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Pakistan's overdue apology to Bangladesh

Nepal, Dec. 16 -- Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's visit to Dhaka in August 2025 was characterised by cordial exchanges, positive messaging on regional cooperation, and the signing of six agree... Read More


Moral rhetoric, transactional reality

Nepal, Nov. 24 -- When the Taliban's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi touched down in Delhi last month, irony landed on the runway before his plane did, as a country that once backed Afghanistan's d... Read More


UN at 80: Imperfect but indispensable

Nepal, Oct. 26 -- United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold once said, "The UN was not created to lead mankind to heaven but to save humanity from hell". When he said this in 1954, the Korean ... Read More


Oli's Nero-esque flight from duty

Nepal, Oct. 7 -- On September 9, Nepal entered a state of near-total anarchy. By mid-afternoon, KP Sharma Oli-then Prime Minister-sent his resignation letter to Sheetal Niwas at around two o'clock, wh... Read More


The lost art of talking to people

Nepal, Sept. 28 -- Last Thursday, Prime Minister Sushila Karki 'addressed' the nation, promising timely elections, relief and accountability. However, one speech cannot erase a deeper pattern: In Nepa... Read More