NEW DELHI:The new Agnipath scheme to recruit troops (Agniveers) into the Indian armed forces has drawn flak in Nepal. The concern is it will affect the recruitment of Gorkha soldiers into the Indian Army with the resultant impact on jobs and pensions in the long run. The politicians have also stepped in, hoping to use […]Read More
New Delhi: The new Agnipath scheme to recruit troops (Agniveers) into the Indian armed forces has drawn flak in Nepal. The concern is it will affect the recruitment of Gorkha soldiers into the Indian Army with the resultant impact on jobs and pensions in the long run. The politicians have also stepped in, hoping to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Nepal Army brass has come under criticism from opposition party politicians for inking agreements with foreign governments, in this case the US. From an Indian point of view it would seem rather innocuous, signing an agreement for cooperation in disaster relief management with the US National Guard. But as Maj. Gen. Binoj […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Has the time come to take Buddha and Buddhism to the next level? This may appear facetious but Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Lumbini in Nepal, where the Buddha was born, could set that stage. One could argue that at a time when the world is consumed by the war in Ukraine, and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: This is not Sher Bahadur Deuba’s first visit to India as prime minister. He’s been here in his earlier avatars as prime minister. What makes this different is the absence of that prickly hostility which KP Sharma Oli, Deuba’s predecessor, exemplified towards India. In this conversation on StratNewsGlobal, Ranjit Rae, former ambassador to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Take a look at the map of Nepal above. Beginning from the extreme northwest with the districts of Darchula, Humla and Mugu and stretching eastwards to the districts of Mustang, Manang, Gorkha, Rasuwa, Dolakha and Solukhumbu, Nepal is feeling the heat as China alters boundaries in these areas, knocking down border pillars and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Many hands have been wrung and much written about the ground India has lost in Nepal. This is not just about the inroads China has made but India’s diminishing capital among political parties in Kathmandu. Among Nepal’s youth too, one senses a disillusionment with India and perhaps the very idea of India. In […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Earlier this week, Nepal’s Supreme Court delivered an order like never before, one that left no room for political manoeuvre by caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. A five-member Constitution Bench headed by the Chief Justice reinstated the House of Representatives for the second time in five months and ordered that Nepali Congress […]Read More
One doesn’t have to look far for proof that politics makes for strange bedfellows. After feuding with Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (for much of last year) over his claims to Kalapani and playing footsie with China, India now appears to have put all its eggs in the same Oli basket. In this chat […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has shown a remarkable ability to outmaneuver his political rivals, says Yubaraj Ghimire, well known Nepali journalist and editor of Deshsanchar.com. In an exclusive chat with StratNews Global from Kathmandu, Ghimire says what happens on Thursday is crucial. It is the last day for political parties to […]Read More
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