/2016) [on UK
and Nepal]
Mending
fences:
For the European Union, South Asia falls neither
under its sphere of influence nor is it among
its priority areas, by Seema Pandey (rep
02/06/2016)
Swiss
support
‘to continue’ (kp 01/06/2016)
Nepal-EU
trade
cooperation helping build capacity of dairy
stakeholders (rep 31/05/2016)
UK
warns
brits not to involve in political activities in
Nepal (kp 21/05/2016)
Ireland
urged
to relax travel restrictions, by Nabin
Pokharel (kp 02/05/2016)
Parliament
delegation
busy in Britain: The team led by Speaker Onsari
Gharti meets British MPs and learns of their
parliamentary system, by Nabin Pokharel (kp
21/04/2016)
‘EU
stands
by its position on Nepal’s new constitution’
(kp 06/04/2016), EU-India
statement
surprises Teerink, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
06/04/2016), EU
Nepal
head denies changing stance on constitution
(rep 06/04/2016), A
Diplomatic Wakeup Call, by Narad Bharadwaj
(rn 08/04/2016) [???]
Pace
of
post-quake reconstruction too slow, say German
MPs (ht 27/03/2016)
UK
Prince
Harry arriving today (kp 19/03/2016), UK
Prince
Harry in Nepal to ‘shine a spotlight’ on Nepalis’
resilience (kp 20/03/2016), Prince
Harry
appreciates Gurkhas (ht 20/03/2016), Prince
Harry
to visit Pokhara, by Bharat Koirala (ht
20/03/2016), Harry
visits
quake-affected areas (kp 21/03/2016), GAESO
president
accuses Britain of enslaving Nepalis: GAESO
President Gurung says Prince Harry meeting former
Gurkha servicemen in Pokhara would be a
hypocritical move (kp 21/03/2016), Prince
Harry
to address Nepal Girl Summit 2016 (ht
21/03/2016), Prince
Harry
extends Nepal stay (ht 24/03/2016), Nepal
is
a country you really have to come and visit:
Prince Harry; Extends visit by six more days,
by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 24/03/2016), Dying
for
others: The royal tour has revived a debate in
Nepal to redefine Nepal-UK relations that allows
Gurkha recruitment, by Om Astha Rai (rep
25/03/2016)
British
trade
mission in Kathmandu (rep 14/03/2016)
Prince
Harry
arriving a day earlier: Itinerary rescheduled for
the British royal to catch up with Prime Minister
Oli, who is leaving for a week-long visit to China
on March 20 (ht 10/03/2016)
British
trade
mission to visit Nepal (rep 01/03/2016)
Nepal,
Germany
sign mutual scientific cooperation deal (ht
25/02/2016), NAST,
IASS
sign MoU for scientific cooperation (rep
25/02/2016)
Rs
231m
EU aid for Bhutanese refugees (kp 14/01/2016)
UK
prince
to visit Nepal this spring (kp 09/01/2016)
Thapa
to
fly to Nepal-UK bicentenary reception (kp
14/12/2015), Thapa
in
UK to ‘mend fences’ (kp 16/12/2015), Nepal’s
new
charter a milestone: UK; But urges Kathmandu to
agree a political position that meets concerns
of all Nepali citizens (kp 18/12/2015), Thapa
urges
UK to end Col Lama’s case (kp 20/12/2015) [??], ‘Nepal’s
taken
up ex-Gurkha issue with UK’, by Nabin
Pokharel (kp 21/12/2015)
Nepal-EU
Joint
Commission meeting hel]d (ht 25/11/2015)
EU
envoys
vow support to new govt (kp 16/10/2015) [What else shall they say?]
Morris
appointed
new UK envoy To Nepal (kp 08/10/2015)
UK
minister
arriving in Kathmandu (ht 27/08/2015), British
minister
visits emergency relief base at Tribhuvan
International Airport (ht 29/08/2015)
Dutch
minister
arriving in Kathmandu (ht 05/06/2015)
Duke
of
Cambridge offers his sympathy (kp
02/05/2015)
John
Rankin
new British envoy to Nepal (rep 21/04/2015)
Number
of
Nepalis in Portugal has doubled in one and half
years, interview with Makar Hamal, Honorary
Consul General of Nepal in Portugal (rep
20/04/2015)
Norwegian
state
secretary arrives (ht 15/04/2015), PM,
visiting
Norwegian offical discuss ties, energy sector
dev (kp 16/04/2015), Norway
state
secy calls on PM Koirala: Also meets foreign,
finance and women, children and social welfare
ministers (ht 16/04/2015)
European
Parliament
delegation arrives (ht 08/04/2015), EU
delegation
concerned over statute writing (ht
10/04/2015), EU
lawmakers
call on Nembang, delegate asks about third CA
(ht 10/04/2015), EU:
Is
third CA poll possible? (rep 10/04/2015), EU
delegates
stress inclusive statute (kp 11/04/2015), Third
CA
election can’t even be imagined, PM tells EU
team, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 11/04/2015) [Second CA was not necessary
either!!], EU
lawmakers
clarify on their third CA query (ht
11/04/2015)
Ambassador
Dhital
presents credentials (kp 26/03/2015)
Germany
seeks
support in bid for UNSC seat (ht 11/03/2015)
FNCCI
woos
German investment (ht 11/03/2015)
Outgoing
British
envoy pays farewell call on PM (kp
28/02/2015)
Swayne
inspects
DFID work (kp 21/02/2015)
UK
envoy
to retire in March; says leaving foreign service
(kp 12/02/2015), UK
envoy
quits British Foreign Service, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 12/02/2015), UK
envoy
says resignation not linked to Nepal (ht)
Meeting
with
CK Raut apolitical, insist European ambassadors:
PM tells envoys that consensus and dialogue had
not been abandoned even if CA process has begun
(kp 03/02/2015), Don’t
violate
diplomatic code: PM; Prime Minister tells them
the process of voting is democratic practice,
by Lekhanath Pandey (kp 03/02/2015), “We
should
have probably waited for a less sensitive
moment”, interview with Rensje Teerink (nt
06/02/2015)
In
Rumor
Mill: European ambassadors have clarified their
stand on events that unfolded on the basis of
rumors, by Keshab Poudel (sp 30/01/2015)
Lessons
from
Belgium: A former Belgian Prime Minister gives
his take on Nepal’s constitution writing
processes, by Cynthia Choo (nt 30/01/2015)
Nepal,
Czech
Republic in cooperation agreement (kp
29/01/2015), NCC,
CCC
sign MoU to strengthen ties (ht 30/01/2015)
EU
envoys
clarify positionon meeting with CK Raut: Say
‘did not intend to endorse his political lines’
(ht 28/01/2015)
German
envoy
visits Tilaurakot (kp 25/01/2015)
Taking
Nepal
Britain Ties To The Highest Level: British
Government started Gurkha recruitment from the
same time to strengthen its security, by
Dhan Prasad Pandit (sp 16/01/2015)
Gulf region - Near and
Middle East - Northern Africa
Kuwait
to recruit 200,000 more workers from Nepal:
Foreign minister (rep 26/06/2024)
Amir's
Visit Boosts Nepal-Qatar Relations, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 30/04/2024), Gap
Between Expectation And Outcome, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn 03/05/2024)
Nepal
and Qatar sign eight agreements to strengthen
bilateral relations (kh 24/04/2024), These
are eight agreements reached between Nepal and
Qatar (kh 24/04/2024), Nepal
and Qatar sign two agreements, six MoUs (rn
24/04/2024), Deals
signed with Qatar, but no major breakthrough :
Nepal proposes a dozen projects seeking Qatari
investment. Officials cite time constraints and
insufficient homework, by Anil Giri (kp
25/04/2024), Nepal-Qatar
Relations: Prioritize promoting interests of
Nepali migrant workers (rep 25/04/2024), Five
Agreements : During the state visit of Qatar's
Amir, several agreements were signed between
Qatar and Nepal. The Amir returned home after
completing a two-day visit, having inked
multiple MoUs (sp 26/04/2024)
President
asks emir for Bipin Joshi’s release from Hamas
captivity : The Gulf /emirate of Qatar is keen
on diversifying areas of cooperation with Nepal
and investing in hydropower projects, by
Anil Giri (kp 24/04/2024)
Govt
to sign various MoUs with Qatar (kh
22/04/2024), Qatar
Emir’s visit: Go)vt urged to seek pact for
Bhairahawa-Qatar direct flights (kh
23/04/2024), Five
MoUs to be signed during Qatar emir’s visit :
Nepal plans to raise migrant workers’ concerns
including full insurance coverage, and request a
labour accord, by Anil Giri (kp 23/04/2024)
Nepal,
Qatar to sign nine agreements during Emir’s
visit in April : Qatar, with deep pockets, is
interested in investing in big projects in
Nepal, officials privy to developments say
(kp 23/03/2024)
Nepali
women face harsh realities of foreign employment
in Gulf countries, by Sabita Khadka (rep
12/02/2024)
Nepali
woman rescued from Oman (rep 30/11/2023)
Emir
of Qatar postpones Nepal visit (kh
30/10/2023)
Nepalis
‘deceived, cheated and exploited’ at Amazon
warehouses in Saudi Arabia : An Amnesty
International report exposes the multinational’s
failure to prevent contracted workers from being
exposed to human rights abuses, despite
receiving complaints, by Arjun Poudel (kp
11/10/2023) [see AI
report]
Nepali
woman held hostage in Iraq for three
years : Kamala Murmu, 30, was 'sold' in
Iraq three years ago by a human
trafficker in the pretext of taking her
to Oman for foreign employment, her
mother claimed (nlt 20/08/2023)
Hot
and dangerous : At COP28, Nepal should
negotiate with Gulf countries to
prioritise the well-being of its
citizens (kp 05/07/2023)
UAE
requests Nepal to resume sending domestic
helpers : On Wednesday, Nepal and the UAE
renewed the labour deal, which paves the way for
the resumption of sending domestic workers to
the Gulf nation more conveniently, by Pawan
Pandey (kp 15/06/2023)
Out
of job, Nepali delivery riders in UAE await help
: The migrant workers say they paid recruiting
agencies in Nepal Rs250,000 to Rs315,000 each in
the hopes of making over Rs100,000 a month,
by Pawan Pandey (kp 09/09/2023)
Beset
by poverty at home, Banke women face horror
abroad : Several debt-ridden Nepali women who
illegally visited Gulf nations for jobs are in
captivity and crying for help, by Rupa
Gahatraj (kp 03/03/2023)
Nepalis
no more allowed to go to UAE and Qatar as
motorcycle and taxi drivers (rep 22/02/2023)
PM
Dahal pledges to bring Dinesh Karki from Saudi
jail to Nepal (rep 21/02/2023)
Healing
begins at home : A thorough investigation is
required to find the actual causes of the deaths
of migrant workers in Qatar, by Surya Nath
Mishra (kp 25/12/2022)
Nepal
rights groups ask FIFA chief to ensure
compensation for Nepali workers : The rights
bodies have written that it would be
unforgivable to continue to ignore the plight of
Nepali workers (kp 15/12/2022)
The
misery of migrant workers : Our workers are
needlessly losing lives in Qatar due to
dehumanising working conditions, by Sakun
Gajurel (kp 04/12/2022)
Workers
want Qatar, FIFA to pay for abuses (ht
18/11/2022)
World
Cup behind the scenes: Workers get raw deal :
Many Nepali migrant workers have been facing
contract breaches, wage theft and
discrimination, according to human rights
watchdogs, by Pawan Pandey (kp 12/11/2022)
Seven
stranded workers rescued from Kuwait (kh
11/11/2022)
Saudi
Arabia beheads Nepali national : Saudi officials
ignored Nepal’s requests for clemency for Bibek
Dahal, who was convicted of murder and
bestiality, by Anil Giri (kp
02/11/2022) [The action
of the Saudi state is also bestial murder. No
human being has the right to kill another human
being to punish his or her wrongdoing!]
Thousands
of workers evicted in Qatar’s capital ahead of
World Cup (kh 29/10/2022) [The next step in the policy
of exploitation of the workers! When will the
World Cup finally be cancelled? Money must not
justify everything!], Foul
play : The abuse Qatar employed while completing
World Cup projects will be etched in public
memory (kp 01/11/2022)
Are
Nepali workers being sent back from Qatar?
Reports suggest they are, but government
authorities say they are not aware (ht
11/10/2022)
Qatar
expels Nepali migrant workers for joining
protest : The demonstrating workers were
demanding their backpay, and they were sent home
after being paid in full, rights activists say,
by Pawan Pandey (kp 24/08/2022) [This regime in Qatar, which
despises human rights, does not accept the
rights of the exploited and often cheated
workers! And the world interested in football
looks on idly and will celebrate with this
regime in November!] [see also: What
German Football Can Do to Remedy Abuses in
Qatar : Football Association Pledges to Press
FIFA to Compensate Migrant Workers, by
David Fischer, HRW (12/08/2022)],
SAAPE
denounces deportation of migrant workers
including Nepalis from Qatar (nlt
28/08/2022)
16
Nepalis stranded in Saudi Arabia starving on the
streets (kh 15/08/2022)
Qatar
seeks Nepalis to fill service sector vacancies
during FIFA World Cup : The decision to hire
Nepali workers in the service sector comes amid
growing criticism of Qatar for poor treatment of
foreign workers, by Pawan Pandey (kp
30/07/2022)
53
Nepali youths stranded in Saudi Arabia :
Manpower company remains out of contact after
promise for rescue, by Yogendra Yogi (kh
09/07/2022)
Additional
99 Nepalis in Saudi Arabia receive exit visas,
by Yogendra Yogi (kh 25/06/2022)
29
Nepali youths stranded in Saudi appeal for
facilitation of home-return (kh 03/04/2022)
Demonstration
held in Kathmandu demanding release of
journalist Pandey detained in UAE (rep
02/04/2022)
10
Nepalis stranded in Saudi Arabia appeal for
rescue (kh 01/04/2022)
After
being enslaved in Lebanon for 12 years, Sajita
Lama finally returns to her home in Nepal
(nt 25/03/2022)
Nepal,
Qatar agree to renew bilateral labour agreement
(kh 21/03/2022)
Nepalis
are dying in the Gulf. Not enough done to
prevent loss of life : The causes of death are
not being properly investigated, says a report,
highlighting how migrant workers are exposed to
a series of risks to health, including heat and
humidity, by Binod Ghimire and Arjun Poudel
(kp 19/03/2022)
Minister
Shrestha holds interaction with Nepali diaspora
in UAE (kh 16/03/2022)
Nepal-UAE
Joint Committee meeting: Nepal stressing on
social security, safety of Nepali workers
(nlt 15/03/2022), Nepal,
UAE agree to resolve issues related to visit
visa (nlt 16/03/2022), UAE
agrees to waive recruitment process fee of
Nepali migrants (kh 16/03/2022)
Saudi
Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal arriving
today (kh 14/03/2022), Nepal
and Saudi Arabia sign an agreement to enhance
mutual cooperation (kh 15/03/2022)
145
Nepalis stranded in Saudi Arabia in dire straits
(kh 13/03/2022)
13
Nepali migrants who reached Dubai on visit visa
stranded (kh 12/03/2022)
Media
watchdog condemns Nepali journalist’s arrest in
UAE (kh 12/03/2022)
Nepal’s
water in Qatar : From the Himalaya to the
desert, a Nepali company is exporting bottled
spring water, by Ramesh Kumar (nt
25/02/2022)
Debt
bondage, forced labor and discrimination: How
migrant workers, including many Nepalis, are
suffering in Dubai : Dubai is currently hosting
Expo 2020 Dubai. Migrant workers working on the
Expo projects face a host of problems including
forced labor, debt bondage, delays and
non-payment of wages, passport retention,
threats and harassment, by Deepika Thapaliya
(nlt 16/02/2022)
Nepali
migrant workers stranded in Dubai (kh
14/02/2022)
As
many as 150 Nepalis returning home from Saudi
Arabia stranded at Riyadh Airport (kh
11/02/2022)
Minister
Shrestha to go to UAE for management of Nepalis
stranded there (rep 06/02/2022)
25
Nepalis stranded in Saudi Arabia : Compelled to
drink contaminated water, by Yogendra Yogi
(kh 27/01/2022)
70
Nepali youths stranded in Saudi Arabia : Youths
struggling to get their salaries, by
Yogendra Yogi (kh 05/01/2022)
Qatar
announces reforms in labor laws, Nepali workers
expected to benefit : Qatar is among the major
destination countries for Nepalis to go for
employment. Around 4,00,000 Nepalis are
estimated to be working in Qatar in various
sectors (nlt 22/12/2021), Nepali
lying in jail for 4 yrs for failure to pay 2.5
million as compensation, by Yogendra Yogi
(kh 23/12/2021)
Nepal-Qatar
Joint Committee meeting: An opportunity to
address challenges faced by Nepali workers : As
the Nepal-Qatar Joint Committee meeting is
taking place in Kathmandu today, here are a host
of issues the two countries need to address to
ensure safety and wellbeing of Nepali workers in
Qatar, by Deepika Thapaliya (nlt
03/12/2021), Qatar
agrees to review labor agreement with Nepal
(kh 03/12/2021)
Minister
Shrestha shows concerns on welfare of Nepali
workers (kh 28/10/2021)
UAE
Ambassador Alnaqbi calls on Energy Minister
Bhusal (kh 17/09/2021)
Workers
stranded in Qatar rescued (kh 11/09/2021)
Nepali
workers still unsure if they will be able to
report to their jobs in Kuwait : Nepalis have
not been able to migrate to Kuwait since March
last year. Even after getting jabbed against
Covid-19, Nepalis who came home on job breaks
are denied entry, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 12/08/2021)
UAE
allows conditional entry to Nepalis : The
decision comes as a relief to only those workers
vaccinated in the UAE and possessing valid visas,
by Cjhandan Kumar Mandal (kp 05/08/2021)
Kuwait-bound
workers face new obstacle as jab certificates do
not have QR code : Nepalis who are home on job
break fear losing employment as their vaccine
certificates don’t have the required QR code,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 01/08/2021)
Nepalis
among workers exploited in Qatar’s high-end
hotels set up for FIFA World Cup : Study shows
luxury hotel brands have failed to protect
migrant workers, who suffer serious abuses,
including exorbitant recruitment fees,
discrimination and being trapped in a job
through fear of reprisal and intimidation,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 17/07/2021)
COVID-19:
UAE bans its citizens from traveling to Nepal
(kh 16/07/2021)
Bahrain
offers free vaccines to undocumented workers but
Nepalis are not showing up : Only 50 of around
600 undocumented Nepalis have registered for
vaccination, possibly fearing arrest. Nepali
mission says the fear is unfounded, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 09/072021)
Bahrain
imposes ban on entry of passengers from Nepal,
warns of action against violators (rep
23/05/2021)
Qatar
pardons 14 Nepali prisoners : The Qatari
government bears all the expenses for the
repatriation of the pardoned Nepalis, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 06/05/2021)
Nepalis
in Kuwait worry for their safety after deaths
of compatriots from Covid-19 : Three
Nepali workers in the Gulf state died after
contracting the virus last week, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 23/04/2021)
Oman
amnesty offers undocumented Nepalis chance to
return home : The amnesty programme, which was
introduced in October last year, has been
extended till June 30, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 07/04/2021)
Saudi
Arabia to assess skills of migrant workers :
Nepali workers can acquire skills and also
demand better pay under the provision, labour
migration experts say, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 22/03/2021)
Saudi
labour reforms for millions of migrants draw
mixed reaction : The kingdom has promised
freedom to change the employer and exit the
country. However, labour rights experts and
activists say these new rules are inadequate,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 15/03/2021)
Demands
for thousands of Nepali workers start pouring in
from Saudi Arabia : Recruiting agencies fear the
sluggish process of demand attestation process
and other obstacles might lead to job loss for
potential Nepali migrant workers, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 09/03/2021)
Qatari
employers to pay service fees to Nepali
recruiting agencies : From next month, the
Nepali mission in Doha will not verify workers’
demand if Qatari employers do not agree to pay
them, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
28/02/2021)
As
World Cup draws closer, Nepalis continue to die
in Qatar : A recent investigation by the
Guardian has shown that at least 1,641 Nepali
workers have died in the Gulf country in the
last decade, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
26/02/2021)
Nearly
a year on, Nepal remains on Kuwait’s travel ban
list : Labour migration to the Gulf state has
been affected since March, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 24/02/2021)
Qatar
recruiting Nepali youths into its police force
without Nepal govt approval, by Rudra Khadka
(rep 26/01/2021)
Nepali
in Saudi Arabia rescued after 12 years :
Domestic worker Lilamaya Dhimal calls her former
Saudi employer “a monster”, by Upasana
Khadka and Marty Logan (nt 18/12/2020)
Nepali
mission in Qatar resumes verifying workers’
demand documents : Recruiting agencies happy
with the resumption of the verification process,
but unconvinced that select agencies are not
being given exclusive rights to send Nepali
workers to Qatar, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 24/11/20209
Four
Nepalis stranded in Saudi Arabia since past 15
months, by Yogendra Yogi (kh 19/11/2020)
Saudi
Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal arriving
todayHeld hostage in Saudi Arabia for over 15
years, a Nepali woman pleads for rescue, by
Raju Adhikari (rep 07/11/2020)
Over
18,000 Nepalis return from Saudi Arabia (kh
07/11/2020)
Nepalis
in the Middle East fear starvation as government
delays repatriation, by Rudra Khadka (rep
10/09/2020)
1,200
Nepali migrant workers hit the streets in Saudi
Arabia : Shout slogans against Nepali Embassy,
by Yogendra Yogi (kh 08/09/2020)
Kuwait
lifts Covid-19 travel bans but Nepalis still not
allowed: The decision has cast uncertainty on
the future of hundreds of Nepalis, including the
workers who had returned home during their job
break from Kuwait, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 01/08/2020)
Nepali
migrant worker sentenced to death in Qatar
(ht 22/05/2029
United
Arab Emirates seeks permission to repatriate
Nepali migrants (ht 12/05/2020) [Shame on the Oli govt!]
Undocumented
and overstaying Nepalis in Kuwait could be
deprived of amnesty as Nepal is under lockdown:
Kuwait government has offered a general amnesty
to undocumented workers allowing them to leave
the country without having to pay any fines and
airfares and also the option to return Kuwait
later, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
18/04/2020)
“We
don’t want to die in this desert”: Nepali
workers in the UAE plead to be brought home:
Dozens of Nepalis have already been forced to
live on the streets with no shelter and nothing
to eat after quitting their jobs, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 16/04/2020)
‘Qatar
illegally expelled Nepali migrant workers during
COVID-19 panic’ (ht 16/04/2020)
Foreign
Minister Gyawali discusses safety of Nepali
workers with Saudi counterpart (ht
10/04/2020)
Kuwait
allows migrant workers on leave to file visa
renewal application online: Nearly 400 Nepalis
on holiday at home wait to return to work,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 27/03/2020)
Nepalis
in Qatar live in overcrowded and squalid
conditions even during pandemic: In the wake of
the Covid-19 outbreak, Qatar imposed a harsh
lockdown on camps where migrant workers live in
close quarters with inadequate amenities, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 26/03/2020)
Nepali
missions in Gulf stop approving workers’
documents: Foreign employment department says no
such decision has been taken by the government,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 17/03/2020)
Thousands
of Nepali workers affected as Qatar imposes
temporary entry ban amidst Covid-19 outbreak:
Nearly 40,000 workers with valid work permits
are now unable to fly to Qatar, placing them at
risk of being blacklisted, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 09/03/2020), Government
temporarily halts issuing labour permits to
Qatar (ht 11/03/2020), NAC
and Himalaya Airlines suspend flights to Doha
(ht 11/03/2020)
Bahrain
immigration authorities deport 38 Nepali workers
(ht 02/03/2020)
Nepali
workers who had returned empty-handed from Qatar
three years ago are set to get their due
salaries: The workers employed by Mercury MENA,
a company building stadium for FIFA 2022 World
Cup, were forced to return without their wages
after the firm ran into a financial crisis,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 03/02/2020)
Even
as tensions flare in Iraq, Nepali workers say
they feel relatively safe: Nepalis haven’t
stopped going to Iraq—one of the countries Nepal
has barred for foreign employment, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 11/01/2020)
Nepal,
Oman sign MoUs on labor, tourism, visa waiver
for diplomatic, official passport holders
(rep 17/12/2019)
A
year after Qatar’s offer of zero cost jobs to
Nepalis, there is no substantial progress:
Despite a series of negotiations and start of
Qatari visa centre in Kathmandu, officials say
they are yet to hear back from the Arab nation,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 08/12/2019)
Nepal
proposes collaboration with Qatar for rural
electrification (rep 27/11/2019)
Labour
pact with Oman soon (ht 20/11/2019)
Jordan’s
garment sector remains barred for Nepali workers
over low wage issue: The government has stopped
approving labour demand letters since 2018,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 18/11/2019)
United
Arab Emirates implores Nepal to lift
restrictions on housemaids (ht 05/11/2019)
Making
sense of law reforms in Qatar for Nepali migrant
workers: The new laws seem to be progressive,
but implementation is key. Nepal can help by
adding pressure, by Jeevan Baniya (kp
25/10/2019), Nepali
workers aren’t much hopeful about Qatar labour
reforms: Qatar says it would be ending the
exploitative Kafala system and set a minimum
wage for foreign workers to protect their rights,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 26/10/2019)
Migrant
workers returning home without salary and
justice from Qatar: Amnesty International:
Workers’ exploitation continues despite Qatar’s
promise to improve the foreign labour force’s
condition, says the latest report, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 20/09/2019) [see AI
report of 19/09/2019]
New
provision to allow Nepali domestic help in Gulf
to return home during break: Nepali workers will
be provided with re-entry labour permit to
rejoin their job in destination countries,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 23/08/2019)
A
Nepali worker’s death in Doha leaves others
shocked and scared: Five Nepalis were injured in
what looked like a premeditated assault on
Tuesday, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
16/08/2019)
Nepalis
join hundreds of foreign construction workers in
Qatar to protest against exploitation: The rare
protests in the Gulf nation are being
orchestrated by workers tired of their appalling
working and living conditions, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 11/08/2019)
4
Nepali abductees rescued in Libya, 3 more seek
rescue (rep 15/06/2019)
Nepal-UAE
deal offers zero cost jobs to Nepali workers:
Employers will bear all the costs and fees on
behalf of workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 15/06/2019)
Nepalis
building World Cup facilities in Qatar continue
to be exploited: Six years since a Guardian
report exposed wholesale exploitation of migrant
workers, an investigation by a German
outlet shows the abuse has continued unabated,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 11/06/2019), End
the slavery: Nepalis continue to suffer
from slavery-like conditions in Qatar (kp
12/06/2019)
4
Nepali youths abducted and tortured in Libya
plead for help (ht 10/06/2019)
Qatar
Visa Centre to open today: MoFA and MoLESS
differ on allowing setting up of the centre,
by Umesh Poudel (ht 29/05/2019), Qatar
visa centre comes into operation amid concerns
that workers may have to pay extra fees: Such a
centre could impose an additional financial
burden on aspiring migrant workers and
create another organised syndicate, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 02/06/2019)
15
Nepalis rescued in Libya, four more waiting
(ht 21/05/2019)
Nepal,
Oman to finalise labour pact next week (ht
01/05/2019), Nepal,
Oman finalize draft of labor pact: Employers to
bear all costs of Nepali workers (rep
04/05/2019), Nepalis
can
soon fly to Oman for jobs with zero investment:
Nepal and the Gulf sultanate have agreed on a
draft agreement that ensures all costs for jobs
will be borne by the employer, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 05/05/2019)
Qatar
labour pact review delayed due to ‘lounge fee’
confusion (ht 25/04/2019)
Government
invites UAE, Oman for discussion on labour
agreement (ht 22/04/2019), Nepal
and
UAE agree on zero investment jobs for Nepali
workers: The latest labour agreement frees
Nepali workers from any fees or cost while going
to the Gulf country for employment, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 26/04/2019)
Nepali
workers
in Qatar struggle for jobs after being duped
with lucrative pay and free visa promises:
Agents, recruiting agencies, and employers lure
workers promising the freedom of working
with companies of their choice, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 20/04/2019)
Search
for
lucrative jobs leaves 16 Nepalis stranded in
Qatar for months: Nepal’s embassy in Doha says
it has started the process to send them back
home, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
14/04/2019)
Labour
demand from Jordan halted for months: Nepali
mission in Egypt stops demand letter
verification over low salary, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 07/03/2019)
Officials
leave for Oman and the UAE to discuss labour
issues, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
27/01/2019)
Qatar
approaches
Nepal to build international airport in Nijgadh:
Modality for the government-to-government
undertaking has yet to be finalised, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 14/01/2019)
Nepal
seeks clarity before Qatar opens its service
centre here, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
10/12/2018)
Qatar
to establish visa, bio-metric health centre in
Kathmandu (ht 07/11/2018)
Qatari
team arrives to hold talks on labour pact
(kp 05/11/2018)
President
Bhandari pitches Nepal to Qatari investors,
companies (kp 01/11/2018)
Govt
to review labour agreement with Qatar, by
Umesh Poudel (ht 31/10/2018)
Qatar
offers ‘zero cost’ recruitment: To set up
service centre for Doha-bound Nepali
workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
28/10/2018)
Nepal,
Kuwait to discuss labor deal (rep
13/10/2018)
Nepal
and UAE agree to revise labour pact (kp
28/09/2018)
Qatar
World
Cup workers unpaid for months: AI; ‘At least 34
male Nepali migrants returned home from Qatar
penniless, overloaded with debt' (ht
27/09/2018)
Nepal
proposes G2G deal with Qatar for sending workers
(rep 19/09/2018)
Minimum
wage for Saudi-bound workers set at 1,300 riyals
(kp 17/09/2018)
16
migrant workers in Saudi Arabia running out of
food stock (rep 16/09/2018)
AI
lauds Qatar's partial abolition of exit permit
for workers (rep 06/09/29018)
Nepali
worker fell to his death in Qatar WC stadium:
Contractor (ht 31/08/2018)
Stranded
Nepali workers could rejoin jobs in Saudi
(kp 27/08/2018)
Nepali
workers’ GCC forums discuss key issues in Dubai
(kp 25/08/2018)
Workers
await Nepal-Qatar pact for safe, lucrative job,
by Chandra Kumar Mandal and Prakash Chandra
Timilsena (kp 18/08/2018)
UAE
offers to help Nepal combat gold smuggling
(ht 27/07/2018)
Nepal
to rescue 38 workers stranded in Saudi Arabia
(kp 22/07/2018), Stranded
Nepali workers provided food in Saudi (rep
24/07/2018)
Minister
discusses labour issues with Qatar envoy (kp
19/07/2018)
Qatar
pardons 17 Nepali prisoners (kp 07/07/2018)
20
Nepalis in coma in GCC: 335 languish in
foreign prisons n Minister Gyawali assures govt
will help comatose workers (kp 28/06/2018)
UAE
offers 3-month amnesty to illegal expatriates
(kp 23/06/2018)
Migrant
workers facing problems in returning home from
Saudi Arabia (ht 06/06/2018)
Qatar
hands death penalty to Nepali (kp
05/06/2018)
Hiring
Nepali migrant workers: Qatar to adopt one-door
system, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 04/06/2018)
Nepal
and Oman mull labour pact, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 29/05/2018)
Nepalis
in Qatar: Migrant workers live in a system of
exclusion without any protection of human rights,
by Anwar Alam (kp 10/05/2018)
Govt
concerned about Nepalis in war-torn Syria
(kp 16/04/2018)
UAE
defers character certificate for job visa:
Temporary suspension spares long queues for
migrant workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
03/04/2018)
Govt
presses for safety of Nepalis in Saudi (kp
27/03/2018)
Kin
of migrant in Saudi appeals for his rescue,
by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 27/03/2018)
Qatar,
beyond
labour: At a time when the Qatari sovereign
wealth fund is seeking investment opportunities
around Asia, Nepal can be an attractive
destination, by Prashanta Pradhan (kp
20/03/2018)
Jordan
jobs: Work begins for sending Nepali domestic
helps, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
17/03/2018)
Govt
mulls signing labour pacts with Kuwait, UAE
(ht 13/03/2018)
UAE
Embassy selects two agencies to verify Nepali
migrant worker certificate (kp 12/03/2018)
UAE’s
character certificate rule a hassle for migrant
workers, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 09/03/2018)
Nepal
Embassy in Saudi Arabia rescues maid: Missing
Shanta Pariyar reunites with her family after
seven years (kp 09/03/2018)
Qatari
investors keen in importing mineral water: Qatar
mainly imports mineral-mixed bottled water from
France and Italy (kp 08/03/2018)
11
stranded Nepali workers rescued from Oman
(kp 07/03/2018)
Thousands
of Nepalis accept Kuwait amnesty (kp
24/02/2018)
Labour
Ministry announces vacancies for counsellors,
attachés in 4 Gulf countries (kp 11/02/2018)
‘Good
Conduct Certificate’ must for work visa in
UAE (kp 08/02/2018)
Saudi,
Oman decision to hit Nepali workers, by
Sujan Dhungana (ht 03/02/2018)
Saudi
job restriction rule to hurt Nepalis (kp
01/02/2018), Can
Saudi Arabia dispense with expat workers?
(kp 01/02/2018), Weight
of migration: Saudi decision to restrict foreign
employment workers could hit our economy,
migrants hard (kp 02/02/2018)
Kuwait’s
amnesty offer to reprieve hundreds of stranded
Nepalis, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
26/01/2018), Govt
to tell stranded Nepalis to accept Kuwait
amnesty, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
29/01/2018), 20
more Nepali workers rescued from Kuwait (kp
30/01/2018)
Rs52
million compensation recovered for 31 migrants
who died in Kuwait (kp 14/01/2018)
Marooned
in
Kuwait: Govt gears up to rescue 200 other
workers: Officials say the government is also
trying to waive off fines and recover unpaid
wages of workers left in the lurch by Kharafi
National (kp 30/12/2017)
Qatar
top destination for Nepali migrants (ht
29/12/2017)
Nepali
woman returns home from Iraq incapacitated,
by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 26/12/2017)
Kunwar
returns with support of fellow migrants (kp
24/12/2017)
Bilateral
labour agreement with Gulf nations soon: Mansur
(ht 19/12/2017)
Stranded
in Kuwait: Nepali mission initiates rescue of
workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
05/12/2017), Government
tells concerned agencies to expedite rescue
(kp 07/12/2017), 20
stranded citizens to be sent home in first phase,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 09/12/2017), ‘21
stranded Nepalis to return home shortly’ (kp
15/12/2017), 20
stranded Nepalis to return home today, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 18/12/2017)
Family
in agony as sole breadwinner languishing in
Saudi prison, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep
05/12/2017)
Qatar's
basic wage rule ignores Nepal's stance, hurts
workers, by Roshan Sedhai (rep 01/12/2017)
Stranded
in Kuwait: With no money and job, migrants cry
for help, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
28/11/2017), Efforts
on to rescue Nepalis stranded in Kuwait’ (kp
01/12/2017)
Labour
agreement with UAE soon (kp 25/11/2017)
Nepal
to have Qatar service centre, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 24/11/2017)
Nepali
migrants in Qatar: Poor treatment of workers
goes on, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
23/11/2013)
Prez
Bhandari
hold talks with UAE crown prince in Abu Dhabi:
The President lays stress on making the
bilateral mechanism between the two
countries (kp 15/11/2017), President
asks UAE authorities to reconsider Bam’s
sentence (kp 17/11/2017)
Nepali
woman dies in Kuwaitwhile trying to escape
confinement (kp 09/11/2017)
Qatar’s
migrant fund expected to support Nepali workers,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 04/11/2017)
Nepal-Jordan
sign labour agreement (kp 19/10/2017), Joint
panel to implement pact (kp 23/10/2017), Nepal,
Jordan to form committee (ht 27/10/2017), BLA
paves way for Nepali maids to work in Jordan
(ht 03/11/2017)
Nearly
1,300 Nepalis lose job in Qatar (kp
16/10/2017)
Facilitate
migrants:
The government should be constantly informed
about plights of nepali workers and ensure their
safety in Qatar (ht 09/10/2017)
Nearly
50k
Nepali workers set to miss Qatar training: The
training is aimed at improving technical
capabilities, enhancing job performance and
increasing productivity and safety of migrant
workers on construction sites, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 08/10/2017)
‘Unfree’
labour: Only a concerted global effort will
destroy the extremely exploitative employment
system in the Gulf, by Leila Antier (kp
06/10/2017)
Nepal,
Oman establish bilateral consultation mechanism
(ht 28/09/2017), PM
Deuba tours historical palaces and forts in Oman
(ht 28/09/2017)
Nepali
worker in Qatar ‘sacked’ after speaking to UN
team (kp 27/09/2017)
Nepali
languishing in Saudi jail for four years, by
Rudra Khadka (rep 12/09/2017)
Caught
in the deadlock: The plight of Nepali migrant
workers in Qatar exposes Nepal’s institutional
deficiencies, by Marco Kuan Long Lam (kp
23/08/2017)
Human
distress: Govt needs to do more to protect
migrant workers in the Gulf region (kp
10/08/2017)
Nepal,
Morocco sign MoU on cooperation (kp
04/08/2017), Nepal,
Morocco to form consultation body (ht
04/08/2017)
Qatar
ambassador
briefs PM on latest situation (kp
20/07/2017)
12
stranded
Nepali migrants return home (ht 18/07/2017)
15
Nepali
migrant workers stranded in Qatar
(13/07/2017)
Govt
team
off to Qatar (ht 08/0772017), Nepali
migrants
safe in Qatar: Study team (ht 14/07/2017)
Nepal
in
a fix as Gulf rivals seek support, by Anil
Giri (kp 07/07/2017)
Govt
planning
to depute police attachés in Gulf (ht
02/07/2017)
Mahara’s
concern
over Nepalis in Qatar: Ambassador Hamar pledges
security of the Nepalis working in Qatar and the
companies operated by Qatari businessmen in
other parts of the Gulf (kp 01/07/2017)
Gathering
storm:
If migrant workers lose their jobs, how will
they repay their debt to recruiting agents? How
will they even return home?, by Nishchal
Nath Pandey (rep 26/06/2017)
Remittance
inflow
from Qatar likely to be adversely hit (ht
21/06/2017)
'Nepali
workers won't be affected by Qatar diplomatic
tension' (rep 21/06/2017)
Chaos
in
Qatar: Recent events in the Gulf should make us
think of all eventualities and come up with
effective contingency plans, by Sujeev
Shakya (kp 20/06/2017)
Cause
for
concern for Nepalis in gas-rich nation, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 06/06/2017), Arab
countries’
action may hit Nepali migrants (ht
06/06/2017), Doha
bound:
Nepal govt should be ready to help our migrant
workers if Gulf crisis worsens (kp
07/06/2017), Nepalis
in
Qatar worried: The Saudi-led blockade of Qatar
has fanned fear about the future among Nepali
migrant workers in the Gulf region because of a
lack of information, by Karma Dolma Gurung
(nt 09/06/2017), Families
ripped apart, freedom of expression under attack
in Gulf: AI (rep 12/06/2017), Blockading
Qatar (nt 16/06/2017)
Ambassador
Dhakal
submits copy of credentials to Omani Foreign
Minister (ht 05/06/2017)
Cremated
‘dead’ man turns up alive from Gulf (rep
27/05/2017)
Migrant
workers continue to face appalling treatment in
Qatar (rep 20/05/2017)
Nepalis
among
migrant workers blocked from leaving Qatar
(ht 30/03/2017)
UN
sets
Nov deadline for Qatar to end abuse of migrants:
Warns of investigation if new labour reforms not
implemented; Qatar is home to around half a
million Nepalis, and the Arab state hired
129,038 workers from Nepal in 2015-16 to become
the second largest recipient of Nepali migrants
after Saudi Arabia in the region (kp
24/03/2017)
Saudi
amnesty for undocumented workers: Around 40,000
Nepalis may benefit (rep 21/03/2017), Embassy
urges
illegal workers to make use of amnesty (rep
27/03/2017)
Nepali
migrant
workers stuck in Saudi Arabia: Are struggling to
obtain ‘return permit’ from recruiters (kp
26/02/2017)
Home
he
returns, in a coffin, almost six years after
death: Bam Bahadur Moktan died in a Saudi
hospital on July 8, 2011, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp 16/02/2017)
7
years in Jeddah jail: Ten Nepali migrant workers
return home to ask: "Why did our government
abandon us?", by Om Astha Rai (nt
03/02/2017)
2
Nepali women held in Lebanon on spying charge:
According to Lebanon General Security
Directorate, those caught for spying for Israel
include two Lebanese and a Palestinian refugee
(kp 27/01/2017)
PM
leaves
for UAE today to attend energy summit (kp
14/01/2017), Dahal
urges
investment in Nepal’s energy sector (kp
17/01/2017)
Nepal
raises
labour issues with Qatar (kp 12/01/2017)
15,000
migrants
stranded due to row over medical fees: Nepal
Association of Foreign Employment Agencies says
workers have not been able to apply for visa for
almost a month (kp 11/01/2017)
Workers
get
jail, flogging over Saudi unpaid wage unrest
(kp 04/01/2017)
Nepal,
Qatar
sign MOU activation plan (kp 19/12/2016)
Qatar
labour
reform: ‘Ending kafala barely scratches the
surface’; Old wine in new bottle; laws do not
protect migrant workers: Activists; Will make
comments after studying new legislation: Nepali
officials, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 14/12/2016)
Kin
of
unpaid workers in Saudi appeal for help (kp
13/11/2016)
Costly
Saudi
visa could hit Nepalis: Saudi Arabia has been
the top destination for Nepalis, with 138,529 of
them going to work there last fiscal year
(kp 03/10/2016)
Looming
crisis in Gulf dims prospects for Nepali economy
(rep 28/09/2016)
Situation
getting worse for Nepali migrant workers in
Saudi Arabia, by Siromani Dhungana (rep
12/09/2016)
Around
20,000
Nepalis to benefit from Qatar’s amnesty
programme: Doha gives 3 months starting Sept 1
to illegal residents to leave country (kp
26/08/2016))
Women
stranded
in Saudi: Nepali mission starts repatriation
process (kp 25/08/2016)
Nepali
mission
offers help to stranded workers in Saudi (kp
19/08/2016)
Sponsorship
laws
to be replaced in Qatar in Dec: Will make
switching jobs easier for half-a-million migrant
Nepalis (kp 14/08/2016)
Man
from
Kavre languishing in Saudi prison for 15 months
(ht 10/08/2016)
DoFE
flooded
with complaints from migrants in Saudi Arabia,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 08/08/2016), MoFA
asked
to rescue Nepalis from Saudi (kp
09/08/2016), Workers
urged
to get in touch with embassy: According to Saudi
media, Saudi King Salman has instructed
authorities to ensure that all the workers are
paid their salaries (kp 09/08/2016), Nepal
urges
Saudi to help stranded workers (kp
10/08/2016), Oil
shock:
Govt should urgently take up issues of laid-off
Nepali workers in Saudi Arabia (kp
11/08/2016)
Concern
for
Nepali workers as Saudi economy sputters:
Reports of big companies dismissing foreign
workers; India arranging for evacuation of
‘10,000’ stranded Indian migrants, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 02/08/2016)
Bruised,
woman
returns from Kuwait empty-handed (kp
24/07/2016)
23
Nepalis
denied pay for months in Saudi Arabia, by
Hom Karki (kp 18/07/2016)
130
Nepali
migrants left in the lurch in Qatar, by Hom
Karki (kp 07/07/2015)
Rights
groups
against age limit for women migrant workers:
Only those women who are 24 years and above are
allowed to go to Gulf countries for employment (kp
25/06/2016)
3,500
Nepalis
at work for 2022 World Cup, by Harikrishna
Gautam (rep 09/06/2016)
Held
hostage
for 16 yrs, claims Nepali worker in Saudi,
by Hom Karki (kp 05/06/2016)
UAE
opens
embassy in Kathmandu: PM Oli seeks clemency for
Nepali facing death sentence in the Gulf country,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 11/05/2016)
Saudi
prepares
to hire 1m workers: Warns visa fraud cases will
be sternly punished (kp 07/05/2016)
Qatar
gifts
nine Mercedes cars to Nepal (ht 05/05/2016)
Qatar
set
to send Bippa proposal to Nepal govt, by Hom
Karki (kp 18/04/2016)
Shrestha
asks
Qatar to give Nepalis free visa, free ticket,
by Hom Karki (kp 17/04/2016)
Nepal’s
envoy
to Saudi injured in knife attack (kp
15/04/2015)
Amnesty
International
paints a bleak picture of Nepalis in Qatar,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 01/04/2016)
Seven
women
returned from Saudi, by Hom Karki (kp
26/03/2016)
Embassy
in
UAE starts probe into ‘human trafficking’ case,
by Hom Karki (kp 24/03/2016)
Kuwait
deports
714 Nepali migrants, by Hom Karki (kp
21/03/2016)
Innocent
Nepali
languishing in foreign jail, by Madhusudan
Guragain (rep 17/03/2016)
Nepali,
Bangladeshi
women trapped in Syria (kp 14/03/2016)
7
Nepali workers held in Kuwait: Number of Nepalis
being charged of prostitution, drugs smuggling
or trafficking liquor have risen in
recent times, by Hom Karki (kp 11/03/2016)
Nepali
woman
raped in Kuwait, by Hom Karki (kp
10/03/2016)
Work
in
progress: Dubai is one of the wealthiest and
most luxurious cities in the world, and it is
the migrant workers who toil here that make this
lifestyle possible, by Jan Møller Hansen (nt
04/03/2016)
United
Arab
Emigrants: Nepali workers in the UAE move from
construction to services, by Om Astha Rai
(nt 04/03/2016)
Foreign
Secretary
Bairagi leaves for Qatar: To take initiatives to
set up a bilateral consultative mechanism during
his visit (ht 24/01/2016)
583
Nepalis
died in Gulf last year: Report, by Hom Karki
(kp 22/01/2016)
Unprepared
Nepal:
The Shiite-Sunni conflict and diminishing
petro-earnings will affect two millions Nepali
workers in the Middle East, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 20/01/2016)
Kuwait
amnesty
for migrants begins, by Hom Karki (kp
12/01/2016)
No
visa
on arrival to Syrians from today (ht
01/01/2016)
Missing
woman
rescued after 10 yrs, by Hom Karki (kp
25/11/2015)
NHRC
team
off to Qatar to promote rights of Nepali migrant
workers (ht 14/11/2015), NHRC,
Qatar’s
rights body sign 10-pt deal: Agreement aims to
ensure Nepali migrant workers’ human rights,
by Hom Karki (kp 17/11/2015)
50
Nepalis
stranded in Saudi Arabia (ht 10/11/2015)
Qatari
police
free 17 Nepali workers: Nepal mission to
repatriate 37 others, by Hom Karki (kp
06/11/2015)
Working
away
from home: One in every five people in Doha is a
Nepali migrant worker, by Pattabi Raman (nt
06/11/2015)
Qatar
government
makes changes in sponsorship law, by Hom
Karki (kp 29/10/2015)
Govt
preparing
to sign labour pact with Jordan (ht
23/09/2015)
Nepali
travellers
safe in SArabia, by Hom Karki (kp
13/09/2015)
Nepali
woman
dies in iraq kitchen fire, by Hom Karki (kp
30/08/2015)
Qatar
grants
amnesty to 21 Nepalis, by Hom Karki (kp
13/08/2015)
Bahrain
to
grant amnesty to illegal workers, by Hom
Karki (kp 29/06/2015)
Foreign
firms
seek ways to help quake-hit workers, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp 08/06/2015)
Qatar
minister
vows to improve migrants’lives (ht 06/05/2015)
Embassies
ask
host countries to grant Nepali workers leave
(kp 30/04/2015)
Nepal
to
shut down shelter for migrants in Kuwait (kp
08/04/2015)
Kuwait
sets
up lodging centre to support female migrants
(ht 08/04/2015)
Qatari
delegation
in Kathmandu: Cost-free hiring of Nepalis in
Qatar tops agenda, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
06/04/2015), Qatar
urged
to ensure full insurance cover, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 07/04/2015), The
exodus:
Qatar and Nepal should both explore a
govt-to-govt deal for migrant workers (kp
08/04/2015)Govt preparing to sign labour pact with
Jordan
Illegal
Nepalis
in Oman and Bahrain: Thousands of workers to
benefit from amnesty (kp 05/04/2015)
Nepal,
Bahrain
sign 10-point pact, by Shreejana Shrestha
(rep 04/04/2015)
Housemaids
in
M'sia, gulf: Nepali missions against lifting
employment ban on women, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp 03/04/2015)
Bid
to
bring Nepalis home from Yemen (ht
01/04/2015), 10
Nepalis
rescued from Yemen (kp 03/04/2015), Nine
Nepalis
rescued from two Yemen cities, nine still
trapped, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 03/04/2015)
Qatari
minister
scheduled to visit Nepal to discuss labour
issues (ht 25/03/2015)
Four
Nepali
migrant workers stranded in Saudi, by Dilip
Khatri (ht 05/03/2015)
549
Nepali
workers died in Gulf countries in 2014, by
Hom Karki (kp 16/01/2015)
No
country
for women: Despite a ban, women migrant workers
come back from the Gulf in the thousands with
harrowing tales of economic and physical
exploitation, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
09/01/2015)
Qatar
upholds
death penalty to Karki, by Hom Karki (kp
02/01/2015)
Indonesia
Indonesia-Nepal
Business Forum focuses on narrowing trade gap (ht
06/10/2023)
Nepali,
Indonesian entrepreneurs discuss tourism cooperation,
by Dilip Paudel (rep 06/04/2019)
Indonesian
envoy
calls on PM Dahal (kp 20/01/2017)
Prime
minister
to lead 11-member team to Indonesia (ht
17/04/2015), PM
to
attend Asian-African summit (kp 18/04/2015), PM
Jakarta-bound
today (kp 20/04/2015), Koirala
meets
Indonesian President‚ B'desh PM (ht 24/04/2015)
One
on
death row, five face life term, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp 25/01/2015), Govt
initiates
diplomatic channel to find out details, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 27/01/2015), Dispatch
from
death row: It is a moral imperative for govt to appeal
for the repatriation of Nepalis on death row (kp
27/01/2015)
Nepalis
in
Indonesia: INSEC asks govt to press for clemency
(kp 20/01/2015)
Israel, Palestine
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