Hinduism is really not a religion but a supermarket of many religions and paths that differ more from each other thanMuslims differ from Christians. Modi and his BJP championed one brand that goes against the Hindu practices of others, including Tantrik/Shaivite/Buddhist-mixed Nepal, Bihar, Bengal, Assam and South India. His personalizing Ram Mandir at Ayodhya irritated even the Shankaracharyas.
By Dipak Gyawali Jun 12, 2024
We will continue to make any effort and bring them safe home. These efforts include the release of bipin Joshy, a nepali student that is held until today by the terrorists of Hamas
By Hanan Goder-Goldberger Jun 01, 2024
Amidst the deteriorating Nepal-India relations caused by Nepal's decision to print hundred rupees notes featuring a new map, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Naryan Kazi Shrestha has made efforts to address the situation. During a recent program, DPM Shrestha emphasized that Nepal's relations with India should not be influenced by any other country and that issues with India should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy. Considering the ongoing dispute over Nepal's independent decision, DPM Shrestha's call for talks is a positive step forward.
By Keshab Poudel May 29, 2024
My early job as an engineer was in bringing electricity to Dandeldhura some four decades ago. It was tough because one could find nothing, not even a shovel or nuts and bolts in Mahendranagar: one had to go to Palliya crossing the jungle where dacoit Phulan Devi was lurking, or even go to Lucknow for such pieces of equipment.
By Dipak Gyawali May 23, 2024
The EIA reports are prepared for the prescribed projects, and legally approved to make the project environment-friendly and sustainable.Almost all countries have internalised the use of EIA tool for the environmentally sensitive projects and have enjoyed with the outcome of such a study to timely address project-specific environmental impacts
By Batu Uprety May 15, 2024
Both countries owe it to themselves to revisit the past and introspect, even if it means asking uncomfortable questions. It is more necessary than ever before to draw lessons from the past, for it has repeated itself far too often.
By KV Rajan And Atul K. Thakur May 10, 2024
The retreat alters the region’s hydrology and poses an imminent threat in the form of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) where sudden drainage of glacial lakes can unleash a catastrophic flood down streams. Nepal, alone has over 2,700 such lakes - ticking time bombs threatening millions
By Arup Rajouria May 10, 2024
Both these conflicts did not suddenly start now: they have old antecedents going back to the post-World War-II defined Bretton Woods world order, its slow unravelling since1971 with Nixon abandoning the Gold Standard, and its accelerating decline at the start of this century with America breaking its promise to Gorbachev not to expand NATO eastwards.
By Dipak Gyawali May 08, 2024
An encouraging point towards achieving energy security by Nepal in future is that private sector has been wonderfully performing in the electricity generation sector, as is evident with the PPA figures of around 9,500 MW executed so far and around 10,000 MW in pipeline for PPA-signing between Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and Independent Power Producers (IPPs).
By Prabal Adhikari May 07, 2024
After the Indian elections, there are also those who hold the opinion that the power equation and tension in various issues will increase in Nepal and the possibility of political scenarios that have not been imagined cannot be denied, because the past is the same, but for the sake of Nepal's self-respect and the internal affairs of Nepal, Nepali people will do what Nepali people do now.
By Shanker Man Singh May 03, 2024