BJP
invites five Nepali parties for election campaign
observation (kh 01/05/2024), Nepali
leaders fly to New Delhi following BJP’s invitation
(kh02/05/2024)
Neighbours
India and China make tall promises at Nepal Investment
Summit : Beijing plans to open flights to Pokhara and
Bhairahawa airports, announces visa fee exemption for
Nepali travellers, by Sangam Prasain (kp 29/04/2024)
Ilam
by-election: Nepal-India border to be 'sealed' from
midnight today (rep 24/04/2024)
Eastern
border checkpoints remain closed for election in India
(kh 24/04/2024)
Geoeconomics
of alternative energy : Political negotiations can help
Nepal benefit from Chinese power projects as long as
India is kept out of the arrangement, by CK Lal (kp
24/04/2024) [Be sure, this would
be contrary to US power interests!]
Nepalgunj-based
integrated customs point to begin operations in two
weeks (kh 23/04/2024)
Nepal
to test Indian spice brands for pesticides after Hong
Kong, Singapore ban : Consumer rights activists demand
immediate recall of the tainted products, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 23/04/2024), Spiked
spices : A safer food system that prioritises the
well-being of consumers is the need of the hour (kp
26/04/2024)
India
stops tea-laden Nepali trucks on border for lab tests :
Nepali traders suspect geopolitics after the Indian
government recently ordered its customs to sample every
single batch of Nepali tea destined for India, by
Parbat Portel (kp 22/04/2024), Indian
customs releases trucks carrying Nepali tea, halted
across Kakarbhitta (rep 24/04/2024)
Nepal’s
polical crossroads: Struggles, strategies, and
Indo-Nepal equation (kh 20/04/2024)
Central
bank panel proposes monthly QR code payment limit at
IRs100,000 for Nepalis in India : But the limit does not
apply for payments to be made for services in hotels,
hospitals and chemist shops in India, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 19/04/2024)
Jhulaghat
transit point to be closed from Tuesday (kh
14/04/2024)
16
border pillars missing in Nepal-India border Banke
(kh 13/04/2024)
Enhancing
the Political and Socio Economic Ties Between India and
Nepal, by Prem Lal Joshi (rep 08/04/2024)
INC
pledges to re-establish special ties with Nepal (ae
08/04/2024)
Indian
side vows to combat cross-border drug trafficking
(kh 07/04/2024)
Nepal
proposes mutual customs assistance with India
:Agreements will allow for exchange of information,
intelligence, and documents, ultimately helping the
countries prevent growing customs offences (kp
07/04/2024)
Trust-building
is critical for Nepal and India : India has become
Nepal’s main source of inbound tourists and a major
contributor to the country’s tourism industry’s earnings,
by Prem Lal Joshi (ae 03/04/2024)
India
renews electricity export permission for three months :
The southern neighbour agrees to provide 554MW whereas
Nepal wants 650MW, by Seema Tamang (kp 29/03/2024)
India
dilly-dallying on subsidy agreement for petroleum
pipeline projects with Nepal, by Dilip Paudel (rep
26/03/2024)
India
temporarily lifts BIS quality mark requirement for
plywood imports from Nepal (rep 16/03/2024)
Nepal’s
Southern Border Has Become An Open Regional Crossroads,
by Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep 15/03/2024), Barbwire
borders : As boundary walls go up around the world, the
open Nepal-India border should be a model, Chandra
Kishore (nt 15/03/2024)
Prachanda
Is The Right Choice For India In Nepal : For Delhi,
Prachanda Is The Right Horse To Back While Keeping Deuba
In The Stable, by Ashok K Mehta (sp 10/05/2024)
Nepal,
Bangladesh want dedicated grid. Will India comply? As
India sees power and power infrastructure as strategic
assets, it will be hard to convince New Delhi, experts
say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/03/2024)
Pokhara
epicentre of Sino-Indian rivalry : The Great
Game between China and India is being played out
in this scenic tourism capital, by Durga
Rana Magar (nt 08/03/2024)
Indian
ambassador calls on Foreign Affairs Minister Shrestha
(kh 07/03/2024), India’s
policy towards Nepal remains unchanged: Envoy. Indian
Ambassador Naveen Srivastava says India is ready to
support Nepal as well as increase its investment in the
future (kp 08/03/2024)
Raisina,
Ram and Nepal : Nepali politicians old and new are
competing to pay homage to the BJP’s brand of religious
politics, by Biswas Baral (kp 04/03/2024)
Nepal
paying 29 percent higher tariff for electricity imports
from India than its exports to southern neighbor : The
NEA paid as high as Rs 16 per unit for imported
electricity in this dry season (rep 29/02/2024)
Nepal
proposes Team of Experts’ term extension to finalise
Pancheshwar DPR : The fate of the bilateral project
hangs in the balance as the two sides are yet to agree
on issues of water and cost-sharing, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 25/02/2024)
Foreign
Minister Saud meets Indian counterpart (kh
24/02/2024)
Foreign
Minister Saud leaving for India today (kh
21/02/2024)
Chinese
lighter smuggling thrives after Indian ban : Since June
last year, pocket lighters, gas-fuelled, non-refillable
or refillable cigarette lighters costing below IRs20
have been banned by India, by Parbat Portel (kp
21/02/2024)
Nepali
nationals granted access to Indian SIM cards (kh
20/02/2024)
India
lifts ban on onion export (rep 18/02/2024)
Nepal
and India expedite preparation to start cross-border
digital payment system (rep 16/02/2024)
India
denies Nepal joint venture to build cross-border grids
on its territory : India section of the Butwal-Gorakhpur
line is being built by a joint venture of Nepal
Electricity Authority and the Power Grid Corporation of
India. The two countries have agreed to build the 120 km
power line by March 2025, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 11/02/2024)
Resolving
border issues through dialogue : Nepalis are curious why
India is unwilling to talk about the unresolved border
issue, by Buddhi Narayan Shrestha (kp 05/02/2024)
Electricity
trade deal with India divides stakeholders in Nepal :
Supreme Court orders the government to explain why the
10,000 MW export agreement’s implementation should not
be halted, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/02/2024)
India
allocates grant of INR 6.50 billion, an increment of INR
1 billion to Nepal for the current FY (rep
01/02/2024)
Saud
stresses political consensus to settle India border
dispute : Ratification of 182 strip maps remains on hold
since 2007 as Nepal insists on resolving Kalapani and
Susta disputes (kp 30/01/2024)
Behind
the mega electricity deal : Will exporting 10,000 MW of
hydropower to India lead to long-term growth and
prosperity in the sector?, by Bishal Thapa (kp
26/01/2024)
Nepal-India
Relations: Search for a New Paradigm, by Shambhu Ram
Simkhada (rep 26/01/2024)
Nepal
to raise its concerns about the DPR of
Raxaul-Kathmandu railway : A team from India’s
Konkan Railway Corporation is scheduled to visit
Kathmandu later this month to give a
presentation on the final location survey of the
project, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/01/2024)
Weeks
after auto-renewal of trade treaty with India, Nepal
wants revision : The bilateral trade treaty was
automatically renewed in November without addressing
several of Nepal’s concerns, by Krishana Prasain (kp
15/01/2024), Nepal-India
agree to revisit bilateral trade treaty : The two
countries have not amended the 14-year-old clauses in
the treaty (rep 16/01/2024)
India-Nepal
IGSC meeting concludes (kh 14/01/2024)
Navigating
The River of Doubts: The Evolving Dynamics Of
India-Nepal Water Relations : The specter of the 1996
Mahakali Treaty, a controversial water-sharing
agreement, casts a shadow over the present, by Arup
Rajouria (sp 12/01/2024)
Nepal
Visit of Jaishankar: Pashupatinath At The Forefront :
After finishing all of his formal meetings and
negotiations, he worshiped at Pashupatinath Temple,
emphasizing the significance of India's cultural links
with Nepal, by Keshab Poudel (sp 12/01/2024)
A
Breakthrough : Nepal And India Have Agreed To Increase
The Capacity Of The Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur Transmission
Line (sp 12/01/2024)
UML
skeptic, RSP remains ‘assured’ over Indian grant of Rs
20 crore, by Gyanu Ghimire (kh 12/01/2024)
All
border issues besides Kalapani, Limpiyadhura, Lipulek,
and Susta resolved: Foreign Minister Saud (kh
12/01/2024) [The border issues mentioned have not been
clarified! Are there any others?]
hal
defends deals signed during Jaishankar’s visit : On
increased grant from India for small projects, the prime
minister says other countries too have been spending in
Nepal similarly (kp 11/01/2024) [However,
this does not release you from your obligation to
provide citizens with detailed information!]
What
is India’s high impact development project? (ae
08/01/2024)
Nepal’s
hydroelectricity is vital for India’s energy mix : We
must maximise hydropower generation to replace fossil
fuels in our market and help the neighbours in their
clean energy transition., interview with Dinesh
Ghimire (kp 08/01/2024)
Onion
smuggling thrives after Indian export ban : The staple
has become expensive in Nepal. Due to the price
differences in Nepal and India, it has become a
lucrative business for smugglers, insiders say (kp
08/04/2024)
Nepal,
India agree to strengthen power transmission system
(rep 07/01/2024), Nepal
and India to explore potential of more high-capacity
electricity transmission lines : The move comes on the
heels of the signing of a long-term agreement under
which the southern neighbour will buy 10,000MW
electricity in 10 years, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
08/01/2024)
Economic
Diplomacy: Call for a Paradigm Shift in Nepal’s
Perception of India (kh 07/01/2024)
Jaishankar
in Nepal: Some big deals—and a little controversy :
Opposition leaders rap decision to allow Indian funding
for small projects saying that it violates constitution,
by Anil Giri (kp 06/01/2024)
India’s
export quota on non-basmati rice to Nepal comes with
slew of restrictions : Rice importers say under the
current quota arrangement, imported rice will be dearer
by over 30 percent in the local market (kp
05/01/2024)
Indian
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar expresses
displeasure over simultaneous Chinese officials' visit
to Nepal (rep) [??? Nepal should not receive politicians from
other countries at least one week before and after a
political visit from India? What arrogance!]
New
Nepal-India Agreement allows India to directly fund
projects up to Rs 200 million (rep 05/01/2024)
Civil
society group urges govt to exercise caution
in agreements with India (rep 04/01/2024),
Nepali
citizens express concerns about agreements
with India (with full text) (nlt
04/01/2024), Former
PM Khanal denounces Dahal-led government’s agreement
with India as “anti-national” (kh 05/01/2024), Nepal
and India review relations, sign 10,000MW power export
deal : Delhi grants Rs10 billion for reconstruction of
structures destroyed in Nov 3 earthquake, by Anil
Giri (kp 05/01/2024)
UML
may secure six seats in NA election if it backs TRC bill
(kh 04/01/2024)
Nepal,
India sign four agreements during Joint
Commission meeting (rep 04/01/2024)
Significance
of Jaishankar’s visit, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 04/01/2024)
Nepal
and India ink historic pact for 10,000 megawatts
electricity exchange (kh 04/01/2024), India
unwilling to talk boundary, but Nepal plans to bring it
up : Seventh Nepal-India joint commission meeting starts
in Kathmandu today, by Anil Giri (kp 04/01/2024), Pancheshwar
project awaits political decision : Nepal wants India to
bear the cost of water it does not use. The neighbour
has rejected the proposal, officials say, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 04/01/2024), Nepal
to seek new air route during JC meeting with India,
by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 04/01/2024)
Indian
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar arrives in
Kathmandu (nlt 04/01/2024), Indian
Foreign Minister Jaishankar’s visit to Nepal: Uncovering
the schedule (kh 04/01/2024)
Nepali
producers await India’s nod to export cement :
Manufacturers say it has been nearly a year since India
stopped issuing the IS mark to Nepali cement citing n)o
apparent reason (kp 01/01/2024)
Indian
Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar to visit Nepal on January
4 (kh 29/12/2023)
India
allows Nepal to import rice on quota basis : On Sunday,
the supply ministry published a notice requesting Nepali
importers to approach the Indian state-owned supplier
(kp 26/12/2023)
Policy
dialogue held on small-scale aid in borderland and
cross-border ties (nlt 23/12/2023)
Indian
telco officials in Nepal to discuss payment dispute :
The Indian bandwidth providers have threatened to cut
internet services from December 31 if Nepali ISPs failed
to clear the dues (kp 23/12/2023)
Nepal
to request India for onion supply : Officials say they
are also discussing with importers the possibility of
importing the vegetable from China and Pakistan (kp
19/12/2023)
Nepali
tourists ranked 7th among foreign visitors to India in
2022 (rep 19/12/2023)
Fate
of Pancheshwar project hangs in balance with Nepal and
India yet to bridge differences : Though the two sides
agreed in early June to conclude the detailed project
report (DPR) of the multipurpose project within three
months, breakthrough continues to elude them, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/12/2023)
Brand
Image Of Modi And Upcoming Poll (rn 13/12/2023)
Indian
telcos threaten to suspend internet bandwidth to Nepal :
Warning follows failure of Nepali private internet firms
to clear dues with Tata and Airtel, the bandwidth
providers, by Krishana Prasain (kp 12/12/2023)
Nepal-India
Cultural Festival in Lumbini aims to strengthen ties:
Minister Kirati (kh 09/12/2023)
India
imposes ban on onion exports until March 2024 (kh
08/12/2023), After
wheat, rice and sugar, India bans onion exports :
Friday’s ban, according to the market observers, would
send the price of the vegetable to over Rs200 per kg in
Nepal’s retail market. It is already in short supply
(kp 09/12/2023)
India
to provide 20 metric tons of rice as aid to earthquake
victims in Nepal (kh 08/12/2023)
Nepal-India
joint commission to meet next month, after a gap of
three years : S Jaishankar will visit Kathmandu for the
most important bilateral mechanism’s meeting between two
countries, by Anil Giri (kp 07/12/2023)
Nepal
loses on auto-renewal of trade treaty with India :
According to a SAWTEE research, Nepal can’t afford to
provide tariff-free access to heavily subsidised
agricultural products from India, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 07/12/2023)
India
for hiking budget for each small project in Nepal to
Rs240 million : Proposal comes amid growing financial
aid to Nepal from China and the US, by Anil Giri (kp
06/12/2023)
Nepal-India
border pillars repair begins in Kailali and Kanchanpur :
Nepal’s Armed Police Force is responsible for repairing
odd-numbered border pillars while India’s Seema Suraksha
Bal is tasked with maintaining those with even numbers,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 06/12/2023)
Nepal-India
digital payment system launch delayed : Nepali officials
attribute the delay to Indian banks, which have yet to
update the mobile apps to incorporate Nepal’s payment
features, by Krishana Prasain (kp 05/12/2023)
Repair
of Nepal-India border posts begins (rep 04/12/2023)
Nepal,
India hold Projects Portfolio Performance Review Meeting
(rep 01/12/2023)
India’s
Development Initiatives in Nepal: Kapilvastu witnesses
inauguration of school projects (kh 27/11/2023)
Nepal
seeks to lower Indian content need for credit projects :
Kathmandu wants to bring down requirement for Indian
line of credit projects to 30 percent from the existing
50 (kp 27/11/202)
Dahal’s
Delhi ‘darshan’ : Holding the decisive votes, Dahal was
the kingmaker. Delhi thought ‘they could do business’
with him, by Biswas Baral (kp 27/11/2023)
Politicians,
experts discuss various aspects of Nepal-India relations
: Participants said there is a trust deficit between
Nepal and India, and that there has to be
diversification and decentralization of diplomacy
(nlt 25/11/2023)
Little
progress after Prime Minister Dahal’s India visit, say
observers : Call for a pragmatic approach to
problem-solving and regular meetings (kp 25/11/2023)
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)
17th
Edition of ‘Suryakiran’: Nepal-India Joint Military
Exercise set to commence in India from Friday (kh
22/11/2023), 17th
Edition of Nepal-India Joint Military exercise commences
in Pithoragarh (kh 25/11/2023)
India
hands over fourth tranche of earthquake relief support
to Nepal (kh 21/11/2023)
Dodhara
Chandani to be developed as a major transit hub: Foreign
Minister Saud (rep 19/11/2023)
Nepal
asks India to sit for boundary meeting : In the fifth
meeting, Nepal and India had aimed to finish remaining
border works by 2022, but there’s been no progress
(kp 18/11/2023)
Commerce
Treaty with India renewed without amendment (rep
10/11/2023)
India
donates third tranche of over 12 tons of relief support
to earthquake victims (kh 09/11/2023)
India-Nepal
border forces hold talks, discuss ‘mutual issues’
(kh 06/11/2023)
India
sends first consignment of relief materials for
earthquake victims : The materials worth INR 100 million
arrived in Nepalgunj on Sunday (kp06/11/2023)
New
Delhi allows export of 25,000 tonnes of sugar to Nepal :
Market insiders, however, say Nepal will not be able to
import the sweetener ahead of the Tihar festival, which
begins next week (kp 04/11/2023)
Nepali
workers on their way home robbed in India : The Citizen
Help Desk at Gaddachauki reports that five Nepalis
returning home for Dashain fell victims to robbery in
Haridwar last month, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
03/11/2023)
Nepal
and India may sign long-term power trade agreement later
this month : The two sides are expected to ink the deal
in the next Joint Steering Committee meeting, by
Prtihvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/11/2023)
India's
Role in South Asia: Pathways to Regional Prosperity and
Peace, by Nabraj Lama (rep 30/10/2023)
Nepal’s
power could light more of India after new import rule :
As the energy mix is reset, imported hydropower will
count in Indian distributors’ renewable energy
obligation, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/10/2023),
India
considers allowing imported hydroelectricity from Nepal
under its renewable energy count : The new policy of
Indian government will facilitate export of more Nepal
generated hydropower to India: Experts (rep
29/10/2023)
India
lifts ban on rice export, allows export of 95,000 tons
of rice to Nepal (rep 18/10/2023), India
allows export of 95,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to
Nepal : Nepal had formally asked the Indian government
for export quotas of 100,000 tonnes of rice and 50,000
tonnes of sugar in the first week of August, following
export curbs by the southern neighbour (kp
19/10/2023)
Nepal,
India agree to reduce height of Saptakoshi dam :
Authorities from the two countries also reach consensus
on relocating re-regulation barrage proposed at Sisauli.,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/10/2023)
Contraband
rice flows into Nepal after export ban : Young
unemployed men, women and sometimes even the elderly act
as carriers for local smugglers, Indian media reports
say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 16/10/2023)
Five
Nepalis missing in Sikkim floods come in contact
(nlt 15/10/2023)
Indian
Prime Minister Modi visits Kalapani region,
Nepal uninformed (rep 12/10/2023) [How
about PK Dahal also visiting Kalapani?],
Nepal
takes 'note' of Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi's visit to disputed Kalapani region
(rep 13/10/2023), Uproar
in Nepal over Modi’s Kalapani visit : Indian PM breached
diplomatic norm visiting Nepali territory without
notice: Lawmakers (kp 14/10/2023)
Nepal
sells electricity to India at a premium price of Rs 16
per unit due to Tista flooding (rep 11/10/1023)
What
does a rising India mean?, by Gopal Khanal (ae
11/10/2023)
10
Nepalis missing in Sikkim (ae 11/10/2023)
Nepal,
India fail to finalise Pancheshwar detailed project
report : The proposed 6,480-megawatt project has
remained in limbo for three decades since the two
countries signed the Mahakali Treaty in 1996, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/10/2023), Stuck
again : It is not unfair for Nepal to expect more
flexibility from India on Pancheshwar project (kp
10/10/2023)
Agreement
signed on economic collaboration with Bengal
chamber : Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (NICCI and Bengal Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (BCCI) signed the MOU during the
Indo-Pacific Economic Conclave 2023 held in
Kolkata (nlt 30/09/2023), NICCI
and BCCI forge strategic partnership to boost bilateral
economic growth (rep 02/10/2023)
NEA
receives permission to sell electricity in India's
real-time market (rep 30/09/2023), Nepal
allowed to sell power in India’s real time market
starting Saturday midnight : NEA officials say that
Nepal’s entry into India’s RTM, the first for a South
Asian country, helps the country manage demand and
supply of electricity properly, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 01/10/2023)
Indians,
Chinese apply to build electric vehicle plants :
Automobiles are Nepal’s second largest import after
petroleum products in terms of value, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 26/09/2023)
Exporting
electricity using Bihar’s grid to take more time : In
late June, Nepal Electricity Authority and PTC India
agreed for Nepal to sell 300MW power in the southern
market using Bihar transmission infrastructure (kp
24/09/2023)
Implementation
of Nepal-India deals reached during PM Dahal’s visit
gains momentum (rep 24/09/2023)
Balancing
the dragon and the elephant : Nepal needs support from
all donor countries and partners for sustained growth,
by Pragya Ghimire (kp 22/09/2023)
Enforce
SC Verdict On Border Regulation, by Buddhi Narayan
Shrestha (rn 22/09/2023), Court
vs Government: Nepal-India border regulation, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 22/09/2023)
NEA
exports power worth over Rs 5.43 billion to India in the
first two months of current FY (rep 21/09/2023)
Nepal
waits for Indian approval to participate in real-time
power trade : NEA says it has already applied for
approval through NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/09/2023), Nepal,
India reach deal on boosting cross-border power
transmission : The two sides agree to the optimum
utilisation of high-capacity transmission while
completing under-construction low-voltage lines, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/09/2023)
Nepal
exporting electricity worth Rs 110 million daily to
India (rep 17/09/2023)
Will
Nepal and India conclude Pancheshwar project report this
time? Experts from the two countries are scheduled to
meet on September 29-30. The mega project has been under
discussion for over over three decades now., by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/09/2023)
Boundary
pillars missing, derelict on Nepal-India border in
Kanchanpur : Indian SSB personnel frequently interfere
with Nepali villagers when they construct houses or
cultivate farmland in the area, by Bhawani Bhatta
(kp 15/09/2023),
Government
ordered to use drones, CCTV cameras on Nepal-India
border : Issuing the full text of its April 25, 2021
verdict, the Supreme Court stresses the need for
stopping criminal activities taking place along the
bordering areas (kp 15/09/2023)
SC
orders government to regulate Nepal-India open border (kh
14/09/2023)
Nepal-India
digital payment system to launch in Nov : Indian
tourists will be spared the hassle of carrying
bundles of cash as large banknotes are banned in
Nepal, by Krishana Prasain (kp 10/09/2023)
China,
India and Nepal border dispute: Political in the
time of trade supremacy, by Jiba Raj
Pokharel (ht 05/09/2023)
Indian
govt approves purchase of 10,000 MW electricity from
Nepal over 10 years (kh 05/09/2023), India
Cabinet okays plan to buy Nepal’s 10,000 MW power :
Decision follows on Modi’s announcement during Dahal’s
India visit. Nepali officials seek to sign an agreement
soon, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/09/2023)
India
purchasing additional 180 MW of electricity produced in
Nepal from Thursday (rep 05/09/2023)
India
opens Dhauliganga dam gate (kh 04/09/2023)
Nepal
passed over for rice export quotas : Officials say India
has not responded to Nepal's request for export quotas
of paddy, rice and sugar, by Krishana Prasain (kp
01/09/2023)
Neighbours
snub Nepal’s new map : Both India and China have refused
to recognise the map that Nepal’s Parliament unanimously
passed in 2020, by Anil Giri (kp 31/08/2023)
India
imposes 20 percent duty on export of ‘parboiled rice,’
price hike of the essential feared in Nepali market
(rep 28/08/2023)
Ministry
to send team to India to study salt iodisation process :
Rise in non-communicable diseases—hyperthyroidism and
cardiovascular conditions—are linked to high iodine
intake, by Arjun Poudel (kp 28/08/2023)
Onion
disappears from market as India slaps export tax : Nepal
imports almost all its onion requirement from India, and
the tax has created shortages in the domestic market,
by KLrishana Prasain (kp 23/08/2023)
Nepal
exports 670 tons of tomatoes to India (ae
21/08/2023)
Joint
commission of Nepal and India to meet by Oct : Official
communication is that Minister S Jaishankar will visit
Kathmandu after the G-20 Summit in New Delhi, by
Anil Giri (kp 19/08/2023)
Grain
cart upset, Nepal approaches India/As grain ban starts
to bite, Nepal approaches India (ae 17/08/2023)
Indian
parliament discusses significance of Neighborhood First
Policy, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 14/08/2023)
India
likely to fund power line along Postal Highway : Nepal
Electricity Authority has sought around $700 million of
the unused $750 million line of credit-4 that was meant
for post-earthquake reconstruction, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 13/08/2023)
Nepal
sends tomatoes to India, and asks for rice : Since July
20, India has maintained an embargo on non-basmati rice
amid the threat of El Niño weather disruptions, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 11/08/2023)
Hindi-Chini
Bhai-Bhai lives on : Despite flare-ups, Indo-China
relations continue as usual while India treats Nepal
differently, by Deepak Thapa (kp 10/08/2023)
Resounding
verdict: Nepalis choose India over China in latest
public opinion survey (kh 10/08/2023)
EPG
Report In Favour Of Both Nations, by Namrata Sharma
(rn 09/08/2023)
Jaishankar:
Border Indian states benefit from better connectivity
with Nepal : Indian minister claims Modi government’s
border infra push has improved Delhi’s relations with
its neighbours (kp 09/08/2023)
India
bans rice exports, Nepali consumers feel the impact :
Price of rice of non-basmati variety has increased by up
to Rs 250 per sack in Nepali market after the government
of India imposed export ban on July 20, by Kalpana
Ghimire (nlt 08/08/2023)
Nepal
linked to India’s real-time energy trade : Bar to
hydropower projects with Chinese or Pakistani
involvement remains in place, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 07/08/2023)
Nepal
awaits India’s decision on several hydropower
procurement deals : Despite initialling a 25-year-long
inter-governmental framework agreement on selling
Nepal’s electricity to the southern neighbour, the
agreement is yet to be signed, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 06/08/2023)
Indian
PM Modi holds telephone conversation with PM Dahal
(rep 06/08/2023)
Calls
grow louder for making EPG report public, one way or the
other : Nepal members of the panel and former foreign
ministers even advise taking the suggestions to
Parliament (kp 05/08/2023), Miffed
by New Delhi’s constant demurral, stakeholders in
Kathmandu press for making EPG report public, by
Mahabir Paudyal (nlt 06/08/2023), EPG
Report Shelved Indefinitely, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
08/08/2023))
Nepal
seeks virus seed from India to produce lumpy skin
vaccine : More than 50,000 cattle have died and over 1.1
million have been infected by the viral disease in Nepal
since April (kp 05/08/2023)
Nepal,
India plan ministerial-level joint commission meeting :
The joint commission is the highest mechanism that
reviews all aspects of bilateral ties and is empowered
to take decisions as well as carve out a new blueprint
(kp 01/08/2023)
Traders
hike rice prices as India orders export halt : New Delhi
said it was imposing a ban on the export of non-Basmati
white rice to keep its food reserve intact, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 30/07/2023)
Delays
of Nepal-bound freight trains worry traders : Indian
Railways now takes 25 days to transport containers from
Visakhapatnam to Birgunj, compared to four to five days
previously, by Shankar Acharya (kp 28/07/2023)
India
and China’s ruling parties and their relationship with
Nepali parties, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
27/07/2023)
India
agrees to pump more money into Pancheshwar : A meeting
of experts focuses on determining benefits for Nepal and
India, to help specify each side’s investment, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/07/2023)
Foreign
Ministers Meeting (sp 21/07/2023)
India
puts up new hurdle to importing electricity from Nepal :
New Delhi has asked for financial closure details of
projects whose approval process has remained pending for
months, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/07/2023)
India
gifts 34 ambulances, 50 school buses to Nepal
(kh 16/07/2023)
Nepal-India
coordination meeting: Jhulaghat checkpoint to be
opened regularly from 6:00 am (kh
15/07/2023)
New
deal opens door for export of another 300MW
electricity to India via Bihar : Nepal will be
able to sell 1,100 megawatts subject to approval
from Indian authorities, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha kp 13/07/2023)
Four
High Impact Community Development Projects built with
India’s financial assistance Dailekh inaugurated (kh
06/07/2023)
Nepal
Must Focus On Sound Diplomacy, by Lok Deep Thapa (rn
30/06/2023)
Parallel
military diplomacy : Nepal should seek to retain the
status quo with India and promote technical cooperation
with China, by Hindu Sanskriti Karki (kp 29/06/2023)
Forging
a Stronger Nepal - India Relationship: Overcoming Past
Miscalculations, by Nabraj Lama (rep 28/06/2023)
Nepal
to sell 200MW under 5-year deal : This is outside the
existing sales quota of 452.6MW that India has set,
officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
26/06/2023)
Nepal
worries about spillages as India delays power export
approvals : Nepal is waiting for approvals for 18
projects that were proposed to India over the last two
years, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/06/2023)
Unraveling
the Tapestry: The Nuanced Relations between Nepal and
India, by Nabraj Lama (rep 23/06/2023)
The
fantasy of border settlement : The Indo-Bangladesh model
that Nepali border pundits are calling for is
unrealistic and impractical, by Lok Raj Baral (kp
21/06/2023)
Nepal
tells its envoy to take up mural issue with India :
Lawmakers in parliamentary panel raise concerns over
Tarai inundation caused by roads across the border,
by Anil Giri (kp 21/06/2023)
Building
Stability Through Collaboration Between India, US, and
Nepal, by Saurav Raj Pant (kh 20/06/2023) [???]
Nepal-India
security ties in the mutable epoch (Part-III), by
Binoj Basnyat (ae 20/06/2023)
Digital
penetration in Nepal’s geopolitics : As a landlocked
country, Nepal depends on India for most of its
broadband connection, by Shamar SJB Rana (kp
18/06/2023)
Kathmandu
Mayor Balendra Shah urges government to stop screening
of Hindi movies unless controversial dialogue omitted :
The screening of the movie without removal of the
dialogue will cause irreparable damage to Nepal’s
nationality and cultural unity, says Shah (kp
17/06/2023), Kathmandu
mayor announces ban on Indian film screenings in the
city : Mayor Shah says no Indian films will be screened
in the city until the ‘objectionable’ line is removed
from ‘Adipurush’, by Samuel Chhetri (kp 19/06/2023),
Mayor
Sampang bans screening of controversial Indian movie
‘Adipurush’ in Dharan (rep 19/06/2023)
Prof
Subedi urges political leaders to avoid ad hoc
statements on Nepal-India border dispute (rep
14/06/2023)
A
Tale Of Two Maps, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
13/06/2023), ‘Akhanda
Bharat’ is an attempt of reaping political mileage for
BJP in India : South Asia, according to the World Bank,
is known as one of the least integrated regions in the
world in terms of trade and people-to-people contact.
South Asian leaders, however, are less bothered to
overcome the situation, by Milan Jung Katuwal (nlt
13/06/2023), Maps
and more : When our government adopted a new map of
Nepal, not half an eyebrow was raised in New Delhi,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 15/06/2023)
Nepal
and India to ink long-term energy deal early next week :
The plan is to sign it in New Delhi on June 18 when
Energy Secretary Dinesh Kumar Ghimire travels to India,
by Anil Giri (kp 13/06/2023)
PM
Prachanda’s visit to India & Nepal’s economic
necessity, by Saurav Raj Pant (kh 10/06/2023)
Prachanda's
visit to India : ‘Incredible Success’, by Keshab
Poudel (sp 09/06/2023), India-Nepal
power trade agreement : Historical Landmark (sp
09/06/2023)
Nepal-India
power play : PM Dahal’s electricity trade deal with
India will stop third country involvement in Nepal’s
hydropower, by Ramesh Kumar (nt 09/06/2023)
A
circuitous route to Beijing : Many strategists in New
Delhi often choose to ignore that China is an integral
part of South Asia, by CK Lal (kp 07/06/2023)
India-Nepal
long-term power trade agreement: Challenges Nepal needs
to overcome to benefit from the deal (ae 07/06/2023)
All
is not well : Genuine grievances continue to haunt
Nepal-India ties, but our institutional lapses must be
fixed first, by Anurag Acharya (kp 07/06/2023)
Beyond
the optics : India will struggle to win Nepali hearts
unless it is seen as working in Nepal’s interest (kp
06/06/2023)
Path
to rapprochement, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
05/06/2023)
Dahal’s
India visit: A postscript : Mismatch of more reliance on
India and people’s desire to break free of its embrace
could turn ugly, by Biswas Baral (kp 05/06/2023)
Dahal
claims his India visit has built trust : While Nepal’s
foreign ministry states the two prime ministers
discussed boundary matters, the Indian ministry makes no
mention of it (kp 04/06/2023)
Dahal
says land swap an option to resolve border issue : Prime
minister hints at swapping disputed area to gain land
link to Bangladesh via India, by Anil Giri (kp
03/06/2023) [???], PM
Modi has offered to settle boundary dispute through
talks: PM Dahal : “For the first time, an Indian prime
minister has announced in a press conference that the
border issue will be resolved through dialogue”,
said Dahal (kp 03/06/2023) [interview], One-to-one
meetings with Modi helped in reaching deals with India:
Dahal. Says didn’t raise EPG report issue not to spoil
talks environment (kp 03/06/2023)
India’s
revisionist and expansionist mindset : Nepal, whose
Lumbini and Kapilvastu region have been incorporated in
the mural, has also witnessed protests against the
Indian move (nlt 03/06/2023)
Rising
Indo-Nepal Cooperation for Development (kh
03/06/2023)
Dahal’s
Delhi trip: Some hits, many misses : Energy,
connectivity deals forged under pressure. Indian side
maintains its old position on the Pancheshwar
Multipurpose Project, more positive on power cooperation,
by Umesh Chauhan and Rajesh Mishra (kp 02/06/2023), Air
route pledge old wine in new bottle, experts say : India
had approved air entry route over Mahendranagar for
low-level flights in 2018. Thursday’s is mere
reiteration, by Sangam Prasain (kp 02/06/2023)
Nepal-India
relations soaring to Himalayan Heights: Will PM Dahal’s
India Visit Cement PM Modi’s assertion?, by Ishwar
Dev Khanal (kh 02/06/2023)
Some
thoughts on Sagarmatha-bound ties : The Nepalis have
begun questioning if a visit to the southern neighbor is
mandatory after every change of guard, as if to pay
tribute to some emperor, by Devendra Gautam (ae
01/06/2023)
Prachanda-Modi
meet in New Delhi: What were the talking points? Nepal
PM mentioned boundary matters and additional air entry
routes, the points conspicuously absent in the address
of Indian PM Narendra Modi (nlt 01/06/2023)
Nepal
and India sign seven agreements to boost cooperation in
areas, including trade and energy (kh 01/06/2023), PM
Dahal and Indian PM Modi commit to resolve border
disputes amicably through dialogue (kh 01/06/2023) [First of all, this does not mean
anything!], Nepal
and India agree on cross-border digital payments (kh
01/06/2023), New
Butwal-Gorakhpur Transmission Line launched, by
Ramesh Lamsal (rn 01/06/2023), Two
petroleum pipelines to be constructed for smooth supply
of petroleum products, by Ramesh Lamsal (rn
01/06/2023), Modi
announces to import 10, 000 megawatt electricity from
Nepal in next 10 years (ae 01/06/2023)
Nepali-speaking
Indians stuck in Manipur violence : Although
Nepali-speakers are not targets of the fighting tribes,
Romani Kumar Paudel was killed in crossfire this week,
by Parbat Portel (kp 01/06/2023)
Doval,
Kwatra call on Dahal; meeting with Modi today :
‘Breakthrough in boundary dispute unlikely,’ aide to
prime minister says. ‘On other issues, India will give
us a good hearing’ (kp 01/06/2023), PM
Dahal's India visit: Will it be a 'historic' one?,
by Kasam Pokhrel (rep 01/06/2023)
Nepal
pins hopes on PM’s visit as airports languish : Those in
Bhairahawa and Pokhara are said to be unfeasible without
entry routes from the west, by Sangam Prasain (kp
31/05/2023) [Does international
law really allow India to deny this right to Nepal?]
PM’s
India Visit: Prioritize resolution of border disputes
(rep 31/05/2023)
Dahal
heads for India today with a long wish list : The prime
minister says he won’t sign any controversial agreements,
by Anil Giri (kp 31/05/2023)
Dr
Bhattarai warns that bilateral relations may be harmed
as India places Nepali territory in its ‘Akhand Bharat’
mural (rep 30/05/2023)
The
new world, and Nepal-India ties, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 30/05/2023), PM
Dahal’s India visit: What purpose will
it serve?, by Gopal Khanal (ae
30/05/2023)
Why
PM Dahal should reconsider his India visit, by
Akhilesh Tripathi (rep 30/05/2023)
Dealing
with a new India : Nepali leaders cannot even list five
things, let alone know how to communicate them, by
Sujeev Shakya (kp 30/05/2023)
Delhi
calling, again : India often fails to show the
confidence and magnanimity of a growing regional and
global power (kp 29/05/2023)
Charting
a New Path: PM Dahal's Imperative Agenda for his India
visit, by Nabraj Lama (rep 29/05/2023)
India
clears export of 300,000 tonnes of wheat to Nepal :
Media reports say India has permitted exports of food
grains to Nepal, Indonesia, Senegal and Gambia as part
of its economic diplomacy, by Krishana Prasain (kp
29/05/2023)
‘Nepal
PM should raise Bhutanese refugee issue with Narendra
Modi’ : On the eve of Prachanda’s official visit to
India, Global Campaign for the Release of Political
Prisoners in Bhutan has asked him to take up refugee
issue with his Indian counterpart (nlt 29/05/2023)
Indian
Ministry of External Affairs formally informs about PM
Dahal’s visit to India (kh 27/05/2023), Prime
Minister Dahal’s India visit announced officially, to
hold talks with Indian PM Modi on June 1 (kh
27/05/2023), New
Delhi and Kathmandu make it official: Nepal PM to visit
India from May31-June2 (nlt 27/05/2023), PM’s
India visit: Some agreements, soft-pedalling of
contentious issues : Kathmandu and New Delhi officially
announce the visit, which is Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s first
official trip since assuming office in December last
year, by Anil Giri (kp 28/05/2023)
Several
Rituals Or One Fruitful : Instead of performing a
ritual, leadership in Nepal and India needs to change
preexisting narratives that are founded on suspicion of
one another, by Keshab Poudel (sp 26/05/2023)
PM
Dahal likely to embark on three-day India visit on May
31 (kh 25/05/2023), PM
Dahal’s upcoming visit to India: Energy sector
cooperation high on agenda (ae 25/05/2023), Energy
deals expected during Dahal’s India visit, says Foreign
Minister Saud : Both sides reportedly working to find
entry route via Indian skies to ease flights from
Bhairahawa international airport, by Anil Giri (kp
26/05/2023)
Is
the EPG report dead and buried? India has refused to
accept the report prepared by a joint team of eight
experts five years ago. Some Indian diplomats find
faults with its recommendations, by Anil Giri (kp
25/05/2023), Travesty
of eminence : The prime ministers of Nepal and India
should have the courtesy to jointly receive the EPG
report (kp 26/05/2023)
Nepal,
India Must Exalt Bilateral Ties, by Yuba Nath Lamsal
(rn 24/05/2023)
Nepal-India
ties in the transforming world (Part-I), by Binoj
Basnyat (ae 23/05/2023)
What
should Prime Minister Dahal discuss with his Indian
counterpart? While some foreign policy experts favour
raising historical concerns, others say it’s time to
look to future, by Anil Giri (kp 23/05/2023)
Prime
Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to visit India from May 31
to June 3 : Slew of agreements, MoUs, and project ground
breaking are expected. Officials speed up preparations,
by Anil Giri (kp 20/05/2023)
India-Nepal
Centre organizes “India-Nepal Economic Partnership
Summit 2023” (kh 19/05/2023)
US
report: BJP pays politicians to lobby for Hindu Nepal :
Pro-monarchy and pro-Hindu groups in the country dismiss
the Department of State claims as baseless, by Anil
Giri (kp 18/05/2023) [see report]
[Those who turn the multi-ethnic,
multi-religious, multi-cultural and multi-lingual state
of Nepal into a unilaterally defined state, as the
monarchy once did and as the RPP and similarly oriented
groups want to restore in an intolerant manner, are
violating basic human rights and destroying the harmony
and internal peace of the country.]
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)
Is
China planning to recruit Nepalis in PLA? Speculative
reports in Indian media say Delhi’s new policy created
void to be thus exploited, by Anil Giri (kp
13/05/2023) [This is hardly imaginable. Why should China
recruit foreign mercenaries? This smells of targeted
Indian fake news!]
Nepali,
Indian stakeholders stress joint effort to curb human
trafficking : Human trafficking that was rife after the
2015 earthquakes further increased during the pandemic,
by Rajesh Mishra (kp 07/05/2023)
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)
Himalayan
power caravan : If Nepal wants to play in the Indian
power market, it should be present in that market,
by Bishal Thapa (kp 05/05/2023)
Jamunaha
transit point to close for two days (kh 01/05/2023),
Nepal-India
border along Rupandehi being sealed for local elections
in India (rep 02/05/2023)
India
prepares to halt export of sugar (rep 30/04/2023) [This is not so bad for the health of
Nepalis after all!]
NEA
to restart power export to India from third week of May
(ae 28/04/2023)
PM
Dahal’s India visit should be discussed in House, says
MP : UML’s Raghuji Pant says Nepal should pull out of
the 1950 peace and friendship treaty if India refuses to
review it (kp 26/04/2023)
Nepal
figures high in India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ policy
(kh 23/04/2023)
Nepalis
finding their fortune in Shimla : The Indian Embassy in
Kathmandu estimates that nearly 8 million Nepalis live
and work in India, by Rajesh Mishra (kp 23/04/2023)
Nepal-India
border in Bara sealed for 72 hrs ahead of by-election
(nlt 21/04/2023)
Nepal,
India officials holding meeting on supply of petroleum
products, gas (rep 21/04/2023)
Undoing
status quo in Nepal’s India policy : Nepal should avoid
getting caught in the crossfire of conflicts between big
powers, by Pragya Ghimire (kp 20/04/2023)
Indian
firms to buy 2,200MW of electricity from Nepal :
Geopolitics is the biggest obstacle to energy
cooperation between Nepal and India, say participants of
Kathmandu power summit, by Pritvi Man Shrestha (kp
20/04/2023)
BJP
foreign affairs chief Chauthaiwale arriving in Kathmandu
today, to hold high-level meetings (kh 17/04/2023)
Prime
Minister Dahal’s India visit deferred until May :
Railway, two-way trade, hydropower and Indian investment
in Nepal are on the agenda of bilateral discussions,
by Anil Giri (kp 16/04/2023)
Commercial
explosives imported from China after India’s
refusal : Officials say India has been reluctant
to supply explosives to be used in projects
involving Chinese firms. The new imports are
meant for a cement factory and a hydropower
project, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
11/04/2023)
Nepal
looks to India easing its wheat export quota
restriction to address domestic shortage :
Domestic suppliers may already have started
hoarding wheat, says Nepal Flour Mills
Association executive, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 11/04/2023), Nepal
requests India for 300,000 tons of wheat (ae
11/04/2023)
Nepal
forgot Benaras Dharmashala pledge : The then
prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba had laid the
foundation amid much fanfare a year ago, by
Rajesh Mishra (kp 11/04/2023)
Indian
security force’s entry in Nepali territory creates
distrust in security mechanism: Raghuji Panta (kh
10/04/2023)
Nepal-India
connectivity projects gaining momentum, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 07/04/2023)
Trade
experts suggest ending duty-free market access to India
: They also said there is no need to grant duty-free
market access to India, which is one of the
fastest-growing economies in the world, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 07/04/2023)
Govt
announces to resolve border disputes with India
diplomatically (rep 07/04/2023)
India’s
SSB creating hurdles for boat operation in Mahakali
(kh 04/04/2023)
Indian
forest officials close Gulariya-Murtiha border point for
two days, by Nirmal Ghimire (rep 04/04/2023)
Kailash
Terminals JV to operate integrated check post in Birgunj
: The facility was opened in April 2018 to facilitate
trade between Nepal and India, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 03/04/2023)
India
sends revised list with reduced fuel price :
Despite reduced fuel costs, the oil monopoly has
kept prices unchanged stating the outstanding
dues it has to pay to the IOC (kp
02/04/2023)
India
asks Nepal to help nab separatist leader :
Officials say they have no information of
Amritpal Singh hiding in Nepal, but have asked
border police posts to remain on the lookout for
him, by Anil Giri (kp 28/03/2023)
Explosives
shortage looms over Tanahun Hydropower Project :
India’s reluctance to allow import of explosives
may affect works at the 140MW project, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/03/2023)
Nepali
speakers of Sikkim reflect on ‘foreigners’ label
: The ethnic Nepalis in Sikkim raised strong
objections after the Supreme Court of India
termed them “people of foreign origin” during a
hearing on January 13 this year, by Parbat
Portel and Deepak Sapkota (kp 22/03/2023)
Flour
industry seeks increase in Indian wheat export quota :
Nepali flour producers have been urging the government
to request India to provide 200,000 tonnes of wheat,
by Krishana Prasain and Mohan Budhaair (kp 22/03/2023)
Communications
Minister requests India to reduce telephone tariff rate
(rn 22/03/2023)
Nepal
opens up the possibility to export electricity
to all but Bihar state of India (rep
18/03/2023), Rates
of Nepal-India cross border electricity supply
hiked; India agrees allowing Nepal to use its
border based transmission lines (rep
18/03/2023), Nepal,
India agree to formulate modality to supply
electricity to Indian states via Bihar : The
decision is expected to open up avenues for the
Nepal Electricity Authority to tap new markets
in the energy-deficit country (kp
19/03/2023), Bihar
Grid : Bihar Grid Will Be Used To Export Power
From Nepal To India, Says MD Ghising (sp
24/03/2023)
'Electricity
Collaboration' Diplomacy in BBIN Countries,
by Jubeda Chowdhury (rep 10/03/2023)
Nepal
and India start construction of Bhairahawa-Sunauli ICP
after 18 years of signing agreement (rep 07/03/2023)
India
seeks ‘end user certificate’ to supply explosives for
construction : Nepali officials say the move is aimed at
controlling their supply to projects involving China,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/02/2023)
Security
officials from Nepal, India agree to control cross
border crimes (rep 26/02/2023)
Indian
officials raise concern over Upper Karnali project : The
future of the 900 MW project hangs in balance as the
Supreme Court recently sent the dispute to the
constitutional bench (ae 22/02/2023)
India
gifts dialysis machines to Nepal (kh 20/02/2023)
Nepal,
India agree to add 200 MW to Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur
transmission line : Nepal and India to increase the
power import and export capacity from the existing 600
to 800 MW through the first international
Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur 400 KV transmission line (nlt
19/02/2023), Nepal,
India reach ‘milestone’ deal on trade, transmission of
electricity : Nepal to be permitted to participate in
real-time trade in the Indian market, an upgrade from
existing day-ahead energy trade, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 20/02/2023), India
agrees to expedite construction of a number of
cross-border transmission lines to facilitate bilateral
energy trade with Nepal, by Rajesh Khanal (rep
20/02/2023), India
assures to supply 50 MW electricity generated from
Nepal's hydropower projects to Bangladesh (rep
20/02/2023), India
positive on Nepal's proposal to export power to
Bangladesh (ht 20/02/2023)
Former
Chief of Indian Army Naravane arriving in Kathmandu
tomorrow (kh 17/02/2023), Four
former chiefs of Indian Army in Kathmandu (rep
18/02/2023)
Nepal
to ask India to buy 1,200 MW of locally-produced
electricity : The two countries are sitting for
bilateral energy talks on Friday and Saturday (rep
17/02/2023)
Indian
foreign secretary’s visit: Regular rapport building
process or an attempt of political meddling? Like in the
past, the visit by Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan
Kwatra has ruffled a few feathers in Kathmandu. Here is
why, by Navin Jha (nlt 16/02/2023)
Nepal
to seek end to Indian regulatory restrictions on
electricity exports at bilateral meeting this week : The
meetings of the joint secretary-level Joint Working
Group and the secretary-level Joint Steering Committee
will be held in Jaipur on February 17-18, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 16/02/2023)
New
air-entry routes: India’s harmful dilly-dallying
(rep 16/02/2023)
Kwatra
returns, leaving everyone guessing about his political
message : Politics was not discussed, according to some
leaders, while others say Kwatra was more in a mood to
listen (kp 15/02/2023)
Nepal-India
Secretary-level meeting underway in Kathmandu (kh
13/02/2023), Conflicting
claims on talking points during Indian foreign
secretary’s Nepal visit : While Nepal side says that
additional air entry routes and boundary matters were
among the talking points, India has skipped these issues
in its official document (nlt 14/02/2023),
Nepal, India skip contentious issues at Kathmandu talks
: Nepal seeks new air routes. Indian foreign secretary
Vinay Mohan Kwatra inquires about Dahal’s India visit,
by Anil Giri (kp 14/02/2023), Nepal
reiterates its request to India to provide additional
air-entry routes, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
14/02/2023), DPM
Shrestha and Indian Foreign Secy Kwatra discuss
construction of Raxaul-Kathmandu railway (rep
14/02/2023)
Two
of 16 disappeared border pillars found buried in sand,
by Dipak Prasad Gautam (rn 11/02/2023)
Kathmandu
and Delhi announce Kwatra’s visit : This will be the
first high-level visit from India after Pushpa Kamal
Dahal became prime minister (kp 11/02/2023)
India
tax exemptions may make EVs cheaper in Nepal : The
Indian government has waived taxes on several inputs
through the budget for the fiscal year 2023-24, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 05/02/2023)
Business
community discusses connectivity and projects
between Nepal and India : Nepal-India Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (NICCI) appraised North
East Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi)
of Sikkim about the potential of connectivity
and trade between India and Nepal (nlt
03/02/2023), Discussion
on connectivity status and projects between
Nepal and North East India held (ht
03/01/2023)
India
pledges grant amount of Rs 8.8 billion to Nepal
for FY 2023/24, an increase of 29.41 percent
(rep 02/02/2023), Nepal
grant raised by nearly 30 percent to Rs 8.8bn
(ae 02/02/2023)
Cement
makers say denial of IS mark will hurt exports :
Half a dozen Nepali cement companies are in the
final stages of obtaining certification, making
their products eligible for export to India,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 01/02/2023)
Nepal
seeks to buy extra 90MW power from Bihar to
increase supply to Birgunj factories :
Industrialists complain about hours-long
undeclared outages, which are affecting
operations in one of the country’s largest
industrial belts, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 29/01/2023)
Nepal-India
relations: Time to redefine it, by Lokendra
Kumar Shrestha (ht 26/01/2023)
Nepal
to propose two new cross-border transmission
lines with India : The two countries are
scheduled to hold bilateral meetings on energy
in late February, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 26/01/2023)
Nepal,
India discuss improving access to cross-border payment
systems : Though India is a close neighbour of Nepal,
financial transactions between the two countries are
full of hassles (kp 25/01/2023)
Tourism
Minister requests India for extra air route (rep
21/01/2023)
Dahal
to visit India in first foreign trip : Several bilateral
meetings will precede the sojourn that will take place
in late February or early March, by Anil Giri (kp
15/01/2023)
Who
is comfortable with new govt?: China, India, or both?,
by Bishwo Gauchan (ht 13/01/2023)
Nepal
and Bangladesh lobby India for corridor to trade
electricity : Initially, the two countries want
to trade 40-50MW of power via existing
transmission infrastructure of India, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/01/2023)
Darchula
officials, locals sit with Indian side to ease
border tension : The Nepali side has demanded
India dismantle illegal gabion wall on Mahakali
river, by Manoj Badu (kp 12/011/2023)
Feasibility
study to be conducted for petroleum pipeline from
Amlekhgunj to Jhapa (rn 11/01/2023)
Nepal,
India to discuss new cross-border transmission lines
(ae 10/01/2023)
Concerns
in Nepal as Indian Supreme Court validates Modi’s
demonetization move, by Rajesh Khanal (rep
03/01/2023)
Cabbage
exports to India soar as organic trend catches
on : Nepal exported 11,673 tonnes of white
cabbage worth Rs136.17 million to India in the
first five months of the fiscal year, according
to customs data, by Krishana Prasain (kp
01/01/2023)
Nepali
workers flee Punjab’s rice mill, report death from
torturous conditions : A total of 14 people had gone to
Punjab in the second week of October to work at Mittal
Rice Mill in Samana, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp
30/12/2022)
India’s
production linked incentives: How Nepal can benefit from
the scheme : The PLI can be a source of employment
opportunities for a lot of Nepali individuals in the
coming years, by Prajjwal Dhungana (nlt (29/12/2022)
India’s
policy hurts power export prospects of Nepal: Southern
neighbour has announced waiver of inter-state
transmission charge for new Indian hydropower projects,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/12/2022)
India
lifts ban on wheat export to Nepal (rep 23/12/2022)
Nepal
makes over Rs11 billion selling power to India : The
earning was the third largest from the export of a
single commodity in the fiscal year 2021-22, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/12/2022)
Drug
regulatory body bans import of medicines from 16 Indian
companies : Among the pharmaceutical companies the
department has prohibited from importing drugs to Nepal
is one promoted by Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev (kp
20/12/2022)
Nepali
Army and Indian Army holding joint exercises
from Friday (kh 15/12/2022)
Nepal
needs to play catch-up : India is talking a new
global language, where technology is a matter of
national security, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
09/12/2022)
Indian
Intelligence Bureau obstructing investigation of
Lal Mohammed murder case, complain Nepal Police
officials, by Tapendra Karki (rep
09/12/2022)
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)
Good
fences, good neighbours : Nepal should immediately call
for dialogue on border issues with India at the highest
level (kp 06/12/2022)
Nepal
sends diplomatic note to India for constructing
embankment without consent (kh 06/12/2022), Nepal
calls for joint inspection of disputed Mahakali site :
Government sent a diplomatic note to India after
tensions in Darchula over India’s unilateral
construction of embankment on Mahakali (kp
07/12/2022), Officials
from Nepal and India agree to course Mahakali to its
original state 07/12/2022)
Indian
envoy meets Deuba, second time in a week : Amid
discussions on new government formation, foreign
interest in who’ll be the PM is on the rise (kp
04/12/2022) [IAttempted
Intervention?]
India
lifts three-month long ban on rice exports (rep
01/12/2022)
What
do Nepal elections mean for India-Nepal relations?,
by Neeraj Singh Manhas (ae 24/11/2022)
Nepal
reduces power export to India as production dips : With
water levels in rivers receding, power generation has
slumped which will go down further in the days to come,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/11/2022)
Nepal
and India agree to repair Koshi embankment at 35
locations : The Indian side is expected to complete the
repairs before next rainy season, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 14/11/2022)
Nepal-India
border points to be sealed before 72 hours of voting
(kh 13/11/2022)
Police
rescue 38 Indian nationals stranded in brick factory in
Rautahat, by Madan Thakur (rep 11/11/2022)
No
trifling matter : Inflaming public passion against an
important neighbour is not the best way to regain the
country’s lands (kp 07/11/2022) [India
will never return the illegally occupied territories, no
matter whether the demand is made aggressively or
diplomatically!]
Nepal-India
border to be closed from night of November 17 to
November 20 (rep 06/11/2022)
India
to import 22 megawatt more energy from Nepal (kh
04/11/2022)
End
of rainy season, stubble burning in India worsen
Kathmandu air : Hospitals report rising cases of
respiratory illnesses, pollution has risen with the
PM2.5 level reaching 137, by Arjun Poudel (kp
03/11/2022), A
burning issue : The violence on the environment is a
transnational problem and we need a collective resolve
to tackle it (kp 04/11/2022)
India
to export 600,000 tons of unmilled rice to Nepal (kh
02/11/2022), India
removes 20 percent duty on paddy export to Nepal, but
conditions apply (rep 02/11/2022)
India
hands over 200 vehicles to Nepal for election (rep
01/11/2022)
Another
border tragedy : India’s standing in Nepal will be
strengthened if New Delhi is sensitive to its
neighbour’s concerns (kp 31/10/2022)
Nepal-India
electricity trade : Request Pending, by Keshab
Poudel (sp 21/10/2022)
Nepal
notifies India on deal with Bangladesh to seek
facilitation for power trade : Nepal Electricity
Authority asks India’s NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam for
trilateral energy sale and purchase agreement, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/10/2022)
Nepal
to receive first lot of 30,000 tons of chemical
fertilizers from India under G2G agreement next month
(rep 13/10/2022)
Officials
of Nepal, India agree to ensure effective border
security (rep 30/09/2022), India
pressures Nepal to stop Pakistani and Chinese nationals
at the border (rep 30/09/2022) [????]
Nepal,
India mull downsizing planned Saptakoshi high dam :
Local residents have been obstructing the works of the
joint project office fearing the dam could cause
large-scale inundation of Nepali lands, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 27/09/2022)
Rice
eaters face rising prices after India strangles supply :
The southern neighbour initiated the move to boost
supplies and calm prices after below-average monsoon
rainfall curtailed planting, by Krishana Prasain (kp
25/09/2022)
‘India’s
Nepal policy has not changed. There will be shifts, but
fundamentally, it’s the same foreign policy’,
interview with former Indian foreign secretary and
national security advisor Shivshankar Menon (kp
20/09/2022)
Construction
crews rushing to finish check post by mid-Feb : Locals
believe the Nepalgunj ICP will expand economic
activities and job opportunities in the area (kp
19/09/2022)
Foundation
stone laid for motorable bridge linking Nepal, India
(kh 19/09/2022)
India’s
SSB chief Thaosen visiting Nepal next week (kh
17/09/2022)
Vacancies
for Nepalis under Agnipath may be withdrawn if Nepal
failed to act soon: Indian Army Chief Pande (kh
15/09/2022) [???], Nepal
refuses to be pushed into a hasty decision on Indian’s
Agnipath scheme : Ministry says government formed after
November polls will take a call on if Nepalis can join
Indian Army’s plan, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
16/09/2022)
Nepal-India
foreign secretaries reiterate cooperation, connectivity
and development (nlt 14/09/2022), Nepal
avoids raising disputed Agnipath scheme at foreign
secretary-level talks in New Delhi : The meeting
discussed boundary matters, energy cooperation, trade
and transit, and the construction of LPG pipeline, among
other things, by Anil Giri (kp 15/09/2022)
Nepal,
India set for tough negotiations at next JC meet on
water resources : Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project,
Saptakoshi high dam, compensation for people affected by
two barrages and inundation in border regions are on the
agenda, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/09/2022)
India
increases 20 percent customs duty on the export of rice
and paddy (rep 10/09/2022), Nepali
industries hit after India taxes paddy, rice (kh
10/09/2022) [Nepal urgently
needs to become independent from the import of
agricultural products!], India’s
export tariff on rice sparks food inflation fears in
Nepal : The paddy harvest is doubtful as Nepal suffered
a shortage of chemical fertiliser during the
transplantation period, experts say, by Sangam
Prasain and Krishana Prasain (kp 10/09/2022)
Bangladesh
asks India for passage to buy Nepal’s energy : The
Guidelines for Import/Export (Cross Border) of
Electricity-2018 could be used for the trade of power
between Nepal and Bangladesh, Indian authorities
reportedly assured the Bangladeshi delegation (kp
09/09/2022)
While
in Kathmandu, Nepal wants Indian Military Chief to
address concerns related to Agnipath : Kathmandu is
looking for an answer to the question related to the
Agneepath scheme about which there are many concerns,
many controversies and many confusions (nlt
06/09/2022)
Nepal
concerned over social implications of demobilised
Agnipath returnees : While the Gorkha recruitment
process remains on hold, Nepali envoy to India says the
two countries are discussing the issue at a high level,
by Anil Giri (kp 03/09/2022), Tripartite
Agreement on Gurkha Recruitment has lost relevance,
by Rajaram Bartaula (rep 06/09/2022)
Rationalising
Nepal-India relationship : Bilateralism is necessary but
no longer sufficient for friendly relations in a
globalised world, by CK Lal (kp 31/08/2022)
150-year-old
suspension bridge continues connecting Nepal, India
(rn 28/08/2022)
Indian
army chief arriving in Kathmandu on a four day visit to
Nepal on October 5 (rep 25/08/2022), Indian
Army team arrives in Kathmandu for five-day Nepal visit
(kh 28/08/2022) [??]
Government
in a fix as India seeks Nepal’s position on the Army
Agnipath scheme : As India plans to recruit Nepalis, it
has asked Kathmandu for its views. Officials say they
are discussing the matter, by Anil Giri (kp
23/08/2022), Khadka
holds talks with Indian envoy Srivastava over Agnipath
hiring row : Prime Minister Deuba seeks immediate
resolution of the matter, as today’s recruitment from
Butwal is deferred until further decision, by Anil
Giri (kp 25/08/2022), Nepal
suspends recruitment of Nepali youths in the Indian Army
under the “Agneepath” scheme (kh 25/08/2022)
Two
large hydropower projects being handed over to India in
Deuba's presence (rep 18/08/2022)
India’s
interest in Nepal’s energy sector increasing but it’s
wary of Chinese element : The southern neighbour has
been holding back from agreeing to buy electricity
generated by the Upper Tamakoshi plant, contracted to
China, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/08/2022)
Nepal’s
tea sector sees trouble brewing as India mulls
restrictions on imports : India’s Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Commerce has asked the Indian government to
apply stringent requirements for the certificate of
origin on tea, by Krishana Prasain (kp 02/08/2022),
In
hot water amid looming India import curbs, tea growers
seek government help : India is largest buyer of Nepali
tea and more stringent requirements for certificate of
origin would be disastrous for domestic producers,
insiders say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 10/08/2022)
Nepal
inks deal with India to import chemical fertilizer for
five years (kh 28/07/2022)
Gold
smuggling fears after India hikes duty : Nepal’s foreign
exchange reserves could deplete further if illegal
imports rise (kp 22/07/2022)
Tourism
Minister Shrestha urges India to provide new air route
(rep 22/07/2022)
Dahal
receives warm welcome in Delhi as Nepal’s envoy is kept
cooling his heels : Officials at the Nepali embassy say
they are still awaiting response from the Indian
ministries for formal meetings with Shankar Sharma,
Kathmandu’s ambassador to India, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 18/07/2022) [Obviously,
India still does not consider Nepal as an independent
sovereign nation!]
Prachanda,
Jaishankar discuss Nepal-India ties (nlt
16/07/2022), Dahal
makes a dash for Delhi as both seek rapprochement :
Observers term Maoist chair’s visit to India ‘political’
given high-level meetings scheduled, including with PM
Modi (kp 16/07/2022), Prachanda
on three-day India visit: What is his real agenda is
everyone’s guess : Prachanda, a former supreme commander
of guerrilla war in Nepal, announced the visit suddenly.
Experts and observers in Kathmandu have also raised the
issue of apparent breach of diplomatic norms during the
visit (nlt 16/07/2022), In
New Delhi, Dahal holds talks with Indian external
affairs minister : The Maoist chair, who is in the
Indian capital on a three-day visit, at a separate
interaction calls for review of the 1950 treaty through
dialogue (kp 17/07/2022) [Talks
are always good, but one must not forget that Dahal has
no official function at all. Therefore, lasting effects
of his talks are hardly to be expected!], Prachanda
on his way back without meeting Indian PM Modi (kh
17/07/2022) [Why should Modi
receive a functionless Nepali politician whose wishes he
does not want to discuss anyway?]
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)
Electricity
worth Rs 2.15 billion exported to India in last 45 days
(rep 15/07/2022)
India
provides disaster relief materials to Nepal (kh
15/07/2022)
Nepal
Oil Corporation’s outstanding dues to its Indian
supplier rise to Rs30 billion : There is, however,
optimism that the financial situation of the national
oil monopoly will improve after petroleum prices started
to decline in the international market amid global
recession fears, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
09/07/2022)
Electricity
Authority says it earned Rs1.72 billion in June by
selling power to India : Utility started selling power
in the IEX in November last year, and expects to earn
Rs5 billion through sales this fiscal (kp
02/07/2022)
Power
utility calls off bid to sell 200MW to India under
long-term contract : Citing complications in bidding,
Nepal Electricity Authority now aims to trade power in
the day-ahead market of Indian Energy Exchange Limited,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/07/2022)
India,
an untapped tourism source market : Nepal has not been
able to attract India's burgeoning middle class in
greater numbers, by Hikmat Singh Ayer (kp
01/07/2022)
Fuel
import from Birgunj transit up by 78 percent (kh
23/06/2022)
‘Bharat
Gaurav Tourist Train’ arriving in Janakpur on Thursday
(kh 22/06/2022)
Terrorists
are hiding in Madrasas in Nepal: India, by Tapendra
Karki (rep 20/06/2022) [???]
EPG
was formed to remove irritants. Its report risks being a
source of irritation : Plan to unilaterally make public
the report, prepared jointly be Nepali and Indian
experts, is shelved for now, by Anil Giri (kp
13/06/2022)
Nepal
starts selling 364MW of electricity in the Indian market
: For the first time, electricity generated by the
private sector has entered India’s energy exchange
market (kp 10/06/2022)
Uncertainty
over plan to sell 200MW power to India after bidding
confusion : Manikaran Power has quoted the highest price
only for 100MW, while quoting fifth highest for another
100MW, making it difficult for Nepal’s power utility to
make a decision, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
08/06/2022)
Nepal
clears hurdles to import fertiliser from India to tide
it over paddy season : To fast-track the process, the
Cabinet has opened the way for a rush shipment of vital
crop nutrients, officials say, by Sangam Prasain and
Anil Giri (kp 08/06/2022), 80,
000 metric tons of fertilizers to be imported from
India, by Dilip Poudel (rep 08/06/2022)
Nepal-India
EPG dilemma: To receive or not to receive the report :
What if the Indian government continues to refuse to
receive the EPG report? Can the Nepali side make it
public unilaterally?, by Mahabir Paudyal (nlt
07/06/2022)
India
sets up National Food Laboratory in Raxaul to test
samples of Nepal’s agricultural exports (kh
05/06/2022)
Nepal
starts selling additional 140MW electricity to India
(kh 05/06/2022)
Why
Nepalis Hate India and How That Can Change, by
Nabraj Lama (rep 04/06/2022)
NEA
exports surplus electricity to India : The state-owned
power authority is currently permitted to sell 364
megawatts electricity in the Indian market (nlt
02/06/2022), Power
production exceeds demand, NEA starts supply to India
(kh 02/06/2022)
Dealing
with demi-gods due south : The demi-gods of the
Indraprastha have begun moving northwards to build
multipurpose projects, by Devendra Gautam (ae
26/05/2022)
Nepal’s
religious diplomacy with India : There is a strong case
for avoiding the religionization of politics and the
politicization of religion, by Pragya Ghimire (ae
19/05/2022)
Modi’s
visit to Lumibini: What he gained for India, how Nepal
saw it : China was cited as one of the reasons by Indian
media behind Modi skipping Lumbini airport. If the
Indian PM indeed fell for this narrative, it is one more
cause of disappointment for Nepal, by Mahabir
Paudyal (nlt 19/05/2022)
Nepal
asks India to provide additional air routes (rep
17/05/2022)
Srivastava
appointed Indian Ambassador to Nepal (nlt
17/05/2022)
India’s
Neighbourhood First policy : It strives to build cordial
and synergetic relations with the South Asian neighbours,
by Mukesh Kumar Srivastava (kp 16/05/2022)
Indian
PM is landing in Lumbini Monday morning: What will he
do? (nlt 15/05/2022), Nepal,
India sign six Memorandums of Understanding (with
list) (nlt 16/05/2022), Nepal, India
sign MoU to construct Arun-4 hydropower project (nlt
16/05/2022), Indian
PM Modi in Buddha’s birthplace: Here is what he said :
Narendra Modi extolled the Buddha's teachings,
appreciated age-old Nepal-India relations and said that
Lord Ram is incomplete without Nepal (nlt
16/05/2022), Unparalleled
Nepal-India ties, by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh
16/05/2022), Delhi
seeks to give renewed impetus to bilateral ties with
Modi visit to Lumbini : Visit to the Buddha’s birthplace
by Indian prime minister will also strengthen Nepal’s
cultural soft power, observers say, by Anil Giri (k
16/05/2022), Narendra
Modi’s religious diplomacy, powered by agreement on
energy : The Indian prime minister makes an hours-long
trip to Lumbini, in his fifth visit to Nepal since 2014,
in a move also aimed at improving bilateral ties, by
Anil Giri (kp 17/05/2022), Modi's
Lumbini Visit Cultural Connectivity Boosts Ties, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 17/05/2022)
Nepalis
in the land of the Teesta : The Nepali diaspora has long
shown it does not need a state to claim its identity,
by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 13/05/2022)
Preparations
intensified for Indian PM Modi’s Lumbini visit (kh
11/05/2022), Nepal
to ask India to develop West Seti project that has been
idle for six decades : Deuba says 1,200MW project will
be discussed with Modi, who visits Lumbini on May 16, to
seek Indian investment, by Anil Giri and Sangam
Prasain (kp 11/05/2022), Nepal,
India jointly announce PM Modi's visit Lumbini on the
occasion of Buddha Jayanti (rep 12/05/2022), Indian
Prime Minister Modi to visit Lumbini on Monday (nlt
12/05/2022), Indian
Prime Minister Modi arriving in Lumbini to mark Buddha
Jayanti on Monday (kh 15/05/2022)
Nepal’s
Ambassador to India presents credentials to President of
India (kh 11/05/2022)
India’s
PM Narendra Modi to visit Nepal on Buddha Jayanti
(kh 03/05/2022), Modi
to visit Nepal amid need to review relations in the wake
of geopolitical shifts : Del)hi sending Navin
Srivastava, a strong China hand, as its new Nepal envoy
ahead of the Indian prime minister’s trip, by Anil
Giri (kp 04/05/2022), India
names Naveen Srivastava as its new envoy to Nepal,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 04/05/2022)
Roti-Beti,
Electricity, Connectivity, Security and Beyond, by
Samar SJB Rana (rep 04/05/2022)
Nepal-India
joint border patrol starts for local election security,
by Siraj Khan (rn 30/04/2022)
Nepal
steps up surveillance on the border after fresh
coronavirus spike in India : Rise in cases in India
cause for concern with uninterrupted cross-border
movement every day, doctors say, by Arjun Poudel (kp
27/04/2022)
Nepal-India
border to remain closed 72 hours before election (kh
20/04/2022)
Nepal
seeks India’s help to eliminate malaria infections :
Request comes as most of the imported cases of the
disease are from India, by Arjun Poudel (kp
13/04/2022)
Foreign
Minister Khadka to fly to New Delhi (kh 11/04/2022)
Time
for Nepal to reboot ties with India and China, by
Pragya Ghimire (ae 07/04/2022)
India
to fund construction of school, health post buildings in
Darchula, irrigation project in Dhading (kh
07/04/2022)
Deuba’s
unfulfilling Delhi trip (ae 07/04/2022)
Deuba's
India Visit A Fillip To Bilateral Relations, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 05/04/2022), PM
Deuba's India visit: Yet another feather in the cap,
by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 05/04/2022)
Once
reluctant, India now open to power trade to and from
Nepal, and beyond : Recent deal on energy trading may
come as a boon for Nepal, with benefits for the
power-starved region, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/04/2022)
With
Kwatra appointed foreign secretary, speculations rife
who will replace him in Nepal : At least three names are
doing rounds for New Delhi’s ambassador to Kathmandu,
by Anil Giri (kp 05/04/2022)
Prime
Minister Deuba’s India visit: What he discussed, what he
missed? (nlt 04/04/2022), Deuba
returns home from India trip with pilgrimage to Kashi :
Visit may be trust-building bid but many view it
differently amid geopolitical flux and evolving
Nepal-India relations, by Anil Giri (kp 04/04/222)
On
boundary row, brief talk with no concrete resolution :
Deuba and Modi renew commitment to better bilateral ties
and enhance cooperation on energy, connectivity. Experts
term the visit a confidence booster, by Anil Giri
(kp 03/04/2022)
Nepal,
India agree to expand power cooperation under BBIN
framework : The sub-regional architecture works in water
resource management, and connectivity of power,
transport and infrastructure, by Anil Giri (kp
03/04/2022), Nepal-India
common vision in energy sector expands power trade
prospects (rep 03/04/2022), Nepal’s
import constraints to stay despite energy price cap in
India : India’s Central Electricity Regulatory
Commission has instructed power exchange to limit
maximum bidding amount to IRs 12 per unit, by
Prithvi Narayan Shrestha (kp 04/04/2022)
PM
Deuba visited BJP office as NC president, not as PM:
Foreign Minister Khadka (kh 03/04/2022)
Arzu
Deuba requests AIIMS for collaboration in safe
motherhood and child health (nlt 03/04/2022), PM
Deuba urges Indian entrepreneurs to invest in Nepal
(kh 03/04/2022)
Nepal,
India sign four agreements (nlt 02/04/2022), PM
Deuba meets Indian PM Modi in New Delhi (nlt
02/04/2022), PM
Deuba, Indian PM Modi flag off Kurtha-Jayanagar railway
(nlt 02/04/2022), PM
Deuba and his Indian counterpart Modi jointly inaugurate
Janakpur-Jayanagar Railway, Solu Corridor Transmission
Line (rep 02/04/2022), Nepal,
India agree to expand power cooperation under BBIN
framework : The sub-regional architecture works in areas
like water resources management, connectivity of power,
transport, and infrastructure, by Anil Giri (kp
02/04/2022), PM
Deuba Urges To Solve Border Issues Through Bilateral
Mechanism (rn 02/04/2022), PM
Deuba's Request To Provide Three Air Routes (rn
02/04/2022)
Deuba-BJP
powwow: Something to read but not much, observers say :
Nepali Congress president’s meeting with the leader of
India’s ruling party comes as a surprise, but what makes
the difference is how Nepal-India ties move forward,
by Anil Giri (kp 02/04/2022)
Deuba
leaving for Delhi today with eye on rebooting bilateral
relations : Some deals plus inauguration of railway on
the cards as the prime minister seeks to put ties back
on track, by Anil Giri (kp 01/04/2022)
Nepal's
2nd Int’l Airport Ready for Opening Amid Air Route
Issues with India, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep
31/03/2022) [India denies Nepal its due international rights at
every opportunity!]
From
Darchula to Dharchula, every day for work : Hundreds of
Nepalis cross the Mahakali border every day looking for
work in India's Dharchula. There are no jobs in Nepal,
they say, by Jag Bahadur Budha (rec 31/03/2022)
A
big test of PM Deuba and Nepal-India ties as he goes on
official visit to India : When PM Deuba returns home he
should have something solid to show in matters of
resolving outstanding issues so that he can proudly
announce what he gained for Nepal, by Mahabir
Paudyal (nlt 31/03/2022), Cabinet
decision: Four ministers to accompany PM Deuba to India
(kh 31/03/2022)
Nepal
should take initiation to reduce trade deficit with
India, interview with Laxman Phuyal, former
ambassador to India (kh 31/03/2022)
Prime
Minister Deuba’s visit will further solidify Nepal-India
ties, interview with Lok Raj Baral (lh 30/03/2022)
Fraying
ties of bread and bride . Other than pilgrims, politicos
and plutocrats, few travel between India and Nepal
regularly, by CK Lal (kp 30/03/2022)
Deals
on energy, connectivity on the cards during Deuba’s
India visit : Deuba is visiting Delhi on April 1-3 in
his first official foreign outing since assuming office,
by Anil Giri (kp 29/03/2022)
Foreign
Minster Dr. Khadka meets Indian counterpart Jaishankar
in Colombo (kh 29/03/2022)
Deuba
to visit India on April 1-3 in first official foreign
trip since taking office : The prime minister set to
leave for Delhi immediately after the Chinese foreign
minister concludes his Nepal visit, by Anil Giri (kp
24/03/2022), Prime
Minister Deuba to visit India from April 1 to 3 (kh
28/03/2022)
NEA
to purchase electricity from India paying up to Rs 38
per unit (kh 24/03/2022)
Indian
Embassy holds one-day conclave Connect [IN] in Kathmandu
to boost India-Nepal economic growth (kh 24/03/2022)
India
unilaterally building embankment along bordering
Mahakali River in Darchula (rep 21/03/2022)
Will
India’s new BJP wave impact Nepal? Adityanath, emerging
as a powerful BJP leader is a vocal supporter for the
reinstatement of Nepal’s Hindu state, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 17/03/2022)
Talks
with India underway for electricity export: Minister
Bhusal (kh 17/03/2022)
Govt’s
silence over unilateral construction in Darchula by
India shameful: Bhim Rawal (rep 13/03/2022)
Completion
deadline of Nepalgunj check post extended till January :
The facility being built on the Indo-Nepal border will
house customs and immigration under one roof to
streamline trade between the two countries, by
Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 07/03/2022)
Nepal
asks India for cooperation to rescue Nepalis from
Ukraine (kh 05/03/2022)
Can
Nepal be a reliable energy provider? India will buy
electricity only from the projects developed by the
exporting country or by Indian investors. Only a few
Nepali projects qualify, by Nihar R Nayak (ae
03/03/2022)
India’s
SJVN signs papers to get Rs101 billion loan for Arun-3
hydro project : The consortium, led by SBI India and
PNB, has Exim Bank and Canara UBI India of India and
Everest Bank and Nabil Bank of Nepal as members (kp
01/03/2022)
Nepal,
India sign agreement for supply of fertilizers (nlt
28/02/2022), Nepal
signs deal with India to procure chemical fertiliser :
The government-to-government contract bypasses the
lengthy global tendering process to avoid scarcities
during the main growing season, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 01/03/2022)
Nepal-India
border to remain closed for 3 days (kh 25/02/2022)
India
assures Nepal there will be no power spillage in
monsoon, officials say : A two-nation team will identify
large hydel projects for joint development, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/02/2022)
Indian
Army gifts 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nepali Army
(kh 24/02/2022)
Nepal-India
energy JSC meeting starting from today (kh
23/02/2022), Power
Secretary of India calls on PM Deuba as Nepal-India 9th
energy meeting on power trade, transmission line kicks
off (kh 23/02/2022)
Nepal
presents fresh list of power projects to India for
exporting electricity during monsoon : Electricity
export, transmission lines upgrade and joint investment
in hydropower projects are on agenda of Nepal-India
meetings taking place this week, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 23/02/2022)
Nepal
gives Indian travellers digital payment access : The
move would be of huge relief to the Indian people
travelling north as there are restrictions on the use of
high denomination IC notes in Nepal, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 19/02/2022)
Good
times end for Nepali palm oil exporters : India has
slashed import duty on crude palm oil making it cheaper
for Indian refiners to import crude palm oil, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 16/02/2022)
PM
Deuba and India’s PM Modi to jointly inaugurate rail
service from Jayanagar to Dhanusha (kh 04/02/2022),
Janakpur-Jayanagar
Railway to come into operation by February third week
(rep 04/02/2022)
Over
1,000 Nepal-bound consignments stuck at Vizag Port due
to dilly-dallying by shipping and railway service
companies (rep 02/02/2022)
Nine
Border Pillars In Kailali Found Swept Away, by Krit
Bahadur Bista (rn 02/02/2022)
India
allocates ₹7.5 billion to Nepal for fiscal 2022/23
(kh 01/02/2022), Impact
of New Indian Budget on Nepal: Some Observations, by
Shankar Man Singh (rep 03/02/2022)
Nepal,
India sign MoU to build bridge across Mahakali river in
Darchula : Construction will begin soon and the bridge
will be ready in three years, according to Indian
officials (kp 01/02/2022)
Lack
of integrated customs check post hampering business
(kh 29/01/2022)
District
administration bans movement through Gaddachauki border
transit point (rep 24/01/2022)
No
China involvement is India’s caveat for buying power
from Nepali plants : The southern neighbour has but one
concern about buying electricity—who is helping develop
projects in Nepal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
20/01/2022) [Interference by
both India and the U.S. in the context of their own
anti-China interests!]
Experts
call for bringing India, China on board to resolve
Kalapani row : Modi statement on Lipulekh has created
fresh uproar, with Delhi, Kathmandu issuing statements
one after another, by Anil Giri (kp 18/01/2022)
Workers
return home after losing jobs in India : Around 1,000
people are entering Nepal through the Trinagar border
point in Kailali on a daily basis, by Mohan Bushaair
(kp 16/01/2022)
Indian
Embassy in Kathmandu responds to India-Nepal border
dispute (kh 15/01/2022), India
stresses boundary talks with Nepal through established
mechanisms : Statement by the Indian embassy in
Kathmandu comes amid uproar over Modi’s recent remarks
on Lipulekh (kp 15/01/2022), Nepal-India
border dispute: India stresses on dialogues,
communication in the spirit of ‘close and friendly
bilateral relations’ : A statement issued by the
spokesperson of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu states
that the Government of India’s position on the
India-Nepal boundary is well known, consistent and
unambiguous (nlt 15/01/2022), Government
reiterates Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh belong to
Nepal (kh 16/01/2022), Lipulekh,
Limpiyadhura and Kalapani integral parts of Nepal:
Government : Nepal government has been requesting Indian
government to stop unilateral construction/expansion of
any road that goes via Nepali territory, Minister Karki
says (kp 16/1/2022)
Nepal’s
ruling party Nepali Congress asks New Delhi to
immediately stop road construction in the Lipulekh area
: Nepali Congress has categorically claimed that
Lipulek, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani are Nepal’s territory
and India should respect historical evidence (nlt
15/01/2022), Lipulekh
road expansion: Maoist Center urges India to abide by
Panchasheel (kh 15/01/2022), Calls
grow in ruling parties for Deuba to speak up on Lipulekh
: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is under pressure to
respond to Modi’s statement on India’s road expansion
through the territory that Nepal has included in its map,
by Anil Giri (kp 15/01/2022), RPP
expresses concerns over road construction in Lipulekh by
India; says govt’s silence ‘mysterious’ (rep
15/01/2022)
Ambivalence
of Nepali Congress about sovereignty on Kalapani : Many
Nepali Congress leaders were vocal opponents of India’s
move on Kalapani in 2019 and 2020. That was when they
were in opposition. Now, they have chosen to respond
with silence, by Mahabir Poudyal (nlt 12/01/2022), Nepali
Congress Vice President demands government should send a
diplomatic note to India : Experts have also said that
Nepal should not stay silent over the announcement by
the Indian PM that India is constructing a road via the
Nepali territory of Lipulekh (nlt 13/01/2022)
India
should try to reach out to maximum Nepali people: Dr
Lokraj Baral (kh 12/01/2022) (interview)
Nepal,
India firms sign first private power trade deal of the
two nations : Nepali private sector flags concern over
the new Electricity Bill, which has envisaged granting
legal permission for energy trade, but is pending in
Parliament, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/01/2022)
CPN-US
leader Khanal condemns road expansion in Lipulekh
(kh 10/01/2022)
Deuba
government condemned for staying mum over Modi’s remarks
on Lipulekh road (nlt 09/01/2022)
Vibrant
Gujarat Summit postponed amid rising COVID-19 cases : PM
Deuba's visit "cancelled" (kh 06/01/2022), Deuba
visit cancelled as India postpones Gujarat summit :
Event deferred in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases in
the Indian state, Indian media report (kp
07/01/2022)
Deuba
leaving for India on Sunday for four-day visit; some
deals on cards : Three memorandums of understanding
including one on chemical fertiliser, a key issue,
likely to be signed, by Anil Giri (kp 05/01/2022)
How
Nepal’s bid to diversify trade after the blockade fell
flat : Experts say over-reliance on the southern
neighbour has rather increased because of a lack of
strong policies and failure to implement recommended
measures, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/12/2021)
Prime
Minister Deuba to embark on three-day India visit on Jan
9 : Will attend Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit and hold
talks with Indian PM Modi (kh 24/12/2021), Deuba
leaving for India on January 10 to participate in
Gujarat Global Summit : Detailed itinerary was not
immediately available. A one-on-one meeting with Indian
Prime Minister Modi on the cards, by Anil Giri (kp
24/12/2021)
Nepal-India
security officials meet in Pithoragarh : To keep close
tabs on dual citizenship (kh 24/12/2021)
Nepal
as a bridge between India and China : No alternative
land trade route between India and China has been
identified beside the Nathu-La Pass, which is
inconvenient due to its high altitude and recent border
disputes, by Dron Lamichhane (ae 23/12/2021)
Final
location survey for Kathmandu-Raxaul rail set to chug
along : After Nepal and India signed an MoU on the
proposed project in October, Indian side wants to start
work immediately, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
20/12/2021)
Nepal
sells USD 1.36 billion to foot import bills from India
during mid-July and mid-November (rep 20/12/2021)
Left
in the lurch, Nepali sugarcane farmers struggle to stay
in business : WTO says India violated trade rules when
it offered excessive subsidies to the production and
export of sugar and sugarcane, by Krishana Prasain
and Shiva Puri (kp 18/12/2021)
We
won’t let ‘powers’ spoil India’s relations with Nepal,
says Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh : "If we need
to bow our head, we will do it but we won't let our
relations break with our neighbor Nepal" (kh
15/12/2021)
165
persons from Sudurpaschim go missing in India (kh
13/12/2021)
Indian
court orders authorities to compensate Durga Prasad of
Ilam who spent 40 years in West Bengal jails despite
being innocent, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 09/12/2021)
India’s
development cooperation with Nepal is multi-faceted and
multi-dimensional: EAM Jaishankar (kh 08/12/2021)
Nepal-India
border districts discuss measures to control
cross-border crimes (rep 29/11/2021)
Indian
consulate in Birgunj holds panel discussion on relevance
of constitution (kh 27/11/2021) [??]
Two
enumerators pass countless hurdles to reach frontier
villages : Khagendra Karki and Lokendra Ter chase a
treacherous trail abandoned for long in the call of
their duty to count Nepalis living in the country’s
north-western corner, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
27/11/2021) [India is really a
true friend of Nepal!]
Indian
Army gifts workshop trucks to Nepali Army (kh
25/11/2021)
Diplomatic
dilemmas of the hybrid regime : It seems Indians are as
worried about US involvement as they are about the
Chinese role in the organisational politics of Nepal,
by CK Lal (kp) 24/11/2021)
Nepal,
India sign MoU to recognize each other's COVID-19
vaccination certificates (rep 23/11/2021)
Forget
Kalapani, Nepal struggling to conduct census in Darchula
villages : Enumerators need to travel via India to reach
Tinkar and Chhangru, which Indian authorities have yet
to permit, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/11/2021),
Census
team heads towards Darchula villages on foot through
Nepali territory : India refused to provide entry passes
for enumerators to use Indian territory to reach Tinkar
and Chhangru (kp 19/11/2021) [India
is, as always, an extremely helpful and friendly
neighbour!]
Eminent
Persons’ Group meeting and its significance, by
Prithvi Bahadur Bogati (kh 16/11/2021)
Reconstruction
of 50,000 India- funded houses in Gorkha and Nuwakot
districts completed (rep 15/11/2021)
CAAN
offends Indian aviation authority : Its slapdash
approach could spoil things (ht 14/11/2021)
Senior
US and Indian officials visiting Nepal next week : US
assistant secretary Donald Lu will arrive on November 17
and Indian transport minister Nitin Gadkari on November
18, by Anil Giri (kp 13/11/2021)
CoAS
Sharma embarking on four-day India visit (kh
08/11/2021), In
defence of military diplomacy : It is a crucial
instrument complementary to official diplomacy, by
Shantosh Bhallave Pouyal (kp 09/11/2021) [In
many respects a doubtful statement : dipölomacy is not
the task of the army!], India’s
President to confer Honorary General title on Nepal’s
CoAS Sharma today (kh 10/11/2021)
Delhi
opens door for Nepal to sell electricity in India’s
energy exchange market : Several hundred megawatts of
electricity in Nepal are being wasted amid low power
demand in the country and lack of market access abroad,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/11/2021), Delhi
opens door for Nepal to sell power in India’s energy
exchange market : Several hundred megawatts of
electricity in Nepal are being wasted amid low power
demand in the country and lack of market access abroad,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/11/2021), Power
export permission: 39 MW surplus power to be sent to
India in first phase (kh 03/11/2021)
PM
Deuba meets his Indian counterpart Modi at Glasgow
(kh 02/11/2021), PM
Deuba and Indian counterpart Modi hold bilateral talks
on sidelines of COP26 (kh 02/11/2021), Meeting
with PM Deuba “productive”: Indian PM Modi (kh
03/11/2021), Deuba
asks Modi to open up new air routes for Nepal : Two
prime ministers also discuss Covid vaccine and
fertiliser supply on COP26 sidelines, by Anil
Giri (kp 03/11/2021)
Why
don't they like us?, by Surendra Singh Rawal (rep
29/10/2021)
Nepal-India
Friendship Bus Service resumes (kh 29/10/2021), Nepal-India
friendly bus service resumes (kh 01/11/2021)
Activists
demand demarcation of Nepal-India border in Susta
(rep 27/10/2021)
Consult
Delhi for census in Kalapani, census bureau asks Foreign
Ministry : The Central Bureau of Statistics has yet to
decide on sending enumerators to the region, which
Nepal has brought within its borders but India claims as
its own, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/10/2021)
Visiting
team of Indian Army reaches Jomson (kh 21/10/2021)
India-Nepal
Relations: Past and Present, by Rohtash Karwasra (kh
16/10/2021)
India's
decision to slash custom duty on the import of edible
oil from third countries could hurt Nepal’s export
earnings (kh 17/10/2021), Oil
exports may suffer after India slashes import duty :
Lower taxes could prompt Indian traders to source the
products themselves and dent Nepal’s largest export,
insiders say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 19/10/2021)
Indian
Foreign Secy Shringla bids farewell to Ambassador of
Nepal to India (kh 12/10/2021)
Misunderstanding
between close neighbors sometimes is obvious: Dr Mahat
(kh 11/10/2021)
Nepal,
India sign accord on Kathmandu-Raxaul railway : India
will prepare a detailed project report for the proposed
$3.15 billion rail line, officials say. It will enable
train travel to all Indian cities, by Rajesh Mishra
(kp 08/10/2021), Nepal,
India hold Joint Working Group meeting on cross border
railway links (kh 08/10/2021)
Indian
ignorance on Nepal : Few Indians seem aware that China’s
debt diplomacy is something endlessly discussed in Nepal,
by Viswas Baral (ae 07/10/2021)
South
Asian Values; Re-Imagining India-Nepal Political
Relation, by Sinoj S.(kh 06/10/2021)
Physical,
cultural and economic connectivity between India and
Nepal discussed (kh 06/10/2021)
Deuba
sending delegation to India as he walks diplomatic
tightrope : Congress leaders, led by Prakash Sharan
Mahat, are visiting Delhi on Thursday and are
expected to meet BJP leaders and Jaishankar, the
minister for external affairs, by Anil Giri (kp
06/10/2021), Dr
Mahat leaves for New Delhi leading NC delegation (kh
07/10/2021)
Biratnagar-Jogbani
border point comes into operation (kh 03/10/2021)
Indo-Nepal
Joint Exercise Surya Kiran XV concludes (kh
03/10/2021)
12
children rescued from India (ht 03/10/2021)
Nepal
reopens border to overland visitors from India : Nepal
sealed the border with India in March 2020 with the
coronavirus in full rampage, only allowing trucks
carrying vital supplies to pass, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 02/10/2021)
Over
1,500 empty cargo containers stuck at Birgunj dry port
(rep 02/10/2021)
Border
points yet to open (ht 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)
Nepal
and India review progress of Post-Earthquake
Reconstruction Projects in Nepal (kh 01/10/2021)
Six
school buildings reconstructed with Indian grant
assistance jointly inaugurated in Kavre (rep
29/09/2021)
Border
points open after 18 months (ht 29/09/2021) [related
to Rautahat]
New
Delhi sends its senior official to Kathmandu : Anurag
Shrivastava, head of the Northern Division at India’s
Ministry of External Affairs, arrived on Tuesday and is
set to hold a series of meetings (kp 28/09/2021)
Unmanaged
border crossings may expose Nepal’s Achilles heel in
stemming Covid-19 : Tens of thousands of people enter
the country daily through checkpoints set up at various
land crossings with India, by Arjun Poudel (kp
24/09/2021)
Nepalgunj
border yet to open (ht 24/09/2021)
PM
Deuba to discuss plans to open borders for Indian
passenger vehicles (rep 21/09/2021)
“Nepal
will remain an important part of India’s South Asia
policy”, interview with Harsh V. Pant (kh 19/0/2021)
Nepal-India
joint military exercise resuming from Sept 20 (kh
17/09/2021)
Nepal-India
Bonhomie: A tree mildewed by Real Politic, by Manan
Dwivedi and Shonit Nayan (kh 14/09/2021)
Nepal,
India sign investment agreement for Butwal-Gorakhpur
Transmission line (kh 10/09/2021), Nepal,
India sign deal to build 400 kV power line : The
proposed Butwal-Gorakhpur transmission line will have a
capacity of transporting as much as 3,500 megawatts,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/09/2021)
After
over a month, and much criticism, Nepal writes to India
on Darchula incident : The disappearance of a man in
Mahakali river, in which Indian security personnel are
said to be involved, has become a diplomatic headache
for Prime Minister Deuba, by Anil Giri (kp
07/09/2021), Nepal
asks India to probe border force’s involvement in Dhami
disappearance : Foreign Ministry draws New Delhi’s
attention to airspace violation by Indian non-military
helicopter in Darchula, by Anil Giri (kp 08/09/2021)
Nepal’s
PM, too, hasn’t assertively said they have accepted
EPG report, interview with SD Muni (kh
03/09/2021), 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)
Madhav
Nepal’s CPN (Unified Center)’s student union burns
effigy of Indian PM Modi (rep 03/09/2021), Home
ministry warns of legal action against people
burning effigy of Indian PM (rep 05/09/2021)
MoUs
signed for reconstruction of 14 cultural heritage sector
projects, 103 health sector projects across Nepal
(rep 03/09/2021)
Nepali
Army Major General Shrestha calls on Indian Army
Chief Naravane (kh 03/09/2021)
Nepal
spent US $ 4.54 billion to buy Indian currency worth Rs
535.23 billion to finance imports last year (rep
02/09/2021)
Indian
Army invites former chiefs of Nepal Army to New Delhi
(rep 02/09/2021) [??]
Coalition
partners ask Deuba to release report on Dhami
disappearance case : Prime Minister Deuba seems to be
trying to dismiss the incident in order not to offend
India, analysts say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
31/08/2021), Living
on the margins : Dhami’s story is the story of a
democratic state failing to fulfil its responsibility
(kp 01/09/2021), Darchula
incident makes a diplomatic test case with India for
Deuba : Government has yet to make any position on Jaya
Singh Dhami’s disappearance in Mahakali river, despite a
probe committee submitting its report, by Anil Giri
(kp 02/09/2021), No
official communication on Darchula issue from Nepal
yet, India says, by Rajesh Misdhra (kp
03/09/2021)
Construction
of integrated check post sluggish (ht 28/08/2021), Coronavirus
delays construction of integrated check post in
Nepalgunj : The Rs2.35 billion project, being built with
Indian financial aid, has made only 12 percent progress
in the last 10 months, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp
31/08/2021)
Indian
Embassy in Kathmandu hands over flood, landslide relief
materials worth Rs 80 mln (kh 27/08/2021)
Indian
Ambassador Kwatra hands over oxygen plant to BPKIHS
(kh 26/08/2021)
BJP
Foreign Department Chief Chauthaiwale meets UML Chair
Oli (kh 23/08/2021) [Two
like-minded people?], BJP
leader Chauthaiwale meets Mahantha Thakur (kh
23/08/2021)
People
returning to India despite Covid-19 risks : Around 600
migrant workers from Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim
provinces cross the Jamunaha border point into India on
a daily basis, by Rupa Gahatraj (kp 21/08/2021)
Wrongfully
convicted man free after 24 years in jail (rep
18/08/2021)
Nepal
and India hold 9th meeting of Oversight Mechanism in
Kathmandu (kh 16/08/2021), Nepal,
India agree to accelerate implementation of bilateral
projects (ht 17/08/2021)
Four
months old Nepali baby taken hostage by Indian hospital
after parents failed to pay treatment costs (rep
08/08/2021)
Problematic
Nepal-India ‘special’ relations : Is there a way to
minimize Nepal’s India dependence, irrespective of New
Delhi’s wishes?, by Biswa Baral (ae 05/08/2021)
Ignored
for three years, EPG report is losing its
relevanceEminent Persons’ Group, formd to review various
aspects of Nepal-India ties, including the 1950 Treaty,
finalised the report in July 2018, but it
continues to gather dust, by Anil Giri (kp
05/08/2021) [Who was in political charge again in the last
three years?]
Stop
Cutting Cable Across Border, by Namrata Sharma (rn
04/08/2021)
Signing
of Kathmandu-Raxaul Railway MoU postponed (rep
04/08/2021)
Man
goes missing falling off tuin in Mahakali (kh
30/07/2021), Indian
PM Modi for treating neighbors well : Remark comes a day
after a Nepali national went missing when SSB cut a
ropeway while the person was crossing river (kh
31/07/2021), Darchula
incident exposes persisting issues between Nepal and
India, again : Probe underway’, says Kathmandu, showing
no urgency to pursue the matter a day after a youth fell
into the Mahakali as Indian security force denies role
in dismantling cable, by Anil Giri and Manof Madu
(kp 01/08/2021)
The
India-Nepal 'Special Relations' Myth, by Surendra
Singh Rawal (rep 23/07/2021)
India
PM Modi congratulates PM Deuba : Says, “I look forward
to working with you” (kh 18/07/2021), Prime
Minister Deuba-Modi Talk: India Assures Early Supply Of
COVID-19 Vaccines (rn 19/07/2021)
India’s
Nepal policy: Time for reset : Deuba has an opportunity
to reach out to India and establish an open and honest
line of communication to discuss all the outstanding
issues, by Pragya Ghimire (ae 15/07/2021)
Nepal
must pursue inundation issues with India year round,
observers say : It is only during flooding in monsoon
that authorities take up this perennial problem and even
then the southern neighbour continues to ignore concerns,
by Binod Ghimire and Anil Giri (kp 11/07/2021)
Revised
railway service deal with India to facilitate Nepal’s
trade, officials say : The agreement ends CONCOR’s
monopoly over freight services and allows transport from
more Indian seaports, by Anil Giri (kp 04/07/2021),
Nepal,
India sign LoE to Nepal-India Rail Service Agreement,
Nepali rail will now have access to Haldiya and Calcutta
(rep 09/07/2021), Nepal
and India ink LoE to RSA (ht 10/07/2021)
India
lifts ban on import of palm oil till 2021 end (rep
01/07/2021)
Unbreakable
Nepal-India Relationship: Why Cracks Occur?, by
Prakash Pokhrel (rep 30/06/2021)
APF
stops Indian dam repair efforts (ht 30/06/2021)
849
border marker pillars missing along international border
in Province 2 (kh 28/06/2021)
Nepal’s
annual soybean oil exports to India near Rs50 billion :
Despite the impressive export statistics, the soybean
oil trade contributes very little to the economy,
economists say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 25/06/2021)
How
trade spats increase poverty: the India-Nepal Episode of
2015, by Sanjay Kathuria, TG Srinivasan and Swarnim
Wagle (rep 23/06/2021)
Nepal
writes to India over Mahakali border construction : In a
diplomatic note, it calls for a joint inspection to
assess the damage caused by blasts carried out on the
Indian side but observers say India may not respond,
by Anil Giri (kp 20/06/2021)
Is
Oli government’s new Nepal map more about optics than
substance? As India continues to expand the road via
Lipulekh, Nepal has yet to make any diplomatic response.
Foreign Ministry says it has asked Home Ministry to look
into the matter, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/06/2021) [Oli's statements are empty slogans
without content! Or does he want to build a road on
Indian territory in response?]
Indian
Army calls for applications for female military police,
including Nepalis (kh 13/06/2021)
Indian
Army provides health supplies worth Rs 240 million to
Nepal Army (kh 06/06/2021)
Nepal
all set to sign fertiliser supply deal with India ; The
five-year agreement will assure supply of 30 percent of
Nepal’s annual fertiliser requirement, officials say,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 05/06/2021)
On
Intrusive Rumbles from South, by Bikash Sangraula
(rep 04/06/2021)
A
yam between two Indias : Nepal does not just need to
balance India and China now, it has to keep out of
India’s polarised politics (nt 04/0/2021)
Indian
traders seek quota to stem influx of soya bean oil,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 02/06/2021)
COVID-19’s
Lesson : Regulate Nepal-India Open Border, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 30/05/2021)
Recent
political developments in Kathmandu are internal matters
of Nepal: India (rep 26/05/2021)
Nepali
doctors at AIIMS in India have not been paid for a year,
by Kunga Hyolmo (rep 09/05/2021)
Oxygen
being smuggled to India from Nepalgunj (ht
05/05/2021)
India
rehabilitates small hydro power plant at Chandannath in
Jumla (kh 05/05/2021)
Modi’s
Covid fiasco : The Bharatiya Janata Party’s denialism is
costing thousands of lives daily in India, by
Jagadish Prasad Bist (kp 02/05/2021)
Unravelling
of the Indian governance model : The structure of the
Hindu Rashtra is being erected in what was once a
raucous and yet thriving democracy, by CK Lal (kp
28/04/2021)
Border
point in eastern part of country sans holding centres
(kh 27/04/2021)
India
gifts 39 ambulances and six school buses to govt and
not-for profit organizations in various districts
(rep 22/04/2021)
Large
number of Nepali migrant workers returning in Sudur
Paschim after losing jobs in Covid-19 seized Indian
cities, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 19/04/2021)
Movement
Through Jamunaha Border Point Tightened (rn
17/04/2021)
Indian
govt allows NEA to purchase electricity under free
market mechanism through energy exchange market (rep
16/04/2021)
Indian
ban on Remdesivir exports may not have much impact on
Nepal : Officials and experts say the concern, however,
is about possible ban on other essential drugs as India
continues to see record high Covid-19 cases and Nepal
lacks vaccines, by Suresh Raj Neupane and Arjun
Poudel (kp 12/04/2021)
As
Nepal struggles to get vaccines, two ministers talk with
Indian counterparts : Foreign and health ministers are
assured of resumption of supplies but when the vaccines
will come is not yet clear, by Anil Giri (kp
10/04/2021)
Goods
being smuggled into eastern Nepal from India, by
Kishor Budhathoki (ae 08/04/2021)
Government
plans to hold census in Kalapani but doesn’t know how :
Sending enumerators there looks impossible, local
leaders say. Authorities are mulling over counting
residents on the basis of past Indian census data
or satellite imagery, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
07/04/2021)
Indian
Army gifts 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal
Army (rep 30/03/2021)
Sudurpaschim
folks returning home in droves as COVID cases surge in
India (ht 27/03/2021), Migrant
workers start returning home as India reports rise in
Covid-19 cases : As least 34 people entering Nepal from
Gauriphanta border tested positive for Covid-19 in
the past five days, by Arjun Shah (kp 28/03/2021)
Nepal
vaccination drive could be affected as India halts
exports of AstraZeneca vaccines : Of the 2 million doses
for which the government has paid for, the Serum
Institute has yet to supply 1 million doses, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 25/03/2021)
Nepal-India
trade, transit and logistic issues discussed (ht
25/03/2021)
India
expresses concerns over growing export of soybean oil
from Nepal to India (rep 21/03/2021), India
asks Nepal to check rules of origin : Nepal produces
little soybean oil, but it is the country’s largest
export with shipments worth billions annually, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 22/03/2021)
Nepali
man released on bail after 40 years in Indian prison
(rep 20/03/2021) [This man seems completely psychologically
destroyed after 40 years without trial in an Indian
prison! India should be held accountable for this. Why
have Nepal's politicians and monarchs never stood up for
him? ], ‘I
was innocent’, says Timsina upon his release after 40
years in Indian prison : The 60-year-old was jailed on
charges of murdering a woman in Darjeeling in 1980. News
about him came to light when an inmate spoke of him
after his release last October, by Parbat Portel (kp
21/03/2021), A
Nepali mother meets her son after 40 years (rep
21/03/2021), Durga
Prasad Timsina reunites with his mother after four
decades : The 60-year-old, who had been held in Indian
prison without proper trial for the last 40 years, meets
his 85-year-old mother and relatives at his ancestral
home in Ilam, by Biplav Bhattarai and Parbat Portel
(kp 22/03/2021), Kafkaland
blues : For the poor, the marginalised and the
illiterate, the criminal justice process itself is the
punishment (kp 22/03/2021), India
court orders state to consider compensating Timsina :
Family faced hardships due to his incarceration, the
court notes, by Parbat Portel (kp 23/03/2021)
Four
schools newly reconstructed by India in Nuwakot
inaugurated (kh 19/03/2021)
Huge
price differential triggers cross-border fuel smuggling
: Nepal and India share an 1,800-km open border with
more than three dozen motorable crossing points, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 27/02/2021)
Former
prime minister Bhattarai to visit New Delhi : Bhattarai
will seek medical treatment in the city but leaders
close to him say he might have political meetings as
well, by Anil Giri (kp 21/02/2021)
Paradigm
shift needed in Nepal-India ties : An apparent conflict
has emerged because our foreign policies have not
changed with the times, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
19/02/2021)
Nepal
takes up Tripura chief minister’s remarks with Indian
officials : Envoy expresses concern over statement that
Indian home minister shared ‘plans to form a BJP
government in Nepal’ (kp 17/02/2021)
Nepal,
India close to signing supply contract for fertiliser :
The deal will ensure regular supply of plant nourishers
which often runs short during critical times, officials
say, by Sangam Prasain (kp 09/02/2021)
Nepal-India
ties: Expectations and reality; It is imperative that
the two sort out their problems to reduce other
geo-political tensions, by Lok Raj Baral (kp
04/02/2021)
India
raises Nepal grant by nearly 13 percent to Rs15.87
billion : The increase for the fiscal year 2021-22 comes
after it had reduced by more than 26 percent to Rs14.08
billion in 2020-21 compared to Rs19.16 in 2019-20,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 01/02/2021) [In the competition with China, India is
increasingly ensnaring Nepal, but continues not to say a
word about its occupation of Nepali territory!]
Pushpalal
highway connects Sikkim : With road connectivity,
Nepalis in border areas can easily go buy daily
essentials and sell locally produced items in Sikkim,
by Ananda Gautam (kp 30/01/2021)
Putting
neighbours first : Nepal is among the first few
countries to receive Indian-manufactured Covid-19
vaccines, by Vinay Mohan Kwatra (kp 29/01/2021)
How
India is using vaccine diplomacy to recalibrate its
neighbourhood first policy : Foreign policy watchers and
experts say the jabs could prove for Delhi, which is in
a bid to win over its neighbours, a shot in the arm,
by Anil Giri (kp 26/01/2021)
India
continues to construct embankment despite objections
from local authorities : The Indian authorities have
been building an embankment on the Mahakali river that
Nepali side claims to be an international border, by
Manoj Badu (kp 22/01/2021)
India,
and Nepali constitution, by Biswas Baral (ae
22/01/2021)
Nepal
is falling into a trap of India, China and the US :
America might use its weight to obligate Nepal to honor
TPSA and get the MCC endorsed. India might stand behind.
China might warn Nepal against doing that, by
Mahabir Paudyal (rep 18/01/2021)
Gyawali’s
overhyped Delhi visit turns out to be a damp squib :
There were no concrete outcomes from the visit on the
border row or vaccine procurement. It just marked a
resumption of bilateral engagements between Nepal and
India, by Anil Giri (kp 17/01/2021), Delhi
is still far away : The only major outcome of Minister
Gyawali's sojourn to India is the resumption of
bilateral engagement (kp 18/01/2021)
Delhi
discusses all but boundary row in talks with Foreign
Minister Gyawali : As hinted, India showed reluctance to
get into the issue despite the Nepali side putting the
matter on the table, by Suresh Raj Neupane and Anil
Giri (kp 16/01/2021), Gyawali
returning home after three-day Delhi visit; no talks
with Modi : There were expectations that the foreign
minister would be meeting with the Indian prime
minister, but it could not materialise, by Suresh
Raj Neupane (kp 16/01/2021) [Indo-Nepal
relations "normal", as could be expected!]
As
Gyawali lands in Delhi, India hints boundary talks
unlikelyJoint Commission and boundary talks are two
different mechanisms, says India’s Ministry of External
Affairs, even as Nepal keeps the territory issue high on
the agenda, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 15/01/2021), ‘I
am here with the objective of making Nepal-India
relations even stronger based on trust’ : The foreign
minister on his visit to Delhi, which is taking place
not only after a long gap of engagements but also
at a time when there is a political crisis in Kathmandu,
and on his agendas and priorities, interview with
Pradeep Gyawali (kp 15/01/2021)
People
in western Nepal heading back to India, by Shivaraj
Bhatta (ae 15/01/2021)
Has
Oli killed two birds with one stone - or two interviews
for that matter : He has earned praise for a nationalist
stance, but some say he managed to distract Nepalis from
ongoing crisis while sending a message to Delhi he is
ready to play along, by Anil Giri (kp 13/01/2021) [Like his great inner-party rival
Dahal, the Hindu fundamentalist Oli loves to fly his
flag according to the wind. He takes the truth just as
seriously as his role model in the White House!]
Gyawali
to fly to India on Thursday for a three-day visit
(kp 13/01/2021), Border
row on agenda, but political talks likely to get more
focus during Gyawali’s Delhi stay : The foreign minister
is travelling to India on the heels of political turmoil
caused by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s decision to
dissolve the House of Representatives and declare snap
polls for April 30 and May 10, by Anil Giri (kp
14/01/2021)
All
eyes on Foreign Minister Gyawali’s Delhi visit for Nepal
to procure Covid-19 vaccines : Government has placed all
bets on vaccines being manufactured in India because of
logistical issues but experts warn that other avenues
must also be explored, by Anil Giri and Arjun Poudel
(kp 11/01/2021)
PM
Oli vows to retrieve Nepali territories encroached upon
by India (rep 10/01/2021) [???]
Performing
Intricate Balancing Act, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
09/01/2021)
Second
cross-border petroleum pipeline project in Jhapa moves a
step closer : An Indian delegation will arrive next week
for a field study of the proposed 50km pipeline,
officials say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 09/01/2021)
Indian
Embassy hands over cheque worth Rs 306 million (ht
07/01/2021)
Indian
SSB removes temporary post from no-man's land (rep
07/01/2021)
Nepal
bans poultry products from India (kh 07/01/2021)
Nepal,
India likely to ink Covid vaccine pact during Gyawali’s
visit to New Delhi : Memoranda of understanding expected
to be signed on Pancheshwar project, border security and
medical cooperation, by Anil Giri and Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 06/01/2021)
Why
Indo-US policies failed in Nepal : The two powers have
often bet on the wrong side, attempting to fulfil short
term interests, by Achyut Wagle (kp 05/01/2021)
Gyawali
to travel to Delhi next month amid political turmoil in
Kathmandu : The visit to participate in the meeting of
the sixth joint commission as foreign minister of a
caretaker government follows both neighbours’ renewed
interest in Nepal, by Anil Giri (kp 31/12/2020)
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)
Nepal
asks India to help procure 20 percent of vaccines 72
percent of Nepalis will be vaccinated. 20 percent
through WHO may come as early after March of 2021,
officials say (kp 30/12/2020)
Domestic
steel and iron prices rise as India seeks ban : Nepal
has been majorly importing raw material for iron and
steel and finished products from India mainly for
construction purposes, by Krishana Prasain (kp
27/12/2020)
Nepalis
are leaving for India to work—in droves : Most migrant
workers returning to India fear political instability in
Nepal may lead to an unstable economy, pushing them to
the brink of poverty, by Mohan Budhaair (kp
25/12/2020)
Nepal
revives talks for chemical fertiliser offtake agreement
with India : The deal will eliminate recurring shortages
during the peak growing season, officials say, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 25/12/2020)
Protesters
call for border reopening, by Ajit Tiwari (kp
21/12/2020)
Nepal-India
border dynamics, by Mahesh Kushwaha (Setopati
20/12/2020)
Nepal,
India close to finalising regulatory modality for power
trade (kp 12/12/2020)
India's
ruling BJP leader Vijay Chauthaiwale meets PM Oli
(rep 10/12/2020), Nepal
yet to give its nod to Indian proposal to hold
minister-level talks : Although there is much on the
table to discuss, internal dispute in the ruling party
is a factor in the delay, say ministry officials, as
India’s ruling party sends its foreign department chief
to Kathmandu, by Anil Giri (kp 11/12/2020), India’s
ruling Bharatiya Janata Party looks to expand its ties
with Nepal’s political parties : The visit by the
party’s foreign department in-charge and his meetings
with leaders from across the political spectrum come at
a time of pro-monarchy rallies across the country,
by Anil Giri (kp 12/12/2020)
Nepal,
India to amend bilateral transit treaty to expand trade
and connectivity : A meeting on Trade, Transit and
Cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade was held via
video conference on Monday, by Krishana Prasain (kp
08/12/2020)
Nepali
woman charged with spying in Pune (ht 05/12/2020)
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)
Minister
Gyawali to visit New Delhi for the sixth joint
commission meeting, by Anil Giri (kp 02/12/2020)
After
a thaw in relations, Nepal prepares wish list for trade
and transit talks with IndiaNepal wants greater access
for its agricultural produce to the Indian market,
convenience in passage of goods through Kolkata
port, and transport of goods through waterways, among
others, by Anil Giri (kp 02/12/2020)
Foreign
Minister Pradip Gyawali to visit India in December
(kh 30/11/2020)
The
envoy and diplomacy : A saner act would be
self-introspection rather than blaming the neighbours,
by Atul K Thakur (kp 30/11/2020), Desired
results needed : It is high time Nepal and India took up
the bilateral issues seriously, activating the joint
mechanisms to get the desired results (ht
30/11/2020), Political
quake in the offing : Collision of Indian, Chinese
political tectonic plates, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht
30/11/2020)
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)
Officials
reach Urai border point to inspect illegal trade in the
area : The team aims to keep in check smuggling cases,
set up a border security post and inspect
Chainpur-Taklakot road, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
29/11/2020)
Nepal-India
border points reopen (ht 27/11/2020)
Taking
On The Himalayan Challenge, by Dhruba Hari Adhikary
(rn 27/11/2020)
Indian
Foreign Secretary arrives in Kathmandu (rep
26/11/2020), Shringla
visit: Little of substance but something amid strained
ties : Boundary issue, expected to figure during
meetings, was absent from the agenda. But officials say
the visit helps create an atmosphere for more high-level
exchanges in future, by Anil Giri (kp 27/11/2020), Indian
foreign secy winds up Nepal visit (ht 28/11/2020)
Tourism
Ministry revives its plan to join India’s air
bubble arrangement : There have been no commercial
flights between the two neighbouring countries since
March, by Sangam Prasain (kp 25/11/2020)
Stirrings
in the wok of conspiracies : The visits and manoeuvres
of several high profile figures from India and China
should not be taken lightly, by CK Lal (kp
25/11/2020)
Nepal
and India: Interdependence dynamics. The two countries
must consciously move towards a relationship aimed at
interdependence, by Mahendra P Lama (kp 25/11/2020)
Reopen
Nepal-India border, stakeholders demand (ht
24/11/2020), Demonstration
in Gaur enters second week (ht 24/11/2020)
Nepal,
India jointly announce Indian Foreign Secretary
Shringla’s visit to Nepal (rep 23/11/2020), Boundary
row and EPG report among others high on agenda during
Indian foreign secretary’s visit : Delhi and Kathmandu
officially announced on Monday that Shringala will
visit Nepal on November 26-27, by Anil Giri (kp
24/11/2020)
Despite
COVID-19 fears, thousands of Nepalis leave for India to
earn bread and butter, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep
23/11/2020)
Jhulaghat
border point along Nepal-India border to remain open for
five days targeting Indian pensioners, by Bira Gadal
(rep 21/11/2020)
Cross-border
travel ban extended till Dec 15 (ht 20/11/2020)
Delhi-Kathmandu-Patna
triangle : In his next, and last, tenure as Bihar chief
minister Nitish Kumar can deepen cooperation with Nepal,
by Akanshya Shah (nt 20/11/2020)
India’s
Foreign Secretary Shringla to visit Nepal on Nov 26-27:
Preparation underway for Foreign Minister-level visit
(kh 19/11/2020) [??]
Construction
of India-funded Integrated Check Post begins in
Nepalgunj (rep 12/11/2020)
New
Delhi’s new dealings in Nepal : Imperious ambassadors,
eager princelings and invasive spy-masters -- Kathmandu
has seen, and survived, them all, by Kanak Mani
Dixit (mt 13/11/2020)
Indian
foreign secretary to visit Nepal in sign of ties getting
back on track : The visit later this month, after visits
of India’s intelligence chief and army chief, is
expected to pave the way for Foreign Minister Gyawali’s
trip to India in December, by Anil Giri (kp
11/11/2020) [Or shall we better
say: back to Indian intervention? Several territorial
issues are still unanswered!]
Indian
Foreign Secretary Shringla’s visit to Nepal later this
month expected to restore bilateral trust (rep
10/11/2020)
Nepal
twice asked India for talks on border, other than
Kalapani and Susta, but it hasn’t replied : Boundary
Working Group was formed in 2014 and has been meeting
every year since. Discontinuity of meetings could lead
to complexities, experts say, by Anil Giri (kp
10/11/2020)
Three
APF border outposts set up in Parsa (ht 10/11/2020)
Make
way for connectivity projects : Nepal and India should
focus more on the strategic objective of developing
infrastructure, by Constantino Xavier and Riya Sinha
(kp 08/11/2020)
Nepal-India
border issues figure during Indian Army chief’s courtesy
call on prime minister : General Naravane’s visit can be
helpful in resuming bilateral talks but more high-level
political and diplomatic exchanges are a must for
substantive results, analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp
07/11/2020)
Could
Nepal be another Afghanistan? Nepal could witness
revolutions and counter-revolutions supported by
US-India or China, bringing the superpower rivalry home
to us, by Trailokya Raj Aryal (ae 06/11/2020)
Observers
cautiously optimistic over Naravane visit : While he may
be coming to be conferred rank of honorary general of
Nepal Army, the visit will pave the way for further thaw
in relations, officials say, by Anil Giri (kp
04/11/2020), Naravane's
visit aims to further strengthen strategic, defence
cooperation between India and Nepal : Indian Army
(rep 04/11/2020) [Or to
reactivate Indian intervention in Nepal?]
परराष्ट्र
सम्बन्धमा सकारात्मक चिन्तन : संवादहीनताको अन्त्यका लागि
प्रधानमन्त्री मोदीको सन्देश लिएर जोसुकै आएको भए पनि
नेपालका प्रधानमन्त्रीले भेट्नु नै उपयुक्त थियो र त्यो
व्यक्तिमार्फत आफ्नो सन्देश पनि पठाउन आवश्यक थियो ,by
Surya Prasad Subedi (ka 04/11/2020)
The
India way in an uncertain world : There is hardly any
space for a third party in the unique ties between India
and Nepal, by Atul K. Thakur (kp 04/11/2020)
Nepal’s
troubled borders: Need of dialogue and diplomacy, by
Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 02/11/2020)
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)
A
general’s brief on Indian military strategy on Nepal,
by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep 02/11/2020)
The
origin of India’s military ties with Nepal (kh
01/11/2020)
Assessing
military diplomacy : Naravane’s visit has been seen as a
significant event as it comes at a time when relations
between India and Nepal are at low ends especially after
Nepal issued a new map, by Suresh Sharma (rep
01/11/2020)
Naravane’s
Nepal visit: More than a routine affair, by Ishwar
Dev Khanal (kh 31/10/2020), RAW
Chief's Rush Overshadows Naravane’s Trip, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 01/11/2020)
Rumors
of political change intensify in Nepal after RAW chief’s
visit : "Is Nepal vanishing from the global/regional
strategic radar?" asks Dr Bhattarai as Pompeo visits the
Maldives, but not Nepal, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
30/10/2020)
Naravane
visit a positive step to repair ties but has little to
do with boundary dispute, experts say : Indian Army
chief is arriving in Kathmandu next week amid frosty
relations between Nepal and India and on the heels of
the controversy over the trip of a top Delhi spy last
week, by Anil Giri (kp 30/10/2020)
Goel
came last week. Questions remain if Delhi has handed its
Nepal policy to spiesIndia’s intelligence chief visited
Kathmandu as Modi’s envoy, leaders close to Oli say.
What analysts find missing about the trip is envoys’
visits are announced beforehand, by Anil Giri (kp
29/10/2020)
सत्ताको
समुद्रमा ओली र गोयल : नेपाल–भारत सम्बन्धको निर्माण भारत
र बंगलादेशको जस्तो अथवा भारत र पाकिस्तानको जस्तो एकै
मौसममा भएको होइन । यी दुई देशबीचका ऐतिहासिक विकासक्रमका
आफ्नै प्रक्रियाहरू छन् । सामाजिक र सांस्कृतिक परिचयहरू
छन् । भौगोलिक सामीप्य र अप्ठ्याराहरू छन् , by Kishor
Nepal (ka 29/10/2020)
India's
RAW chief Samant Kumar Goel arrives in Nepal (rep
21/10/2020), India
intelligence chief’s sudden dash for Kathmandu raises
many an eyebrow Oli’s meeting with him could be aimed at
mending strained ties between Nepal and India, say
observers, while party leaders disapprove saying it goes
against diplomatic norms, by Anil Giri
(kp23/10/2020)
Can
Military Diplomacy Reset Nepal-India Ties?, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 18/10/2020)
Nepal’s
relations with India and China are independent of each
other, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 16/10/2020)
Kathmandu
to host Indian army chief as India, Nepal attempt to
normalise tiesExperts say visit symbolises an olive
branch from India and will help resume dialogue
disrupted due to the border row , by
Anil Giri (kp 15/10/2020)
Govt
decides to close down border with India until Nov 15 to
contain the spread of COVID-19 (rep 13/10/2020)
Nepal,
India discuss opening new air routes (ht 10/10/2020)
Government
indifferent to plights of Nepali workers in India,
experts say : They continue to remain out of foreign
labour policies even though Nepalis have been going to
work in India for centuries, by Chandra Kumar Mandal
(kp 0/10/2020)
Task
force suggests dialogue as basis for reclaiming areas
disputed with India : After gathering evidence from
various sources, the committee recommends strategies
that Nepal can use during negotiations with India,
by Anil Giri (kp 07/10/2020)
Expert
panel submits report on disputed border region with
India to Foreign Minister Gyawali, by Santosh
Gjimire (rep 05/10/2020)
Nepal
to join India’s‘air bubble’ to bringcitizens home as
Dashain nears : Under the scheme, fares will be fixed
and passengers need to book tickets through embassies,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 01/10/2020)
Nepal
and India begin joint security patrol along
borderSecurity personnel from both countries have come
together to tighten checks along the sealed border
in light of rising coronavirus cases, by Manoj
Paudel (kp 21/09/2020)
Opinions
sharply divided over holding census in Kalapani,
Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura : Many say enumerators will be
barred from entering the disputed areas by Indian forces,
by Anil Giri (kp 21/09/2020)
Nepal-India
transboundary flood management (ae 18/09/2020)
New
book on Nepal’s border disputes with India shows
misplaced priority, experts say : Academicians take
issues with preface of the reference book as well where
education minister attempts to justify the publication
and how he campaigned to ‘protect territory’,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/09/2020)
As
India bans onion export, prices in Nepal jump 50 percent
: The restriction comes six months after it was lifted
in March as rains damaged crops in southern India and
wholesale prices there trebled in a month amid
inadequate supply, by Krishana Prasain (kp
16/09/2020)
Managing
A Porous Frontier, by Dhruba Hari Adhikary (rn
15/09/2020)
Foreign
investment pledges from India down 51 percent due to red
tape, by Krishana Prasain (kp 09/09/2020)
Ambassador
Acharya, India’s national security advisor meet : The
meeting has been seen as part of efforts by Kathmandu
and New Delhi to resume high-level exchanges stalled due
to a boundary dispute between the two neighbours, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 08/09/2020)
Who
is right, who is wrong on Nepal-India battle of maps?
Nepal’s claim is based on Article 5 of the Sugauli
Treaty and the maps of that time. India would like us to
rely on maps published after the Sugauli Treaty, by
Buddhi Narayan Shrestha (rep 05/09/2020)
Determinants
in Indo-Nepal relations : Policy consequences must be
considered when determining the course of Indo-Nepal
bilateralism, by Binoj Basnyat (kp 31/08/2020)
Shyam
Sharan’spunitive prescriptions: Perils to Nepal-India
relations, by Babu Krishna Karki (rep 31/08/2020)
The
evolution of Kalapani border dispute between Nepal and
India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 28/08/2020)
Small
Indian aid projects restart after a gap of five
years, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/08/2020)
India’s
choice in the New World : India must work with the
neighbours to revive South Asia as a unique integrated
region, by Atul K. Thakur (kp 26/08/2020)
Nepal,
India in talks to build new oil pipelines, gas plant and
storage facilities : Gorakhpur-Bhairahawa and
Siliguri-Jhapa pipelines are being considered as
possibilities, Nepali officials say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 26/08/2020)
Nepal,
India discuss future areas of cooperation (kp
23/08/2020)
After
two high-level engagements, Nepal and India look for a
boundary meetingThough Boundary Working Group is not
mandated to look into the row over Kalapani, experts say
its inputs could be valuable for a future meeting at the
foreign secretary level, by Anil Giri (kp
20/08/2020)
India
Must Show Good Neighbourliness, by Dwarika Pd.
Shrestha (rn 18/08/2020)
Nepal,
India agree to expedite India-funded development
projects in Nepal (rep 17/08/2020), Nepal,
India officials resume dialogue: Meeting of the
mechanism to assess progress made in India-funded
projects takes place months after the map row, by
Anil Giri (kp 18/08/2020)
Nepal
and India agree to continue discussion on bilateral
issues as PM Oli holds telephone conversation with his
Indian counterpart (rep 15/08/2020), PM
Oli, Modi express mutual solidarity in minimizing
COVID-19 impact (kh 15/08/2020), Oli-Modi
talk seen as a step towards a thaw in Nepal-India
relations: Officials and diplomats describe talks amid
frayed ties between the two countries over boundary
issues as a positive gesture and hope it helps set the
tone for diplomatic dialogue in near future, by Anil
Giri (kp 16/08/2020)
What
to expect from Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism meetind:
As the diplomats of the two countries meet on August 17,
Nepal will have to come up with a clear road map in
attaching border-related issues on the list, by
Rishi Gupta and Sarita Nandmehar (rep 14/08/2020)
Nepal
and India officials to hold high-level meeting on August
17: The meeting to discuss large India-funded projects
in Nepal has been seen as first step towards resumption
of dialogue between the two countries, by Anil Giri
(kp 11/08/2020), Table
for two: Bloated egos of a handful of individuals should
not hamper Indo-Nepal bilateral relations (kp
12/08/2020)
Nepal-India
Border Issue A Long-Drawn Affair, by Jiba Raj
Pokharel (rn 11/08/2020)
Down
to the water: Hailing from Madhubani, I have seen how
floods have made farming and forestry unviable
livelihood options, by Atul K. Thakur (kp
10/08/2020)
Government
is pursuing alternative channels to end impasse with
Delhi: No progress in plans for talks over boundary
dispute despite keenness from both the countries, and
leaders say ongoing standoff within the ruling party is
not helping, by Anil Giri (kp 10/08/2020)
Nepal,
India foreign ministries clarify over Indian external
affairs minister’s remarks on Buddha: S Jaishankar had
told a virtual meeting recently that Gautam Buddha and
Mahatma Gandhi ‘are the two greatest Indians the world
remembers’ (kp 10/08/2020), Buddha
and the world: What we really need is a debate on the
enlightened one’s teachings rather than his citizenship
(kp 11/08/2020) [Neither Nepal
nor India existed as states whens Buddha lived!]
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)
The
elusive dream of a land-linked Nepal: Nepal is not
economically strong and politically stable to be a
bridge between India and China, by Neelesh
Maheshwari (kp 31/07/2020)
Nepal
asks Indian authorities not to bar Nepalis from entering
Gunji, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura (rep 29/07/2020) [This once again sounds as if Nepal's
politicians accept that the territory belongs to India!],
Nepal
asserts claim over Kalapani: Darchula CDO writes to
Dharchula (ht 30/07/2020)
Fake
news can destroy Nepal's relations with India, China and
the US: By the time Foreign Ministry refuted the report
of land encroachment by China, the ‘fake’ report had
been circulated for over a year and reached over
millions and millions of readers, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep 27/07/2020)
India
asks Darchula administration to bar Nepalis from
entering India-occupied Kalapani (rep 27/07/2020), India
makes Kalapani, Lipulekh off limits to Nepalis (ht
28/07/2020)
Nepal-India-China
tri-junction: The most important elements to settle the
border issues are dialogue, discussion, friendliness,
neighbourliness and mutual understanding, by Buddhi
Narayan Shrestha (kp 26/07/2020)
Security
personnel injured in Rautahat border clash: Around 200
Indian nationals attacked the security personnel and
attempted to snatch away weapons after the Armed Police
Force personnel stopped two Indian women from entering
Nepal, by Shiva Puri (kp 26/07/2020)
Energy
minister directs officials to initiate talks with India
over flood and inundation in Tarai (rep 23/07/2020)
Is
there a China connection? It is interesting that the
other disputed area—Susta—has not been included in
Nepal's new map, by Nihar R. Nayak (kp 19/07/2020)
Bonds
with Indian writers: Literary writers in South Asia have
always created a bond of creative sharing and
communication—no matter what the politicians do, by
Abhi Subedi (kp 19/07/2020)
A
purported Nepali man is humiliated in Indian city of
Varanasi over Oli’s Ayodhya remarks: If bitterness at
the political level has percolated down to the people’s
level, it is a matter of grave concern, leaders and
foreign policy experts say, by Anil Giri (kp
18/07/2020) [And all this only
because PM Oli repeatedly moves on the lowest spiritual
level, only to assert his personal power ambitions in a
selfish way!]
What
can Nepal do about inaccurate reporting on Indian media?,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 17/07/2020)
PM
Oli’s remarks on Ayodhya ‘mind-boggling’, ‘disseminated
as gymnastics of a distorted mind’: Karan Singh (rep
15/07/2020)
Amid
soured Nepal-India ties, Oli is threatening relations
between peoples of two countries, leaders and experts
say: Foreign Ministry scrambles for damage control after
the prime minister made unsubstantiated arguments about
Ram’s birth and accused India of cultural aggression by
creating a ‘fake’ Ayodhya, by Anil Giri (kp
15/07/2020)
Nepal’s
PM KP Sharma Oli ‘claims’ real Ayodhya is in Nepal: Many
remark the statement is in bad taste (ht 14/07/2020)
[Is he out of his mind? The
multi-ethnic and multi-religious state of Nepal does not
need a fake Ayodhya nor an authoritarian Hindu
fundamentalist fantasist like Oli!], India’s
BJP condemns Nepal PM’s comment on ‘real’ Ayodhya
(ht 14/07/2020)
Indian
intervention causing floods in Nepal: Home Minister
Thapa; External intervention remains to be addressed
(ht 14/07/2020)
Supreme
Court asks government why Nepalis working in India are
not considered to be in ‘foreign employment’:
Petitioners say excluding work in India from the foreign
employment category is discriminatory towards Nepali
workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 13/07/2020)
‘Diplomatic
note’ sent to India seeking action against dissemination
of blasphemous material about Nepal, its political
leadership (rep 13/07/2020), Sending
diplomatic note to complain about Indian private media
an immature and wrong approach, experts say: Media and
foreign policy analysts say the issues could have been
easily dealt with by the Nepali embassy in Delhi through
a presser or a statement of rebuttal or a formal
complaint with the concerned media or channel, by
Anil Giri (kp 14/07/2020), Ethical
Bankruptcy Of Indian Media, by Yubaraj Sangroula (rn
14/07/2020)
Brawl
In The Himalaya Nepal Needs To Remain Neutral, by
Dhruba Hari Adhikary (rn 12/07/2020)
Cable
operators ban Indian news channels in response to
‘insulting’ video about prime minister: A baseless
‘video report’ about Oli and the Chinese ambassador has
drawn widespread criticism, leading the government to
seek legal and political remedies, by Anil Giri and
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 10/07/2020)
India
sends ‘diplomatic note’ protesting against Nepal’s
decision to endorse new political map (rep
09/07/2020)
Who
is to blame?: PM Oli aggravated the standoff by publicly
blaming Modi government, Indian media and the Indian
intellectuals of trying to topple down his government,
by Umesh K. Bhattarai (rep 06/07/2020)
The
Exchange rate system: Should Nepal revisit the Peg with
Indian Currency?, by Nitish Shrestha (kh 03/07/2020)
Dams
built on Indian side inundate Biratnagar (ht
30/06/2020)
Breaking
the Nepal-India border impasse: It will be a mistake for
India to see Nepal only in terms of its size and
military strength. Nepal may be small in size and
military power, but it plays a very strategic role for
India’s security, by Roger Adhikari (rep 30/06/2020)
Observers
worry Oli’s statements about an Indian conspiracy could
further damage bilateral ties: The prime minister
hinting at an Indian conspiracy to unseat him is not
befitting the high office and could delay any diplomatic
talks over the border dispute, they say, by Anil
Giri (kp 30/06/2020), Talks
with India uncertain after Oli rhetoric? Those who know
a thing or two about diplomacy think so (ht
30/06/2020)
A
sense of reality and possibility: The prospects of
hostile India-China relations are not shocking for the
developed world, though it is extremely harmful to Asian
economies, by Atul K. Thakur (kp 29/06/2020)
Ruling
NCP Vice-chair Gautam wants five-meter tall wall along
Nepal-India border (rep 29/06/2020)
India
refuses to sit for talks and there is no boundary
dispute with China, foreign minister says: Pradeep
Gyawali’s clarifications on Friday come after a number
of media reports stating India’s offer for talks and
boundary disputes with China, by Anil Giri (kp
27/06/2020)
Nepal-India
Relations At Crossroads, by Raj Kumar KC (rn
26/06/2020)
Nepal:
The danger within, by Bishal Thapa (ae 26/06/2020)
India-Nepal
relations: Time for tactful diplomacy, by Umesh K.
Bhattarai (ae 26/06/2020)
Shipments
across the eastern border resume after India lifts
restrictions: Six trucks carrying tea and four trucks
carrying large cardamom entered India on Tuesday (kp
24/06/2020)
Origin
Of Mahakali River, by Buddhi Narayan Shrestha (rn
23/06/2020)
Resolving
Nepal-India Stand-Off, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
23/06/2020)
Roadmap
to re-set Nepal-India relations: Both sides must now
resist making inflammatory statements or tit for tat
responses, utilizing a brief “cool down” period to
recognize the problem and change misperceptions, by
Shambhu Ram Simkhada (rep 23/06/2020)
‘Borders
between Brothers’ – India, Nepal and the China Factor,
by Subrata Mitra, Jivanta Schoettli and Markus Pauli (kh
22/06/2020)
India
continues to halt the movement of Nepali cargo trucks at
Panitanki border point: Over twenty trucks carrying
Nepali tea and large cardamom have been stranded over
the bridge of the Mechi River for the past five days,
b y Parbat Portel and Binod Bhandari (kp 22/06/2020)
Nepal-India
Relations Avoiding Claustrophobic Embrace, by Dhruba
Hari Adhikary (rn 21/06/2020)
Agriculture
products worth millions stuck on Indian side at
Kakarvitta border point (ht 20/06/2020)
Diplomatic
talks with India unlikely in the aftermath of the clash
between India and China: With India’s attention focused
on China following a violent altercation at the border,
boundary talks with Nepal unlikely to take place soon,
say analysts, by Anil Giri (kp 18/06/2020)
India's
MEA reiterates its position on Nepal's new political map
(rep 18/06/2020)
Nepali
Unity Over National Sovereignty, by Namrata Sharma
(rn 17/06/2020)
Solve
Border Issue Through Quiet Diplomacy, by Rambhakta
Thakur (rn 17/06/2020)
Realignment
post COVID-19, by Shraddha More (kh 16/06/2020)
Armed
Police Force increases presence in Kalapani area (ht
16/06/2020)
Of
maps and morals: With an amicable solution to the
current dispute, Nepal and India can forge a new global
ideal of living together peacefully (kp 15/06/2020)
[For this, India's politicians
must accept historical facts and Nepal's politicians
must end their hypocritical outrage and admit their
mistakes publicly!]
Nepal's
claim over Kalapani, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhura not
based on historical fact or evidences: India (rep
14/06/2020)
Government
move of forming a team to collect evidence on Nepal’s
boundary runs into controversy: Experts and analysts say
instead of devising a strategy for negotiations with New
Delhi, Oli administration is moving a step back and
putting the cart before the horse, by Anil Giri (kp
13/06/2020)
Indian
Army chief softens his stance on Nepal-India border
standoff (rep 13/06/2020)
Is
this the end of the ‘special relationship’?
Anti-Indianism has fuelled Nepali politics for seven
decades. It now needs to decide the future of bilateral
ties, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 12/06/2020) [The
special relationship has always been misused by India
through controls and disciplinary measures, including
various economic blockades and the refusal of transit
rights to Nepal under international law as a landlocked
countr!]
Five
Indians injured after they clashed with APF personnel
along Nepal-India border in Sarlahi, by Tanka
Chhetri (rep 12/06/2020), APF
fire 15 rounds of bullets in Sarlahi after Indian
nationals try to enter Nepal (kh 12/06/2020), Indian
man dead, two others injured as Armed Police Force open
fire at Nepal-India border in Sarlahi: Authorities say
the border security force was compelled to open fire
after hundreds of people from across the border in India
attacked the officers, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp
13/06/2020), One
Indian killed, four others injured after they clashed
with APF personnel along Nepal-India border in Sarlahi,
by Tanka Chhetri (rep 13/06/2020)
Lower
House unanimously endorses proposal to consider
amendment to constitution to update new Nepal map in
national emblem: Government registered the
constitutional amendment proposal in Parliament three
weeks after publishing a new map of Nepal including
Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura within its borders,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/06/2020)
Nepal-India
Relation Keep It Friendly, Not Special, by Dhruba
Hari Adhikary (rn 09/06/2020)
As
India, China talk to resolve border stand-off, analysts
question when Delhi will speak to Nepal: The Modi
government has said that dates for talks with Kathmandu
will be worked out after Covid-19 crisis while recently
holding dialogue with Beijing over its boundary dispute,
by Anil Giri (08/06/2020)
Faults
of India’s Nepal policy: India not respecting Nepal’s
territorial integrity and sovereignty has been the root
cause to spoil the age-old friendly relations between
the two countries, by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep
08/06/2020)
Rethinking
Nepal-India ‘special relations’, by Biswas Baral (ae
05/06/2020), Nepal
presses claim on Kalapani, settlement still elusive,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 05/06/2020)
Limpiyadhura-Kalapani-Lipulekh
dispute: The only option Nepal has is to try and resolve
the issue through quiet diplomacy, by Naresh Koirala
(kp 04/06/2020) [Diplomacy
is the way, but it should not be too quiet!]
Sit
down and talk: Nepal and India should come together and
hold negotiations to resolve their border issues, by
Gyan Chandra Acharya (kp 04/06/2020)
Government
pushing constitutional amendment in Parliament hardens
positions on both sides of the border: Once the
amendment passes, the new political map will be
enshrined in the constitution, leading India to also
take up a more inflexible position on the boundary,
pundits say, by Anil Giri (kp 02/06/2020)
Talks
Key To Solve Border Dispute, by Tirtha Bhattarai (kp
02/06/2020)
A
Look At Sino-Indian Tensions, by P. Kharel (rn
01/06/2020)
Where
is the roadmap? International adjudicatory settings have
traditionally been hesitant to place legal value on maps,
by Semanta Dahal (kp 31/05/2020)
Is
Nepal Facing A Hobson’s Choice?, by Dhruba Hari
Adhikary (rn 31/05/2020)
On
boundary row, India says it’s open to engage with Nepal
on the basis of mutual sensitivity and respect: The
statement from Delhi comes just as the Oli government is
preparing to table a constitutional amendment proposal
to update the country’s map in the national emblem,
by Anil Giri (kp 29/05/2020)
Border
dispute reaches new heights: The geopolitical
environment post-Covid-19 must be well analysed and
evaluated, considering that Sino-US and Sino-Indo
relations are not the same as before, by Binoj
Basnyat (kp 28/05/2020)
Treacherous
trail to Lipulekh: Modification of Nepal’s political map
is just the beginning of an arduous political,
administrative and diplomatic journey, by CK Lal (kp
27/05/2020)
Let
truth, justice and peace prevail: A section of the
Indian intelligentsia sees China in everything that
happens in Nepal. Apparently, any mention of China, for
them, is like showing a red rag to a bull, by
Devendra Gautam (rep 27/05/2020)
Successive
governments have failed to ensure state’s presence in
border towns and villages, a report by national rights
body says: The four-year long study has also pointed out
the lack of basic services like schools and health
facilities in border areas and harassment faced by
locals at the hands of Indian border security force,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/05/2020), Return
to the dialogue table: When governments fail to address
contemporary problems, they resort to provocative
nationalistic demagogy, by Achyut Wagle (kp
2605/2020)
Indian
officials’ snub to envoy Acharya in New Delhi does not
bode well for talks: Nilamber Acharya has been trying to
speak to senior bureaucrats in the Indian capital to
discuss holding talks regarding the boundary dispute but
has had no luck so far, by Anil Giri (kp 25/05/2020)
We
urge India to accept the truth, interview with
Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali (rep 24/05/2020)
Deciphering
the Kalapani-Lipulekh Conundrum, by Sumitra Karki
(kh 23/05/2020)
Nepal-India
ties in the transforming world (Part-I), by Binoj
Basnyat (ae 23/05/2023) [part
II (ae 31/05/2023)]
Nepali
and Indian ‘hackers’ attack websites over ‘boundary
dispute’: Although, they claim to have made peace,
recent spate of attacks on government websites expose
their security vulnerability, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
23/05/2020)
Government
registers constitution amendment bill to revise Nepal’s
map in national emblem: The bill seeks to amend Schedule
3 of the constitution to update the map in the national
emblem as per a new political map released on Wednesday
(kp 23/05/2020)
With
tensions escalating on both sides, officials recommend
holding Nepal-India talks at the earliest: As Kathmandu
has been seeking diplomatic talks over the border with
India since November, it is now up to New Delhi to make
overtures, by Anil Giri (kp 22/05/2020), Dialogue
of the deaf: Both Nepal and India have made unilateral
moves to stake their claim at the source of the
Mahakali. Now what? (kp 22/05/2020), Nepal's
Stance On Encroached Land, by Buddhi Narayan
Shrestha (rn 22/05/2020)
Stranded
Indian workers demonstrate seeking to go home: Around
880 workers from across the border have been stranded at
various brick kilns in Nawalparasi (East) due to the
lockdown, by Narayan Sharma (kp 22/05/2020)
Chhangru
and Tinkar locals return home as border opened for a few
hours on Thursday: Other homebound people of both
countries also crossed the international border to go
home, by Manoj Badu (kp 22/05/2020)
With
release of new map, Nepal and India enter a state of
‘cartographic war’, experts say: While tensions are
likely to escalate in the days to come, the move will
ultimately pave the way for talks with India and a shift
in bilateral relations, they say, by Anil Giri (kp
21/05/2020)) [The current
position is okay, but the question remains why Nepalese
governments have sold the Indian version as given for
decades and even included in the 2015 constitution:
Incompetence and ignorance?], Nepal
issues new political map, claiming disputed territory
its own (ht 21/05/2020), A
New Nepal Map, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
21/05/2020)
Even
as Kathmandu protests Indian encroachment, Darchula
depends on India: For locals in Darchula, reclaiming
Nepali territory from India will not mean much unless
the state finally pays attention to its citizens and the
conditions they live in., by Man Bahadur Basnet (kp
20/05/2020)
Re-imagining
South Asian cooperation: India and Nepal will play the
role of a catalyst in shaping the narrative of a new
regional and sub-regional alignment, by Atul K.
Thakur (kp 20/05/2020)
Nepal
endorses new political map placing Kalapani and
Limpiyadhura within its borders (rep 18/05/2020)
Matihani
municipality in Mahottari seals off its border with
India: The municipality built a fence along the border
in a bid to curb cross-border movement, by Ajit
Tiwari (kp 18/05/2020)
Indian
Army chief alluding to outside instigation in Lipulekh
dispute objectionable and irresponsible, say analysts:
The Indian Army chief’s allusion to a Chinese role in
Nepal’s objection to an Indian road in Lipulekh could
cause more friction between Nepal and India, they say,
by Anil Giri (kp 16/05/2020)
Talks
with India over Lipulekh unlikely in near future given
technical and political factors: While the Covid-19 is
currently the prime delaying factor, analysts say that
it is in India’s interest to bide its time and hope the
issue fizzles out, by Anil Giri (kp 15/05/2020), The
hard truth behind Kalapani, by Biswas Baral (ae
15/05/2020), Nepal,
Lipulekh, and pragmatism, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp
15/05/2020)
Bullying
Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 15/05/2020)
Kalapani
Question: Searching Peace in Turbulent Waters, by
Aditi Paul (kh 15/05/2020)
Parliamentarians
Demand Immediate Fencing In Nepal-India Border (rn
14/05/2020)
Reality
Of Lipulekh Imbroglio, by Gopal Khanal (rn
14/05/2020), I
Used To Patrol With Arms In Kalapani 48 Years Ago: Nepal
Police ASI Encroachment of Kalapani border area by India,
interview with Bir Bahadur Chand (rn 14/05/2020)
Cross-party
leaders urge Oli government to hold talks with both
India and China on Lipulekh: At an all-party meeting
called to discuss India’s opening of a road via
Lipulekh, political leaders criticised the government’s
response and asked that immediate steps be taken, by
Anil Giri (kp 14/05/2020))
Protests
go on in the time of Covid-19: Experts are concerned
that protesters have not been maintaining physical
distance as it can worsen the situation, by Shuvam
Dungana (kp 13/05/2020))
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)
Nepal
makes its position clear on Lipulekh with a diplomatic
note to India: Foreign Ministry hands over the
diplomatic note to Indian envoy and seeks talks with
Delhi to resolve boundary issues at the earliest
possible date, by Anil Giri (kp 12/05/2020), Nepal
to station APF personnel in Kalapani (ht 12/05/2020)
Security
Tightened At Borders As People Continue To Sneak Into
Nepal, by Siraj Khan and Govinda Sharma (rn
12/05/2020)
Boundary
issues with India require a lasting solution that
addresses all disputes, say analysts: As seeking
international arbitration or deploying armed forces
could only further complicate matters, better solution
is a diplomatic approach, they say, by Anil Giri (kp
11/05/2020), Nepal
Readies To Set Up BOP Near Kalapani (kp 11/05/2020),
Internationalise
Lipulekh dispute if need be: House panel (ht
11/05/2020), MPs
press govt to reclaim Kalapani (ht 11/05/220), Janus-faced:
Border disputes may happen among friends, but India’s
reluctance to hold talks shows insincerity (kp
11/05/2020), House
committee urges India to stop encroachment of Nepali
territory (rep 11/05/2020)
India
began construction of controversial road 12 years ago,
Nepal ‘unaware’, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep
10/05/2020)
Biplav
outfit warns of stern struggle against Indian
intervention in Lipulekh (kh 10/05/2020)
India
opening a road via Lipulekh, a territory that Nepal
claims, is a diplomatic failure: Despite the furore in
Kathmandu over the inclusion of Kalapani on a new Indian
map, the government has done little to reclaim lands
that Nepal claims as its own, by Anil Giri (kp
09/05/2020), Govt
of Nepal responds to India’s unilateral move on opening
link road via Lipulekh (ht 09/05/2020) [Can
you hear the laughter of the Indian government?],
Nepal
strongly objects to construction of road by India
connecting Tibet via Nepali territory of Lipulekh
(rep 09/05/2020), Nepal
condemns road construction by India inside Nepal’s
territory: Calls on India to refrain from carrying out
any activity inside Nepal’s land (kh 09/05/2020), Foreign
Ministry statement regarding Lipulekh welcome but needs
to be translated into action, say analysts: According to
foreign policy experts, the statement is just a press
release and needs to be followed up with diplomatic
notes that assert Nepal’s claim over the disputed area,
by Anil Giri (kp 10/05/2020), Govt
opposes inauguration of link road connecting Lipu Lekh:
Indian Ministry of External Affairs says the road has
been built within Indian territory (ht 10/05/2020)
Border
area tense for a while after SSB personnel assault
locals in Bara, by Pushpa Raj Khatiwada (ht
06/05/2020)
Police
Open Blank Fire To Disperse Crowd At Border (rn
05/05/2020)
18
Indians flee quarantine facility in Jhapa (ht
04/05/2020)
183
Stranded At Border Enter Nepal, 160 To Arrive Soon,
by Chandana Acharya (rn 02/05/2020)
India
extends lockdown by two weeks: Loosens measures in
lower-risk areas (kh 01/05/2020)
Over
2,000 Nepalis Stuck In India Allowed To Return Home,
by Lokendra Prasad Joshi (rn 30/04/2020)
Security
to be beefed up at Kapilvastu border: Five Indian
nationals held for beating up police (ht 30/04/2020)
Armed
police patrolling border areas (kht 27/04/2020)
India
and Nepal need to combat COVID-19 together, by
Shubham Singh (kh 26/04/2020)
India
gifts 23 tonnes of essential medicines to Nepal to fight
COVID-19 (rep 22/04/2020), India
provides 23 tonnes of medicines to Nepal (ht
23/04/2020)
India-funded
small development project scheme restarts after six
years: The programme had been controversial as it
allowed the embassy to provide direct funds to local
governments, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/04/2020)
We
need border regulation (rep 14/04/2020)
6000
APF deployed along Nepal-India border amid fear of
coronavirus (rep 13/04/2020)
China
and India respond to Nepal Army’s request for supplying
medical equipment and drugs: The procurement unit is
studying the price lists and modes of payment, which
will be forwarded to the Cabinet on Sunday, Army
official says, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/04/2020)
India
lifts ban on medicine export to Nepal (rep
12/04/2020)
Nepali
laborers in India facing food crisis amid lockdown: Over
a dozen people are squeezed in a single room and proper
diet and sanitation is out of question, by Arun Bam
(rep 12/04/2020)
Oli
and Modi discuss Covid-19 situation and measures to look
after stranded citizens: Oli stresses easing the
supplies and keeping them intact (kp 11/04/2020)
India
halts all rice exports but Nepal will be fine, say
officials: Nepal imports almost all of its fine and
basmati rice from India, but traders say there are
enough stocks in-country to last three months, by
Sangam Prasain and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/04/2020)
Security
personnel patrol border round the clock: Nawalparasi
(West) shares a 28 km-long border with Maharajganj.
However, there are only four Armed Police Force posts to
guard the entire stretch, by Nabin Paudel (kp
07/04/2020)
Province
5 tightens security along border as people’s movement
continues: Nepali authorities say they are concerned
about the free movement of people as the Kolhui Bazaar
in India, which lies just across the border, reported
six Covid-19 patients on Saturday, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 06/04/2020)
Nepal,
India to care for each other's nationals headed
homeward: Won't allow cross-border movement until
lockdown is over, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
01/04/2020) [??], Local
authorities provide food and shelter to Nepalis stranded
in an Uttar Pradesh town: A local college has been asked
to provide them refuge and a state minister has arranged
food for a group of Nepalis stranded in Rampur (kp
01/04/2020)
Security
measures stepped up in Province 2 following the death of
a man in Bihar due to Covid-19: Border authorities on
either side have banned pedestrians and vehicles,
including two-wheelers and e-rickshaws, from crossing
the border, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 24/03/2020)
Government
requests India and China for protective gear and medical
equipment: Minister Bhatta says Nepal will follow
Chinese model to deal with Covid-19 cases, by Anil
Giri (kp 23/03/2020), Government
to close down border with India and China for a week:
With calls growing to close the border amid rising
number of Covid-19 cases in India, a Cabinet meeting
decided to shut down all borders with both neighbours,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 23/03/2020), Borders
with India, China closed for a week from today: Movement
of cargo vehicles won’t be affected, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 23/03/2020)
Gaddachauki-Banbasa
border point to close from Tuesday: A meeting of the
district coronavirus infection control sub-committee
held on Sunday decided to seal the border point for an
indefinite period, by Bhawani Bhatta(kp 23/03/2020)
Province
2 tightens border with India as Covid-19 precautions:
Only two borders—Raxaul and Jatahi—are open for
transporting goods across the two countries, according
to Koshhari Niraula, CDO of Dhanusha district, by
Ajit Tiwari (kp 22/03/2020), Most
border points closed in Province 2 (ht 23/03/2020)
Amid
Covid-19 fears, Nepalis returning home in droves from
the south Indian state of Karnataka: Most of the Nepali
workers say they are concerned about their safety rather
than losing jobs, as the state government declares a
partial lockdown, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
20/03/2020), Despite
the government’s move to close all border points except
four, small border points open for human movement in
province 5: Major border points have health desks set up
to screen footfall, most health desks are ill-equipped
and under-staffed, by Madhav Dhungana (kp
21/03/2020)
Province-1
govt urges central govt to close border points with
India (Khabarhub 20/03/2020)
Vehicular
movement banned on Jamunaha border (ht 19/03/2020),
Coronavirus
prevention and control measures weak at border point,
by Yogesh Rawal (rep 19/03/2020)
Amid
Covid-19 threat, Banbasa border sees a sudden influx of
people returning home from India: Students are returning
in droves as schools and colleges in Dehradun are closed,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 18/03/2020)
Nepal-India
friendship bus service halted (ht 18/03/2020)
India
commits Rs 107millions for schools (ht 17/03/2020)
India
offers $ 10 million to fight COVID-19; We’re assembling
a rapid response team of doctors and specialists, along
with testing kits: Modi (ht 16/03/2020)
India
restricts movement across border: Restrictions on
borders with Nepal, Bhutan applicable only to third
country nationals (ht 15/03/2020)
Nepali
orange traders unable to profit much from the volumes
reaching Indian market: Nepali oranges reach India,
illegally, due to the fruit not being listed on India’s
import list, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 15/03/2020)
As
India steps up measures to control coronavirus spread,
smaller border points with Nepal likely to be closed:
Indian embassy says measures, however, do not currently
have any impact on normal travel of Nepali nationals to
India, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 13/03/2020)
Multilateral
diplomacy may be the way: Nepal has several diplomatic
options for the settlement of border issues with India,
by Katak Malla (kp 13/03/2020)
India
assures Nepal of facilitating energy export (ht
12/03/2020)
A
government team consisting of Army has been quietly
measuring Nepal’s border with India: In response to the
Kalapani fiasco with India in November, the government
had formed a team to study the border with both India
and China, by Anil Giri (kp 11/03/2020)
New
Indian ambassador faces rising geopolitical rivalry
among India, China and the US, along with border
dispute, EPG: At a time when geopolitical interests are
rising over Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra will need to
engage India’s soft power to showcase Modi’s
neighbourhood first policy, by Anil Giri (kp
07/03/2020)
India
announces lifting ban on onion exports: Supply has
normalised with the market receiving around 70 tonnes of
the vegetable daily, by Krishana Prasain (kp
06/03/2020)
India
seeks list of essential drugs that Nepal needs, by
Umesh Poudel (ht 06/03/2020)
Newly
appointed Indian Ambassador arrives in Kathmandu
(rep 02/03/2020)
New
political map of Nepal in final stages: Minister Aryal,
by Kamal Subedi (rep 29/02/2020)
Darchula’s
border points do not have customs offices: Out of the
seven border points that are in operation in Darchula,
only one has a customs office, by Manoj Badu (kp
27/02/2020)
10
Nepalis detained in Darjeeling: Were flying drone above
border without valid licence, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht
20/02/2020), 10
Nepalis arrested from Darjeeling: Court extends judicial
custody till March 2, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht
28/02/2020)
DoI
to address travellers’ concerns (ht 19/02/2020)
Indian
experts conduct survey for second oil pipeline in Jhapa:
The proposed 50-kilometre pipeline will extend from the
Charali depot to Siliguri in West Bengal, by Parbat
Portel (kp 18/02/2020)
India
allocates budget for the proposed Raxaul-Kathmandu
electrical rail blueprint: Once the detailed project
report gets finalised, it will take five years laying
the railway track from the start date,say Nepali
officials, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 17/02/2020)
‘Govt
has asked India to amend its political map’ (rep
17/02/2020) [Has this government
ever heard of the People's right to information and the
government's obligation to provide this?]
Indian
side accused of constructing infrastructure in no man's
land, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj Joshi
(rep 17/02/2020)
India
lifts ban on imports of refined palm oil from Nepal:
Nepal exported processed oil worth Rs 11.5 billion in
the first five months of the current fiscal year, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 14/02/2020)
Birgunj
ICP to operate in full capacity from mid-March, by
Ritesh Tripathi (rep 13/02/2020)
Nepali
vehicles entry to India halted (ht 11/02/2020)
The
dragon, the elephant and the yam: Sustained economic
expansion and upturn is not national but regional in
nature, by Chaitanya Mishra (kp 09/02/2020)
India
may allow import of palm oil from Nepal (ht
06/02/2020)
Saptari
Armed Police Force starts adding border security
outposts: The outposts are are being added to curb
illegal smuggling of goods, crime, and ensure a robust
border security, by Abdesh Kumar Jha (kp 03/02/2020)
A
tale of three countries: Nepal could turn into a
geopolitical and geostrategic playground of India, China
and the United States, by Geja Sharma Wagle (kp
03/02/2020)
Allocation
for Nepal decreases by 33 percent in India’s budget:
Nepal to receive Rs 12.8 billion in aid from its
southern neighbour in the next fiscal year, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/02/2020)
Request
to lift ban on palm oil imports remains unanswered:
Nepal shipped Rs11.5 billion worth of palm oil in five
months before the embargo, by Krishana Prasain (kp
31/01/2020)
Terror
suspects arrested in India say they were using Nepal as
a base but security agencies are clueless: The
revelation by three suspected ISIS operatives arrested
in Delhi displays an intelligence failure on the part of
Nepal’s security agencies, by Shuvam Dhungana and
Shashwat Pant (kp 30/01/2020)
No
progress in allowing Nepali bullets to ferry LPG from
India (ht 24/01/2020)
Biratnagar
integrated check post slated to be inaugurated today:
The facility at the Biratnagar-Jogbani transit point was
constructed with a Rs2.8 billion Indian grant, by
Deo Narayan Sah (kp 21/01/2020), Fast
gateways and the customs crunch: a case for integrated
check posts: The launch of the Biratnagar-Jogbani
integrated check post is commendable, but much more
needs to be done (kp 22/01/2020)
Exports
via Nepalgunj customs down 62%, by Arjun Oli (rep
19/01/2020)
Government
formally asks Delhi to resume palm oil import from Nepal
(ht 18/01/2020)
India
allowed to take 173,072 kg red sandalwood home (ht
17/01/2020)
#India
picks Vinay Mohan Kwatra as its new ambassador to Nepal:
The diplomat, currently Delhi's envoy to France, is
expected to assume office in Kathmandu in early February,
by Anil Giri (kp 14/01/2020), New
Indian envoy to Kathmandu brings experience working with
Modi, China, SAARC: Vinay Mohan Kwatra, the new Indian
ambassador, previously served as deputy chief of mission
in Beijing and at the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu,
by Anil Giri (kp 15/01/2020)
Global
Balancing for Kalapani: The Kalapani dispute is a
textbook case of an aspiring great power militarily
occupying a strategic territory of its smaller neighbor
to render diplomatic recognition insignificant, by
Robert A Portada III and Uttam Paudel (rep13/01/2020)
New
policy for foreign non-governmental organisations aims
to address concerns raised by India and China: The
policy will discourage organisations from running
programmes that can hamper Nepal’s relations with
neighbouring countries, Social Welfare Council officials
say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/01/2020)
Indian
side constructs unauthorised gate on no man’s land on
Thadi border point: Thadi is a trading point between
Nepal and India, located 18 kilometres south from Lahan,
the district headquarters of Siraha, by Bharat
Jargha Magar (kp 12/01/2020)
Nepal’s
partnership for peace with MCC and BRI: Nepal can learn
a lot from Sweden’s approach to geopolitics to reassess
its ties with India, China and the US, by Katak
Malla (kp 12/01/2020)
India
says its businesses can still buy processed palm oil
from Nepal: Local traders said the Indian government’s
statement provides relief for many panic-stricken Nepali
manufacturers, by Sangam Prasain (kp 11/01/2020), Govt
initiates talks with India to resume palm oil export
(ht 13/01/2020)
Bardiya
locals asked to not enter Indian forests without due
process: Nepalis living along the Nepal-India border
have been frequenting the forest on the other side of
the border for fodder for their cattle, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp 11/01/2019)
Negotiate
with evidence: Nepal should conduct bilateral
negotiation with India in high gear by presenting all
the available evidences to end the border disputes,
by Niranjan Mani Dixit (rep 07/01/2020)
Nepal-India-Bangladesh
talks: Tripartite meet on energy cooperation uncertain,
by Umesh Poudel (ht 06/01/2020)
Fuel
supply through cross-border pipeline ‘temporarily’
halted (ht 06/01/2020)
ICP
delay creates chaos at Nepalgunj customs, by Arjun
Oli (rep 05/01/2020)
Govt
told to intensify bid to resolve border dispute, by
Roshan S. Nepal (ht 03/01/2020)
SC
seeks original map of Nepal (rep 02/02/2020)), Oli
‘touches on border issue’ during Modi’s New Year call
(rep 02/01/2020)
The
ambassador who set a new norm, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep 28/12/2019)
A
month after Nepal’s diplomatic note on Kalapani issue,
India finally responds: Although details are scarce, the
note has reiterated India’s position vis-a-vis Kalapani
and has offered to sit for talks, by Anil Giri (kp
24/12/2019), India's
Response To Nepal’s Diplomatic Note, by Kundan Aryal
(rn 27/12/2019)
Uncertainty
in the construction of a bridge in Darchula: The bridge,
upon completion, would have connected Mahakali
Municipality to Dharchula in Pithoragarh, India, by
Manoj Badu (kp 24/12/2019)
SSB
clears way for embankment construction, by Yogesh
Rawal (rep 23/12/2019)
Prime
Minister Oli makes diplomatic gaffe on Twitter—and then
undoes retweet A retweet of a message of Sonia Gandhi
condemning Modi government’s crackdown on protests in
India by Prime Minister Oli’s official Twitter handle
meets with criticism (kp 22/12/2019)
India's
SSB obstructs work on embankment in Kailali, by
Yogesh Rawal (rep 22/12/2019)
Vigilance
upped on open border amid unrest over Indian citizenship
law: Authorities fear an influx into Nepal of those
likely to be rendered stateless in India, by Kosh
Raj Koirala (rep 22/12/2019)
Cabinet
decides to add 114 border outposts under Armed Police
Force (ht 20/12/2019)
Bureaucratic
change at Indian Ministry of External Affairs likely to
further delay Kalapani talks: Nepal has been asking for
a foreign secretary-level meeting since November but the
Indian foreign secretary retires in January, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 16/12/2019), Pursue
diplomacy or go to court: The rule of capture has been
replaced by modern international law regulating
relations between civilised states, by Katak Malla
(kp 16/12/2019)
Unsettling
times: The global stability can be secured only by
maximizing US-China-India trilateral cooperation, by
Suresh Sharma (rep 15/12/2019)
Issue
new map comprising Indian-encroached areas: House panel
(rep 14/12/2019)
A
month since Kalapani, no progress on holding talks with
India: Delhi has shown little interest in holding
discussions with Nepal, saying it will handle matters
through diplomatic channels, by Suresh Raj Neupane
(kp 13/12/2019)
Gauriphanta
entry point upgradation in limbo even after years
(ht 12/12/2019)
Dispute
on fixing Nepal-India border pillars lingers, by Dil
Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 12/12/2019)
No
problem for Nepalis seeking Indian citizenship: Amit
Shah (rep 11/12/2019)
Handle
with patience: There has to be a heart-to heart dialogue
between PM Oli and PM Modi to set the stage for
bilateral talks, so that India can be brought to the
negotiating table without damaging our bilateral
relations, by Gopal Thapa (rep 11/12/2019)
With
Manjeev Singh Puri retiring, New Delhi scrambles for a
new Nepal envoy: Akhilesh Mishra, Gopal Baglay and Jawed
Ashraf, all of whom have served in Kathmandu, are on the
top of the list, Indian Embassy sources say, by Anil
Giri (kp 10/12/2019)
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)
MPs
flay govt for not being serious about border security
(rep 07/12/2019)
Impact
of a slowing Indian economy begins to appear on some
local sectors: The impact on Nepal may be severe if the
Indian economy continues to be on a downward spiral,
experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/12/2019)
No
progress on initiating talks with India on Kalapani
issue: Prime Minister Oli wants to send senior leader
Madhav Nepal to Delhi as his emissary, but no formal
decision has been made yet, by Anil Giri (kp
05/12/2019)
Preparations
to expand BOPs in Kailali (ht 05/12/2019)
Biratnagar
ICP to come into operation soon (ht 05/12/2019)
Reclaiming
our land: Since both India and Nepal have strong
governments, they can resolve Kalapani issue if they
earnestly sit down for talks, by Umesh K. Bhattarai
(rep 03/12/2019)
India,
Nepal encroach no-man’s land in Ilam, by Bhim
Chapagain (rep 01/12/2019)
Contrary
to former Indian envoy’s claims, Nepal has consistently
raised Kalapani issue with Delhi: Shyam Saran, who
served as India’s ambassador to Nepal, said Nepal has
been uninterested in seriously pursuing negotiation,
by Anil Giri (kp 30/11/2019)
Tread
with caution: Border problems should not be allowed to
damage the cordial relations between India and Nepal,
by Rishi Damala (rep 30/11/2019)
Two-day
Nepal-India Transit Treaty review meeting under wy:
Agreement on final draft of amendment proposal
scheduled to be signed todayy (ht 27/11/2019), India
likely to allow Nepal to use three inland waterways
(rep 27/11/2019)
Where
Nepal failed: Nepal’s political map has never shown
Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura in the country’s map. This is
an amusing omission by Nepali administration, by
Sukhdev Shah (rep 27/11/2019)
The
battle for Kalapani: India may keep ignoring Nepal’s
legitimate claim on Kalapani but it will leave Nepal
with the reason to feel hurt, betrayed, angry and
aggrieved. It will breed resentment all around, by
Mahabir Paudyal (rep 25/11/2019)
Approach
to border encroachment: The root of Nepal’s geopolitical
predicament lies in the lack of strategic management,
by Binoj Basnyat (kp 25/11/2019)
Nepal
sends a diplomatic note to India over Kalapani issue:
This is the first time Nepal has formally responded to
India regarding the Kalapani issue, by Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 23/11/2019), Encroachment
On Kalapan:i Debunking Some False Arguments, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 24/11/2019)
23
border pillars swept away by Saptakoshi yet to be
restored: No-man’s land being encroached upon by locals
of both sides in Sunsari, by Amar Khadka (rep
23/11/2019), Nepal
and India join hands to start a drive to clear no-man’s
land in Sunsari and Morang: The campaign was launched
after authorities found out that locals living on both
sides of the border had encroached upon no-man’s land,
by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 24/11/2019)
Government
to form panel to inspect borders with India, China:
India's new political map placing Kalapani, which Nepal
has claimed as its territory, within Indian borders has
created quite an uproar in Nepal (kp 22/11/2019)
India
to buy at least 5,000 MW by 2030: ‘Nepal needn’t worry
about market for its surplus power’, by Umesh Poudel
(ht 22/11/2019) [Without any
guarantee??]
103
border pillars missing in Banke and Bardiya districts
(rep 21/11/2019)
Traders
urge export promotion to cut trade deficit with India:
Nepal has a Rs855 billion trade deficit with the
southern neighbour which is its largest trading partner,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 20/11/2019)
With
Indian ban, onions becoming steadily unaffordable,
by Sujeeta Pradhan (rep 20/11/2019)
Connecting
Asia: The moot question is whether China and Nepal can
provide a conduit for linking pipeline from Central Asia
to South Asia. It needs trilateral dialogue among China,
Nepal and India, by Purushottam Ojha (rep
20/11/2019)
India
accused of removing border pillars, encroaching Nepal’s
territory in Far West (rep 20/11/2019)
Nepal
should not agree on China-India Plus cooperation model,
says Ex-PM Nepal, by Santosh Ghimire (rep
19/11/2019), India
is not countering China's influence in Nepal, says
Jaishankar (rep 19/11/2019)
APF
seize onions worth Rs 3 million, by Madan Thakur
(rep 19/11/2019)
Kalapani
dispute and the way forward: The national mapping
authority of India has been including Kalapani and areas
south of Lipulekh Pass in its maps since the 1950s,
by Atit Babu Rijal (kp 19/11/2019), Cartographic
aggression: The revised political map of India can be
called an open and unilateral cartographic aggression
committed by the Indian government without the consent
of and formal agreement with Nepal, by Gopal Thapa
(rep 19/11/2019)
Remove
troops from Kalapani, PM tells India (ht
18/11/2019), Won’t
cede even an inch of Nepali territory: PM; Urges India
to withdraw troops from Kalapani (rep 18/11/2019),
Despite
officials’ bold statements to constituencies, little
diplomatic progress has been made on Kalapani: The prime
minister, foreign minister and various former prime
ministers have all made public statements regarding
Kalapani but diplomatic measures have been sorely
lacking, analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp 19/11/2019),
Govt
to form study team to gather historical evidences to
support its claim over Kalapani (rep 19/11/2019)
Indian
SSB preventing tourists from visiting Sandakpur, by
Bhim Chapagain (rep 18/11/2019)
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)
Tackling
The Kalapani Dispute, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
17/11/2019)
SC
show cause notice to govt over border issue (ht
16/11/2019)
Onus
on India to take the first step, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 15/11/2019)
China
urges Nepal, India to resolve Kalapani issue through
talks: Rejects allegations of Chinese encroachment of
Nepali territory (rep 17/11/2019), Diplomacy
At The Highest Level, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
15/11/2019)
Stand
united for Nepal : Let us use all our avenues and
diplomatic acumen to resolve the issue with our southern
neighbor through a peaceful, well-thought-out process,
by Devendra Gautam (rep 14/11/2019), Safeguarding
our territory: Nepal may seek British mediation if India
does not agree that Limpiadhura is the source of
Mahakali River. As last resort, Nepal may also need to
knock International Court of Justice, by Umesh K.
Bhattarai (rep 14/11/2019), Kalapani:
Then and now (rep 14/11/2019)
Nepal
isn't just importing two-thirds of its needs from India,
it’s also importing inflation: With the Indian economy
slowing and the Indian rupee falling, Nepal could face
increasing pressure on its foreign exchange reserves,
by Himendra Mohan Kumar (kp 14/11/2019)
Kalapani
Belongs To Nepal, by Arju Dahal (rn 13/11/2019), Something
That Blows The Mind, by Prem Khatry (rn 13/11/2019),
After
disputes over editing, Wikipedia disables further
editing on Kalapani entry: Citizens from India and Nepal
were found making over 100 attempts to edit the
“Kalapani Territory” page following last week’s
development, by Pawan Pandey (kp 14/11/2019), Petitions
demand SC order to retrieve encroached territories
(rep 14/11/2019)
India
should have signed up for the Asia-centric free trade
framework: India has decided to put a halt on its
joining the largest planned free trade area. But it
would be in it’s, and Nepal’s, best interest to sign up,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 12/11/2019)
Nepal
hopes to resolve Kalapani dispute through a meeting of
the foreign secretaries: Nepal has made a formal request
for a meeting of an existing foreign secretary-level
mechanism that was mandated specifically to settle
border disputes, by Anil Giri (kp 11/11/2019), Govt
told to correct erroneous maps; Parliamentary committee
tells it to issue a new map including the Kalapani
region; No need to internationalise the issue: Dahal
(ht 12/11/2019), Dependence
on Google caused errors: Aryal (ht 12/11/2019), Delhi-based
experts on Nepal call for dialogue to settle border row:
A new Indian map placing Kalapani inside Indian borders
has stirred controversy and sparked protests in Nepal,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 13/11/2019)
Correct
your map: India should not keep occupying Nepali land to
accomplish their ‘strategic task’ but look for an
alternative point within their own territory, if at all
they have to, by Suresh Sharma (rep 11/11/2019)
Bordering
town struggle to manage stray cattle as influx from
India continues, by Rajendra Bhatta (rep 11/11/2019)
Party
leaders, experts ask PM to resolve Kalapani issue
(ht 10/11/2019), All-party
meet on border issue shows rare unity across entire
spectrum (rep 10/11/2019)
Jamunaha
border point to be closed during polls (ht
10/11/2019)
Police
impound 4 trucks transporting bulls illegally to India,
by Yubaraj Bibash (rep 09/11/2019)
Construction
of ICP in Bhairahawa still in limbo, by Rekha Bhusal
(rep 09/11/2019)
India
dilly-dallies on exchange facility for Nepal, by
Sagar Ghimire (rep 08/11/2019)
US
cautions against IM activities in Nepal (ht
06/11/2019)
Relief
for medicinal herbs exporters as India revises
quarantine list (rep 06/11/2019)
India’s
new political map places disputed territory of Kalapani
inside its own borders: Nepal has long claimed Kalapani
as part of its territory as per the Sugauli Treaty
signed between Nepal and the then East India Company,
by Anil Giri (kp 05/11/2019), Even
as pressure mounts, Oli administration remains silent
over Kalapani: A new map released by the Indian
government has placed Kalapani inside Indian borders,
drawing widespread condemnation on social media, by
Anil Giri (kp 06/11/2019), Government
finally comments on new Indian map but takes no firm
position: In a press statement, the Foreign Ministry
refers to media reports and commentary before asserting
that the matter would be resolved diplomatically, by
Anil Giri (kp 07/11/2019), New
Delhi responds to uproar in Nepal over new political
map, says it is “accurate”: Raveesh Kumar, spokesperson
for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, says the map
has not revised the boundary and that it accurately
depicts India’s sovereign territory (kp 08/11/2019)
[Yes and India is the supreme
lord of Nepal with the latter being an Indian vassal
state!?], Use
diplomacy : The border disputes in Kalapani and Susta
must be resolved through diplomatic channels and based
on historical documents (ht 08/11/2019), PM
Oli calls all-party meet to discuss Kalapani (ht
09/11/2019)
Nepal
to request grant for DPR of Kathmandu-Raxaul railway:
Officials said a request has been made through
unofficial channels in India, and a formal proposal will
follow soon, by Anil Giri (kp 25/10/2019)
What
ails Nepal-India relations? Are various treaties and
agreements signed between Nepal and India responsible?
Or is it the hegemonic or paternalistic nature of Indian
state and the small state syndrome of Nepal?, by
Chandra D. Bhatta (rep 20/10/2019)
In
search of identity in India: Over 100,000 people
belonging to the Nepali community are excluded from the
Indian National Register for Citizens, by Atul K.
Thakur (kp 17/10/2019)
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)
Good
neighbourly ties: A win-win situation, by Kapil P.
Lohani (ht 15/10/2019)
Nepal,
India officials to hold power trade talks from Monday in
New Delhi: The two-day meeting is expected to resolve
issues related to financing and implementation modality
of the second high capacity cross-border transmission
line and energy banking mechanism, among others, by
Prahlad Rijal (kp 13/10/2019), Nepal-India
energy JSC meeting begins: Southern neighbour to be
urged to finalise transmission line construction
modality (ht 15/10/2019)
India
agrees to allow Nepal to use three inland waterways:
Nepal to get access to the Kolkata-Kalughat, Raxaul;
Kolkata-Sahebgunj, Biratnagar and
Kolkata-Varanasi-Raxaul routes, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
04/10/2019)
Indian
Ponzi scheme traps innocent poor in Nepali village,
by Nirmal Ghimire (rep 01/10/2019)
Why
are Nepal's two major parties attempting to adhere to
imported ideologies?: Either of the schools of thought,
one from China and the other from India, is bound to
cause severe indigestion in Nepalis, by Pramod
Mishra (kp 26/09/2019)
Third
round of Nepal-India trade talks scheduled for Thursday:
Nepal has requested India to allow the shipment of bulk
cargo to additional customs points besides Birgunj,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 23/09/2019)
Breakthrough
likely in Nepal-India energy talks slated for October:
The major sticking point is the financing modality for
the New Butwal Gorakhpur transmission line project
(kp 14/09/2019)
The
politics surrounding transboundary rivers: Water
conflicts may become a major issue among neighbouring
countries if they are not dealt with on time, by
Mahendra P. Lama (kp 13/09/2019)
Nepali
student doctors in India hope to get stipends soon:
Medical students have been deprived of stipends for
years, by Sujresh Raj Neupane (kp 12/09/2019)
Reason
to worry for Nepal, by Devendra Gautam (rep
12/09/2019)
Nepal
and India jointly inaugurate cross-border petroleum
pipeline: Prime ministers of both countries inaugurated
the project via videoconferencing from their respective
offices in Kathmandu and New Delhi, by Anil Giri (kp
11/09/2019)
Envoy
Puri inaugurates campus building (ht 08/09/2019)
India’s
citizenship check exercise excludes nearly 100,000
Nepali-speaking people in Assam: New Delhi’s plan, which
arrived as news at the doorsteps of the northeastern
state’s residents last week, could declare two million
people as foreigners, by Parbat Portel (kp
05/09/2019)
Foreign
Minister changes position on Kashmir, says it is the
domain of “that government”; After refusing to take a
concrete position on India’s controversial move
regarding Kashmir, Pradeep Gyawali appears to support
India in a new statement, by Anil Giri (kp
05/09/2019)
How
the Nepali press took a fictional spy thriller for fact:
A fictional novel about Nepali politics by a former RAW
officer is being touted as a work of nonfiction by the
Nepali press and social media, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
05/09/2019)
Oli,
Modi to inaugurate oil pipeline on September 10 (ht
04/09/2019)
Distancing
India: Nepal’s 50 years of effort at distancing ties
with India has come at the cost of hurting its economy
and creating a hurdle to connect the country to the
world outside, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 04/09/2019)
Nepal
feels the heat of the cooling Indian economy: While
there is a legitimate fear of the slowing growth having
trickle-down effects, Nepal may benefit in the short
term, by Achyut Wagle (kp 03/09/2019)
Appointment
of India’s lead in EPG as state governor casts doubt
over future of group’s report: Bhagat Singh Koshyari,
who led the Indian side, was seen as the last hope for
the submission and acceptance of the report in New Delhi,
by Anil Giri and Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 02/09/2019)
Kolkata
port improve services as other Indian ports court Nepali
traders, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 02/09/2019)
Government
starts operation of its own CFS in Kolkata (ht
31/08/2019)
Nepal
and India are unlikely to meet the 2022 deadline for
completing bilateral boundary work: The sixth meeting of
the Boundary Working Group in Dehradun this week will
review the progress made so far, by Anil Giri (kp
27/08/2019)
Lawmaker
Yadav urges govt to reform EPG, by Jagdishor Panday
(ht 27/08/2019), RJPN
says EPG report doesn’t represent national voice
(rep 27/08/2019)
End
of the ‘tacking’ strategy: With deeper integration,
Nepal may no longer be able to swing freely between
India and China as in the past, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (kp 26/08/2019)
Nepal
and India agree to validate each other’s food laboratory
reports (ht 26/08/2019)
Floods
dislocate border pillars in Kapilbastu, by Kiranman
Bajracharya (rep 25/08/2019)
India
still building illegal embankment after accord on
tackling floods, by Madan Thakur (rep 24/08/2019)
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,
India to expedite Raxaul-Ktm railway, 3 other
cross-border lines, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
23/08/2019)
1947
Tripartite Agreement is irrelevant now: Foreign minister
(rep 23/08/2019)
Nepal
and India to start a new chapter in bilateral ties:
Indian External Affairs Minister conveys Narendra Modi’s
readiness to make bilateral ties more dynamic, by
Anil Giri (22/08/2019), India
gives Rs 3.74 billion, signs MoU on food safety, by
Roshan S. Nepal (ht 22/08/2019), Nepal,
India agree to address inundation issues (rep
22/08/2019), Nepal
and India to start a new chapter in bilateral ties:
Indian External Affairs Minister conveys Narendra Modi’s
readiness to make bilateral ties more dynamic, by
Anil Giri (kp 23/08/2019)
Nepal,
India agree to recognize each other’s certification of
exportable food. by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
21/08/2019), Time
to enhance trust: This is an opportune time to change
the mindset, think of a big picture and chart a
long-term vision for further cementing the close and
multifaceted relations between India and Nepal, by
Dinesh Bhattarai (kp 21/08/2019)
Without
issuing formal statement, foreign minister says Kashmir
issue should be resolved through dialogue: Pradeep
Gyawali’s comment comes two days before the arrival of
the Indian external affairs minister in Kathmandu,
by Anil Giri (kp 20/08/2019)
Flood-damaged
border pillars yet to be reconstructed: The local
administration inspected the collapsed border pillars
last month but are yet to take any initiatives towards
reconstruction, by Manoj Paudel (kp 20/08/2019)
Lack
of customs office in India renders Pashupatinagar
customs useless, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 18/08/2019)
Nepal-India
Joint Commission will only review past agreements, with
nothing new on the agenda: Indian External Affairs
Minister S Jaishankar will arrive next week to review
all bilateral issues with Foreign Minister Pradeep
Gyawali, but there is nothing new on the agenda, by
Anil Giri (kp 17/08/2019), Talks
to focus on expediting past pacts: Will also discuss
report of the Eminent Persons’ Group (ht 20/08/2019)
Nepal
proposes letter of exchange to India for inland water
navigation: The issue will be discussed during the visit
of Indian minister for external affairs to Kathmandu
next week, say officials, by Anil Giri (kp
16/08/2019)
India
gifts 30 ambulances, six buses (ht 16/08/2019)
'India's
stray cattle causing nuisance in Nepalgunj', by
Arjun Oli (rep 15/08/2019)
Nepali
students at Indian medical colleges are deprived of
stipends for years: Their efforts to seek a political
solution to the matter also has failed to yield results,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 13/08/2019)
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)
As
tensions rise over India’s Kashmir decision, Nepal opts
to wait and watch: Some believe Nepal, as SAARC chair,
should take a position on the issue, but only after
careful contemplation, by Anil Giri (kp 09/08/2019)
Banjaraha
locals want Indian dam in Lalbakaiya River removed
(ht 05/08/2019)
Modi
Won’t Accept EPG Report?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
04/08/2019)
Indian
external affairs minister to visit Nepal this month: S
Jaishankar, widely criticised for his role in the 2015
Indian blockade, will take part in the fifth Nepal-India
joint commission meeting, by Anil Giri (kp
03/08/2019)
Nepal,
India working to hold JC meeting this month (rep
02/08/2019)
Nepali
leaders find India's BJP bigwigs advocating Hindu state
'insulting' (rep 31/07/2019)
India-Nepal
logistics summit: Investment, trade with India govt’s
top priority (ht 29/07/2019), Call
to improve competitiveness of Nepali products to bring
down trade deficit, by Nikeeta Gautam (rep
29/07/2019)
Problems
galore in export of medicinal herbs to India, by
Arjun Oli (rep 29/07/2019)
Nepal,
India discuss Koshi floods, Sunkoshi-Marin diversion
project (ht 29/07/2019)
Flood
and inundation issues will be discussed during Joint
Commission meeting with India: FM Gyawali (ht
27/07/2019)
Borderline
disorder, by Ramu Sapkota (nt 26/07/2019)
Nine-year-old
Nepali girl murdered in New DelhiThe minor was murdered
after rape attempt, police say, by Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 24/07/2019)
India
pledged to build around 300 quake-damaged health posts.
Till date, it has not finished even one: The
reconstruction of a majority of the health facilities
under other foreign donors, however, has either been
completed or is nearing completion, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 24/07/2019)
India
proposes procedures for approving and facilitating
electricity trade: The proposed provisions contradict
India’s Cross Border Trade of Electricity Regulations,
2019, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 24/07/2019)
Road
to green republic: Nepal has the right to claim
compensation from Indian government or the industries
located across the border for contributing to rising
pollution in Nepal, by Jivesh Jha (rep 23/07/2019)
Six
decades of flooded ties: It is often said Koshi was
‘gifted’ by King Mahendra and Matrika Koirala to curry
India’s favor for monarchy. If so, why should
Nepal abide by the agreement when monarchy has been
abolished?, by Mahesh K. Maskey (rep 22/07/2019)
Rivalen
in Südasien : Indien muss mit den Chinesen gleichziehen,
wenn es in Südasien nicht endgültig den Anschluss
verlieren will, by Yubaraj Ghimire (IPG 22/07/2019)
Visakhapatnam
overtakes Kolkata in handling Nepal-bound cargo:
Visakhapatnam pulling Nepali traders with efficiency and
higher capacity, by Shankar Acharya (kp 21/07/2019)
Import
of goats halted for four months, by Dilip Poudel
(rep 20/07/2019)
Oil
pipeline will be a boon for the economy, but could make
Nepal further dependent on India, experts say: Nepali
officials say the cross-border pipeline will go into
commercial operation by August 15, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 20/07/2019)
Unintended
border battle to address food toxins: Let's find a
win-win solution that benefits the environment,
livestock and people in both countries, by Peetambar
Dahal (kp 19/07/2019)
Government
mulls deal with India for mutual recognition of
pesticide tests:Faced with massive public criticism,
Nepal has finally decided to revisit India’s proposal,
by Anil Giri (kp 18/07/2019)
Detailed
project report of cross-border railway finalised (ht
18/07/2019)
Both
Nepal and India have done little to address flooding
along the border, officials say: Inundation becomes a
hot button issue every monsoon, only to fizzle out in a
few months, by Anil Giri and Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
15/07/2019), Diplomatic
initiatives urged to dismantle Indian causeways on
border (rep 15/07/2019)
IRD
says it will coordinate with FCAN to provide PAN to
Indian laborers, by Nikeeta Gautam (rep 15/07/2019)
Embankment
built by India causes flooding in Nepal, by Madan
Thakur (rep 14/07/2019)
The
Indian budget’s promise of a focus on research: Indian
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, an alumnus of
Jawaharlal Nehru University, seems to have not forgotten
the importance of research in development, by Mahendra
P. Lama (kp 10/07/2019)
Nepal,
India officials to meet to get cross-border transmission
line project moving forward: The proposed Butwal-Gorakhpur
power line is part of a $630 million US-funded project,
by Prahlad Rijal (kp 09/07/2019)
Eminent
Persons’ Group report continues to gather dust: The
report recommends a revision to the 1950 treaty between
Nepal and India, by Anil Giri and Suresh Raj Neupane
(kp 06/07/2019)
India
tightens Nepal’s tea exports, by Bhim Chapagain (rep
06/07/2019)
India
ups financial assistance to Nepal to IRs 10.5 billion
(rep 06/07/2019)
Nepal’s
ambassador has been waiting over a month for formal
meeting with Indian external affairs minister, officials
say: The delay, according to diplomats, is due to Indian
displeasure over Acharya’s meetings with Chinese and
Pakistani envoys, by Anil Giri and Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 05/07/2019)
India
expresses concern over chemical testing requirements:
Lack of properly equipped labs leaves imported fruits
and vegetables rotting at the border, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 05/07/2019), MoICS
revokes decision to check pesticides in veggie imports,
by Arpana Ale Magar (ht 06/07/2019), Nepal
revokes pesticide tests for fruits, vegetables under
Indian pressure (rep 06/07/2019), Indian
Embassy’s letter is public but prime minister and
commerce minister both profess ignorance: Oli and Yadav
say they have not seen any correspondence from
India asking that pesticide tests be recalled, by
Anil Giri (kp 09/07/2019)
Lumbini
affected by pollutants emitted by large-scale industries
operated across the border: The pollution from 40
industries being operated on the Nepali area, in
addition to cross border pollution from India, is
causing irreversible damage to the population living in
the area, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 03/07/2019)
China’s
rise will help Nepal: Its push for a global value chain
and India’s growth will both allow Nepal more
opportunities, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 02/07/2019)
Government’s
plan to host Bollywood movie awards in Kathmandu draws
criticismThe government is facing flak for agreeing to
pay millions of rupees to bring Bollywood’s glitz
and glamour to Nepal, by Bhrikuti Rai(kp
30/06/2019), Political
leaders from across the aisle oppose holding Bollywood
awards in Kathmandu: Many leaders don’t buy the argument
that the IIFA event will generate tourism for Nepal,
especially given its price tag of nearly a billion
rupees, by Anil Giri and Sangam Prasain (kp
01/07/2019), House
panel instructs government not to host IIFA awards in
Kathmandu: The committee has found the draft proposal
‘against Nepal’s sovereignty, independence and
prestige’, and in totality, against Nepali
cultural and national interest, by Anil Giri (kp
03/07/2019), Inside
government’s decision to backtrack on its plans to host
IIFA awards: Growing rift within the ruling party may
have led to the decision, aides close to the prime
minister say, by Anil Giri (kp04/07/2019)
Indian
border force obstructs road works in Kanchanpur: Indian
authorities have not written to Nepal to halt the
construction, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 26/06/2019)
INR
1 billion grant for Janakpur pledged by India PM lands
in limbo, by Suresh Yadav (rep 26/06/2019)
Indian
causeway on border inundates settlements in Banke:
Hundreds displaced, by Arjun Oli (rep 24/06/2019)
Customs
works in Jogbani halted after scuffle: Hundreds of
Nepal-bound carriers stranded at the border point
following dispute between India’s security personnel and
customs agents, by Binu Timsina (kp 14/06/2019)
Talks
start to amend no objection letter provision for Nepalis
travelling to third countries via India: The Nepali
Embassy in New Delhi issues on average 400 certificates
a month, while travellers seeking the certificates
have increased by 25 percent in recent months, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 13/06/2019)
Cash
incentive for exports to India27 products, including
vegetables, fruits, footwear products and cardamom, to
enjoy the facility (ht 12/06/2019)
Nepal-India
to amend transit, trade treaties, RSANepali importers of
third-country goods to save Rs 7 billion annually,
by Umesh Poudel (ht 10/06/2019)
Raxaul-Kathmandu
rail survey report is ready, Indian officials say: India
submitted the report to Nepal government about a month
ago but a top Nepal railway official in Kathmandu
says he has not seen it, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
09/06/2019) [???]
Nepali
trains to transport cargo to Biratnagar and Birgunj from
Kolkata, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 09/06/2019)
What
Nepal shouldn’t learn from Modi’s victory: For all its
imperfections, Nepali society is not as bigoted and
divided as India, by Dinesh Kafle (kp 07/06/2019)
Meeting
to reobserve rail agreement to begins today in New Delhi,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 06/06/2019), Nepal-India
transit, trade treaties and RSA to be amended, by
Umesh Poudel (ht 06/06/2019)
The
Modi ripples: When two elephants make love, the Tibetans
get squeezed out from India and, it will not be a matter
of surprise if the problem is shifted to Nepal, by
Narayan Manandhar (rep 06/06/2019)
Petroleum
supply in eastern Nepal affected by software glitch in
India’s online entry system, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
06/06/2019)
Work
division in New Delhi won’t affect Nepal-India ties:
Oli; Prime ministers Oli and Modi discuss ways to
strengthen bilateral relations, by Suresh Raj
Neupane and Anil Giri (kp 01/06/2019), Modi
accepts Oli’s invite to visit Nepal (ht 01/06/2019)
Oli-Modi
talks to revolve around holding joint commission meeting,
by Anil Giri and Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 31/05/2019)
What
Modi means to Nepal: There could be an increase in
Indian investment in the country’s hydroelectric sector,
by Shankar Man Singh (kp 30/05/2019)
Indian
SSB security post removed from no-man’s land in
Nawalparasi district, by Nabin Paudel (kp
29/05/2019)
Modi’s
‘Neighbourhood First’ 2.0: Modi’s next challenge will be
to engage the larger neighbourhood in its fight against
terrorism, by Swaran Singh (kp 27/05/2019)
Gobargadha
disconnected after India releases water into channel,
by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 26/05/2019), 90
families trapped as India diverts Koshi flow, by
Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 26/05/2019) [India
once again proves its reckless behaviour towards Nepal!]
Armed
Indian police personnel sent back after entering Nepal
without permission (rep 26/05/2019)
What
does Narendra Modi’s landslide win mean for Nepal? At a
time of growing major power maneuvers in the region,
foreign policy observers are watching how India will
balance its interests between China and the US actively
engaging in Kathmandu, by Anil Giri (kp 24/05/2019),
Tsu-namo
2.0 and Nepal: Kathmandu will have to learn to deal with
a more assertive India under the new Modi government,
by Akanshya Shah (nt 24/05/2019), India’s
new social media politics: There was no effort to curb
‘fake news’ during India’s election campaign because the
ruling BJP was responsible for disseminating much of it,
by Shashi Tharoor (nt 24/05/2019)
Locals
still crossing Mahakali River using tubes as Indian
officials defer inaugural of suspension bridge, by
Prem Chunara (rep 22/05/2019)
Two
incidents of Indian nationals trying to rescue criminals
arrested by Nepal Police points to serious lapses in
border security, by Nayak Paudel (kp 21/05/2019)
Nepal
buys Rs 394 billion Indian rupees to pay for soaring
imports, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 21/05/2019)
Locals
of Lipulek, Kalapani at the mercy of foreign security
forces: Indian security personnel carrying out
activities which are against international protocol, say
the locals of Lipulek, by Prem Chunara (rep
18/05/2019)
Public
laments online provision for no-objection certificate as
too little, too late: As the mandatory requirement for
Nepalis flying to third countries via India has helped
curb human trafficking, no steps have been taken to lift
the provision, say officials, by Anil Giri (kp
18/05/2019)
Nepali
woman gang-raped in Delhi, Indian police say, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 17/05/2019)
Finance
minister urges Indian investors to invest in Nepal
(ht 17/05/2019)
Police,
‘Indian arms smugglers’ exchange fire, one arrested,
by Mohammad Habib (rep 17/05/2019)
India’s
support for housing reconstruction tops Rs 2.90bn
(ht 15/05/2019)
Nepalis
flying to third countries via India facing hassles at
airports: Foreign Ministry and Nepali Embassy in Delhi
have failed to disseminate information about mandatory
no-objection certificate properly, by Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 13/05/2019)
Nepal’s
hydropower tends to displace expensive thermal power in
India: A combined India-Nepal system can reduce cost by
US$106 million a year (rep 11/05/2019)
23
Nepali women rescued from Mizoram in India: Officials
say human traffickers are using India-Myanmar borders to
move their victims in recent times, by Parbat Portel
(kp 10/05/2019)
Arrest
warrants
issued against nine people for abetting Indian
national’s bid to acquire Nepali citizenship: Ward
chairman and ward secretary among those implicated,
by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 01/05/2019)
Tracing
the ups and downs of the Nepal-India relationship,
by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 19/04/2019)
India
bans herb import from Nepal, by Madhu Shahi (kp
18/04/2019)
Two
bordering villages without land ownership certificate,
by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 16/04/2019)
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!]
Nepali
migrant workers robbed at Nepal-India border, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 11/04/2019)
Connectivity
for
what? What is this frenzy for trans-border connectivity
for? Who will reap the fruits of this development? Who
will bear the cost?, by Devendra Gautam (rep
06/04/2019)
Nepal-India
Franchise Investment Expo to kick off in Capital on May
15 (kp 05/04/2019)
Nepal
and
India will review bilateral ties—and a laundry list of
pending issues: The Indian side has refused to accept
the report by Eminent Persons’ Group, something Nepali
officials hope to push for once again, by Anil Giri
(kp 28/03/2019) [Be sure, Indian
politicians will continue to cheat Nepal! The latter
needs good relations and close cooperation with China as
well!!], Foreign
secretaries
of Nepal and India review projects, discuss regional
issues: PM Oli advises both the officials to find ways
to deal with outstanding issues, by Anil Giri (kp
29/03/2019)
Mahakali
River to get four suspension bridges, by Manoj Badu
(kp 25/03/2019)
Indian
authority obstructs road construction, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 24/03/2019)
Indian
foreign
secretary arriving next week to discuss India-funded
projects and regional issues: Amid growing tension with
Pakistan, India could seek Nepal’s firm commitment on
combating terrorism, a Foreign Ministry official says,
by Anil Giri (kp 22/03/2019)
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)
The
forgotten
half: Nobody ever talks about the need to protect the
rights of labour migrants to India, by Sudeshna
Thapa (kp 18/03/2019)
India
for revoking ban on Indian notes, by Sujan Dhungana
(ht 15/03/2019)
Kolkata
Port to release stranded Nepal-bound cargoes today,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 12/03/2019)
Two
Nepali citizens found dead in Indian territory in a
month, by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 07/03/2019)
Preference
erosion: Linking trade with investment is a remedy for
the problem of Nepal’s trade with India, by Bijendra
Man Shakya (06/03/2019)
Nepal
prepares wishlist for transit treaty talks with India,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 05/03/2019)
Indian
government
approves proposal to build transmission line in Nepal: The
approval will be crucial in the construction of a
high-voltage power line to transmit electricity to India,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/03/2019)
Be
a
friend in need: In testing times, one should speak for and
stand together with friends, especially if they have been
there for you in your testing times, by Rishi Dhamala
(rep 02/03/2019)
Key
differences of Pancheshwar project unresolved (ht
01/03/2019), Key
issues of Pancheshwar remain unsettled (rep
02/03/2019)
Border
disputes at two different places in Kailali, by Yogesh
Rawal (rep 26/02/2019)
Nepalis
rescued from Manipur brought to Kathmandu, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 21/02/2019)
India
digs trench near no-man’s-land in Kailali district, by
Mohan Budhair (kp 17/02/2019), Indian
embankment puts 1,300 families at risk of inundation in
Kailali, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj Joshi
(rep 18/02/2019)
Electronic
cargo tracking on Nepal-bound cargoes flags off (rep
17/02/2019)
‘Nepal-India
ties should grow naturally’ (ht 14/02/2019)
Security
along border to be stepped up during Indian polls, by
Santosh Singh (kp 13/02/2019)
India
proposes to construct Lower Arun Hydro Project (ht
13/02/2019)
Protecting
economic
interest: Nepal should always focus on transport and
connectivity in order to promote the economic activities
including trade and investment, by Purushottam Ojha
(rep 13/02/2019)
India
rejects request to remove import quotas, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 12/02/2019)
‘India,
China
can’t discuss Lipulekh in Nepal’s absence’: Won’t accept
Lipulekh as Nepal-India-China tri-junction; Won’t sign on
strip map unless Kalapani, Susta issues resolved, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht 11/02/2019)
Indian
transporters' protest halts Nepal-bound cargo, by
Ritesh Tripathi (rep 11/02/2019)
‘Harmonious
Nepal-India relations a must for prosperity’,
interview with newly appointed Ambassador Nilambar Acharya
(ht 11/02/2019)
ECTS
of goods in Vizag Port a success (ht 11/02/2019)
Nepali
official
issued a directive on mandatory labour permits for
Indians, causing diplomatic friction: The order was issued
after receiving a complaint on Hello Sarkar, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal and Anil Giri (kp 09/02/2019), Labour
ministry denies involvement in circular: Says not
responsible for circular asking Indian nationals to get
work permit (ht 09/02/2019)
Nepal-India
trade treaty review: Inland waterways to be considered
‘trade route’ (ht 09/02/2019)
Acharya
becomes first envoy to take oath from President, by
Anil Giri (kp 04/02/2019)
Nepal
seeks high-level meeting on Pancheshwar (ht
04/02/2019)
Suspension
bridge built in Darchula border yet to come into use,
by Manoj Badu (kp 04/02/2019)
Tourism
to be promoted in Northeast India (ht 04/02/2019)
India
proposes IRs 7 billion in grants to Nepal in interim
budget (rep 03/02/2019)
Protesting
customs agents halt Nepal-bound cargo, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 01/02/2019), Over
600 Nepal-bound cargo stranded at Kolkata Port as protest
continues, by Rajesh KHanal (kp 04/02/2019)
Eminently
beneficial
for India and Nepal: The real reason why, six months after
it was finalised, India is sitting on the EPG report,
by Ajit Baral (nt 01/02/2019)
70th
Republic Day of India celebrated: 30 ambulances, six buses
and other goods gifted to Nepal (ht 27/01/2019)
Transshipment
privileges in Kolkata from Feb 15: Move is expected to
reduce the cost of trading for Nepali traders, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 26/01/2019), Nepal
gets trans-shipment facility at Indian ports: It will
benefit both India and Nepal: Experts (rep 28/01/2019)
Nepal
and India agree on energy bankind: Nepal allowed entry
into India’s Power Exchange Market (rep 26/01/2019)
Best
of
the times: Oli government should be more proactive in
further strengthening relationship with southern neighbor
and explore mutual growth opportunities, by Rishi
Damala (rep 26/01/2019)
India
digging trench near no-man’s land in Kanchanpur, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 25/01/2019)
No-man’s-land
encroached in Rautahat, by Shiva Puri (kp 24/01/2019)
Integrated
check post hindered by bad road (kp 24/01/2019)
Nepal
to seek more energy from India (ht 23/01/2019), India
agrees to sell additional 100 MW power (ht 24/01/2019)
Nepal
should
hedge: How should Nepal respond to a changing security
context and handle pressures from greater powers like
India and China?, by Mangal Bahadur Thapa (rep
22/01/2019)
Steep
challenges
await Acharya as he readies for Delhi mission: New envoy
will have full plate once he lands in Indian capital
next month, by Anil Giri (kp 22/01/2019)
India
trying to shift border pillar: Locals (rep
22/01/2019)
Nepal,
India air route talks keep going round in circles,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 22/01/2019)
Central
bank issues notice on Indian notes ban (kp
21/01/2019)
Delhi
accepts envoy nominee Acharya, by Anil Giri (kp
19/01/2019)
Nepal,
India agree on building embankments, half a dozen projects,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 13/01/2019)
Army
chief leaves for India today: To receive honorary chief title
of Indian Army from President Ram Nath Kovind, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 11/01/2019) [??]
Nepal,
India agree to hold joint committee meeting soon, by Anil
Giri (kp 11/01/2019)
Gyawali,
Swaraj review bilateral projects (ht 11/01/2019), ‘Bilateral
strains with India can be resolved through dialogue’, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 12/01/2019), Nepal
seeks transshipment privileges at Kolkata port, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 12/01/2019)
Tap
the
opportunities: Low level of economic integration combined with
untenable trade deficit is making Nepal vulnerable to external
shocks, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 08/01/2019)
Unguarded
border threatening wildlife, forest resources, by
Giriraj Baskota (rep 07/01/2019)
NRB
seeks exchange facility of high-denomination notes from
RBI (ht 07/01/2019)
In
the name of politics: The road to Singha Durbar is not
in Dillibazar but in Delhi. When Delhi decides, our
netas reconcile, by Guffadi (kp 05/01/2019)
Indian
lawmakers inquire about Nepal’s decision to ban Indian
bank notes, by Suresh Nath Neupane (kp 05/01/2019),
Nepal
begins talks to make banned Indian notes legal, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 06/01/2019)
India,
China yet to rebuild school buildings, by Rajendra
Manandhar (kp 03/01/2019)
Missing
border pillars being constructed (ht 02/01/2019)
Nepal
and India agree on energy banking, by Bibek Subedi (kp
28/12/2018)
Central
bank tightens Indian rupee spending for cardholders,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 26/12/2018), Card
payments in India for Nepalis limited to IRs 100,000 a
month, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 26/12/2018)
14
companies show interest to operate bus service to Indian
cities: DoTM officials say 10 will get permit very soon
(rep 25/12/2018)
Nepal
Army chief Thapa to visit India on January 11 (kp
23/12/2018)
India
relaxes
cross-border power trading guidelines: Move opens the
way for Nepal to export surplus electricity to
Bangladesh via Indian transmission lines, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 23/12/2018), India
relaxes hydropower import rules (rep 24/12/2018)
Minister
Pandit in Delhi to study Indian model of federalism,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 20/12/2018), Guarantee
equal
career opportunity for all staff, suggest Indian
experts: Nepali officials advised to outlaw trade unions
in civil service. Firing suggested for non-performing
staff, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 23/12/2018)
Construction
of integrated check post in limbo for years (kp
19/12/2018)
Park
officials rescue rhino from Susta: Indian authorities
had barred way for three animals swept by floods, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel and Narayan Sharma (kp 17/12/2018)
India
proposes talks on power line project, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 16/12/2018)
Nepal’s
jute exports to India hit Rs1.66 billion, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 16/12/2018)
Modi
should receive EPG report ASAP (rep 16/12/2018)
Cabinet
bans
Indian notes above INR 100: Government has also decided to
exempt loans taken by small farmers from the then Sajha
Co-operative (kp 14/12/2018), Nepal
may lose Indian tourists after currency restriction,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 18/12/2018), Modi
criticized for Nepal’s ban on some Indian banknotes
(rep 19/12/2018)
India
must own up EPG report: Minister (rep 14/12/2018)
India
Watching from Nepal, by Rameshwar Bohara (nt
14/12/2018)
Indian
security refuses to return Chitwan rhinos, by Narayan
Sharma (kp 14/12/2018)
Indian
State Assembly Elections Warning Shots To Oli, by
Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 14/12/2018)
Indian
dacoits shelter in Nepal, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep
10/12/2018)
India
opens door wider to electricity exporters, by Bibek
Subedi and Anil Giri (kp 08/12/2018)
8
Nepali women go missing from Delhi shelter home, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 06/12/2018)
Indian
security
force blocks road construction: Border security force of
India, Shasastra Seema Bal, says Bhimdutta Municipality
was planning to build the road at no-man’s-land, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 05/12/2018)
India
becoming safe haven for criminals from Nepal, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 05/12/2018)
‘I’m
visiting Janakpur as cultural envoy’, by Santosh
Singh (kp 04/12/2018) [on the planned visit by Chief
Minister of the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh and Hindu
leader Yogi Adityanath]
Nature
without borders: India and Nepal can cooperate in
crossborder conservation, by Sewa Bhattarai
(nt 30/11/2018)
Nepal
to ask India to remove quotas: Trade deficit with the
southern neighbour has been ballooning annually, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 29/11/2018)
America
is
watching: Nepal will have to watch not only how India is
responding to Nepal’s engagement with China but also be
mindful that United States is watching us as much,
by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 29/11/2018)
Nepal,
India and China: Fostering ties that bind, by Bal
Krishna Dahal (ht 28/11/2018)
Time
to
replace: Replacing 1950 treaty with new pragmatic
agreement will best serve interests of both Nepal and
India and strengthen their bonds, by Rebanta Bahadur
KC (rep 25/11/2018)
Nepali
exhibitors complain about hassles at customs, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 24/11/2018)
Government
clueless about Adityanath’s visit
Janakpur gears up for Uttar Pradesh chief’s arrival,
by Anil Giri (kp 23/11/2018)
Nepal
razes
three bridges built by India: nepal granted india
permission to construct two wooden bridges across
mahakali river in Byas in October. However, the indian
side constructed five bridges, by Manoj Badu (kp
23/11/2018)
Enovy
nominee Acharya faces tough challenges in Delhi, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 20/11/2018)
Implement
the EPG Report, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 18/11/2018)
Follow
the recommendations: If the recommendations of EPGs are
ignored, it might raise fresh resentment against India
in Nepal, by Umesh K Bhattarai (rep 14/11/2018), Nepal-India
panel
report awaits Modi’s attention: New Delhi ‘reluctant to
receive report’ because of its contents and
Madhesi representation issue, by Anil Giri (kp
15/11/2018)
Acharya
named ambassador to new Delhi, by Anil Giri (kp
12/11/2018), Acharya
rewarded for backing govt policies (ht 13/11/2018)
Nepal’s
Sovereignty & Indian Security Proposal, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 11/11/2018)
Nepal-India
high
level meeting next month: Joint commission meeting
expected to discuss all outstanding issues
including the EPG report, by Anil Giri (kp
06/11/2018)
40
women rescued from India, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp
06/11/2018)
Modi
to visit Nepal for Bibaha Panchami (rep 04/11/2018)
Nepal,
India to jointly monitor movement of Rohingya refugees
in border areas, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 31/10/2018)
The
sky is the limit: India’s refusal to grant two-way
western air routes is a barrier for Nepali airlines,
by Hari Prasad Shrestha (kp 30/10/2018)
Bridge
over Mechi River yet to come into operation
(ht 28/10/2018)
Ayodhya
to Janakpur: Oli to invite Modi for Bibaha Panchami,
by Anil Giri (kp 17/10/2018) [Hindu
fundamentalist ambitions?]
93
nepali workers robbed at border in three years: Study,
by Mohan Shahi (kp 11/10/2018)
Nepal
to settle border disputes with India in 4 yrs: PMO
(rep 11/10/2018) [And why shall it take so long???]
Indian
border markets chock-a-block with Nepali Dashain
shoppers, by Mohammad Habib (rep 11/10/2018)
Border
security emerges as a major challenge in Ilam, by
Bhim Chapagain (rep 10/10/2018)
Nepal
allows India to build 2 wooden bridges across Mahakali
River, by Manoj Badu (kp 07/10/2018)
Dahal’s
Delhi
drift: At this point of time, Pushpa Kamal Dahal is
seeking New Delhi’s support to ascend to power, while
New Delhi is seeking Dahal’s support to minimize China’s
influence in Nepal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (rep
04/10/2018)
Amlekhgunj-Motihari
petroleum pipeline: IOC expresses concern over project
progress (kp 28/09/2018), India
agrees
in principle to extend pipeline to Chitwan: According to
the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, India
has also agreed to build a pipeline system to import
liquefied petroleum gas, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
29/09/2018)
Nepal,
India petroleum meet deferred (kp 27/09/2018)
The
blockade:
Lessons unlearned; For a country that has suffered
thrice because of blockade, blockade should not be a
mere tool for certain leaders to capitalize during the
elections, rise to power and lead the government, by
Mahabir Paudyal (rep 27/09/2018)
Nepal
to propose new gas pipeline with India (kp
26/09/2018)
Nepal-India
Second Cross-Border Transmission Line: MCC official
hopeful Nepal, India will resolve differences soon
(rep 25/09/2018)
MP
Karki raises issue of ‘stateless’ Nepali speaking people
in India (ht 24/09/2018)
Modi
may visit Janakpur again, officials say, by Anil
Giri (kp 24/09/2018)
Nepal-India
Inland waterways: Officials: Feasibility study to be
over in two months, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
22/09/2018)
Nepal-India
boundary meeting concludes (kp 22/09/2018)
Economic
reforms in India will help Nepal, says NITI vice chair
(ht 21/09/2018)
Nepal
and India border group meet starts today, by Anil
Giri (kp 19/09/2018)
Nepal,
Bhutan should be inclined to India: Indian Army chief
(rep 18/09/2018) [?????]
Nepali
team visits India to study inland waterways, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 17/09/2018)
Shoppers
throng Indian markets ahead of Dashain (kp
17/0/2018)
Nepal-India
Relations: Shun The Colonial Mindset, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 16/09/2018)
Economic
diplomacy is a key to enhancing Nepal-India relations,
interview with Gopal Krishna Agrawal (rep 16/09/2018)
Deal
boundary issues keeping national interests at core: PM:
Kathmandu to host 5th Nepal-India Boundary Working Group
meeting (kp 14/09/2018)
Nepal,
India issues linger as deadline looms, by Anil Giri
(kp 13/09/2018)
Delhi
did not protest Kathmandu skipping drill, say Nepali
officials, by Anil Giri (kp 12/09/2018) [Why
should Indiia, if it has never been agreed as the Nepali
govt claims?]q
Turning
towards the East: Least developed countries like Bhutan,
and Nepal should undertake and market integration with
India, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 12/09/2018)
Modi's
delay in receiving EPG report raises doubt over Indian
commitment, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 11/09/2018)
Migrants'
problems will be resolved soon: Dahal (kp
08/09/2018)
Janakpur-Patna
bus service to begin from September 16, by Shyam
Sundar Shashi (kp 07/09/2018)
Dahal’s
foreign trips are about diplomacy - and his own image,
by Anil Giri (kp 06/09/2018), Dahal
says meeting with Indian PM Modi ‘successful’, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 09/09/2018) [What
is 'successful' if a politician without state function
meets the Inden PM?], Dahal,
Modi discuss producing mineral water from Everest
(ht 09/09/2018) [??], Tours
and travels: Politicians should follow the rules when
they go abroad (kp 11/09/2018) [based on PK Dahal's
visit to India]
‘Open
border, an opportunity for the poor’ (ht 06/09/2018)
Nepal
and India push health pact: Co-operation and
partnerships in health will move forward based on the
proposed agreement, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
06/09/2018)
Reserve
Bank of India unlikely to swap banned Indian notes lying
in Nepal: Nepal has around INR 100 million in
demonetised Indian banknotes of 500- and 1,000-rupee
denominations (ht 05/09/2018)
Indian
nationals obstruct Thute stream bridge, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 02/09/2018)
Locals
in border areas terrified by Indian Police, by
Nirmal Ghimire (rep 02/09/2018)
Nepal
and
India agree to survey cross-border rail: India’s Konkan
Railway Corporation Ltd has been tasked with the
engineering cum traffic survey (kp 01/09/2018), MoU
signed for technical study of Raxaul-KTM railway
(rep 01/09/2018)
India
to build Mahakali main canal (kp 01/09/2018)
Nepal,
India to sign two agreements on sidelines of BIMSTEC
(ht 26/08/2018)
Energy
banking accord may be signed in Oct, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 24/08/2018)
Locked
between
two neighbors: The strategic significance of Nepal’s
geographic location will soar on account of China’s
economic superpower status and India’s vast potential
for emulating China, by P Kharel (rep 22/08/2018)
Nepal,
India to sign MoU on rail survey, bulk cargo, by
Anil Giri (kp 20/08/2018)
‘EPG
report will be implemented at any cost’, by Suresh
Raj Neupane (kp 20/08/2018)
Nepal-India
joint team visits landslip-hit areas, by Manoj Badu
(kp 19/08/2018)
Integrated
Check
Post in Birgunj set for expansion; The four-month-old
facility is unable to handle the volume of commerce
passing through, by Shankar Acharya (kp 16/08/2018)
India
wants
to deploy its paramilitary force to guard Koshi Barrage:
Indian official; Nepali security personnel capable
enough to guard the barrage: Saptari CDO, by
Jitendra Kumar Jha(rep 16/08/2018)
India
grants Rs 470m for Postal Highway Project (kp
15/08/2018)
Janakpur-Jayanagar-Kurtha
railway: Wet lease train starts this year (kp
15/08/2018)
Modi
set to open pilgrims’ house (kp 15/08/2018)
Imports
from India: NRB makes LC mandatory for imports of over
IRs 50 million (rep 15/08/2018)
Nepali,
Indian experts propose ‘smart border’ to limit crossings,
by Anil Giri (kp 13/08/2018)
Nepal
and India to set up help desks at border posts (kp
11/08/2018), APF,
SSB to set up 'help desks' on border during Dashain and
Tihar (rep 11/08/2018)
Uprety
out of India ambassador race (kp 09/08/2018)
Nepal-India
trade
and transit: Prep meeting for trade treaty tomorrow;
Nepal will also urge India to allow it to use other
Indian sea ports during the review (kp 08/08/2018),
Nepal
to push for more
Indian investments, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
09/08/2018), Nepali
delegation seeks Indian support to address trade
barriers (rep 11/08/2018), Preferential
treatment sought, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
12/08/2018)
Nepali
passport holders flying out from Indian airports face
hassles (rep 08/08/2018) [????]
Looking
south:
Nepal should now explore “look north” policy
alternatives for trade, technology, connectivity and
financial integration, by Suresh Sharma (rep
07/08/2018)
Selection
of
envoy to India ‘in limbo’: Cabinet has not authenticated
candidate Neel Kantha Uprety’s recommendation as
ambassador, by Anil Giri (kp 07/08/2018)
India
starts road project inside Nepali boundary, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 07/08/2018)
Koshi
barrage-displaced awaiting compensation since three
generations, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 04/08/2018)
India
closes its field office in Biratnagar, by Madhav
Ghimire and Dev Narayan Shah (kp 02/08/2018)
More
Nepali women rescued from Delhi by
Rewati Sapkota (ht
02/08/2018)
Delivery
of Nepal-bound cargo to Jogbani via rail to continue
(ht 02/08/2018)
BJP
leader says Look south policy could give Nepal access to
sea (kp 01/08/2018), Senior
BJP leader wants Nepal to adopt "look south" policy
(rep 01/08/2018)
Bridge
project stalls following border dispute, by Santosh
Singh (kp 01/08/2018)
Another
group of Nepali women rescued from Delhi, by Suresh
Raj Neupane (kp 01/08/2018)
Indian
PM Modi’s Janakpur visit inflicts Rs 28m bill (kp
31/07/2018)
Nepal
delegation visiting India to revise bilateral trade
treaty (rep 31/07/2018), Process
of reviewing Nepal-India trade treaty comprehensively
begins
(ht 01/08/2018)
Government
halts process of sending eight Tibetan refugees to India
(ht 31/07/2018)
Nepal-India
Think Tank Summit on Tuesday (rep 30/07/2018)
India
presents
Rs 2.1 billion housing grant to Nepal: Indian aid
reimburses first tranche of grant given to 42,086
victims in Nuwakot and Gorkha (kp 28/07/2018)
Nepal-India
relations: Emerging Positive Vibes, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (rn 28/07/2018)
Kathmandu
to host Nepal-India Think Tank Summit on Tuesday (kp
28/07/2018)
Modi’s
foreign tour delays Indo-Nepal report, by Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 27/07/2018)
16
Nepali women rescued from Delhi, by Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 26/07/2018), More
than 150 Nepali women feared caughtin trafficking racket,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 26/07/2018)
The
never-ending border disputes still linger: Locals accuse
Indian SSB of taking away their cattle, by Bhim
Chapagain (rep 26/07/2018)
India
field office closes on Aug 1 (kp 25/07/2018)
Delhi
puts Nepali vehicles in the fast lane to India, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 22/07/2018)
Mahalisagar
dam inundates paddy farms of Kapilvastu, by Kiran
Man Bajracharya (rep 22/07/2018)
Nepal
seeks India nod to switch $750m credit line (kp
20/07/2018) [No more need for
reconstruction? The Indian conditions are as destructive
as the Nepalese conditions on the work of NGOs under the
guise of NIP!]
Nepal,
India
review implementation of bilateral projects: The two
sides agree to address the problems faced by the
implementing agencies at the earliest (kp
19/07/2018), Nepal-India
to address problems of ongoing bilateral projects
(rep 19/07/2018)
Uprety
named envoy to India (kp 17/07/2018) [Obviously
contrary to article 245 of the constitution! Besides,
once again two male Bahuns are nominated into leading
positions; based on the principles of inclusive
politics, no male Bahun must be nominated; there are
already too many of them in control of state organs and
parties!!], Shrestha,
Gautam object to govt pick for Delhi mission (kp
21/07/2018)
Nepal-India
meeting:
Inland waterway first on Koshi, Narayani rivers; ndia
has set up infrastructure in Kalughat and Sahibgunj
which Nepal can use for cargo shipment, by Anil Giri
(kp 16/07/2018),
Technical
team to study inland waterways (kp 17/07/2018)
Foreign
Ministry to facilitate connectivity projects (kp
16/07/2018)
Redefining
neutrality:
What are the new markers of Nepal’s neutrality when
Nepali leaders are redefining Nepal as a bridge between
India and China?, by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep
16/07/2018)
Nepal
clamps on India’s small project grants (kp
10/07/2018)
Lentil
imports through Sirsiya jump twofold, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 10/07/2018)
Nepal,
India to make concerted bid to complete two cross-border
rail lines (rep 10/07/2018), Nepal,
India to expedite rail project (kp 11/07/2018)
Farmers
lament inability to export produce to India, by Bhim
Chapagain and Giriraj Baskota (rep 09/07/2018)
Redefining
Nepal-India Ties, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 08/07/2018)
India
to send officials on paid Nepal tour (kp 07/07/2018)
India
lifts
restrictions on import of Nepali ginger: India has
imposed ban on the import of Nepali ginger on several
occasions citing chemical residue issues (kp
05/07/2018)
Together
on
agriculture: Nepal should seek Indian support in seed
production and marketing, agriculture mechanization and
development of agriculture-related infrastructure, by
Bhairab Raj Kaini (rep 04/07/2018)
NEA
to urge India not to raise energy prices, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 04/07/2018)
EPG
completes its task with single joint report, by Anil
Giri (kp 01/07/2018), Nepal-India
EPG finalises joint report (ht 01/07/2018), EPG
recommendations will benefit both nations: Koshyari
(rep 02/07/2018)
Govt
'least interested' about Nepalis missing in India,
by Khamma Khatri (rep 28/06/2018)
Locals
prevent Indian company from digging no mans' land,
by Binod Subedi (rep 28/06/2018)
EPG
tenure end July 4: Joint report, term on Kathmandu meet
agenda (kp 26/06/2018), EPG
may wrap up work today, by Anil Giri (kp
30/06/2018), EPG
meet focuses on resolving contentious issues (rep
30/06/2018)
700
Nepali containers stuck in Kolkata, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep 25/06/2018)
Nepal
should ask China, India to build railway links on grants
(rep 24/06/2018), Nepal
plans to get set for India, China rail projects (kp
25/06/2018)
Indian
delegation discuss ways to boost trade (kp
21/06/2018)
Birgunj
ICP fails to please importers, by Ritesh Tripathi
(rep 21/06/2018)
India
agrees to open two quarantine posts in Nepal, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 20/06/2018)
Border
hopping shoppers increase after budget, by Mohan
Budayer (kp 20/06/2018)
Let’s
spread our wings: The agenda for the Nepal-India
aviation meeting should include the Himalaya Route,
by Tri Ratna Manandhar (kp 14/06/2018), Breakthrough
expected in Nepal-India air route talks (kp
15/06/2018), Meeting
on new air route feasibility kicks off (ht
15/06/2018), Nepal
to get 4 new air gateways, by Sangam Prasain (kp
17/06/2018), The
India connection: The opening of four new air routes is
welcome news but implementation is key (kp
18/06/2018)
Nepal
and transit: Despite the distance, Visakhapatnam offers
lower end-to-end cost for Nepali traders, by
Mahendra P. Lama (kp 13/06/2018)
The
three-body
problem: The efforts of Oli government in restoring
relations with India should not be taken as obstacle to
continued closeness of Nepal with China, by Gao
Liang (rep 13/06/2018)
India
provides Rs 99.2m for irrigation project (ht
12/06/2018)
Storage
facilities to be built for dusty cargo (kp
11/06/2018)
Nepal-India
joint technical team to visit flood-prone sites, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 09/06/2018)
Lack
of consulate at Vizag delays shipments: More than 1,400
containers are stuck at the port in India due to
paperwork hassles, by Shankar Acharya (kp
09/06/2018)
Nepal-India
talks on air routes next week, by Sangam Prasain (kp
07/06/2018)
Army
chief Chhetri heads to India, by Binod Ghimire (kp
06/06/2018)
Now
is the time: Development, peace and stability should be
the foundation for trilateral relations, by Lok Raj
Baral (kp 06/06/2018)
EPG
likely to seek one month term extension: The Indian side
has given two reasons for added tenure: Health condition
of one of its EPG members and need for top level
consultations on outcome of the report, by Anil Giri
(kp 04/06/2018)
Tanker
drivers protest in Amlekhgunj (ht 04/06/2018)
Execution
of
pacts with India picks up pace: Ministry forms a panel
to carry out study on inland water navigations in Nepali
rivers leading up to Indian sea ports, by Anil Giri
(kp 03/06/2018)
Koshi
victims still await compensation (ht 03/06/2018)
Locals:
Indian SSB obstructing Bhadariya bridge construction,
by Shahiman Rai (kp 03/06/2018)
Nepal-India
technical committee meet in June third week (ht
02/06/2018)
Surkhet-Delhi
bus service starts, by Nagendras Upadhyaya (rep
02/06/2018)
Swaraj’s
‘Indians in Janakpur’ comment unfortunate: MoFA (kp
30/05/2018)
Indian
govt offers Rs 555 million grant to develop Postal
Highway (kp 30/05/2018), India
hands over Rs 529.72m (ht 30/05/2018)
Three
is company: Nepal can unleash the Greater Himalayan
Region’s true potential only if it adopts trilateralism,
by Madhukar SJB Rana and Atul K. Thakur (kp 30/05/2018)
Misreading
Nepal:
As Nepal leans further toward China, not just
politically, but also socially and economically, India
may be left wondering why its narrative is failing in
Nepal, by Bishal Thapa (rep 29/05/2018)
CII
Foundation hands over health posts in Dolakha (ht
29/05/2018)
Tea
entrepreneurs continue facing obstruction at Panityanki
border, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 29/05/2018)
Biratnagar
India camp staffers awaiting word from Delhi, by
Raju Adhikari (rep 29/05/2018)
Police
nab Indian security personnel in Rautahat for
‘kidnapping’ Nepali entrepreneur, by Madaan Thakur
(rep 27/05/2018)
Another
diplomatic
gamble: If Modi could scratch Oli’s back, so did Oli on
Modi’s back. This is a diplomatic gamble of two powerful
personalities of Nepal and India, by Aditaya Man
Shrestha (rep 27/05/2018)
EPG
defers June 1-3 meeting (kp 26/05/2018)
Reshaping
India’s Neighborhood Policy, by Bhuwan Upreti (sp
25/05/2018), Faithfully
Yours: Although Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
recent trip focused on visits to Hindu shrines, his
visit also helped bring Nepal-India relations back on
track, by Keshab Poudel (sp 25/05/2018), Modi-3
+
Arun-3 = L^3?: All this happened despite the fact that
all outstanding projects promised by Modi-1 and Modi-2
are pending or badly behind schedule, and despite no
relief forthcoming to Nepal on many Nepal-India issues
including border inundation, demonetization loot and
harassment of travelers, by Dipak Gyawali (sp
25/05/2018)
Squashed
in the middle: A Kathmandu-New Delhi-Beijing diplomatic
corridor is an urgent need for Nepal, by Saurav Raj
Pant (kp 24/05/2018)
The
Modi
ripples: Pandering to the masses by playing divisive
politics is a cheap way of gaining publicity. Playing
victim card forever is no solution to Madhes, by
Manjeet Mishra (rep 24/05/2018)
Nepal-India
Ties: Breaking the Rhetoric, by Shyam KC (rn
23/05/2018)
A
balancing act: With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha
election, instability in the neighbourhood will not bode
well for Modi, by Suman Mandal (kp 23/05/2018)
Security
locks
installed on 1,260 tankers: The security locking system
is a specially designed safety measure that is being
implemented by Indian Oil Corporation in India (kp
23/05/2018)
Nepal
and India to run joint operation to check wildlife
poaching, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 22/05/2018)
Modi
Mantra and Oli Tantra, by Prem Khatry (rn
22/05/2018)
India’s
field office ‘to close’ (kp 20/05/2018), Nepal-India
issue ends as Delhi closes field office, by Suresh
Raj Neupane (kp 23/05/2018)
Cautious
time:
India holds a greater leverage and it will ensure that
their strategic interests are fulfilled. Nepal needs to
do the same, by Rohit Karki (rep 20/05/2018)
Crucial
EPG meeting on June 1-3 in Kathmandu (kp 19/05/2018)
Indian
farmers grow crops illegally in Saptari district, by
Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 18/05/2018)
Naxalbari
to
Lhasa, via Kathmandu: China, after its war with India,
lent support to several insurgent groups in India. The
Naxalites were one of them, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
18/05/2018)
Living
with
China: Great Indian irony is that when Nepal seeks to
diversify trade with China and attract Chinese FDI, they
take it as an intrusion on their area of influence,
by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 16/05/2018)
Connected
through
borders: Madhes should have used this as an opportunity
to reveal its vision on how it seeks to engage with the
Indian establishment, by Kalpana Jha (kp 16/05/2018)
India
to drop discriminatory rule in power trade (rep
16/05/2018)
Govt
seeks contractor for access road works, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp 16/05/2018)
16
border pillars missing in Panchthar (rep 16/05/2018)
A
mere lip service? Modi’s visit to Nepal was more jam
packed and less result oriented, by Achyut Wagle (kp
15/05/2018), Lawmakers
raise questions over Modi visit (ht 15/05/2018), Modi’s
silence on statute leaves Madhesi parties in quandary
(rep 15/05/2018), Geopolitical
test:
After his visit to India last month, PM Oli has become
soft toward India and his priority seems to have changed,
by Umesh K. Bhattarai (rep 15/05/2018), NSU
protests
against BJP leader Azad’s anti-Nepal comment: The
student wing of Nepali Congress has decided to continue
the agitation until Azad apologises (kp 16/05/2018),
Modi’s
Modus Operandi, by Dhruba H. Adhikary (rn
16/05/2018), Improving
Nepal-India Relations, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
16/05/2018)
Think
new:
We need to depart from conventional thinking of
Nepal-India relations to address each other’s concern in
a pragmatic way with new approach, by Pradhumna B.
Shah (rep 15/05/2018)
Parties
condemn Indian MP’s remark on Janakpur (rep
14/05/2018), BJP
MP
Azad in territory row: Minister Gyawali says ‘Nepal will
take up Janakpur issue with India’; Lower House MPs are
angry over suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad’s comment that
Jankapur is part of Indian territory (kp 15/05/2018)
There
won’t be another blockade: PM (kp 14/05/2018), Meeting
with Modi positive, says PM (ht 14/05/2018)
Securing
Indian Strategic Interest In Nepal, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn 14/05/2018)
More
air entry routes from India sought (ht 14/05/2018)
Delhi
‘ready’ to help reduce Nepal-India trade imbalances
(kp 14/05/2018)
Mission
Modi: For Nepal-India ties to deepen, bilateral
agreements should be implemented (kp 14/05/2018)
India
sends
draft MoU for railway feasibility study: Two prime
ministers agree to maintain momentum generated by Oli’s
visit to India in April, by Anil Giri (kp
13/05/2018)
Nepal
seeks India nod on grant rejig (kp 13/05/2018)
Strong
ties ‘shall always remain: ’Province 2 government,
Janakpur mayor honour Indian prime minister, by Ajit
Tiwari, Shyam Sundar Shashi and Santosh Singh (kp
12/05/2018), Nepal,
India to resolve key issues by Sept 19: 'India supports
unified and prosperous Nepal', by Anil Giri (kp
12/05/2018), Police
detain 30 protesters (kp 12/05/2018), Oli,
Modi vow to expedite air, water, rail connectivity,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 12/05/2018), Janakpur
now a part of Ramayan Circuit: Modi, Oli jointly launch
Janakpur-Ayodhya Bus Service (rep 12/05/2018), PMs
jointly lay foundation for Arun III (rep
12/05/2018), Cops
remove Bibeksheel protest banner (rep 12/05/2018) [Please no critics in Lord Modi!],
Spheres
for course correction: With his Indian counterpart,
Nepali PM should take up the issue of additional checks
by Indian security officers at TIA. No such arrangement
exists anywhere in the world, by Hemant Arjyal (rep
12/05/2018), Police
arrest 23 anti modi protesters (kp 13/05/2018), Cross-party
leaders meet Indian PM Modi (kp 13/05/2018)
Cautious
optimism as Modi visits again: Preparations over for
civic reception in ancient town; Muktinath sees heavy
snowfall, by Anil Giri (kp 11/05/2018), Janakpur
ready for reception, by Ajit Tiwari, Shyam Sundar
Shashi and Santosh Singh (kp 11/05/2018), NRA
seeks renegotiation of Indian credit, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 11/05/2018), Modi
faces Twitteratis’ wrath; few come to his defence
(kp 11/05/2018), Weather,
too, unfavourable (kp 11/05/2018), A
balancing act: Nepalis will greet Indian PM Modi with
cautious optimism unlike in 2014 when they gave him a
standing ovation (kp 11/05/2018), Have
a pleasant stay: Nepali civil society should forget the
past and consider the long-term benefits of Modi’s visit,
by Randhir Chaudhary (kp 11/05/2018), Janakpur
to Janakpur, by Om Astha Rai (nt 11/05/2018), Modi’s
Himalayan marathon: The Indian prime minister’s visit to
Nepal sparks hope, dismay and speculation, by Om
Astha Rai (nt 11/05/2018), A
political pilgrim, by Om Astha Rai (nt 11/05/2018)
India-China
Collaboration, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 11/05/2018)
Budhanagar
ICP set to come online early, by Binod Bhandari (kp
10/05/2018)
Modi
visit to ink railway and waterways pacts, by Anil
Giri (kp 10/05/2018), Janakpur
set to welcome Modi, by Ajit Tiwari and Santosh
Singh (kp 10/05/2018), Parts
of Kathmandu undergo hasty makeover, by Anup Ojha
(kp 10/05/2018)
Ex-PMs,
ministers ask Oli to put national intersts ahead (kp
09/05/2018), Oli
looking forward to Modi’s visit (ht 09/05/2018), Modi
in Janakpur: Cementing bilateral ties, by Hari Bansh
Jha (ht 09/05/2018), NRA
urges expediting release of Indian reconstruction aid
(rep 09/05/2018), Shared
concern, shared prosperity: India should examine the
relevance of some assumptions of ‘Nehru doctrine’ and
build a new paradigm of shared concern and shared
prosperity with Nepal, by Prakash Chandra Lohani
(rep 09/05/2018)
Nepal-India
border dispute continues (ht 09/05/2018)
Modify
relations: Nepal-India dealings have transformed from a
relation based on hierarchy to one based on friendship,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 08/05/2018)
Janakpur
calling: Modi’s visit might become epochal in bolstering
socio-economic and cultural ties between Nepal and India,
by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 07/05/2018)
Missed
opportunities:
Two economically powerful countries are our permanent
neighbors. They should be Nepal’s natural strategic
partners for development, by Kedar Neupane (rep
06/05/2018)
India
plans three ‘surprise gifts’ (kp 06/05/2018)
India’s
small
development project: Indian aid to pass through Nepal’s
budgetary channel; Officials say the move will allow
govt control over spending and maintain transparency;
India has been directly funding up to Rs 50m as
SDP scheme since 2003 (kp 05/05/2018)
Yellow
lentils being smuggled into India, by Thakur Singh
Tharu (kp 05/05/2018)
No
longer
a yam? Will Nepal develop an alternative vision for
connectivity if the trans-Himalayan economic corridor
doesn’t work out?, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
04/05/2018)
Govt
renews controversial Indian embassy Small Grants
Projects, by Surendra Paudel (rep 03/05/2018)
Modi
visit to ink Nepal-India easy agro exports deal, by
Suresh Raj Yadav (kp 02/05/2018), Modi
to begin Nepal visit from Janakpur (ht 02/05/2018),
Modi to
stop over in Janakpur, Muktinath on way to Kathmandu,
by Suresh Yadav (rep 02/05/2018), Special
package on anvil for Janakpur, by Suresh Raj Neupane
(kp 03/05/2018), Mustang
prepares for Modi visit, by Santosh Pokharel (rep
03/05/2018), To
Modi, with memories: What PM Modi will do and say during
the visit will largely determine how Nepal and Nepalis
will cope with bitter memories of blockade, by
Mahabir Paudyal (rep 03/05/2018), Mustang
gears up for Modi’s Muktinath visit (kp 04/05/2018),
Modi
to visit Nepal from May 11 to 12: India (ht
04/05/2018), Janakpur
to Janakpur, by Om Astha Rai (nt 04/05/2018)
Modi-Xi
yin yang: Nepal has in the past lacked the acumen and
strategy to bring both India and China on-board in
cooperation, by Achyut Wagle (kp 01/05/2018)
Nepal
prods India for new air routes, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 30/04/2018), Well-connected:
Air routes must be a key agenda during Indian PM’s visit
if new international airports are to be feasible (kp
01/05/2018)
Nepal,
India agree to amend transit treaty to facilitate
Nepal’s trade (rep 30/04/2018)
'Do
not compromise on national interests in the name of
equidistant relations' (rep 30/04/2018)
Lack
of railway rakes delays transportation of goods, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 30/04/2018), Country
seeks bulk cargo facility at more customs points (ht
30/04/2018), India
‘agrees’ to set aside 125 rail cars (kp 01/05/2018),
Fast
tracks: Nepal needs to hold India to its promises to
better rail connectivity for cargo shipments (kp
02/05/2018), Indian
train arrives near Biratnagar (ht 02/05/2018)
1st
cargo
train arrives near Biratnagar: this is part of a trial
to create a second cargo train route linking nepal
with india after Birgunj, by Madhav Ghimire (kp
30/04/2018)
Improving
operational capacy: Govt mulls plan to boost traffic at
ICP, by Shankar Acharya (kp 29/04/2018)
Transit,
trade treaties and RSA to be reviewed, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 29/04/2018)
Indian
border force dismantles electric fence on Nepal side,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 28/04/2018)
Biratnagar
trials Nepal’s second cargo train route, by Madhav
Ghimire (kp 27/04/2018)
Tilathi
locals say India ‘reluctant’ to control Khado stream
flood, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 26/04/2018)
CONCOR
starts
ferrying Nepal-bound cargo containers to Jogbani: The
move is expected to lower transportation cost for Nepali
traders (ht 26/04/2018)
Oli,
Modi to lay foundation stone for 900-MW Arun III
(rep 26/04/2018)
Nepal’s
only ICP fails to operate at full capacity, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 25/04/2018)
Govt
unveils
wish list for IGC meeting: Nepal will also ask India to
allow it to use inland waterways for the movement of
cargo within the framework of trade and transit
arrangements, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 24/04/2018), Nepal
lists out its priorities for IGC meeting (ht
24/04/2018)
Police
rescue two Nepalis from Delhi brothel (kp
23/04/2018)
Cautious
optimism in Nepal as India and China show sign of
rapprochement, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 23/04/2018)
Customs
formalities for Nepal bound cargoes at Indian ports to
ease, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 23/04/2018)
Modi
likely to visit Nepal in second week of May, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 22/04/2018), Indian
PM Modi to visit Nepal from May 11 to 12 (ht
22/04/2018), Preparations
on for Modi’s visit to Janakpur (kp 23/04/2018), Preps
begin for Modi’s visit starting May 11, by Anil Giri
(kp 24/04/2018), Province
2 decides on Modi’s civic reception (kp 25/04/2018),
Preparations
in full swing for Modi's Janakpur visit, by Suresh
Yadav (rep 30/04/2018), Modi
first foreign PM to visit provincial HQ, by Anil
Giri and Ajit Tiwari (kp 02/05/2018)
Indian
currency crunch in Rajbiraj (ht 22/04/2018)
Impact
of demonetisation: Why this issue was not raised during
PM Oli’s state visit to India remains a mystery, by
Narayan Manandhar (kp 22/04/2018)
Where
is
my home? There are those Nepalis in India who are from
Nepal and hold Nepali citizenship and then there are
others who live in India and hold Indian citizenship,
by Binayak Sundas (rep 21/04/2018)
Container
tracking system launched as pilot project, by Suresh
Neupane (kp 20/04/2018)
Nepal-India
energy secretary-level talks end (ht 19/04/2018)
Testing
times: Signing agreements does not mark a real gain.
Many agreements remain only in papers, by Rishi
Dhamala (rep 17/04/2018), To
newer heights: How successful Prime Minister Oli’s
latest state visit to India was remains to be seen,
by Birendra P. Mishra (kp 19/04/2018)
A
talk with Mr Oli: Visit to India should provide an
important impetus for the two countries to strengthen
their joint efforts to progress and advance, by
Salman Haidar (kp 19/04/2018)
‘Positive
vibes’ in EPG after PM’s India visit, by Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 13/04/2018), Nepal-India
EPG meet under way (ht 13/04/2018), EPG
sides exchange report drafts (ht 14/04/2018), Eighth
Nepal-India EPG meet concludes (ht 14/04/2018)
NEA
offers power banking to India, by Bibek Subedi (kp
13/04/2018)
Crossing
point: Extra vigilance needed on both sides of
Indo-Nepal border to curb human trafficking (kp
13/04/2018)
Nepal-India
Ties Redefined, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 13/04/2018),
Oli’s
Test Of Balancing Relations, by Hira Bahadur Thapa
(rn 13/04/2018)
India-funded
post-quake housing reconstruction project starts (kp
12/04/2018)
LPG
bottlers upset ‘non-explosive certificate’ issue not
resolved during PM Oli’s India visit (ht 12/04/2018)
Nepal
and India to discuss waterways link in Pokhara, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/04/2018)
India-Nepal
railway study soon (kp 11/04/2018)
India
visit successful, historic: PM (kp 09/04/2018), Nepal-India
ties harmonious, says PM Oli (ht 09/04/2018), Was
prime minister's India visit a success?, by Roshan
Sedhai (rep 09/04/2018), Congress
points
to issues missing from visit agenda: Party spokesman
says the NC had expected Prime Minister Oli to take up
issues of Pancheshwar DPR and trade deficit seriously
with the Indian side (kp 09/04/2018), Good
start: PM’s India visit can be hailed as a success even
as we await implementation of agreements (kp
09/04/2018), Ties
on
track: The visit proves that nepal and India share an
ineluctable bond and that acrimony should have no place
in our age-old ties (ht 09/04/2018), ‘No
reason to cheer new project announcements’ (rep
09/04/2018), Two
NC leaders divided over outcome of PM’s India visit
(kp 10/04/2018), Amity
With All, Enmity With None, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
11/04/2018), Success
In ‘Mending’ Soured Ties!, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
11/04/2018), Oli’s
India Visit: Some Achievements, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 12/04/2018), PM’s
India Visit: Oli Lives Up To His Promise, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 15/04/2018)
Misplaced
narrative:
The ability to deal with India has been an important
source of legitimacy for both bureaucratic state and
political actors, by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC
(rep 09/04/2018)
India-Nepal
oil pipeline formally launched (rep 08/04/2018)
Barathwa-Biratnagar
section of cross-border railway hits a snag, by
Binod Subedi (rep 08/04/2018)
Oli
says after meeting Indian PM: ‘No misunderstanding
between Nepal, India’, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari
and Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 07/04/2018), Oli
holds meetings with Gandhi, Yadav (kp 07/04/2018), Oli
urges Indians to ‘seize biz opportunities’ in Nepal
(kp 07/04/2018), Oli,
Modi talk Nepal-India cooperation, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 07/04/2018), PM
Oli in New Delhi, key meetings today (rep
07/04/2018), New
channels
of cooperation open: India hails Nepal’s political
achievements: Two prime ministers inaugurate
Birgunj-based Integrated Check Post, by Chandra
Shekhar Adhikari and Suresh Neupane (kp 08/04/2018), Banned
Indian notes find no mention (kp 08/04/2018), Joint
statement during the state visit of PM Oli to India
(kp 08/04/2018), Agreement
reached on three areas (ht 08/04/2018), Rail
line to Kathmandu among accords inked by Nepal, India,
by Roshan Sedhai (rep 08/04/2018)
‘SSB
obstructs border people from tilling their own land’,
by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 07/04/2018)
Nepal,
India to sign at least three agreements, by Anil
Giri (kp 06/04/2018), DoS
officials urge PM to prioritise border issue, by DR
Panta (kp 06/04/2018), Province
7 PA wants PM Oli to seek upgradation of Gauriphanta
entry point (ht 06/04/2018), What
is different this time?, by Om Astha Rai (nt
06/04/2018), Virtually
a
blockade: PM Oli opposed the Indian Blockade in 2015,
but as he prepares to visit Delhi he seems unaware of
the stoppage at the Bhairawa border (nt 06/04/2018),
Red
carpet for a red leader, by Shekhar Kharel (nt
06/04/2018), Asking
the
difficult questions: Prime Minister Oli’s fence-mending
trip to India is not getting into the touchy subject of
Gorkha recruitment (nt 06/04/2018), Prime
Minister Oli’s India Visit: International Diplomacy,
by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 06/04/2018)
Press
reset: PM Oli’s Delhi visit marks the beginning of a new
phase of Nepal-India ties in the shadow of China, by
Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 06/04/2018)
Birgunj
ICP to be inaugurated on Saturday (rep 06/04/2018)
Respect
Nepal, says Indian opposition: Parties in India tell PM
Modi not to interfere in Nepal’s internal affairs,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 05/04/2018) [Says
the same party that, in 1989 under its PM Rajiv Gandhi,
imposed a direct economic blockade against Nepal!]
Chitwan
authorities destroy ‘illegal’ Indian chicken (kp
04/04/2018)
Unfinished
business: Prime Minister Oli should take up bilateral
issues during his visits to India and China, by
Niranjan Mani Dixit (kp 03/04/2018)
Birgunj
Integrated Check Post likely to open April 5, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 03/04/2018)
Banned
Indian banknotes: NRB official hopes Oli visit resolves
issue, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 01/04/2018)
Nepal
to propose power swap deal with India, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 01/04/2018)
Kathmandu,
New Delhi announce April 6-8 date: Oli visit to deepen
ties, by Anil Giri (kp 31/03/2018), Revisiting
Nepal-India Relations, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
01/04/2018), PM
for India’s supportive role in development (ht
01/04/2018), PM
Oli’s visit aims to ‘redefine’ Nepal-India ties, by
Anil Giri (kp 02/04/2018), No
mere formality: There’s no denying political symbolism
of a visit by PM who enjoys overwhelming support at home
(kp 02/04/2018), Main
objective is to strengthen goodwill: FMSays there will
be no new agenda, agreement or demand from the Nepali
side (ht 02/04/2018), Bulk
cargo transit deal on Oli-Modi meeting agenda, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 03/04/2018), At
least two pacts to be signed, by Anil Giri (kp
03/04/2018), As
Oli goes to India: Prime Minister Oli holds almost the
same strong clout in Nepal as his counterpart Narendra
Modi does in India, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep
03/04/2018), PM
tells Parliament: Past pacts in priority, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 04/04/2018), Forwarders
urge PM to lobby India to simplify procedures (kp
04/04/2018), PM
Oli
urged to stress cross-border trade: Also advised to seek
facilitation of seamless vehicular movement via Siliguri
Corridor (ht 04/04/2018), India
visit to boost ties, says PM Oli (ht 04/04/2018), Prime
Minister Oli has no new agenda for India visit: Dahal
(ht 04/04/2018), No
new accord with India that harms Nepal's interest: PM;
Issues stern warning to 'Biplab' Maoists (rep
04/04/2018), Ex-PMs
urge Oli to mend India ties (kp 05/04/2018), PM
consults predecessors on India visit (ht
05/04/2018), Pancheswar
project: Locals hoping PM's visit to kick start it
(rep 05/04/2018)
Keeping
the
balance: Nepal’s economic relations with neighbours
should be nurtured in a pragmatic manner that ensures
sovereignty, by Surendra Regmi (kp 30/03/2018)
Borderline,
by Kunda Dixit (nt 30/03/2018)
India
ups price of electricity exported to Nepal: New rates
come into effect on April 1 (rep 30/03/2018)
PM’s
India Sojourn: Hopes And Limitations, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn 30/03/2018), “Nepal
has more self-respect”, interview with Foreign
Minister Pradeep Gyawali (nt 30/03/2018)
Byas
residents
demolish beam bridges built by India: Indian authorities
had built eight rudimentary bridges over the Mahakali
river in Darchula without consent from the Nepali side,
by Manoj Badu (kp 29/03/2018)
PM’s
India Visit: Focus On Strengthening Ties, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 28/03/2018), ‘Economy
top agenda’ during Oli’s India visit (29/03/2018)
Lapse
in border security in Panchthar, by Giriraj Baskota
(rep 28/03/2018)
India,
China key allies, says Oli: Nepal’s ‘foreign policy
priorities start from neighbourhood (kp 27/03/2018)
The
Himalayan opportunity: Nepal is best positioned to be at
the centre of the intensifying regional and global
discourse, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 27/03/2018)
Preparations
for
Oli’s New Delhi visit begin: Foreign Ministry officials
have been alerted to be ‘ready’ for the visit,
said a senior official (kp 26/03/2018)
Distribution
of land compensation starts, by Shanker Acharya (kp
26/03/2018), Indian
government hands over ICP Birgunj to NITDB, by
Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 26/03/2018)
Nepal-India
business potential highlighted (kp 25/03/2018)
Indian
projects worth millions of dollars in limbo, by
Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 25/03/2018)
Over
dozen families displaced by Indian road project in Banke,
by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 23/03/2018)
Delhi
proposes April 6-8 for Oli’s India visit: This will be
his first foreign visit since taking office on Feb 16,
by Anil Giri (kp 22/03/2018), PM
to visit India from April 6 to 8, by Rewati Sapkota
(ht 23/03/2018)
Commerce
minister holds discussions with Indian counterpart
(ht 21/03/2018)
Track
2 diplomacy: Nepal should not let its international
relations be handled by incompetent diplomats, by
Saurav Raj Pant (kp 20/03/2018)
Indian
NHRC directs govt to compensate (ht 20/03/2018)
India
repairs Gandak canal (kp 19/03/2018)
Gyawali:
Govt for balanced relations with India, China, by
Mukul Humagain and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 18/03/2018), Indian PM,
Chinese prez will visit Nepal in 2018: FM Gyawali
(rep 18/03/2018)
IGC
meeting scheduled for April 26 and 27 (ht
18/03/2018)
Bhairahawa
ICP fails to commence, by Rekha Bhusal (rep
18/03/2018)
Oli-led
govt has full support of India, BJP: Jolly (ht
14/03/2018)
Vulnerable
countries:
The threat on Nepal’s national integrity is nothing
compared to similar threat India is faced with in
keeping itself intact, by Aditya Man Shrestha (rep
14/03/2018)
From
dependence to interdependence: Nepal and India should
take new initiatives to review and then renew their
relations, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp 12/03/2018)
ICP
construction moves ahead at snail’s pace, by Deo
Narayan Shah (kp 11/03/2018)
200
students Get India’s Scholarship (kp 10/03/2018)
Kolkata
Port plans upgrade to stave off competition, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 10/03/2018)
India
grants
$16.2m to UN agencies: Aid will help rerebuild 50,000
quake-damaged houses in Gorkha and Nuwakot
districtsSanghiya Samajbadi Froum-Nepal demands 3
ministerial berths and a constitutional position (kp
09/03/2018), India,
UNDP, UNOPS tie up for reconstruction (ht
09/03/2018)
ICP
construction in Nepalgunj begins, by Thakur Singh
Tharu (kp 07/03/2018)
Nepal
plans to finalise trans-shipment modality (kht
07/02/2018)
India
admits to building makeshift bridges, track in Nepal
sans permit, by Manoj Badu (kp 06/03/2018)
Land
leased at Indian ports continues to remain unused,
by Shankar Acharya (kp 03/03/2018)
Reviewing
the Treaty of 1950, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
02/03/2018)
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)
ICP
Birgunj to come into operation from mid-April (ht
01/03/2018)
EPG
Report and Nepal-India Ties, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
28/02/2018)
Neighbourhood
Nirvana:
People to people exchanges between India and Nepal could
help bilateral relationship move towards interdependence,
by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 28/02/2018)
Connection
needed: Nepal should immediately open a liaison office
at Visakhapatnam Port in Adhra Pradhesh (kp
28/02/2018)
Delhi
wants rail links with Kathmandu: Koshiyari; Says ties
with India will improve during Oli’s tenure (kp
27/02/2018)
Dealing
with
big brother: With the leftist in the government for five
years, there may not be a better time to improve
bilateral ties with China, by Niranjan Narsingh
Khatri (rep 27/02/2018)
Biratnagar-bound
containers to be transported by rail route, by
Ritesh Tripathi (rep 26/02/2018)
Nepali
EPG urges new peace, friendship treaty with India,
by Anil Giri (kp 23/02/2018), New
Nepal-India pact on anvil, by Anil Giri (kp
25/02/2018), Acceptable
final report to boost Nepal-India tiesEPG exchanges
first draft reports (kp 26/02/2018), ‘No
one will be disappointed after report is out’ (ht
26/02/2018)
Joint
panel reviews status of India-funded projects: Officials
discuss Tarai Roads Project and Integrated Check Posts
(kp 23/02/2018), Steering
committee meeting ends inconclusively (ht
23/02/2018)
Indian
sugarcane hitting Nepali farmers’ income, by Nabin
Poudel (kp 23/02/2018)
Nepal-bound
gasoline being sold en route, by Binod Bhandari (kp
22/02/2018), NOC
begins
probe into gasoline smuggling: Fuel imported from India
is sold en route before reaching Nepal as prices are
higher across the border, by Binod Bhandari (kp
26/02/2018)
Beyond
neighborhood:
Going beyond neighborhood will help free Nepal from
clutches of geopolitical vulnerabilities and lessens our
asymmetric dependence on neighbors, by Gaurav
Bhattarai (rep 22/02/2018)
Plans
afoot to fully digitise Vizag port to ease third-country
trade (ht 21/02/2018)
‘50
percent boundary posts missing or in dilapidated state’
(kp 20/02/2018)
Hunt
on for new ports: Current ports being used by Nepali
traders are either congested or unsuitable, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 19/02/2018)
Tired
of waiting for Indian aid, MoE rebuilds schools on its
own, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 19/02/2018)
A
global focus: Nepal’s geo-strategic position makes it
the fulcrum in the balance of regional and global
politics, by Asmita Verma (kp 18/02/2018)
Locals
in border areas deprived of state facilities (rep
17/02/2018)
Aftershocks
of the Blockade: Nepal and India both need to learn
their lessons, and move on to improve bilateral ties,
by Dinkar Nepal (nt 16/02/2018)
500
containers stuck at Vizag since December (ht
15/02/2018)
Dubious
intention:
Why is India pushing for opening more pension paying
offices while pension can be paid through banking
channels? It smells of ulterior motive, by Prem
Singh Basnyat (rep 15/02/2018)
Export
basket to India witnesses changes in new tax regime
(ht 14/02/2018)
Indian
army chief arrives (ht 13/02/2018) [Why?]
Dhamra
port an option for third-country trade, by Pushpa
Raj Acharya (ht 12/02/2018)
Locals
launch
protest as ICP nears completion: Locals have threatened
to padlock the ICP if their demand is not addressed by
Monday, by Bhushan Yadav (kp 11/02/2018)
India
delays road upgradation process, by Mohan Budhayer
(kp 11/02/2018)
Protection
for Indian farmers to further erode Nepal’s
competitiveness (rep 11/02/2018)
UP
CM pledges to improve Nepal-India road links (ht
10/02/2018)
Oli’s
foreign policy dilemma: With India reaching out to Oli,
it is now up to the CPN-UML Chairman to reciprocate
appropriately, by Anil Giri (kp 09/02/2018)
Think
beyond
China: History shows if there is one thing India does
not like, it is Nepal getting close to China. That’s a
big problem, this lens should change, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 07/02/2018)
Days
of
reckoning: Proposed 300 meters high dam in Koshi has
been brought to save Bihar from flooding and shift
inundation to Nepal, by Aditya Man Shrestha (rep
07/02/2018)
Ginger
farmers breathe sigh of relief after India lifts ban,
by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 07/02/2018)
Indian
inflections: The uniqueness and inseparability of
Nepal-India relations must be looked upon as a strength,
not a weakness, by Achyut Wagle (kp 06/02/2018)
Pilferage
control: Cargo tracking system to be installed ‘soon’
(kp 06/02/2018)
Nepal,
India agree to promote bilateral investment, tourism
(ht 06/02/2018)
Modi
visit likely after Oli becomes PM: Gyawali (kp
05/0172018) [New government
needs orders?]
Nepali
officials
to inspect Indian ports: Secretary at the Ministry of
Commerce is leading the Nepali delegation to ports in
Calcutta, Visakhapatnam and Odissa (kp 05/02/2018)
Informal
Visit Of Indian Foreign Minister, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 04/02/2018), India
Willing For Course Correction?, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 05/02/2018)
A
tale of two cities: When it is 7:00 am in Dharchula,
India it is already 7:15 am in Darchula, Nepal; as if
twin sisters have been married into two different
families, by Prakash Chandra Timilsena (kp
03/02/2018)
Oli
and
Swaraj discuss ways to further Nepal-India ties:
Congratulating the CPN-UML on its electoral victory,
Swaraj is said to have remarked that Nepal was
moving closer to a stable government, by Anil Giri
(kp 02/02/2018), Swaraj
here to ‘meet friends’ (ht 02/02/2018), Swaraj
pledges help for new govts, by Anil Giri (kp
03/02/2018), India
willing to work with new govt: Swaraj (kp
03/02/2018), Swaraj’s
visit ill-timed: Bhattarai (kp 04/02/2018)
India
raises Nepal grant by 74 percent (kp 02/02/2018)
Apex
court asks govt to submit border details (kp
02/02/2018)
India
digs trench along no man’s land in Banke, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp 30/01/2018)
Anxiety
of
stability: Oli seems to be laying the groundwork for
balancing relations with India and China but how it will
play out is yet to be seen, by Som P. Pudasaini (rep
30/01/2018), Politico-diplomatic
quandary:
Nepal must have a pragmatic and consensus based foreign
policy to pursue balanced relations with India and China,
by Som P. Pudasaini (kp 31/01/2018)
Jaipur
musings: The India-Nepal relationship should be
reinvigorated by focusing on people-to-people
connections, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 30/01/2018)
Swaraj
to visit this week with Modi’s message, by Anil Giri
(kp 29/01/2018), Swaraj
to visit Nepal on Thursday (ht 30/01/2018), Oli
‘eager to work with Indian government', by Anil Giri
(kp 30/01/2018), Swaraj
to meet Oli first (kp 31/01/2018), Swaraj
coming to reset ties, feel pulse: Experts, by Kposh
Raj Koirala (rep 31/01/2018), Mending
fences: Modi has extended olive branch by sending Sushma
to Nepal; Oli should welcome gesture (kp 01/02/2018)
Cement
factories change route to import clinker, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 30/01/2018)
Nepal,
India expedite work to restore lost, damaged border
pillars in five years (rep 29/01/2018)
India
drags feet in building new cross-border power line
(kp 28/01/2018)
No
man's land turning into a cowshed, by Tekendra
Basyal (rep 28/01/2018)
Swaraj
likely to visit Nepal before mid-Feb, by Anil Giri
(kp 27/01/2018)
India
gifts 36 ambulances, buses to organizations (rep
27/01/2018)
India
Republic Day marked (kp 27/01/2018), Oli
absent from embassy’s function (kp 27/01/2018)
‘India
builts bridge on no man’s land’, by Kamal Panthi (kp
25/01/2018)
Nepali
traders face hassles in ginger export to India once
again (ht 25/01/2018), Indian
non-tariff barrier to ginger export: Priority for
agro-product exports limited to paper only (rep
25/01/2018), Ginger
politics (rep 25/01/2018), Ginger
worth millions rot in farms as India closes market,
by Bhim Chapagain (rep)
Assistance
to
inter-dependence: Nepal’s needs have undergone massive
structural changes triggered by the aspirations of a new
generation and far reaching political changes, by
Mahendra P. Lama (kp 24/01/2018)
India
blocks Nepali ginger: Trucks filled with ginger turn
back from Indian customs, by Bhim Chapagain (rep
23/01/2018)
Cargo
movement via Visakhapatnam up, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 23/01/2018)
Nepal-India
border dispute: Nepali owners can use land lost in fresh
demarcation, says govt, by Anil Giri (kp
22/01/2018), Security
chiefs inspect ‘encroached’ land (kp 23/01/2018), Writ
filed at SC seeking stay against border pillar
installation (kp 24/01/2018), ‘Settle
boundary dispute for good’ (kp 25/01/2018)
Modi
congratulates Oli as ‘next PM’ (kp 22/01/2018)
Freshen
up Nepal-India Ties, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
19/01/2018)
Nepal’s
export to India takes a steep dive (ht 19/01/2018)
Joint
Nepal-India team starts inspecting pillars (ht
17/01/2018), New
border survey ‘moves’ Nepali land towards India,
by Bhusan Yadav (kp 18/01/2018) [??]
Officials
visiting India to expedite release of reconstruction
loan (rep 16/01/2018)
Power
to the people: Despite huge potential, Nepal fails to
meet demands for electricity and turns to India for
bail-out (kp 12/01/2018)
Trilateral
cooperation:
Rather than looking for equidistance, Nepal should try
and achieve more proximity with both its neighbours,
by Lok Raj Baral (kp 12/01/2018)
EPG
team told to keep national interest in core (kp
10/01/2018), Sixth
Nepal-India EPG meet starting Thursday (rep
10/01/2018), EPG
talks make ‘significant progress’ (ht 12/01/2018), EPG
conducts second round discussion on 1950 India-Nepal
treaty, by Anil Giri (kp 12/01/2018), 1950
Treaty to change: Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India
relations to begin report writing, by Anil Giri (kp
13/01/2018), Sixth
EPG meet concludes, seventh to be held in Nepal in
February (ht 13/01/2018)
Throwing
down
the gauntlet: New Indian foreign secretary’s appointment
will reinforce view that India is willing to deal with
the Chinese on their own terms, by Amish Raj Mulmi
(kp 08/01/2018)
EPG
all
set to draft report: The 1950 Peace and Friendship
Treaty remains a major bone of contention as both sides
are indecisive whether to make amendments to it or scrap
it (kp 04/01/2017)
Interconnecting
ways:
Construction of economic corridor between Nepal and its
immediate neighbours may bring immense benefits to all
three, by Aditya Baral (kp 02/01/2018)
Managing
migration:
Taking advantage of open border, India pushed Bhutanese
Nepalis into Nepal, which was itself in dire need of
international support to promote democracy, by Umesh
K. Bhattarai (rep 02/01/2018)
Indo-Nepal
Trade Fair to kick off on Feb 2 (kp 30/12/2017)
Call
to operate Rangeli border, by Binod Subedi (rep
30/12/2017)
Joint
team starts border pillar study in Farwest, by DR
Panta (kp 29/12/2017)
Nepal
faces hassles in clinker import: India stops allowing
dusty cargoes to be unloaded at yard of Raxaul station
(ht 26/12/2017), Transportation
of clinker on hold as stalemate continues, by Rajesh
Khanal and Shankar Acharya (kp 27/12/2017), Clinker
arrives as transport dispute ends, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 29/12/2017)
Nepali,
Indian officials meet to discuss stalled clinker
shipments (kp 25/12/2017)
Geopolitical
romanticism:
epal should see both India and China from a creative,
geo-cultural perspective where hostility is given no
place, by Abhi Subedi (kp 24/12/2017)
Modi
lauds Oli on Left victory (kp 22/12/2017)
NEA
asks
India not to stop electricity supply: The state-owned
power utility is currently importing around 400 MW of
electricity from India (kp 22/12/2017)
The
left alliance must strive to improve relations with
India, interview with Ghanashyam Bhushal, Deputy
General Secretary of CPN-UML (rep 21/12/2017)
Power
imports from India likely to jump 26pc, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 20/12/2017)
Narrow
road delays ICP operation, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep
20/12/2017)
Raxaul
locals threaten to halt Nepal-bound trucks, by
Bhusan Yadav (kp 18/12/2017), Act
immediately: India must ward off threats that
could disrupt Nepal’s imports (kp 19/12/2017)
400kV
Butwal-Gorakhpur
cross-border transmission line: Nepal to press India to
agree on funding modality; Nepal and India had agreed to
build the transmission line during the JSC meeting more
than a year ago in New Delhi and had formed a joint
technical team to prepare the DPR, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 17/12/2017)
Traders
fear congestion again at Kolkata port, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep 16/12/2017)
India
welcomes Nepal polls (kp 15/12/2017)
Who
won: India or China? Having secured a mandate to rule for
next five years, no one should be surprised if new Prime
Minister KP Sharma Oli makes a concerted effort to improve
frayed ties with India, by Biswas Baral (rep
14/12/2017)
Nepal
to ask India for more electricity (rep 14/12/2017)
Dealing
With Neighbours, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 13/12/2017)
IC
shortage hampers trade, life in Birgunj, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 13/12/2017)
Electronic
tracking system for containers coming from Kolkata
(rep 06/12/2017), Electronic
cargo tracking system from January (ht 10/12/2017)
Stranded
fertiliser being transported to Nepal (kp 05/12/2017)
APF,
Indian SSB start joint border patrol (kp 03/12/2017)
Barriers
make life difficult for ginger exporters (kp
02/12/2017)
Skewed
View Of Indian Media, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
01/12/2017)
End
the monopoly: Allow more players to operate railway
service between Kolkata and Birgunj (kp 28/11/2017)
Onion
prices bring tears to Nepali eyes, by Sujan Dhungana
(ht 28/11/2017)
Govt
plans to bring its cargo via Vizag port (ht
27/11/2017)
Despite
hassles, traders stick to Kolkata port (ht
26/11/2017), Talks
planned to shorten process at Kolkata Port (kp
27/11/2017)
Nepal-India
relations: Ramayan circuit, by Hari Bansh Jha (ht
23/11/2017)
Border
to close for 72 hours (kp 22/11/2017)
SSB
obstructs hume pipe installation (kp 14/11/2017)
All
planned meetings stalled till elections (kp
11/11/2017)
Officials
review progress in India-funded projects in Nepal (kp
09/11/2017)
Nepal
urges India to send fertiliser to avert shortage (kp
04/11/2017)
Indian
envoy inaugurates school building (ht 04/11/2017)
Bhutan
lessons: Nepal has a lot to learn from Bhutan on how to,
and how not to, deal with India on hydropower, by
Shraddha Gautam (rep 30/10/2017)
India
removes GST on services supplied to Nepal against
payment in Indian currency (ht 29/10/2017)
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)
Nepal-bound
cargo stuck at Kolkata port, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 25/10/2017), India
agrees to ease cargo movement (kp 26/10/2017), Fertilisers
stuck at port as planting season nears, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 26/10/2017)
Delhi
mission vacant after envoy’s resignation (kp
24/10/2017)
Delay
and hassles in Indian transit raise Nepal’s cost of
trade (ht 18/10/2017)
Nepali
ginger stranded at border after India’s GST, by Raju
Adhikari (rep 18/10/2017), India
removes tax on Nepali ginger exports: Officials say the
problem will recur if a permanent solution is not sought,
by Parbat Portel (kp 29/10/2017)
Equidistance
is fantasy: Nepal has deep-rooted ties with India, and
China will never be able to take its place, by
Biranchi Paudyal (kp 18/10/2017)
Nepal-India
joint team inspects ICP Birgunj (ht 16/10/2017)
India
imposes
GST on Nepali ginger: If Nepali traders pay the tax
amount, they will end up forking out Rs10,000 for each
truck of ginger that enters India, says a customs agent
(kp 15/10/2017)
EPG
progress: Miles to go; Neither 1950 treaty nor any other
agreement between the two countries provides for border
regulation, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep 11/10/2017)
Work
in
progress: Softening its position on demands of
Madhes-based parties, India now seems to support the
constitution implementation process, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 10/10/2017)
Detained
Tilathi father, son duo freed, by Deo Narayan Sah
(kp 08/10/2017)
GST
waiver on Nepal-bound transit cargo can save Rs 1.2b
annually, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 08/10/2017)
Border
traffic chaos chokes Birgunj (ht 08/10/2017)
Flood-damaged
bridge repaired by Indian side, by Dev Narayan Sah
(kp 07/10/2017)
Smuggling
of goods from India rampant in Kailali (ht
06/10/2017)
The
EPG
muddle: It is becoming increasingly clear that
substantive issues related to the 1950 treaty can be
settled only through extensice political engagement,
by Biswas Baral (rep 05/10/2017), Nepal-India
EPG working to ready first report by March (kp
07/10/2017), Nepali
side presents ‘clear views’ on all related issues:
Elaborate discussions set to take place today, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 08/10/2017), EPG
takes up border management issue (ht 08/10/2017), EPG
to suggest border regulation measures, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 09/10/2017), ‘1950
treaty will not remain the same’ (ht 09/10/2017)
Krishnanagar
biggest entry point for Indian goats, by Manoh
Poudel (kp 04/10/2017)
Water
bomb: Nepal’s rivers are a disaster waiting to happen in
the monsoon, and this worries India, by Pawan Roy
and Saurav Raj Pant (kp 28/09/2017)
Nepali
envoy to India aims federal parliament seat (kp
25/09/2017), Envoy
Upadhyay quits to contest polls (kp 07/10/2017)
So
close to Big Brother: Is this government moinister our
very own minister or some anonymous, self-appointed
spokesperson for the Ministry of Micromanagement?,
by Devendra Gautam (rep 25/09/2017)
To
India, with love: India should be happy that Nepal
finally got the new constitution after decades of
struggle and is now working to implement it, by
Jhalak Prasad Khanal (rep 24/09/2017)
Nepali
migrants harassed at Indian border town' (kp
21/09/2017), More
Nepalis being extorted in Indian border areas, by
Tekendra Deuba (ht 25/09/2017)
Indian
side ‘indifferent’ to repairing damaged bridge, by
Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 20/09/2017)
Cautious
optimism: All outstanding issues must be resolved so that
bilateral relations can progress, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 19/09/2017)
Post-Doklam
blues:
The war of words between the two rising global stars,
nuclear powers and Asian giants continues to be a matter
of great concern for Nepal, by Som P. Pudasaini (rep
17/09/2017)
Building
Mutual Trust In China-India Ties, by Hira Bahadur
Thapa (rn 15/09/2017)
Dahal
objects to PM’s remarks on Koshi dam (kp 14/09/2017)
Indian
transport operators ‘fleecing’ Nepali migrants (kp
13/09/2017)
Stateless
Gorkhas: Instead of advocating for Madhesi rights in
Nepal, Modi should first grant rights to his own citizens,
by Puran P. Bista (rep 13/09/2017)
Misreading
Nepal:
Nepalis know that they cannot afford to be anti-India
but when they witness open Indian meddling they won’t
stay quiet either, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
12/09/2017)
China-Nepal-India
Economic Corridor, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
11/09/2017)
Harmonizing
of rules discourages informal trade between Nepal and
India, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 11/09/2017)
Trade
through Biratnagar border point resumes, by Dev
Narayan Shah (kp 11/09/2017)
Bill
of export mandatory for imports of over Rs 5,000 from
India (ht 10/09/2017)
Nepal-India
talks on Pancheswar DPR end inconclusively (ht
08/09/2017)
India’s
Oli
complex: India wants to keep China-baiting and
‘anti-Madhesi’ KP Sharma Oli and his party out of power
at any cost. That would be a mistake, by Biswas
Baral (rep 07/09/2017)
For
the good of all: Water, terrorism and connectivity are
the three urgent issues for Nepal and India, by
Binoj Basnyat (kp 06/09/2017)
Changing
tide: Chinese experts have already warned that India
could cite security concerns to derail BRI projects in
Nepal, by Abhijit Sharma (rep 06/09/2017)
Nepali
team heads to India for Pancheshwar talks (kp
05/09/2017)
Susta
locals
take risky boat ride to enter India: Alleged SSB
harassment in the name of border security screening
drives many to avoid usual route, by Narayan Sharma
(kp 04/09/2017)
A
turn in the South: Deuba’s visit comes against the
larger backdrop of India’s desire to improve ties with
Nepal, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 04/09/2017)
Reclaiming
our
destiny: New Delhi’s active interest and involvement in
all our political transformations further weakens Nepal
and ends up progressively increasing Indian clout here,
by Devendra Gautam (rep 03/09/2017)
Nepal,
India to conclude boundary works in 5 yrs (kp
31/08/2017)
Only
a meaningful partnership will yield tangible results,
interview with Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal's ambassador to
India (kp 28/08/2017)
Nepal-India
trade via Biratnagar comes to halt (kp 26/08/2017) [Maybe this is part of the
outstanding agreements between Deuba and Modi!?]
Nepal,
India sign four pacts on rebuilding, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 25/08/2017)
Bhimnagar-Bhantabari
small customs: Alternative checkpoint to ease
Nepal-India trade, by Dev Narayan Sah (kp
25/08/2018)
Modi
seeks
to better ties with Nepal: Holds one-to-one meeting with
Deuba ahead of delegation-level talks; Focus: Clearing
bottlenecks in bilateral relations, by Anil Giri (kp
24/08/2017), Prime
minister bats for shared prosperity (ht 24/08/2017),
India
hails
local polls, wishes for statute implementation: Prime
Minister Deuba promises to amend the constitution in
future by mustering strength in Parliament, by Anil
Giri (kp 25/08/2017), PM
Deuba’s remarks on statute draw flak (kp
26/08/2017), Deuba,
Modi launch two cross-border power lines, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 25/08/2017), Nepal,
India
agree to expedite hydel projects: Modi invited to
inaugurate Arun III hydropower; Joint mechanism to check
border floods, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 25/08/2017), Nepal,
India joint statement reaffirms strong bilateral ties
(ht 25/08/2017), Prime
Minister Deuba’s India Visit, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km 25/08/2017), Nepal-China
ties ‘figured prominently’ in PM Deuba’s Delhi
engagements, by Anil Giri (kp 26/08/2017), PM’s
Successful Visit With Ifs And Buts, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn 28/08/2017)
Pancheshwar
multipurpose project: Project suffers setback as DPR
talks falter, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/08/2017)
NOC
requests IOC to install security locks (kp
23/08/2017)
Indian
blockade reduced Nepal-India drugs trade by 46.5
percent: Study (rep 22/08/2017)
Preparations
for PM’s India visit ‘complete’: Official announcement
likely today, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
21/08/2017), 7-9
MoUs to be signed during PM’s India visit, by Anil
Giri (kp 22/08/2017), Things
to do in Delhi: The Nepali people want bilateral ties to
be redefined to emphasise interdependence, by Suresh
Sharma (kp 22/08/2017), Exorcising
Indian ghosts, by Bishal Thapa (rep 22/08/2017), PM’s
India Visit: Trip To Bolster Relations, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 23/08/2017), Oli
urges PM to take up matters of nat’l interest with India
(kp 23/08/2017), Untimely
sojourns:
A clear agenda and a national mandate are necessary for
ground-breaking negotiations in Nepal’s best interests,
by Som P. Pudasaini (kp 23/08/2017), PM
heading for India today leading 59-member delegation
(rep 23/08/2017), Deuba’s
Delhi
brief: The onus is on countries like Nepal which share
borders with both India and China to step up efforts to
deescalate, by Devendra Gautam (rep 23/08/2017)
PM
Deuba will have to demonstrate independence in Nepal’s
foreign policy, interview with Mahesh Maskey (kp
21/08/2017)
Nepal-bound
cargo stranded in India, by Shankar Acharya (kp
21/08/2017)
Lesson
for
disaster preparedness: Disaster Risk Management and
renegotiations with India a must to mitigate future
flood disasters, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp
20/08/2017)
Ex-PMs
advise
Deuba to raise flooding issue with India: Deuba is
visiting India just days after floods caused by
torrential monsoon rains wreaked havoc across the Tarai
region (kp 20/08/2017)
Sabre-rattling
in
the HimalayasNepal should develop a policy that
addresses the interests of China and India while
protecting its own interests first, by Binoj Basnyat
(kp 18/08/2017)
India
likely to announce new projects during PM’s visit
(kp 18/08/2017)
Susta
locals try to breach Gandak canal (kp 18/08/2017)
Indian
dams caused flood havoc in Nepal: Bhim Rawal (rep
16/08/2017)
Organic
chemistry:
Both Sher Bahadur Deuba and Narendra Modi are
charismatic characters and both share willingness to
make things happen, by Rishi Dhamala (rep
16/08/2017)
‘Pancheswar,
Arun III, Upper Karnali on PM’s agenda’ (ht
13/08/2017)
Indian
embankment causing inundation in Banke, by Kalendra
Sejuwal (rep 13/08/2017), Indian
roads next to border caused Tarai floods: Minister,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 14/08/2017)
Nepal
requests GST exemption in services procured by Nepali
traders (ht 13/08/2017)
Security
checking at Belahiya border relaxed after two weeks
(rep 13/08/2017)
Quid
Pro Quo In Nepal–India Ties, by Biswo Pradhan (rn
11/08/2017)
Let’s
focus on concrete outcome: PM to Swaraj, by Anil
Giri (kp 11/08/2017)
PM’s
India visit: Follow-up on deals high on agenda, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 11/08/2017), Cross-border
power line added to PM’s wish list, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 11/08/2017)
Drawing
lines: Kalapani is often lost in the chorus of
centuries-old Nepal-India relations or in the din of
Indian meddling (kp 11/08/2017)
Experts
say
Doklam standoff opens avenue for Nepal to settle its
boundary issues: Experts say Nepal has a perfect
opportunity to raise its boundary issues, as Kathmandu
will be hosting two high-profile guests from the south
and the north in the coming week, by Anil Giri (kp
10/08/2017)
PM
to ask India to amend power trade guidelines, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 10/08/2017)
‘Govt
should prepare position paper on Lipulek Pass issue’,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 09/08/2017)
India
agrees to reduce energy prices, by Bibek Subedi (kp
09/08/2017), Nepal-India
PEC meeting reviews tariff of imported electricity
(ht 10/08/2017)
‘Right
time to invest in Nepal’ (ht 09/08/2017)
Bhairahawa
border point: Heightened security hits Nepal-India trade,
by Madhav Dhungana (kp 08/08/2017), No
progress in cargo flow via Bhairahawa border point
(kp 09/08/2017), Lengthy
checks ward off traders from Bhairahawa, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 12/08/2017)
Nepal-India
Power Exchange Committee: Ghising off to Delhi to
negotiate prices (kp 08/08/2017)
‘No
extension
of India’s Small Development Project deal’: Federal
system bars local units from taking funds directly from
bilateral or multilateral donors (kp
05/08/2017)
Nepal-India
1950
treaty: Nepali EPG side on horns of dilemma; Seeks
suggestion whether to amend pact or replace it with a
new one (kp 03/08/2017)
Govt
in
fix over extending India’s ‘umbrella agreement’: The
Indian Embassy maintains that it does not release funds
directly to the beneficiary organisations (kp
03/07/2017)
GST
and
Nepal: There are questions regarding how GST will impact
Nepali economy. Such concerns are valid as Nepal has
special trade relation with India, by Narayan Silwal
(rep 03/08/2017)
Neighbourhood
Policy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 02/08/2017)
Nepal-India
power
panel to meet after six year hiatus, by Bibek Subedi (kp
02/08/2017)
Indian
minister
to visit Nepal for BIMSTEC meet: In Kathmandu, Swaraj is
expected to meet senior political leaders besides the
President and the prime minister (kp 02/08/2017)
PM
Deuba
set to visit India from Aug 23: To focus on deals
reached during his earlier visits as prime minister,
by Anil Giri (kp 02/08/2017) [??],
Now,
implement
it: As the leader who signed Mahakali Treaty with India
in 1996 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba should discuss
implementation of Pancheshwar Project during his India
visit, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 03/08/2017), PM’s
Upcoming India Visit: Is It A Suitable Time?, by
Kushal Pokharel (rn 05/08/2017)
MoC
assures
WBG about NIRTTP implementation (ht 01/08/2017)
ICP
Birgunj
to be handed over soon (ht 31/07/2017)
SSB
'harassing' Nepalis in the name of security checks,
by Rekha Bhusal (rep 31/07/2017)
30-month
term extension recommended for Joint Project Office on
Saptakoshi, Sunkoshi (rep 28/07/2017)
Equidistance
or
asymmetry? (nt 28/07/2017)
Call
for
ending mutual distrust to strengthen Nepal-India ties
(kp 27/07/2017)
Unusual
Indian
security check hits Nepal’s trade, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 26/07/2017), Traffic
congestion
at Bhairahawa eased, by Madhav Dhungana (kp
27/07/2017)
Doklam
deterrent
for Nepal: China apparently has the best interest of
Nepal at heart, while India is forever scheming to
undermine our sovereignty and territorial integrity,
by Biswas Baral (rep 24/07/2017), Tree
tenets:
We have a strange political culture here in Nepal. One
is not considered a patriot and pro-Nepal unless one is
anti-India, by Sundar Mani Dixit (rep 24/07/2017)
FNCCI
to hold Nepal-India investment summit in October
(rep 24/07/2017)
Reassuring
the
neighbours: Our parties need to formulate a clear
strategy to address ties between China, India and Nepal,
by Binoj Basnyat (kp 23/07/2017)
Rs
23.73
million Indian support for postal roads (kp
20/07/2017), Indian
govt
provides Rs 237.39 million support for postal highway
project (ht 21/07/2017)
Doklam
dispute should make us serious about protecting our land
at tri-junctions, interview with Buddhi Narayan
Shrestha (rep 20/07/2017)
No
additional fee on Nepal's third-country trade from GST:
India (rep 20/07/2017)
Ginger
exports to India resume after a hiatus of 19 days,
by Raju Adhikari (rep 20/07/2017), Ginger
exports
to India back on track, for now, by Pratap Bista (kp
22/07/2017)
Nepalis,
saddled
with banned Indian rupee notes, risk losing savings
(ht 19/07/2017), Nepalis
may
not be able to exchange banned IC, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (20/07/2017)
Passersby
facing trouble in Raxaul border point (rep
19/07/2017)
Preparations
for
PM’s India visit begin (kp 18/07/2017) [He
should better start working on the numerous tasks at the
home front!!]
Behind
closed
doors: EPG should hold public consultation on how to
review all bilateral treaties and agreements, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 16/07/2017)
Vizag
port
offers low cost, link to China: Officials, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 15/07/2017)
Indian
financial
assistance for campus building in Dhading (ht
15/07/2017)
PM
Deuba’s
India visit proposed for Aug 17-19, by Anil Giri (kp
14/07/2017)
Squeezed
in
the Himalaya: Nepal and Bhutan find themselves in a
tight spot as Sino-Indian tensions grow, by Sean
Shoemaker (nt 14/07/2017), The
Himalayan
thaw (nt 14/07/2017)
India
urges
Nepal to set up consulate in Visakhapatnam, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 13/07/2017)
ICP
launch
put off due to construction delays (kp 13/07/2017)
The
1950
treaty The 10-12 million Indian Gorkhas have been
demanding the treaty’s abrogation or special provisions
to protect them, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 12/07/2017)
India
grants
double entry e-visa facility to foreign tourists : With
the double-entry benefits, tourists coming India can
visit Nepal and can return to India within the
stipulated time (kp 09/07/2017)
No
progress on road projects financed by Indian soft loan
(rep 09/07/2017)
The
GST of it: The two governments should sit down and work
out a way to make transit services exempt from the GST,
by Purushottam Ojha (rep 09/07/2017), Govt
team
to visit India for GST talks (kp 10/07/2017), India
to
compensate Nepali traders affected by GST, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 12/07/2017)
Tilathi
flooding
in Saptari an outcome of multiple factors: Locals,
officials say joint Nepal-India efforts required to
solve problem, by Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 08/07/2017)
Nepal-India
oversight
mechanism meeting: Indian-funded projects ‘yet to gain
momentum’ (kp 07/07/2017)
Nepal-India
trade
returns to normal (ht 07/07/2017)
Cross
border
power trade: Indian regulations a jolt for would-be
electricity exporters from Nepal, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 06/07/2017), Reconsider
it:
India needs to reconsider the regulation as per the Power
Trade Agreement signed between Nepal and India in 2014 (ht
07/07/2017)
‘Envoys
of
Nepal, India to fix PM’s Delhi visit’ (kp
06/07/2017)
India
denies Nepali gas bullets to transport cooking gas
(rep 05/07/2017)
Foreign
Minister
in New Delhi (kp 03/07/2017), Mahara
raises
four issues with India: Swaraj congratulates Nepal for
successful two rounds of local elections, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 04/07/2017), Mahara
meets
Sushma Swaraj (ht 04/07/2017)
Indian
embankment threatens lives on Nepali side of border,
by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 03/07/2017)
Nepal’s
non-alignment:
Nepal expects both neighbours to understand that it is
walking a tight rope while dealing with them, by
Dinesh Bhattarai (kp 02/07/2017)
Nepali
traders
scramble to make sense of GST,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
02/07/2017), Nepal’s
trade
volume takes a hit (ht 04/07/2017), India’s
GST
slows down Nepal’s imports, exports (kp 05/07/2017)
Inholy
delay:
There has been no effort to implement the 2014
three-year agreement on twin city ties between Janakpur
and Ayodhya, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 02/07/2017)
Experts
visit
site of Integrated Check Post, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 30/06/2017)
NRB
seeks
G2G talks on INR exchange (ht 29/06/2017)
DPM
to
leave for Delhi on Sunday, by Anil Giri (kp
28/06/2017), Mahara
visiting Delhi to lay ground for Deuba visit (rep
29/06/2017)
Indian
Railways
hikes demurrage on wagons, by Bhushan Yadav (kp
28/06/2017)
India
asks its citizens not to use Aadhar card for travel to
Nepal (rep 27/06/2017)
Contest
between
giants: Managing growing Indian and Chinese interests
will be a major foreign policy challenge for Nepal in
the days ahead, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
27/07/2017)
Indian
CA
graduates to be barred from practicing (kp
26/06/2017)
Nepal-India
border closed for elections (rep 26/06/2017)
Indian
leader
Aiyar in political meetings (kp 24/06/2017)
Gas
bullets
grounded for lack of licences (kp 23/06/2017), Operation
of
Nepali LPG bullets in limbo (ht 23/06/2017)
Envoy
Upadhyay
meets UP chief minister (kp 22/06/2017)
Nepalis
waiting
endlessly to exchange Indian notes (kp 21/06/2017)
Equidistance
revisited:
Equidistance indicates maneuvering of small states like
Nepal while dealing with big powers like India and China,
by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep 21/06/2017)
Indian,
Chinese
envoys call on PM Deuba: In the meetings, the
ambassadors from India and China discussed the political
situation in Nepal and various bilateral issues with
Prime Minister Deuba (kp 17/06/2017)
India
‘firm’
on inclusive constitution in Nepal, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 17/06/2017)
Landlocked
mindset:
Nepal should wake up to the reality that it has rights
and responsibilities regarding the high seas, by
Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 16/06/2017)
Nepal-watching
from
Delhi: Is there really a shift in India’s approach to
election and amendment in Nepal?, by Akanshya Shah
(nt 16/06/2017)
PM
to
visit India after local polls: Mahara to Indian envoy
(kp 15/06/2017)
Neighbourhood
first?
It devolves on India to carry forward the process of
improving regional connectivity with understanding,
vigour and speed, by Raghu Dayal (kp 15/06/2017)
Border
points
to be sealed for local polls (kp 14/06/2017)
Himalayan
feat:
Pushpa Kamal Dahal adeptly kept balanced ties with India
and China during his second term, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 08/06/2017)
Herbs
worth
Rs542m exported to India, by Krishna Prasad Gautam
(kp 04/06/2017)
Police
free
Indian DSP, others caught ‘abducting’ Nepali man, by
Mohan Shahi (kp 03/06/2017)
Mahat
claims
ties with India, China stronger, balanced: Keeping
Nepal’s national interests at the core, Mahat says the
Foreign Ministry opted for ‘proactive diplomacy’ (kp
03/06/2017)
Nepal
requests
India to cut energy prices: Nepal pays Bihar IRs5.62 to
IRs5.55 per unit while the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur line
costs only IRs 3.60 per unit (kp 01/06/2017)
Changing
tunes:
Delhi-wallas are right that misinformation,
miscommunication and misunderstanding have aggravated
Nepal-India tensions, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
01/06/2017)
Indian
envoy advises RJPN to go to polls (rep 31/05/2017)
Fourth
meeting
of Eminent Persons Group begins in Dehradun, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 30/05/2017), EPG
meet
ends on positive note: Fifth meeting of the Eminent
Persons Group to take place in August in Kathmandu,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 31/05/2017)
160
MW
power deal signed: NEA; A supplementary power purchase
deal was signed with India’s NVVN, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 28/05/2017)
Modi’s
Nepal
policy in three years: After ups and downs, bilateral
ties seem to be back on track; Not all lost but both
sides need to do more: Observers, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 26/05/2017)
Indian
envoy
hails Nepal-India ties (kp 25/05/2017)
Demoneteized
Indian banknotes in Nepal: India's silence over exchange
facility frustrates NRB officials (rep 25/05/2017)
Not
smooth
as silk: Indian reservations over OBOR may mean a lost
chance for India, Nepal and China, by Prakash A. Raj
(kp 24/05/2017)
Three
Gorkha
soldiers killed in Jammu and Kashmir LoC (kp
24/05/2017)
1
year on, EPG’s progress ‘sluggish’: Next meeting in
Dehradun, India, on May 29-31, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 23/05/2017)
Prosperity
thru
air, road connectivity: Indian envoy Puri (ht
22/05/2017)
Dark
clouds
over Asia: Disputes, distrust and an arms race threaten
to disrupt economic growth in the region, by Suresh
C. Chalise (kp 19/05/2017)
Rollercoaster
relationship:
Indian foreign policy towards Nepal in the last three
years has had its ups and downs; On Monday, its sole
supplierIndian Oil Corporation cut the price of petrol
by Rs2.10 per litre and that of diesel by Rs2.07 per
litre , by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 18/05/2017)
New
Delhi
changes tack, assumes ‘neutral position’: Observers say
India has softened stance on Nepal’s constitution and is
encouraging Madhes-based forces to take part in polls,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/05/2017)
Govt
imports
milk from India due to low local production (ht
17/05/2017)
Janakpur
and
Ayodhya: Age-old bonds; It is important to link Janakpur
and Ayodhya not only through roads but also through
railways, airways and optical fibres, by Hari Bansh
Jha (rep 17/05/2017)
India
could
cite its security concerns to derail OBOR projects,
interview with Hu Shisheng (kp 15/05/2017), India
skips
China’s Silk Road summit, warns of “unsustainable” debt
(ht 15/05/2017)
Renewal
of
power purchase pact with India soon: NEA (kp
14/05/2017)
Open
letter
to Shyam Saran, by Biswas Baral (rep 11/05/2017)
NOC,
IOC
considering running gas stations (kp 09/05/2017), IOC
proposal
to open gas stations raises suspicions (kp
11/05/2017), Dealers
flay
NOC plan to operate fuel stations jointly with IOC
(ht 15/05/2017)
In
Delhi,
Mahat invites investments in Nepal (kp 06/05/2017),
Frequency
of
high-level exchanges stressed (kp 06/05/2017)
Something’s
got
to give: Nepal can try a new approach to foreign
relations; it should think about what it can offer,
by Binayak Basnyat (kp 05/05/2017)
Nearly-finished
Birgunj
ICP lacks power supply, by Shankar Acharya (kp
04/05/2017)
Sugar
smuggling
rife at Biratnagar customs, by Lila Ballav Ghimire
(kp 04/05/2017)
India
hails
local polls for grassroots democracy, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 04/05/2017)
Women
highly
active in informal trade with India: Sawtee report
(kp 03/05/2017)
Revising
1950
treaty: Tread with caution; During its formation the
government of the day did not bother to make Nepal’s EPG
inclusive, by Birendra P. Mishra (rep 02/05/2017)
‘South
Asia
Satellite launching on May 5’, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 01/05/2017)
India
to
gift vehicles to EC (kp 01/05/2017)
Dialogue
in
Dehradun: Fencing the Nepal-India border may be a bold
proposal, but it is a long-term solution, by Nara
Bahadur Kandel (kp 30/04/2017)
Geopolitics
2.0:
The foreign policy of independent India is no different
to that of East India Company it has come to despite so
much of late, by Biswas Baral (rep 27/04/2017)
Countervailing
duty
on Nepali jute scrapped (kp 26/04/2017)
India
delays
process of exchanging banned banknotes (kp
25/04/2017)
Nepal,
India
talk inundation issues: Agree to build embankments in
necessary areas (kp 22/04/2017)
UP
govt
tightens rule on overloaded vehicles, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp
44
Nepalis
prisoned in India; families barred from visiting, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 21/04/2017)
We
support
Nepal’s bid to take all sections of society on board:
India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 20/04/2017)
Dehradoon
Security
Conference: Intellectual discourse; The Gorkha
recruitment by the British in 1815 was the turning point
weakening Nepal’s nationhood. Nepal’s capability for
industrial development was completely ruined by the
tripartite 1947 Gorkha Recruitment Treaty, by Umesh
K. Bhattarai (ht 18/04/2017)
Prez
on
‘special goodwill’ India visit: Tour should be taken in
the context of intensive bilateral engagements, says
Delhi official, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
17/04/2017), Prez
Bhandari
lands in new Delhi (kp 18/04/2017), India’s
goodwill
always with Nepal, say Indian prez, PM: President
Bhandari holds important bilateral meetings in Delhi on
second day of her visit, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
19/04/2017), Prez
calls
on investors in India to tap opportunities, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 19/04/2017), Prez
returns
from state visit to India (kp 22/04/2017)
Tata
opens
new facility in Nepalgunj (kp 17/04/2017)
Political
events
in Nepal trigger palpable concerns in New Delhi:
Politicians and government officials though refrain from
making official comments, newspapers have called for
early resolution to Kathmandu-Madhes deadlock, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 15/04/2017)
Nepal,
India
assess ongoing projects (kp 13/04/2017)
Prez
Bhandari
to pay state visit to India on Monday (kp
13/04/2017), Making
the
right noise: For Delhi, Prez Bhandari’s visit offers a
great opportunity for right political messaging (kp
13/04/2017), President
Bhandari
to visit India on April 17 (rep 13/04/2017)
Nepal’s
Ties With India, China, by Madhavji Shrestha (kp
12/04/2017)
Consulate
general
to be opened at Vizag (kp 11/04/2017)
Secure
together:
If India is willing to sell to Nepal the weapons it
builds with foreign technology, we have no reason to
look elsewhere, by Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep
11/04/2017) [??]
Indian
help
sought for Nepal-Bangladesh trade, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 10/04/2017)
Revise
1950 Peace & Friendship Treaty, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (kp 09/04/2017)
‘Indian
SSB
encroaches on Nepali soil’ (kp 09/04/2017)
NOC,
IOC
agree to seek int’l arbitration in S’pore (kp
08/04/2017)
Indian
families
occupying Nepal’s land for farming, by Abdhesh Kumar
Jha (kp 06/04/2017)
Demonetized
Indian notes held by Nepalis may turn worthless papers:
Deadline to respond to RBI offer expired on March 31
(rep 06/04/2017)
Third
EPG
meeting to begin in Capital today (kp 05/04/2017), Clause-wise
discussion
on 1950 treaty begins (kp 06/04/2017), Nepal-India
EPG meet agrees to scrap unequal provisions in 1950
treaty (rep 06/04/2017), EPG
members
agree to work on new pact, To change 1950 treaty to
bring Nepal-India ties in tune with the times, by
Anil Giri (kp 07/04/2017), EPG
discusses
replacing 1950 treaty, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
07/04/2017), India
ready
to abrogate
1950 Treaty: Koshyari (kp 08/04/2017)
Media
urged
to promote Nepal-India relations (ht 04/04/2017)
Much-postponed
air
route meeting delayed again (kp 01/04/2017)
Eminent
Persons
Group holding meeting next week (ht 31/03/2017)
Standoff
at
border after Indian SSB intervenes in fence construction
(kp 30/03/2017)
Export
of
power to Nepal will increase shortly: India, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 30/03/2017)
Nidhi
seeks
India’s support for polls (kp 29/03/2017)
Gen
Rawat
in Capital (kp 29/03/2017), Prez
confers
honorary general rank on chief of Indian Army (kp
30/03/2017)
How
Delhi
views Dahal’s China visit, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 28/03/2017)
New
Indian
envoy meets Deuba, Oli (kp 28/03/2017)
RBI
proposes
IRs4,500 note exchange limit (kp 27/03/2017), Don’t
shirk
responsibility: India’s decision to provide exchange
facilities for banned notes worth IRs4,500 is inadequate
(kp 28/03/2017), India
declines
Nepal’s request to raise ceiling, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 28/03/2017), RBI
rules
out meeting NRB conditions (ht 28/03/2017)
Govt
team
off to India to renew fuel supply pact: NOC, IOC to inc
new agreement today (ht 27/03/2017), Nepal,
India
sign new oil supply agreement, by Kamal Dev
Bhattartai (kp 28/03/2017)
A
jangled relationship: The number one priority of the
South Block in South Asia is Bhutan. Nepal has to
compete with the Maldives for attention, by CK Lal
(rep 27/03/2017)
Perspective
on
Indian inclusiveness: Not only can Nepal learn from
India’s inclusionary polity, India too can learn from
Nepal’s exercise in inclusiveness, by Jainendra
Jeevan (kp 26/03/2017)
Chinese
defence
minister returns, India army chief arriving Tuesday
(kp 26/03/2017)
Demonitised
currency
exchange facility: RBI officials in Capital for talks,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 26/03/2017)
Nepal,
India
to sign new petro supply agreement next week (kp
26/03/2017)
Nepal
requests
India for more electricity: To bridge the gap, Nepal is
currently importing around 380MW of electricity from
India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 25/03/2017)
Spooked
by
China: Today India is ready to do just about anything to
disrupt China’s relations with the smaller South Asian
states, by Pamir Gautam (rep 23/03/2017)
Trans-border
pollution impacts air quality in Nepal, by Ram Saran
Tamang (rep 21/03/2017)
Political
Hinduism:
For Nepal, there’s much to be wary of the Hindu cleric
in UP’s new chief minister (kp 20/03/2017)
Indian
army
chief to visit Nepal on March 28-31, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 19/03/2017)
Treatment
of
Kanchanpur injured affected (kp 19/03/2017)
India
to
provide 30,000 tonnes of urea to Nepal: Farmers require
61,000 tonnes of the vital farm input to plant their
spring crops during the mid-March to mid-June season
(kp 18/03/2017)
Modi
promises all out support for May polls (rep
18/03/2017)
Accommodate
all
before going to vote: India (kp 17/03/2017)
Kanchanpur
firing:
Ballistics indicates bullet belongs to SSB (kp
16/03/2017), Nidhi
takes
up border killing issue with India (kp) 16/03/2017),
India
stops
short of saying ‘SSB’, ‘firing’: Expresses grief at
Nepali’s death, assures fair probe to ‘arrive at truth’,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/03/2017), Modi
assures
fair probe into Kanchanpur incident, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 18/03/2017)
Justice,
compensation
elude family of man killed by SSB seven years ago,
by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Ghimire (kp 16/03/2017)
Bhattarai
explains
Maoist transition: Bhattarai, who severed ties with the
Maoist party in September last year, also made a case
for the need of a new political force, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 16/03/2017)
How
Jhapa residents taught a big lesson to the SSB, by
Raju Adhikari (rep 15/03/2017)
‘BJP’s
UP
victory won’t change Nepal policy’: Observers say Modi,
who looks well-placed for 2019 re-election, will try to
improve ties with neighbours, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 14/03/2017)
‘Include
provision
of compensation in the new Supply Agreement with IOC’
(ht 14/03/2017)
Nidhi,
Bhattarai
to visit Delhi: Nidhi expected to meet several Indian
leaders, including PM Modi, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 13/03/2017), Nepal
urged
to accommodate all forces, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 15/03/2017)
After
delay,
EPG to meet next week (ht 12/03/2017)
Kanchanpur
local
dies in India’s SSB firing, by DR Panta (kp
10/03/2017), Nepali
man dies in SSB gunfire, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal
(rep 10/03/2017), Nepal
lodges protest with India over Kanchanpur killing
(rep), Govt
sends
diplomatic note to India over SSB firing: Indian
national security adviser calls PM Dahal; Gautam
declared martyr, by Anil Giri (kp 11/03/2017) [Please stop overusing this term: He
was a victim of Indian atrocity, not a martyr!],
MEA:
enquiry
initiated (kp 11/03/2017), Lawmakers
condemn killing of Nepali by SSB (rep 11/03/2017),
Dahal
flays
‘attack on sovereignty’ (kp 11/03/2017), Maoist
sister
wings, not party, protest death: Mani Thapa says not
protesting such a grave incident officially is sheer
negligence on part of the PM’s party (kp 1103/2017),
Serious
blow
to independence: UML (kp 11/03/2017), Envoy
meets
Indian official over incident (kp 11/03/2017), Kanchanpur
culvert was built as per bilateral agreement, by Dil
Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 11/03/2017), Gautam’s
Last
rites held with state honours, by Chitranga Thapa
(kp 13/03/2017), For
restraint:
Given the age-old Nepal-India relations both the sides
must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of each other (ht 13/03/2017)
Aid
in
pre-1990 Nepal: Both India and China have contributed to
the building of infrastructure, seemingly with a mind to
serve their interests, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp
08/03/2017)
Efforts
on
to fix prez India visit in April (ht 07/03/2017)
What
India
should know: If you had back in 2015 considered
alternative voices in Nepal, instead of listening to few
loyalists, Nepal-India relation would be much better
today, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 06/03/2017)
Birgunj
ICP
likely to be ready by March, by Shankar Acharya (kp
05/03/2017)
Poll
body
seeks support from India and China: The Election
Commission says it has sought support from the
neighbouring countries to prevent a lengthy
procurement procedure, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 05/03/2017)
Kanchanpur
Chamber
to hold fair in Dehradun: Dehradun, the capital of the
Indian state of Uttarakhand, has been chosen as the
venue for the fair due to its large population of Nepali
speakers (kp 04/03/2017)
India
ready
for development partnership with Nepal: Jaitely (kp
03/03/2017), Jaitley
sees
great investment potential in Nepal (rep 03/03/2017)
Nepal-bound
containers
stranded at Kolkata port, by Shankar Acharya (kp
02/03/2017)
Manjeev
Singh
Puri confirmed as India’s new envoy to Nepal:
Confirmation of Puri, a career diplomat, as India’s new
envoy to Nepal has put to rest speculations in Kathmandu
that a political appointee will take charge of Lainchaur,
by Anil Giri (kp 02/03/2017)
Envoy
Rae
completes tenure, leaving today (kp 01/03/2017), India yet
to name Rae’s successor, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
01/03/2017)
Demonetized
Indian banknotes in Nepal: RBI team arriving today to
discuss exchange facility (rep 28/02/2017), Indian
central
bank officials arrive in Nepal, by Bibek Subedi (kp
01/03/2017), RBI
team's report to decide fate of scrapped Indian
banknotes (rep 02/03/2017), Indian
FinMin
says IC notes will be replaced (kp 04/03/2017)
UMN
demands
travel discount (ht 28/02/2017)
Big
brother:
India’s big infrastructure projects did make progress
during Rae’s tenure but the border blockade leaves a big
diplomatic hole, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp
27/02/2017)
Demand
for
consulate general’s office: Government team studies
Vizag port (kp 26/02/2017)
India
FinMin
to attend Investment Summit, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 25/02/2017)
Rae
wants
all forces taken on board for polls (kp 25/02/2017)
[?]
India
approves
16 road projects in Nepal: The new projects under
India’s financial assistance will be carried out
under Indian government’s third Line of Credit
(kp 24/02/2017)
India
okays
IRs 57b for Arun 3 (kp 23/02/2017), Indian
cabinet
approves Arun 3 investment plan, by Bibek Subedi (kp
23/02/2017), Indian
govt
okays Rs 91.58b investment for Arun III, by Sagar
Ghimire (rep 23/02/2017)
Border
bungles:
It is precisely because the border is unregulated that
there are so many border disputes between Nepal and
India, by Sangam Sangroula (rep 23/02/2017)
There
has been no fundamental shift in India’s position after
the blockade, interview with Narayan Kaji Shrestha,
CPN-MC (rep 23/02/2017) [??]
Indian
leaders
welcome election announcement, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 22/02/2017)
Marginal
interest:
There has in the past been no palpable shift in India’s
larger Nepal policy even with government change in UP or
Bihar, by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep 22/02/2017)
Nepal
seeks
India’s help to upgrade substations, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 22/02/2017)
Dehradun
landslide:
Kin of Nepali victims yet to receive compensation,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 21/02/2017)
Indian
side
proposes March-end, early-April meeting on air routes
(kp 21/02/2017)
Feasibility
study
launched for dry port in Gulariya: Gulariya-Murtiha
border point has remained closed even seven years after
Nepal and India agreed to open it. This has created
difficulties for traders and local people, by Kamal
Panthi (kp 20/02/2017)
India
scraps
service tax on ocean freight, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 19/02/2017)
Indian
minister
attends infra meet (kp 19/02/2017), India
proposes
Kathmandu to Delhi, Kolkata rail links (kp
20/02/2017), 16
projects
to be implemented utilising India’s $340.22m line of
credit facility (ht 20/02/2017), Pledge
vs
disbursement: Aid committed by India is rising; however,
funds are being released at a slower pace (kp
21/02/2017), Indian
railway
minister returns home (ht 21/02/2017)
IOC
principally
agrees on single-point LPG loading facility to Nepal
(ht 18/01/2017)
Don’t
have
any prescription for Nepal: India, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 17/02/2017) [?]
India
commits
assistance worth NRs 44 million (ht 17/02/2017)
Petroleum
storage
plants: Indian Oil Corp ready to extend technical
support to Nepal (kp 17/02/2017)
Tempo
drivers
block Miteri Bridge (kp 16/02/2017)
Nepali
LPG
bullets face problems in transporting cooking gas,
by Sujan Dhungana (ht 16/02/2017)
Water
diplomacy:
Nepal can work with China and India to develop river
management infrastructure, by Pramod Aryal (kp
16/02/2017)
Call
to revisit policies on water, energy cooperation
(rep 16/02/2017)
Shrestha
in
India: Local poll date first, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 15/02/2017)
JSC
meeting
concludes (ht 15/02/2017)
Trump
jitters:
Nepal’s ties with neighbours India and China could be
affected by shifts in US policy, by Prakash A. Raj
(kp 14/02/2017)
Nepal-India
bilateral
meeting to implement PTA: Nepal, India discuss
development modality of New Butwal-Gorakhpur
transmission line (rep 14/02/2017), Butwal-Gorakhpur
cross-border
transmission line: Nepal, India to finalise DPR of 400
kVA power line, by Bibek Subedi (kp 15/02/2017)
Parcels
stuck during Indian blockade finally reach Nepal, by
Ritesh Tripathi (rep 14/02/2017) [!!]
Bilateral
projects
will now move on fast track, says Indian envoy Ranjit
Rae (ht 14/02/2017)
Nepal-India
JSC
meeting from today (ht 13/02/2017)
Red
tape
stalls grant, loan signing with India: Indian govt has
pledged $1b for rebuilding efforts (kp 12/02/2017)
India
Budget
2017: India should engage Nepal in harnessing border
trade with a larger outlay for infrastructure, by
Atul K. Thakur (kp 12/02/2017)
Preparation
in full swing to bring Birgunj ICP into operation,
by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 11/02/2017)
Government
yet
to appoint agency to operate ICP Birgunj (ht
10/02/2017)
High-level
NOC
delegation off to India (ht 10/02/2017)
Govt
requests
India to supply fertiliser, by Sangam Prasain and
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 09/02/2017)
Modi
often seems to forget that Nepal is a sovereign country,
interview with Mani Shankar Aiyar (rep 09/02/2917)
Uncertainty
clouds
Nepal-India meet on air routes (kp 08/02/2017)
Trade
in
the balance: Imposition of antidumping duty on Nepali
and Bangladeshi jute and jute products will not
encourage bilateral and regional trade, by Samridhi
Pant (kp 07/02/2017)
IC
exchange:
Indian officials to visit Nepal (kp 05/02/2017)
Playing
with
fire: If Madhesh remains unstable, Nepal’s misgivings
about India’s interference will make it more and more
dependent on China, economically and militarily, by
Sukhdev Shah (rep 04/02/2017)
India
govt
raises grant for Nepal by 17 percent, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 02/02/2017)
Export
of
Nepali jute items to India resumes (ht 02/02/2017)
ICP
delay
concerns traders (kp 01/02/2017)
Inflation
wedge
with India narrows (ht 31/01/2017)
DPR
of Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track Project: Indian consortium
seeks Rs 600 million compensation (rep 31/01/2017)
India
levies 4.5% service charge on third-country imports,
by Binod Subedi (rep 30/01/2017) [???],
Goods
imported
via Indian ports to become dearer (kp 01/02/2017), Nepal
asks
India to remove service tax on ocean freight, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 03/02/0217)
Proletarianism
to
globalism: Modi has done on the subcontinent what Trump
has done at the global level: vacate the leadership
position for China, by Achyut Wagle (kp 30/01/2017)
Nepal-India
oversight
body: 2nd meeting will assess projects funded by India
(kp 30/01/2017), Both
sides
agree to complete projects in time-bound manner (kp
31/01/2017)
Imported
DAP
fertiliser stuck in Kolkata, by Shankar Acharya (kp
30/01/2017)
Debunking
a
few myths: Nepal was never a buffer state, and China and
India prefer maritime routes for trade, by Madan
Shahi (kp 29/01/2017)
Commerce
minister
seeks ease in export of Nepali products to India (ht
29/01/2017)
India
gifts
books, buses and ambulances (ht 27/01/2017)
India
never
interfered in Nepal’s internal matters: Rae (kp
26/01/2017) [???] [When we demonstrated at the Indian
Embassy in Germany against the Indian economic blockade
of 1989, the Indian representative told us that "friends
of Nepal are automatically enemies of India"!!]
Bridge
to
where? We should convince our neighbors that Nepal
doesn’t see trilateral cooperation as a strategic
concept, but as an economic and socio-cultural
phenomenon, by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep 26/01/2017)
Old
connections
and new opportunities: Security-centric view about
borders must change as India grapples with
market-related issues and opportunities, by Mahendra
P. Lama (kp 25/01/2017)
We
like
it the way it isIndia’s proposal to create a UN
peacekeeping force under its leadership is shameful,
by Roshan Khadka (kp 24/01/2017)
Lawmakers
urge govt to clarify over Indian proposal of seeking
shelter for air marshals (rep 24/01/2017)
IMF
mission sees 'limited impact' of Indian demonetization
in Nepal, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 24/01/2017)
Border
to
be sealed for UP election (kp 22/01/2017)
Vegetable
imports
from India on rise, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
22/01/2017)
Joint
survey
team starts reinstating border pillars (kp
21/01/2017)
Anti-dumping
levy
on Nepali jute items: India ‘positive’ about plea to
scrap duties (kp 20/01/2017)
Nepal-Bharat
Maitri
Irrigation Project inaugurated (ht 20/01/2017)
Three’s
a
crowd: From New Delhi’s perspective, the OBOR is
Beijing’s strategic muscle-flexing in Asia aimed at
strengthening ‘string of pearls’ to encircle India,
by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rep 19/01/2017)
Mahat
takes
up trade issues in New Delhi, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 18/01/2017), India
urged
to exchange old INR (ht 18/01/2017), Mahat
addresses
Raisina Dialogue (kp 19/01/2017), Talks
on
IC swap facility in Nepal productive: India (kp
20/01/2017)
Indian
Army
chief to visit Nepal in Feb (kp 18/01/2017)
Foreign
minister
to attend Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 16/01/2017)
Cooperation
on
shared waters: Properly planned, transboundary rivers
can act as an engine for regional development for both
Nepal and Bihar, by Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia
Tortajada (kp 16/01/2017)
India
FinMin
pledges IC swap facility in Kathmandu soon, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 15/01/2017), Note
ban:
Indian officials to visit Nepal soon (kp
15/01/2017), Indians
could cross border to dump black money, RBI tells NRB
(rep 16/01/2017), India
asks
for stricter INR exchange modality (ht 17/01/2017)
Timber
smuggling
rife at Nepal-India border in Banke (kp 14/01/2017)
Indian
election
delays EPG meeting (ht 14/01/2017)
The
result
of appeasement: Serving every Indian interest will not
benefit Nepal; the demonetisation measure is a case in
point, by Shyam KC (kp 13/01/2017)
The
real danger is when both India and China conclude Nepal
is a burden, interview with Nischalnath Pandey (rep
12/01/2017)
India
extends
Rs620 million for building embankments (kp
12/01/2017)
NOC
to
ask IOC to extend LPG pipeline up to Nepal border,
by Sujan Dhungana (ht 10/01/2017)
Ban
on
500-, 1,000-rupee notes: Nepal-India meeting likely on
Thursday, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/01/2017), Nepali
officials
off to India to discuss IC exchange facility, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 12/01/2017), India
responds
positively to IC exchange modality (kp 13/01/2017)
India
slaps
anti-dumping duty on Nepali jute items, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 07/01/2017), Export
of
Nepali jute products to India halted since three weeks
(ht 07/01/2017)
China
fights
back: China too is now starting to cultivate its own
competing group of politicians, bureaucrats and security
personnel in Nepal, by Biswas Baral (rep 07/01/2017)
Demonetisation
blues:
Why Modi’s political stunt is bad news for Indians and
Nepalis, by Atul K. Thakur (kp 06/01/2017)
RBI
to
provide INR 1 billion in 100-rupee banknotes (ht
06/01/2017)
Relations
with
Nepal unique and stand on its own footing: India (ht
05/01/2017)
Border
markets
face acute shortage of IRs100 notes, by Jitendra Sah
(kp 03/01/2017)
CVD
imposed by India affects jute exports, by Ajit
Tiwari (rep 03/01/2017)
India-funded
roads:
After joint mechanism meet, projects show progress,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/01/2017)
Cashing
in
at Chandigarh: For the many migrants from Nepal’s
mid-western districts, prosperous Chandigarh has become
a home away from home, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
31/12/2016)
India
to
make ‘special arrangement’ for Nepal: Delhi to dispatch
team to Kathmandu, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
29/12/2016)
Unexpected
tax
kills jute exports to India: Indian customs authorities
have imposed a 12.5 percent excise duty on goods made of
natural fibre, traders have said; Jute products from
Bangladesh are exempt from the tax (kp 29/12/2016)
India
to
supply additional 80MW of electricity, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 24/12/2016), NEA
to
import additional 80 MW power from India, by Pushpa
Raj Acharya (ht 24/12/2016), India
to
supply 80MW power from tomorrow (kp 31/12/2016)
Nepal,
India
agree third-country codeshare deal (kp
24/12/2016)
Empowering
the
power sector: Instead of playing the victim, Nepal
should create an investor-friendly environment; It has
been projected that India will have a major electricity
deficit by 2022, which has to be filled by exports from
Nepal, by Kshiziz Dahal and Abyaya Neopane (kp
23/12/2016)
Nepal
tells
India officials: It’ll take at least 10 days to exchange
defunct notes; The Nepal government still remains
clueless about providing exchange facility to Nepalis
holding the banned Indian currency, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 23/12/2016)
India
agrees
to develop, upgrade four air routes: Three new
cross-border entry points to be discussed further,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 22/12/2016)
Demonetisation
nightmares:
Our govt and central bank cannot ignore the plight of
poor seasonal migrant workers, traders and general
public, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 20/12/2016), Exchange
facility
for demonetised INR sought, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 22/12/2016)
Indian
banknotes
ban hits trade conducted in cash, by Binod Bhandari
(kp 20/12/2016)
Govt
clueless
about IC exchange facility (kp 19/12/2016)
Southern
bully:
Nepali leaders lack the nerve to stand erect as
equals with their Indian counterparts, by Khagendra
Nath Sharma (kp 18/12/2016)
India
demonitisation
move: No remedy for Nepalis as deadline nears; Indian
bank notes in denominations of 500 and 1,000 will
cease to be legal tender after December 30, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/12/2016)
Demonetisation
in
India to hit tourism in Nepal: NRB (ht 17/12/2016)
‘BPKF
a
strong pillar of Nepal-India cooperation’ (ht
17/12/2016)
DoR
scraps
RfP for Nepali consultant at India’s call, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/12/2016)
Nepal,
India
to complete ICP in Birgunj by March (ht 16/12/2016)
Air
service
talks get Cabinet nod (kp 13/12/2016)
Third
EPG
meeting to be held in Pokhara next week (ht
13/12/2016)
Nepal
to
discuss new power trade guidelines with India , by
Bibek Subedi (kp 12/12/2016), A
continuing trend: India resorts to protectionist
measures again even in a sector it has much to gain from
(kp 13/12/2016), ‘Power
trading
guideline does not debar pvt firms’ (kp 13/12/2016),
India
clarifies
on guidelines on cross border trade of energy (ht
13/12/2016), Purchasing
power:
India’s new policy affects Nepal’s aspiration to boost
growth through hydroelectricity, by Bhoj Raj Poudel
(kp 16/12/2016)
Raxaul
border
residents halt supply to Nepal (ht 12/12/2016), Imports
through Raxaul being disrupted (rep 12/12/2016), Trade
through Birgunj resumes as Raxaul locals call off
protest, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 13/12/2016)
The
Indian trap: Energy experts say new Indian policy will
discriminate against Nepal’s private sector and
non-Indian investors, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep
12/12/2016)
NCC
requests
Indian govt for exchange facility (ht 12/12/2016)
Nepali
shippers
prefer Haldia to Kolkata port (kp 12/12/2016), Nepali
traders
urged to use HICT for int’l shipments (ht
12/12/2016)
Send
Indian
envoy home: Student leaders of oppn parties (kp
12/12/2016)
171
boundary
stones missing along Nepal-India border in Bardiya
(kp 11/12/2016)
Nepal-India
Relations: Don’t Let Grass Grow Under Feet, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 11/12/2016)
Policy
Towards Neighbours, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
10/12/2016)
India
demonitisation
move: Talks on to find a way out: Delhi (kp
09/12/2016)
The
world
has moved on: India should stop interfering in Nepal’s
affairs citing out-of-date security concerns.
by Bigyan Prasai (kp 09/12/2016)
Cross-border
power
trading: India’s new rules could pull plug on
Nepal-based electricity developers, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 08/12/2016), India
issues
guidelines on cross border trade of electricity (ht
08/12/2016), Indian
policy
discourages non-Indian hydropower investors, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep 08/12/2016)
The
second amendment: There seems to be a realization in New
Delhi that its interests in Nepal will be best protected
by taking Kathmandu in confidence, by Biswas Baral
(rep
Indian
embassy
enquires about legal status of IC notes in Nepal, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 04/12/2016)
Mukherjee’s
historic
visit: Such high level visits not only help contain
growth of external influence in Nepal but also greatly
boost Nepal-India relations, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep
03/12/2016)
A
step in right direction, say Indian officials, media:
However, India has not given a formal and official
statement on the registration of the constitution
amendment proposal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
01/12/2016), Bill
registration
an important step: India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
05/12/2016)
Nepali,
Indian
officials agree to expedite India-funded projects
(kp 30/11/2016)
Ginger
export to India affected yet again, by Raju Adhikari
(rep 30/11/2016)
Locals
form
pressure group to expedite SIA, fast track, by
ShankarAcharya (kp 30/11/2016)
Stalled
air
service talks with India to be revived, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 30/11/2016)
First
Nepal-India
project oversight meeting today (kp 29/11/2016)
Banned
500-
and 1000-rupee notes: Three weeks on, Nepal awaits
India’s response: Nepal has not heard from India since
submitting the proposal to provide exchange facility to
Nepalis holding banned currency, by Rupak D. Sharma
(kp 29/11/2016)
EPG
lacks
moral, logistics support from government (ht
27/11/2016)
NRB:
Don’t
accept new Indian notes (kp 25/11/2016)
Trilateralism,
RIP:
Nowhere and at no time have India and China cooperated
and coordinated strategy on third countries. Why would
they in Nepal?, by Biswas Baral (rep 24/11/2016)
India
positive
about replacing banned notes with legal bills, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 24/11/2016)
New
school
building of MIS inaugurated: The school hopes to keep
the tradition of providing quality education in the best
environment as it has been doing for 38 years (kp
24/11/2016)
India
meets
China in finance: AIIB provides a platform of
partnership to India and China away from the
border-centric bilateral relations; The sea port
projects in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and
land ports and hydropower projects in Nepal and
Bhutan would demand huge investments from
India, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 23/11/2016
India
proposes
resuming air service talks in Dec (kp 16/11/2016)
Review
of
1950 peace and friendship treaty: EPG set to exchange
draft in Dec meeting, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
15/11/2016)
Mukherjee’s
visit
New Delhi should refrain from micro-managing Nepal, even
if selfish Nepali leaders give the green light to do so,
by Jainendra Jeevan (kp 15/11/216)
Sunsari
is hub for Indians seeking Nepali citizenship, by
Amar Khadka (rep 15/11/2016)
Indian
Army
chief in Kathmandu (kp 12/11/2016)
NRB
urges
India to facilitate exchange of banned Indian bills,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 10/11/2016),
India
withdraws
500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes from circulation: Nepalis
in border areas worried (kp 10/11/2016), Migrant
workers
in India in a fix: Workers who receive their salaries in
cash are having a hard time exchanging
large-denomination banknotes in the absence of proper
identity cards, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
10/11/2016), RBI
asks
NRB about amount of banned Indian notes in Nepal: NRB,
according to an official, has informed India’s central
bank that there is IRs 35 million in the denominations
of 500 and 1,000 in the Nepali financial system, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 11/11/2016), Frantic
crowds
cross border to unload Indian currency, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 12/11/2016), ‘Raise
issue
at political level’ (kp 12/11/2016), Use
diplomatic
channel to clear confusion, FNCCI urges govt (kp
14/11/2016), Dahal
urges
Modi to provide exchange facility to Nepalis (kp
15/11/2016), Take
note:
Nepali and Indian govts should ensure easy
currency-exchange facilities for ordinary citizens
(kp 16/11/2016), ‘Top-level
Indian
decision must for exchange facility’, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 16/11/2016), Taskforce
set
up to address problems faced by Nepalis (kp
17/11/2016), Far-west
people
in possession of Indian currency worried (ht
17/11/2016), Money
for
nothing: If the large banknotes are not exchanged, many
Nepalis are going to be in dire straits, by Jagadish
Prasad Bist (kp 18/11/2016), Indian
Embassy
tells NRB to prepare exchange modality, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 18/22/2016), Govt
told
to sort out INR exchange issue (ht 18/11/2016), Gaining
currency:
Demonetisation takes its toll on Nepali migrant workers,
students, by Jiyalal Sah (nt 18/11/2016), Nepalis
facing
hard time in Delhi: Students, migrant workers hit hard,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 19/11/2016), Demonetisation
hits
Nepalis living near border with India, by Govind
Chhetri and Ram Saraf (ht 19/11/2016), Ban
on
Indian banknotes hits cardamom trade (ht
19/11/2016), Uncertainty
over fate of demonetized Indian notes fuels illegal
exchange: Some are offering Rs 500 for IRs 500e, by
Sagar Ghimire (rep 19/11/2016), No
over-the-counter
IC exchange, says NRB, by Bibek Subedi (kp
20/11/2016), Solution
being
sought for INR exchange: Stringent rules will be
developed for exchange of high denomination Indian notes,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 20/11/2016)
Govt
clueless about missing border pillars, by Bhim
Chapagain (rep 09/11/2016)
A
new narrative: Instead of maintaining control, India’s
help to extend democratic principles can serve both
Indian and Nepali interests, by Achyut Wagle (kp
08/11/2016)
Fewer
bullets
carrying LPG to Nepal, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
08/11/2016), Indian
suppliers
deny reducing number of bullets supplying LPG: Sources
claim NLPGIA president's earlier statement may have been
intended to create havoc and to create an artificial
shortage, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 09/11/2016)
He
Came, He Conquered, He Left, by Prem Khatry (rn
08/11/2016)
Civilisational
linkages:
Since both Nepal and India are culturally rich
republics, their relations need to be mutually
beneficial, by Lok Raj Baral (kp 07/11/2016)
The
more
India aligns itself with Madhesi issue, the harder it
makes its resolution, interview with Narayan Kaji
Shrestha (kp 07/11/2016)
Mukherjee’s
Visit: Healing The Wounds, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
07/11/2016)
Indian
Army
chief to visit Nepal (ht 06/10/2016)
Nepal-bound
containers
stuck at Kolkata port (ht 06/11/2016), Clear
the decks (ht 07/11/2016)
The
Controversy, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 05/11/2016)
Deuba
leaves
for India today (kp 04/11/2016), Deuba
addresses
India Ideas Conclave in Goa (kp 05/11/2016), Deuba
meets
Indian leaders (kp 09/11/2016), ‘I
didn’t
meet any Tibetan leader in Goa’ (kp 09/11/2016)
Message
to India: The question every Nepali is asking and will
be asking for years to come will be why India blockaded
Nepal, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 05/10/2016)
Indian
prez
arrives in Nepal in sign of warming relations, by
Anil Giri (kp 03/11/2016), ‘Our
support
will always be there as Nepal moves towards a federal
democratic republic’, interview with Pranab
Mukherjee (kp 03/11/2016), Mukherjee
‘glad’
to see political process moving in the right direction
(kp 03/11/2016), UML
top
brass absent from Indian embassy reception: According to
party sources, Oli’s invitation did not arrive on
time while Khanal and Nepal are out of the country
(kp 03/11/2016), Morcha
leaders
set to meet Mukherjee today (kp 03/11/2016), Visit
will
strengthen bilateral ties: PM (kp 03/11/2016), Beyond
the
rhetoric: High-level political visits hopefully set the
tone for tangible economic gains (kp03/11/2016), The
buck
stops here: The time has come to deal with all the
outstanding issues between Nepal and India at the top
political level, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
03/11/2016), Mukherjee
invites
Nepal to be ‘part of India’s growth story’: elcomes
efforts in Kathmandu to take on board all sections of
society (kp 04/11/2016), KU
confers
honorary degree on Indian prez: PM Dahal says Mukherjee
‘towering personality’ of South Asia (kp
04/11/2016), ‘Pashupati
centre
of reverence for people of Nepal, India’ (kp
04/11/2016), KMC
presents
Key to Kathmandu City to Mukherjee (kp 04/11/2016),
Nepal,
India
have mutual security interests: Mukherjee, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 04/11/2016), Peace,
stability
India’s major concern: Indian president, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 04/11/2016), Close
ties:
Bilateral relations have been restored to
pre-constitution level due to exchanges of high level
visits from both the sides after the promulgation of the
constitution (ht 04/11/2016), Indian
prez
visits Janakpur, Pokhara, by Shyam Sundar Shashi and
Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 05/11/2016), Mukherjee
terms
visit ‘mission of friendship’: Says relations between
two countries poised to ascend to new heights (kp
05/11/2016), Indian
prez’s
trip successful in building mutual trust: Cabinet
(kp 05/11/2016), 'I
enjoyed every bit of Nepal visit': Indian Prez (rep
05/11/2016)
Upadhyay,
Paudyal
appointed envoys to India and China (kp 30/10/2016)
Indian
president’s
visit to Nepal: Holiday decision draws criticism; Govt
goes on defensive, says it does not want inconvenience
to public (kp 28/10/2016), Mukherjee
to
land in Nepal on Nov 2 (rep 28/10/2016), PM
Secretariat:
Nov 2 holiday decision at Prez suggestion (kp
29/10/2016), India
says
Mukherjee’s visit to strengthen ties: Indian President
Pranab Mukherjee will arrive in Kathmandu on Wednesday
on a state visits (kp 29/10/2016), Some
aid
announcements as goodwill gesture likely: Sources
(kp 30/10/2016), Hospitals
in
Capital, Pokhara and Janakpur put on standby (kp
30/10/2016), Nidhi
takes
stock of preparations (kp 30/10/2016), Special
security
plan in place: Home Ministry (kp 30/10/2016)
Nepal-India
Trade
Treaty renewed for seven years: No changes have been
made to the existing treaty, last revised in 2009,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (kp 28/10/2016)
Nepal,
India
agree to accelerate 7 projects (kp 28/10/2016), India
to
expedite Key infrastructure projects in Nepal (ht
28/10/2016), Nepal,
India finalize reconstruction projects for Indian aid
(rep 28/10/2016)
Nepal-India
joint
commission meet: Secy-level talks set tone for today’s
JC meeting, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 27/10/2016)
Visakhapatnam
Port
finally opens for Nepali business: NRB allows banks to
issue letters of credit to import goods using the Indian
seaport (kp 27/10/2016), Govt
initiates
process to open consulate in Vizag: Ministry considering
deputing an official from Nepali embassy in New Delhi
for now (kp 29/10/2016)
India
exposed,
again: Lokman Singh Karki’s impeachment motion has again
laid bare limitations of India’s misguided quest for
‘structural guarantee’, by Biswas Baral (rep
27/10/2016)
India
constructing monastery encroaching upon no man's land,
by Bhim Chapagain (rep 27/10/2016)
Nepal
to
press for implementation of pacts with India (kp
26/10/2016), ‘Nepal,
India
to skip controversial issues’ (ht 26/10/2016)
Continuity
and
change: Nepal-India relationship should move towards a
development-centric security policy from the traditional
military one, by Baburam Bhattarai (kp 26/10/2016)
ICP
on
Nepali side ‘will be ready’ by December, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 26/10/2016)
Nepal
to
focus on executing bilateral projects (ht
26/10/2016)
Deuba
to
visit India in Nov first week (kp 25/10/2016)
Foreign
secy
to lead team for Nepal-India joint panel (kp
22/10/2016)
A
triangular relationship: Shifting geopolitics is once
more buffeting Nepal’s ties with India and China, by
Shreejana Shrestha (nt 21/10/2016), Tripartite
tête-à-tête:
If Nepal doesn't set its politics right it will continue
to be treated as a footnote to history (nt
21/10/2016), Trilateral
Co-operation
In Limbo, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 22/10/2016)
Indian
advance
team arriving today (kp 20/10/2016)
Names
finalised
for Nepal-India oversight mechanism (ht 20/10/2016),
Get
it
done: Now that the oversight mechanism is in place it
may be hoped that delays of the past will indeed be a
thing of the past (ht 21/10/2016)
Nepal-India
JC
meet next week (kp 19/10/2016)
Re-energising
Relations With India, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
19/10/2016)
Nepal,
India
PMs for implementing pacts: Agree to address outstanding
issues at Joint Commission meeting, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 17/10/2016), Govt
claims
neighbours positive on trilateral co-op: Prime Minister
Dahal’s secretariat says the meeting of the three
leaders was scheduled at Nepal’s request, by Anil
Giri (kp 17/10/2016), A
go-ahead in Goa: Connectivity holds the key to
trilateral cooperation among Nepal, India and China
(kp 17/10/2016), 'Nepal
wants to be dynamic bridge between India, China'; China
always supportive of Nepal's national integrity: Xi
(rep 17/10/2016), PM
describes
meeting with Modi and Xi as ‘rare and pleasant’ (kp
18/10/2016), Trilateral
meeting
talk gets sceptics (kp 19/10/2016)
Hostility
with
Pak has India step up Nepal border watch (kp
15/10/2016)
Eight
leftist
parties to wage joint protest against Nepal-India
communique (ht 10/10/2016)
Crossing
the border a hassle for Nepalis every Dashain (rep
08/10/2016)
NOC
urges
IOC to reduce surcharges (kp 06/10/2016)
Mahat
defends
Nepal-India joint communiqué (ht 05/10/2016)
Indian
prez
to visit Nepal from Nov 2 (kp 04/10/2016), ‘Indian
prez
to visit Lumbini, Janakpur, Pokhara’ (kp 06/10/2016)
Second
EPG
meeting to take up 1950 treaty: The Indian side has
asked Nepali members of the Eminent Presons Group to
come up with a clear position on how to amend the
‘unequal’ treaty, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
04/10/2016), Nepal
proposes
amendment to 1950 Treaty, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
05/10/2016), Charting
a
new course: Nepal’s EPG delegation should articulate its
proposals in a clear and cogent way (kp 05/10/2016),
EPG
agrees
to contextualise 1950’s treaty, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 06/10/2016), On
1950
Treaty, ball ‘in India’s court’: Members, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 06/10/2016)
War
in
the air: Clash between India and Pakistan is a reality
that South Asia is compelled to live with for the
foreseeable future, by Achyut Wagle (kp 04/10/2016)
Restoring
Balance, by S. Binodkumar Singh (SAIR 03/10/2016)
Nepal
ready
to keep 1950 Treaty’s title intact: The treaty needs to
be updated to keep up with the changed context, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 02/10/2016)
Advantage
China:
With SAARC, a perfect platform for India to establish
its preeminence in South Asia, on the brink, all that
the Chinese have to do is bide time, by Biswas Baral
(rep 01/10/2016)
Prachanda
India
bhai bhai: Dahal used the visit to Delhi to restore his
own ties with India more than anything else, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 30/09/2016)
Migrant
workers
fleeced at Rupadiya border (ht 29/09/2016)
‘PMs
not
keen to remove Indian camp’ (kp 26/09/2016)
India
tables
proposal to conduct survey for 2 cross-border railways,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/09/2016)
Dispute
Over PM’s India Visit, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
26/09/2016)
‘India
has
softened its position on Nepal’, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 25/09/2016)
Nepal-India
inflation
wedge narrows to 3.5pc in August (kp 25/09/2016)
Nepal,
India
set date for two crucial meets: EPG meeting on Oct 4-5,
JC conference on Oct-end (kp 23/09/2016)
NS-N
opposes
parts of joint statement (ht 23/09/2016)
Trapped
in
geopolitics: India mounted the blockade after Nepal
refused to give it a place in its policy-making process,
by Sumesh Shiwakoty (kp 23/09/2016)
A
routine visit: The fact that parties have different
views on foreign policy makes Nepal more prone to
international influence, by Shyam KC (kp 23/09/2016)
Chance
to
take centre stage: The goodwill Prachanda received in
New Delhi was reciprocation of his new avatar, by
Atul K. Thakur (kp 21/09/2016), Mixed
Responses On PM’s India Visit, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn 21/09/2016), Narayan
Kaji
raises questions over joint statement with India (ht
21/09/2016)
New
Delhi
EPG meeting to enter substantive agenda: Eminent Persons
Group has mandate to look into political relations,
government-to-government ties, development cooperation,
economic exchanges and cultural relations (kp
18/09/2016)
Prachanda’s
Second
State Visit To India, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
18/09/2016), ‘Pact
with
India won’t affect ties with China’ (kp 19/09/2016),
Above
the
fray: It’s possible to maintain deep ties with both
India and China simultaneously (kp 19/09/2016)
Nepali
Expectations:
Timely completion of development projects will earn
India respect from common Nepalis, bMinutes of
Karki’s
appointment safey Balmukunda Regmi (kp 18/09/2016)
Committed
to
strengthening relations: Dahal (kp 17/09/2016), Significant
day
in history of our friendship: Modi, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 17/09/2016), Three
agreements
signed (kp 17/09/2016), PM’s
India Visit: To Get Out Of The Begging Bowl, by
Kushal Pokharel (rn 17/09/2016), Indian
goodwill
a must for statute implementation: PM, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 18/09/2016) [??],
Nepal’s
Foreign Relations: No Adventurism In Diplomacy, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 18/09/2016), India
welcomed
effort to take all on board Constitution: PM (rep
19/09/2016), Nepal-India
joint
statement: Special ceremony organised in Capital,
protest rallies in parts of country (kp 20/09/2016),
Dahal
in
Delhi: The joint statement shows that Nepal-India
relations are as they were last September, by Bhoj
Raj Poudel (kp 20/09/2016)
Building
trust
main objective of visit: PM, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai)
(kp 16/09/2016), A
chance for a fresh start: PM’s visit could be an
opportunity to ensure age-old ties move with the times
(kp 16/09/2016), Unwanted
waters:
If water dominates Prachanda’s Delhi-visit, how will
Nepal handle it? It does not even have a water resources
ministry, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 16/09/2016), Not
your
usual visit: This time around Nepal will also discuss
what it can contribute to regional stability, by
Binayak Basnyat (kp 16/09/2016), Nepal-India
Relations:
Need To Put On Even Keel, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
16/09/2016), Every
Nation
Matters, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 16/09/2016), Delhi
run:
It has taken Dahal eight years to be accepted enough to
make another visit to New Delhi, by Om Astha Rai (nt
16/09/2016), Yoga
diplomacy:
Prime Minister Dahal said before his India visit he had
the right ‘chemistry’ with Narendra Modi. But it may be
the ‘physics’ he needs to get right this time (nt
16/09/2016), Dahal
holding one-on-one with Modi today (rep 16/09/2016)
Previously
signed
deals priority: Dahal, by Binod Ghimire (kp
15/09/2016), A
jumbo team, a slew of agendas, by Anil Giri (kp
15/09/2016)
Many
hopes: It is natural to expect India to support the
democratic process in Nepal and let it evolve as a
broad-based internal process, by Dinesh Bhattarai
(rep 15/09/2016)
Let’s
stop
putting out begging bowl: Bhattarai to Dahal: Focus on
completion of already signed projects, suggest ex-PMs,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 14/09/2016), ‘Take
up
pending projects in Delhi’: Madhesi parties press Prime
Minister Dahal to resolve their concerns before he
leaves for India tomorrow (kp 14/09/2016), Inundation
victims
urge PM to resolve issue during India visit (kp
14/09/2016), Dahal’s
India
Visit: Normalising Relations Main Priority, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 14/09/2016), Stress
The Important Issues, by Shyam KC (rn 14/09/2016)
Prime
ministerial
trips: Visits to India are always touted to have
improved bilateral relations, but it’s debatable, by
Lalbabu Yadav (kp 14/09/2016)
Mahat,
Swaraj
dwell on bilateral issues, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 13/09/2016), Mahat
raises
inundation, irrigation, new border points with Swaraj
(rep 13/09/2016), PM
Dahal’s
India trip announced (kp 13/09/2016)
Eyes
on you: International geopolitics is all about give and
take. No country can survive let alone thrive by
neglecting this cardinal principle, by Basant Kumar
Chaudhary (rep 13/09/2016)
India
prez
likely to visit Nepal on Nov 3: Nepali and Indian sides
have agreed to expedite preparatory works for Indian
President Mukherjee’s Nepal visit (kp 13/09/2016)
Neighborhood
first:
China is reported to have invested between US $130 and
$140 billion abroad in 2015. Not even a percent of this
came to Nepal, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep 12/09/2016)
PM's
India
visit: UML hands memo to Dahal (kp 12/09/2016), ‘Will
be
mindful of national interest’ (kp 12/09/2016), Pancheshwor
Project
on PM’s agenda: Mahat (kp 12/09/2016), Modest
proposal:
What does Nepal expect from New Delhi during the prime
minister’s upcoming visit?, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp
12/09/2016), PM
Prachanda’s India Visit: Better Not To Take Unnecessary
Risk, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 12/09/12016)
India
lifts ban on Nepali ginger, by Raju Adhikari (rep
10/09/2016), Trucks
with
Nepali ginger allowed to enter India: Permanent lifting
of ban, however, not certain (kp 11/09/2016)
‘Suspected
Indian
serial killer acquired Nepali citizenship’ (kp
07/09/2016)
India
visit:
Dahal to secure funds for Hulaki Road works, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/09/2016)
Bilateral
ties:
Dahal should seize the historic opportunity to shape
Nepal’s long-term relations with India, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 06/09/2016)
We
vary
fundamentally from Oli govt, especially how we view
India, interview with Foreign Minister Prakash
Sharan Mahat (kp 05/09/2016)
PM's
India
visit: Fast Track ‘not on agenda’, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 04/09/2016)
I
didn’t discuss statute amendment with any Indian
official, says Nidhi (ht 04/05/2016)
No
fundamental
shift in foreign policy, says Minister Mahat, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp 04/09/2016)
Govt
picks Upadhyay again as envoy to India, names Poudyal
for China (rep 02/09/2016)
Preparation
for
PM’s India visit in full swing: Foreign Minister Prakash
Sharan Mahat starts consultation with govt secretaries
about India-funded projects (kp 01/09/2016)
Dahal’s
darn
diplomacy: Nepal should address its neighbours’ genuine
concerns but also counter exaggerated ones, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 29/08/2016)
EPG
to
focus on 1950 treaty revision, by Lekhanath Pandey
(kp 26/08/2016)
India
hands
over 17 fire tenders (kp 25/08/2016)
PM
Dahal’s
letter to Modi: UML demands govt make the letter public,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/08/2016)
18
Susta
villagers face murder charge, by Narayan Sharma (kp
25/08/2016)
Annual
security
talks to focus on border issues, trafficking (kp
24/08/2016)
Dahal
to visit India on Sept 15-18, by Sangeet Dangroula
(rep 24/08/2016)
Nepal-India
Relations: Towards Path Of Improvement, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 24/08/2016)
Indian
aid
for women in Khalanga (kp 23/08/2016)
Dahal
set
to visit India on Sept 15: Shopping list comprises
signing of one mega project, aid for post-quake
reconstruction, Pancheshwor (kp 22/08/2016) [Yes,
please get all your orders, Mr Revolutionary!]
Warning
or
yearning? Raj or Swaraj, Delhi’s power elites have
always taken Nepal for granted as their natural backyard,
by Jainendra Jeevan (kp 21/08/2016)
Nepal,
India
work on PM’s visit: Final agenda of the tour to be set
in course of consultations by the DPM who landed in New
Delhi on Thursday, by Anil Giri (kp 19/08/2016), Four-day
trip
to focus on improving ties, high-level visits: Nidhi;
Indian officials to learn about priorities of new govt
in Nepal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 19/08/2016), Nidhi
lands
in Delhi to lay ground for PM’s visit (ht
19/08/2016), Nidhi
meets
Indian leaders: New Delhi hopes Nepal’s efforts to
address agitating parties’ concerns will come to
fruition, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 20/08/2016), India
supports
Nepal
govt’s priorities: Modi, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
21/08/2016), Modi
advises
statute amendment for solution, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 21/08/2016), Oppn
MPs
say govt ‘undermined Parliament’; Object to Nidhi
discussing statute amendment with India, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 22/08/2016), Fine
balance:
Nidhi’s visit is a progress in Nepal-India relations,
but it is only a humble start (kp 22/08/2016), Rahul
Gandhi
pledges Indian Nat’l Cong’s support to Nepal, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 22/08/2016)
Between
the
lines: Geo-political realities and Nepal’s
overdependence on India make their ties complex, by
Lok Raj Baral (kp 19/08/2016)
Bulk
cargo
movement facility denied for all commodities (ht
18/08/2016)
Feeding
the
dragon: New Delhi should shed its old insecurities about
China and learn to fearlessly share fruits of its
economic development with its friends, by Biswas
Baral (rep 18/08/2016)
DPM
Nidhi
leaving for New Delhi tomorrow: Mending ties, PM Dahal’s
India visit main agenda, by Anil Giri (kp
17/08/2016), DPMs’
China, India Visits: A Wise, Praiseworthy Move, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 17/08/2016), Nidhi’s
agenda:
Fixing dates for high-level engagements, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 18/08/2016)
Three
friends:
Can Nepal rise to the occasion to put its house in order
first and then reap the rewards of geography?, by
Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp 15/08/2016),
Sensible
step:
Dahal’s decision to send envoys to neighbours indicates
a mature approach to foreign policy (kp 15/08/2016)
Swaraj
pitches
India’s regional co-op, connectivity: ‘Completion of
Trauma Centre in Nepal a milestone’, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 15/08/2016)
India
flags
off 2 cargo vessels from Varanasi to Haldiya, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 14/08/2016)
Efforts
on
to ensure Indian president’s visit before China’s,
by Lekhanath Pandey (kp 13/08/2016) [Dependancy
hierarchy has to be preserved!]
DPMs
to
visit Delhi, Beijing: Government sending Nidhi to India
and Mahara to China as its special representatives
(kp 12/08/2016), Nidhi
to
visit southern neighbour India, Mahara set to tour
China: ‘Process to amend constitution begins in six
weeks’; ‘UML an obstacle in resolving Madhes crisis’
(ht 12/08/2016), PM’s
India
trip likely in Sept second week, by Anil Giri (kp
12/08/2016)
India’s
dilemma:
India needs to design and implement a national refugee
law to ensure comprehensive national security, by
Mahendra P. Lama (kp 10/08/2016)
Disturbing
divergence:
Nepal’s daunting economic laggardness vis-a-vis its
neighbours is a key barrier to a matured relationship
with them, by Ram C. Acharya (kp 09/08/2016)
Let’s
act
together: As India moves up the value chain, some of its
industries can be shifted to Nepal, by Madhukar
Shamsher JB Rana and Atul K. Thakur (kp 08/08/2016)
India's
river
linking project is a huge disaster for Nepal: Indian
authorities close all 32 channels of the Sharada barrage
in Mahakali river during monsoon, by Kalendra
Sejuwal (rep 06/08/2016)
Nepal-India
integrated
check-post in limbo (ht 05/08/2016)
India
completes
procedure for trade via Visakhapatnam Port (ht
05/08/2016), Vizag
port
‘ready’ for Nepali cargos (kp 06/08/2016), Trade
through
Vizag Port could be more feasible, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 06/08/2016)
Nepal-India
JC
meeting uncertain, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
01/08/2016)
Changes
Nepal’s
internal affairs: India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
29/07/2016)
12
injured in clash over levee row (kp 29/07/2016), Saptari
tense
as India reconstructs dam on its side (ht
29/07/2016), SP
leader
blames govt for Tilathi border clash (kp
01/08/2016), Good
neighbourliness?
Delhi underestimates why people in Tarai are angry about
construction across the border (kp 01/08/2016), Study
team
pins blame on India (kp 03/08/2016)
India
slips
to third spot in terms of FDI commitments, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 28/07/2016)
Fundamentalism
in
South Asia: India’s neighborhood policy under Modi is
executed with a belief rooted in an intolerant and
orthodox view of South Asia as a great Hindu Rashtra,
by Dinkar Nepal (rep 28/07/2016)
Let’s
get
together: A dialogue forum of representatives from
China, India and Nepal should be formed, by Bhoj Raj
Poudel (kp 19/07/2016)
Displaced
Nepalis facing identity crisis in India: Massive 22-km
causeway built by India submerges Nepali territory every
year, by Kalendra Sejuwal (rep 18/07/2016)
Peace
and
friendship treaty: No change in fundamentals, say Indian
stakeholders, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 16/07/2016)
Swarup
mum
on developments in Kathmandu: The Indian
establishment ‘perceives’ that there exists
anti-India sentiment even in the Tarai now, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 15/07/2016)
Unequal
partners:
The trade treaty with India has always been guided more
by politics than economics, by Hari Prasad Shrestha
(kp 15/07/2016)
India’s
SSB
‘threatens’ Paklihawa villagers for questioning girl’s
death: 15-year-old found dead on June 30 in bordering
Indian village; Locals claim a Sashastra Seema Bal
constable murdered her (kp 14/07/2016)
MPs
urge
India to expedite projects, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 11/07/2016)
Nepal-India
joint
commission meet: Nepal proposes August date for meeting
in India (kp 07/07/2016)
Construction
of
integrated check post on Nepali side in limbo, by
Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 06/07/2016)
Recalibrating
relations:
Nepal and India need to refine future ties based on
economics and border residents, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
05/07/2016)
First
meeting
of Nepal-India EPG: Members see opportunity for new
beginning in ties, by Anil Giri and Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 04/07/2016), First
meet
starts, but scepticism remains: Observers lay stress on
need to take the discussions beyond rhetoric, by
Anil Giri (kp 05/06/2016), Nepal
side broaches 1950 treaty at first EPG meet, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep 05/07/2016), First
EPG
meeting ends on high note: Two sides, however, have
different approaches at redefining relations, by
Anil Giri (kp 06/07/2016), Serious
business:
EPG is a welcome mechanism, as Kathmandu and Delhi have
major differences to overcome (kp 07/07/2016)
Open
to
high-level exchanges with Nepal: India, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 02/07/2016)
Nepal-India
revive
bilateral engagement (ht 02/07/2016)
Talks
end
without major headway: Nepal-India inter-governmental
committee meeting, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
02/07/2016)
India
for
common standards on exports (kp 30/06/2016)
Prez
India
visit likely in Aug (kp 29/06/2016)
India
proposes
Nepal for power tariff hike, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
and Bibek Subedi (kp 29/06/2016)
Eminent
Persons
Group to review all aspects of Nepal-India relations,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 29/06/2016)
A
three-way tie: Playing one neighbour against another or
inciting nationalism by inflammatory speeches would take
us nowhere, by Aditya Baral (kp 29/06/2016)
Trade
barriers
at top of Nepal’s agenda: India has compelled Nepali tea
exporters to obtain quality test certification from an
Indian laboratory each time they ship tea to India,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 28/06/2016), Nepali
tea
unlikely to get easy entry to India, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 29/06/2016), Trade
hurdles:
Nepal should make a compelling case for its proposals to
India (kp 29/06/2016)
Kolkata-Jogbani
railway
of no use, say traders, by Binod Bhandari (kp
28/06/2016)
Three’s
a
crowd: Nepal’s dream of becoming a bridge between China
and India may remain elusive; India’s presumptive yet
perennial allegation that Nepal often played the
‘China card’ ultimately proved self- fulfilling, albeit
with the script a bit altered, by Achyut Wagle
(kp 27/06/2016)
Border
pillars
to have GPS devices: To be helpful in restoring
Nepal-India boundary markers in cases of loss (kp
27/06/2016)
India’s
road
project raises flood concerns in Nepal: Nepali officials
say several villages in the Tarai at risk of inundation,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 26/06/2016)
First
Nepal-bound
cargo from India’s Vizag port flagged off (kp
26/06/2016)
202
border
pillars built in Parsa district (kp 25/06/2016)
Cross-border
oil
pipeline: IOC asks govt to waive taxes on equipment
(kp 24/06/2016)
Leather
exports
to India grind to a halt, by Bhusan Yadav (kp
24/06/2016)
1950
revisited: Many Nepalis wrongly believe the 1950 treaty
or the subsequent Letters of Exchange accompanying it
provided for open border, by Biswas Baral (rep
23/06/2016)
Blockade
by
India resulted in losses totalling Rs202 billion: Impact
of the embargo was felt across the economy as
imports were stuck on the Indian side of the
border (kp 21/06/2016)
India
defends
policy on neighbours, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
18/06/2016), Swaraj:
No
bad relationship with neighbours, including Nepal
(kp 20/06/2016) [Blockade was just a joke??]
Customs
extend
opening hours, by Shankar Acharya (kp 17/06/2016)
India
planning
to boost connectivity with Nepal: Scepticism remains in
view of incomplete projects, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 16/06/2016)
Pokhara-Uttar
Pradesh
bus service from July (kp 16/06/2016)
Prosperity
bridge:
Geographical complexities with China and political
complexities with India affect Nepal’s ‘transit
diplomacy’, by Gaurav Bhattarai (kp 14/06/2016)
IOC
team
to survey Nepal-India petroleum pipeline (ht
14/06/2016)
Thapa
seeks
Indian prez’s visit to Nepal: No Indian head of state
has visited Nepal after KR Narayanan made the trip in
1997, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 12/06/2016)
Nepal,
India
energy secretaries to hold meet on June 27, 28 (ht
11/06/2016)
Nepal-India
security
group meeting: India positive on loan waiver, say
officials, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 10/06/2016)
Experts
for
amending various provisions of Nepal-India Treaty of
Trade, by Sujan Dhungana (rep 10/06/2016)
DPM
Thapa
headed for India today (rep 10/06/2016), Thapa,
Swaraj dwell on politics in Nepal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 11/06/2016)
Nepal-India
JC
meet likely after mid-August, by Anil Giri (kp
09/06/2016)
Nepal-India
IGC
meet slated for June 28-29: The meeting is likely to
discuss facilitating banking and insurance and
minimising non-tariff barriers (kp 09/06/2016)
‘Nepal
to
request India for defence loan waiver’, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 07/06/2016)
Nepal-India
trade
pact: Call for effective changes in new accord (kp
07/06/2016), Private
sector,
experts discuss Nepal-India trade (ht 07/06/2016)
Dangerous
duet:
The Doval-Rae doctrine wants assurance that naturalized
citizenship holders in Nepal will get to become
president and prime minister, by Rohit Karki (rep
07/06/2016)
Boundary
teams
set date for New Delhi meeting, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 05/06/2016)
India
inaugurates
Raxaul ICP, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 05/06/2016), Nepal
to
ask India not to open Integrated Check Post yet, by
Kuvera Chalise (rep 07/06/2016), Imports
from
India to cost additional Rs 3.6bn (ht 08/06/2016)
DPM
Thapa
to hold bilateral meeting with EA Minister Swaraj in New
Delhi (kp 04/06/2016), DPM
Thapa
set for fifth India visit: Expected to resume engagement
with the southern neighbour (kp 05/06/2016)
Cross-border
oil
pipeline project stirs back to life, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 04/06/2016)
Blockade
flouted
int’l treaties: Rights group (kp 04/06/2016)
Indian
govt
gifts cycles to girl students (kp 02/06/2016)
Birgunj-Raxaul
customs
point: Traders concerned about ICP operation, by
Bhusan Yadav (kp 02/06/2016)
The
lessons
of history: Kathmandu and New Delhi both could do well
to learn from their mistakes in Madhes (kp
02/06/2016)
DPM
Thapa
visiting India on June 10 (kp 02/06/2016)
Indian
National
Congress flays Modi admin for its Nepal policy, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Devendra Bhattarai (kp 01/06/2016)
Loosen
the
embrace: Symbols of unequal relations like the 1950
friendship treaty, the Koshi Barrage and the Khurdlotan
Dam cannot be templates for Nepal-India ties in the 21st
century, by Devendra Gautam (rep 01/06/2016)
NEA
says
it has no money to pay India for energy: Failure to foot
the bill might lead to increase in power ourtage hours
(rep 31/05/2016)
EPG
meeting
slated for June in Kathmandu, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
and Devendra Bhattarai (kp 29/05/2016), Eminent
People’s
Group to meet in Kathmandu on July 4-5 (ht
30/05/2016), EPG
meeting
to set tone for reviewing Nepal-India ties: Nepali team
in consultation with stakeholders on the key concerns of
bilateral relations (kp 31/05/2016)
Nepalgunj-Rupaidiha
border
point: ICP comes back online, by Thakur Singh Tharu
(kp 28/05/2016)
Modi’s
two
years as Indian PM: Nepal, India witness see-saw
relations; Both need to introspect on flawed policies:
Observers, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 27/05/2016)
India
concerned
about construction in Susta (ht 27/05/2016)
Nepal-India
irrigation
meet begin (kp 27/05/2016)
India
prez:
One Belt, One Road initiative should reflect common
interest, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 25/05/2016)
China
outwits
India: Unless the Indian government realizes its folly
and embarks on course correction China will replace
India as the most influential actor in Nepal, by
Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep 24/05/2016)
Naturalised
citizenship:
Nepali women married to Indian men wait for 7 yrs,
by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 23/05/2016)
India
should
reflect on why their projects in Nepal are stuck in
limbo, interview with Pradip Gyawali (kp 23/05/2016)
Modi
needs
to introspect on Nepal policy: Ex-envoy Sood, by
Anil Giri (kp 20/05/2016)
Tread
Carefully:
The Nepal Government must consider sending a high-level
special envoy to New Delhi, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt
20/05/2016)
SSB
‘encroaches’
upon Nepal’s land in Bardiya, by Kamal Panthi (kp
20/05/2016)
EPG
yet
to hold first meeting 3 months after formation, by
Anil Giri (kp 19/05/2016)
Government
in
no hurry to name new ambassador to India, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 19/05/2016)
Five
Nepali
teachers languishing in Indian jail, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 17/05/2016)
Indians
tilling
200 bigha Nepali land since 34 years, by Yogesh
Rawal (rep 16/05/2016)
IOC
reluctant
to supply LP gas from Paradip refinery, by Sujan
Dhungana (rep 16/05/2016)
Indian
Paranoia And Nepal’s Sovereignty, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 15/05/2016)
There
has
been no aid cut to Nepal: India (kp 14/05/2016), No
reduction
in India’s aid to Nepal (ht 14/05/2016)
India
to
attend Buddha summit (kp 14/05/2016)
Committees
to
implement pacts with India, China (kp 13/05/2016)
NOC
moves
to set up offices at IOC depots (kp 13/05/12016)
Customs
offices
in limbo due to lack of buildings, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 12/05/2016)
LPG
shortage
prolongs as supply from India continues to be erratic
(ht 11/05/2016), IOC
agrees
to increase cooking gas supply (kp 12/05/2016)
Bungling
on
India: It is unfortunate the government has resorted to
such petulance, in the process dealing a big blow to
efforts to revitalize relations with India, by
Akanshya Shah (rep 11/05/2016)
Meetings
with
India on track despite dip in ties, by Anil Giri (kp
10/05/2016)
Indian
security
agency guards Nepali Embassy (kp 09/05/2016)
Prez
visit
to southern neighbour put off (kp 07/05/2016), Govt
to
recall envoy to India, by Anil Giri (kp 07/05/2016),
Prez
India
visit cancelled for ‘lack of preparations’ (kp
08/05/2016), Cancellation
not
linked to envoy’s recall: Thapa, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht 08/05/2016), ‘Govt
move
could deal a setback to Nepal-India ties’, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp 09/05/2016), Fast
and furious: Govt
went
far in cancelling President’s Delhi visit and recalling
Nepal envoy (kp 09/05/2016), ‘I
did
my best to bolster ties’, interview with Deep Kumar
Upadhyay (kp 10/05/2016), Former
envoy
Upadhyay dares accusers: Prove allegations (kp
16/05/2016)
India
keenly
following events in Nepal (ht 06/05/2016)
You
are
wrong Shyam Saran! Saran’s observations are thoroughly
one-sided and his statements are for the most part
factually incorrect, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp
01/05/2016)
Dozens
of
Nepali workers missing in India (ht 01/05/2016)
Nepal
in
2045: Contrary to Indian expectations, Nepal is likely,
when pushed to the wall, to turn to China and even have
a military pact with it, by Aditya Man Shrestha (rep
28/04/2016)
Held
Indian
police officials released, by Mohan Budhair (kp
26/04/2016)
Rice
imports
from India jump to Rs13.43 billion (kp 24/04/2016)
Deuba,
Swaraj
discuss Nepal political situation (kp 22/04/2016)
Power
Trade With India: A Long Way To Go, by Devendra
Adhikari (rn 22/04/2016)
President
to
visit India on May 9: New Delhi is said to have
expressed its desire to make it an official one (kp
20/04/2016)
Triangular
connectivity:
Nepal should try to gain the trust of both India and
China by resolving domestic issues, by Lok Raj Baral
(kp 20/04/2016)
New
directions:
India does not mind connecting with China, but Nepal’s
linkages with the Chinese have always been a matter of
concern for it, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (kp
19/04/2016)
Abducted
Nepali
freed safely from Indian town, by Janak Nepal (kp
17/04/2016)
Detention
and
demurrage charges: Shipping agents waive off around Rs3
billion fees, by Shankar Acharya (kp 16/04/2016)
Bhairahawa
rising
as major transit point after blockade, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 14/04/2016)
India
pledges
Rs116m to Kaski institutes (kp 08/04/2016)
Nepali
traders
seek suspension of countervailing duty in India (ht
06/04/2016)
35
Nepalis
including minors held on Indian border, by Rabindra
Upreti (kp 01/04/2016)
EU-India
statement
on charter irks govt: MoFA calls it ‘uncalled for’, says
interference in internal affairs of a country (kp
01/04/2016) [The
new constitution has been written by the non-inclusive
leaders of the big parties! They disregarded the interim
constitution, the decision of the Supreme Court and the
interests of the not included majority of society! They
disallowed the latter's representatives in the CA to
vote in the interests of their social groups, etc. How
can you call this democratic?],
Nepali
government
objects to reference to Nepal’s statute (ht
01/04/2016), Nepal
strongly
objects to EU-India statement on constitution (rep
01/04/2016), Joint
Statement
Of EU Officials And Modi, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
01/04/2016), Govt
decries
EU-India statement, calls it ‘altogether inappropriate’,
by Anil Giri (kp 02/04/2016), Reminder
of
an earlier decision: Rae (kp 02/04/2016)
Escape
velocity:
There should be no reason why India should tie itself in
knots over Nepal seeking closer relations with China,
by Rubeena Mahato (nt 01/04/2016)
‘India’s
trade
barriers limit Nepal’s export potential’ (kp
31/03/2016)
NOC
to
India: Supply extra 15k tonnes of LPG (kp
30/03/2016)
CHAs
threaten
to auction cargoes to recover accrued fine (ht
27/03/2016)
254
border
pillars missing, by Parbat Portel (kp 25/03/2016)
Unintended
Trans-Himalayan
Consequences: Did New Delhi ever imagine that its
coercive strategy would backfire this badly?, by
Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 25/03/2016)
Nepal,
India
likely to finalise soft loan conditions soon (ht
24/03/2016)
Nepal
free
to explore transit routes: India (kp 23/03/2016)
Indian
aid
for Tanahun schools (kp 22/03/2016), Rs
1
billion Indian aid for education (rep 22/03/2016)
Nepal-India
meet
on border security issues (ht 22/03/2016)
Nepal
has
failed to attract bigger FDI from India: Rae (kp
22/03/2016), Rae
urges
trade expansion between Nepal and India (ht
22/03/2016)
Opening
date
for Integrated Check Post pushed back, by Lila
Ballav Ghimire (kp 21/03/2016)
National
Insecurity
States: For reasons grounded in geopolitics of Cold War,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan have always been
national security states despite multiple regime changes,
by CK Lal (rep 21/03/2016)
Three
friends:
Fear of Chinese influence has placed Nepal at the
receiving end of many reactions by New Delhi, by
Saugat Bikram Karki (kp 20/03/2016)
Swaraj
meets
Prime Minister Oli (ht 17/03/2016), Madhes
crisis:
Swaraj enquires about progress; n Geneva, Indian mission
calls for ‘definite timeframe’, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
18/03/2016)
India
for
resolving issues through talks (kp 16/03/2016), Jaishankar
meets
PM, UDMF leaders, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 16/03/2016)
Indian
authorities
build road inside no-man’s-land: The black-topped road
extends from Bhitthamod to Pokharvinda in Bihar, India,
by Laxmi Sah (kp 12/03/2016)
Delay
in
delivery of imported goods from Kolkata port: Importers
forced to pay high detention charges (kp 10/03/2016)
Fuel
supply
from India normalising (ht 10/03/2016)
100
border
pillars in Kapilvastu repaired (kp 09/03/2016)
Group
of
Eminent Persons: More questions than answers, by
Birendra P. Mishra (ht 09/03/2016)
Indian
government’s
service tax jacks up transaction cost of goods for Nepal
(ht 08/03/2016)
Benefit-sharing
of
Pancheshwar project to be decided within three months,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 08/03/2016)
Rising
India:
India today is admired by Africans, courted by the West,
loved by Southeast Asians but feared by its neighbours,
by Nischal Nath Pandey (kp 07/03/2016)
Madhesh
and
India: The Madhesh issue cast a long shadow over almost
all programs Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attended while
in India, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 05/03/2016)
Nepal–India
Relations:
Unexplained sufferings, by Dwarika Nath Dhungel (sp
04/03/2016)
Oli
Visits
India, by Tilak Rawal (sp 04/03/2016)
CPI
(M)
leader hits out at India over blockade (kp
04/03/2016)
Riling
the
juggernaut: We should understand that the historical
paranoia of the angry Hindu elite is real in India,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 03/03/2016)
We
won’t
raise fuel supply: IOC to NOC, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
03/03/2016)
India
cuts
annual grant to Nepal by 40 percent, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 02/03/2016) [Obviously, Oli's state visit to India has been
extremely successful!], Money
for
nothing: Instead of demanding more money, govt needs to
imporove its capacity for aid utilisation (kp
03/03/2016)
Mixed
signals:
Modi did not spell a word about the blockade or Madhesh,
the issues that had led to acrimonious relations between
the two countries, by Rajesh Singh (rep 01/03/2016)
Nepal-India
Relations: The Coast Is Not Still Clear, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 28/02/2016)
Agents
refuse
to release cargo until dues paid, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 27/02/2016) [Another
proof of Oli's failed state visit to India!]
‘No
joint
communiqué’ as PM Oli wraps up India visit, by Anil
Giri (kp 25/02/2016)
So
near,
yet so far: The question of Madhes lies at the heart of
PM Oli’s visit to India; India is still sceptical of
Oli, and it would be difficult to overcome this
scepticism, given the fact that Oli’s political
strength comes from “nationalistic” people who will find
it difficult to become friends with India, by Ajaya
Bhadra Khanal (kp 24/02/2016), PM
Oli's Visit And Nepal-India Relations, by Yuba Nath
Lamsal (rn 24/02/2016), Status
Quo
Ante, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 24/02/2016), PM's
Visit Clears Some Misunderstandings, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 26/02/2016), Told
India
to deal directly thru govt: PM (ht 26/02/2016) [Yes, Nepal's government is most
reliable and effective as its dealing of issues like
quake relief and reconstruction have proved!!]
Breaking
IOC
monopoly: NOC holding talks with India’s Reliance;
During the embargo, the Indian state-owned oil company
had cut fuel supplies by as much as 90 percent, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 24/02/2016)
Pancheshwar
daydream:
India has dragged its feet on the Mahakali-based
multi-purpose project with a strong hydropower component,
by Ramesh Khatry (kp 23/02/2016)
Hand
in
hand, eyes on mending ties, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 21/02/2016), India
forms
Eminent Persons Group (kp 21/02/2016), Nepal,
India
seal nine agreements in New Delhi: Deals related to
earlier pledges such as energy, trade, transit
facilities and culture, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
21/02/2016), Nepal’s
new
constitution a significant achievement, says Indian PM
Modi (kp 21/02/2016), Nepal,
India
sign crucial agreements (ht 21/02/2016), Oli:
Visit
successful in clearing the air: India calls for
addressing grievances in Nepal in line with assurances
(kp 22/02/2016) [???], Not
so
easy: PM Oli’s visit has been able to restore ties that
were on dangerous free fall (kp 22/02/2016), A
twist in the pipeline: Nepal’s energy dependence on
India will continue to constrain its ability to
negotiate bilateral issues, by Bibek Raj Kandel (kp
22/02/2016), PM
for
partnerships with India, China (kp 23/02/2016), India
welcomes
Nepal’s amended constitution (ht 23/02/206), Trade
experts
seek simplification of transit procedures in negotiation
(ht 23/02/2016), Prime
Mnister
Oli In India, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 23/02/2016)
Nepal
allowed
to use Vizag port (kp 21/02/2016)
New
Delhi
rolls out red carpet for Oli (kp 20/02/2016), PM
kicks
off India visit, meeting with Modi today: ‘The
visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations’, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 20/02/2016), India
supplying
just 60pc of LPG demand, says NOC (kp 20/02/2016), FNCCI
delegation
leaves for India (ht 20/02/2016), Oli
to
hold high-level talks in Delhi today (rep
20/02/2016), Oli’s
India Visit Can He Redefine Relations?, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 21/02/2016) [No, he
can't!]
A
reset for India and Nepal: Foreign relations among
culturally similar states cannot be left to raw emotions
and one-upmanship games, by Sreeram Chaulia (kp
19/02/2016), Setting
A New Course For Nepal-India Relations, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn 19/02/2016)
India
not
to inject fresh funds into Postal Road, by Devendra
Bhattarai and Bhushan Yadav (kp 19/02/2016)
Four
MoUs
expected to be signed in Delhi, by Anil Giri (kp
18/02/2016), Ties
to
normalise after visit: Rae (kp 18/02/2016), Postal
Road
tops agenda for Oli’s New Delhi visit, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 18/02/2016), Delhi-bound:
Instead
of making grand new pronouncements, Prime Minister Oli
should take a long and hard look in understanding the
nuances of policies and focus on implementing past
agreements (kp 18/02/2016), Oli’s
test:
PM Oli has promised not to sign any treaties against
national interests; He will be tested, by Dipendra
Adhikari (rep 18/02/2016), What
to
expect: It is in Nepal's interest to offer India the
right things, by Binayak Basnyat (rep 18/02/2016), My
visit
has no agenda except to mend ties: Oli (kp
19/02/2016), We
want
friendly ties with India: PM, by Lekhanath Pandey
(kp 19/02/2016),
PM
says
won’t sign any deal of long-term significance (rep
19/02/2016)
Mahottari
youth
in critical condition after SSB thrashing (ht
17/02/2016)
It
was
a de facto blockade after statute promulgation: Thapa
(ht 17/02/2016)
Interaction
on
Nepal-India bilateral trade begins (ht 17/02/2016)
Oli
to
lead 60-member delegation to New Delhi, by Anil Giri
(kp 16/02/2016), 46
to
accompany PM Oli to Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister Thapa
ready to go to India with prime minister (kp
17/02/2016), India
visit
for forging understanding: Oli, by Prakash Acharya
(ht 17/02/2016), Jumbo
delegation
to accompany PM to Delhi (ht 17/02/2016)
Indian
border
police ‘harass’ Nepali migrants (kp 16/02/2016)
Sending
foreign
secy to Kathmandu at last moment was not good, says
Singh (kp 13/02/2016)
Divergent
views
appear ahead of Oli’s Delhi trip: Foreign Ministry makes
a strong pitch for improving bilateral relations; Other
line ministries present list of goodies that can be
brought home, by Anil Giri (kp 12/02/2016), Prime
Minister’s
Visit To India, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
12/02/2016), FM
Thapa
‘reluctant’ to accompany Oli, by Anil Giri (kp
15/02/2016), We
should
focus on implementing past agreements with India,
interview with Nishchal Nath Pandey (kp 15/02/2016), PM Oli's
India Visit And Our Sufferings, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 15/02/2016)
Power
import
turns uncertain over tariff issue: PTC had proposed
selling electricity to Nepal at Rs5.5 per unit, but NTPS
has now demanded Rs8.8 per unit, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
11/02/2016), NVVN
agrees
to sell electricity to NEA at Rs 5.5 per unit (ht
15/02/2016)
FinMin
seeks
India assistance to build two hydropower projects,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 11/02/2016)
Nepali
woman
languishing in Indian jail for eight months (kp
11/02/2016)
Swaraj,
all-party
Indian delegation meet Prez, PM (kp 10/02/2016)
A
time for caution: Nepal should not make hasty decisions
when it comes to revaluating the 1950 treaty, by Lok
Raj Baral (kp 08/02/2016)
NOC
writes
to IOC to scrap tanker rerouting (kp 08/02/2016)
FM
Poudel
to leave for India today: To prepare ground for PM’s
visitnIndian aid, line of credit, Fast Track and hydel
projects to be discussed (kp 07/02/2016), FinMin
to
discuss reconstruction projects during India visit
(ht 07/02/2016), Stalled
bilateral
ties ‘moving forward’: In preparation for PM’s Delhi
visit, FinMin Poudel meets Indian ministers, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp 08/02/2016), Rebuild
trust:
End of border blockade calls for more dialogue, not less
(kp 08/02/2016), FinMin
holds
talks on reconstruction projects (ht 08/02/2016)
Ready
to
boost oil supply to Nepal: Indian minister, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp 05/02/2015)
Shipping
liners
waive 25pc to 40pc detention charges (ht 05/02/2016)
Govt
objects
to Indian leaders’ statements (kp 03/02/2016)
CoAS
Chettri
meets senior figures in India: Indian president will
decorate CoAS Chhetri amid a special programme on
Wednesday (kp 03/02/2016) [??],
CoAS
gets
hon rank of General of Indian Army: The neighbouring
countries have a tradition of conferring honorary titles
to each other’s army chiefs since 1950 (kp)
Morcha
leaders
meet politicians in Bihar: SSFN Chairman Yadav,
Sadbhawana Chair Mahato and TMSP chief Mahendra R Yadav
in Bihar ‘seeking help for Tarai agitation’, by
Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 02/02/2016)
Awaited
opportunity:
The recently formed Eminent Persons Group is a golden
opportunity to review the 1950 treaty, by Hari
Prasad Shrestha (kp 02/02/2016)
Revive
strained
relations with India: Leaders (ht 02/02/2016)
PM
‘under
pressure’ to visit china first if blockade stays (kp
01/02/2016)
Dependence
on
India for energy to worsen by 2017: Annual electricity
import bill likely tp jump five-fold to Rs 50 billion
per year, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 01/02/2016)
India
wants
to keep Nepal confined to 1950 treaty, interview
with Bhekh, Bahadur Thapa (kp 01/02/2016)
Comedy
of
political errors: Every drop of China’s ‘free oil’ will
prove to be ‘doses of opium’ for tiny Nepal, by Atul
K. Thakur (kp 31/01/2016)
Pancheswar
Multipurpose
Project: DPR integration to complete by March, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 31/01/2016)
With
vehicular
movement nil, porters raking in the moolah: Local
traders are forced to pay hefty amount to carriers as
sit-ins continue at the major border crossing, by
Bhusan Yadav (kp 31/01/2016)
February
19-23
proposed for PM’s India visit (kp 30/01/2016), PM
most
likely to visit India from Feb 19-23, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 30/01/2016), Agenda
being
set for PM’s Delhi visit (kp 31/01/2016)
Debates
on
Madhesh movement in Bihar and UP: Indian leaders
campaigning in bordering towns to support Madhesh
movement, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 30/01/2016)
‘Nepal
and
India should reorient their policies towards each other’
(ht 30/01/2016)
Frosty
relations
headed for thaw after 4 months, by Anil Giri (kp
29/01/2016)
Shipping
companies
refuse to take back containers, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 29/01/2016)
CoAS
Chhetri
leaving for maiden visit to India (ht 29/01/2016)
Mahendranagar-New
Delhi
bus services launched, by Chitranga Thapa (kp
29/01/2016)
Indian
MEA
unaware of PM’s rider to visit India (ht
29/01/2016), India
finalizing
date for Oli’s visit (rep 29/01/2016)
Govt
forms
team to strengthen Nepal-India ties (ht 28/01/2016),
Govt
forms
EPG to review all Nepal-India treaties (rep
28/01/2016) [Only men are
qualified to be eminent persons!!]
Nepal
likely
to import 220MW of electricity (ht 28/01/2016), Nepal-India
energy
secretaries to meet today (ht 28/01/2016), Nepali,
Indian
officials discuss implementation: Development of
transmission lines for trading power, among other
pertinent issues, were on the agenda of the meeting of
the Joint Working Group (kp 29/01/2016), 80MW
power
to be imported from mid-Feb: Work to install five
transmission towers in Tarai districts had been stalled
due to protests in the plains, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
30/01/2016)
Modi’s
myopia:
If PM Modi was committed to better ties with Nepal the
onus was him to try to better understand ground
realities in Nepal, by Biswas Baral (rep 28/01/2016)
India
gifts
48 vehicles to Nepal (kp 27/01/2016), India
gifts ambulances, buses to Nepal (ht 27/01/2016)
Communication
gap:
It is unfortunate that ties between the best of friends
Nepal and India have soured, by Achyut Wagle (kp
27/01/2016)
Official
engagements
to resume this week: Energy secretaries meet in
Kathmandu this weekend to discuss prospects of power
exchange, trade, infrastructure building (kp
27/01/2017)
Outstanding
issues
should be addressed: Rae (ht 26/01/2016)
FNCCI
seeks
consideration on detention, demurrage (ht
26/01/2016)
Birgunj
border
reopens: Carts loaded with goods entering Nepal from
India during night (ht 25/01/2016), Obstruction
continues
at Birgunj-Raxaul point: Vehicles entering Nepal through
other crossings, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 26/01/2016)
Nepali
vehicles
crossing the border: India makes entry permits mandatory,
by Bhusan Yadav (kp 25/01/2016)
Things
to
ponder, Mr. Modi: Kathmandu has always promptly taken
care of Delhi’s security interests, by Jainendra
Jeevan (kp 24/01/2016)
Lingering
Embargo: The Whys And The Wherefores, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 21/01/2016)
IOC
refuses
to boost fuel supply: IOC has refused to issue fuel from
depots other than Raxaul citing inadequate stock,
according to NOC (kp 21/01/2016)
FNCCI
team
in Kolkata to ask for port fee waiver (kp
20/01/2016)
NECHIN
time:
President Xi Jinping of China had first proposed the
Nepal-China-India Economic Corridor, an idea supported
by PM Narendra Modi of India, by Suresh Acharya (rep
20/01/2016)
PM's
India,
China visits: Indian, Chinese envoys call on DPM Thapa,
by Anil Giri (kp 19/01/2016)
Rae
suggests
early political solution (kp 18/01/2016)
Stuck
at
India's Kolkata port: Delivery of Nepal-bound containers
yet to restart, by Shankar Acharya (kp 17/01/2016)
Indian
cops
in Nepal to nab ‘fugitive’, by Laxmi Sah (kp
16/01/2016)
Exorcising
the
Indian ghost: The lesson from this blockade is that we
must develop alternatives in sourcing and managing our
energy supplies, by Bishal Thapa (nt 15/01/2016)
Govt
ultimatum
to Indian schools: Get registered in a month or face
closure, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/01/2016)
Plant
of
India: PM Oli should visit India first and try to take
the Indian leadership into confidence that Nepal's
recent efforts at expansion of trade links with China
and other countries are not against Indian interests,
by Biswas Baral (rep 14/01/2016)
Set
priorities
for India visit, says PM Oli, by Anil Giri (kp
12/01/2016) [Nothing to discuss
with India?], EPG
to
look into Nepal-India ties ahead of PM’s Delhi visit,
by Anil Giri (kp 14/01/2016), Government
moots
four names for EPG: Eminent Persons’ Group will review
treaties with India, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
14/01/2016)
Vehicles
entering
India: Jogbani customs imposes fee (kp 12/01/2016)
Kolkata
port
halts loading of Nepal-bound cargoes, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 11/01/2016)
Country
seeks
India’s support for waiver of demurrage charges (ht
11/01/2016)
Indian
SSB
digs pits around border pillars, by Kamal Panthi (kp
10/01/2016)
Mahato
meets
Indian minister in New Delhi (kp 09/01/2016)
India
bars
entry of ginger from Nepal, by Thakur Singh Tharu
(kp 09/01/2016)
PM
Oli
likely to visit India next month (kp 07/01/2016)
Indian
porters,
protesters clash at Birgunj border, by Bhusan Yadav
(kp 07/01/2016)
Poudel
assures
Swaraj, Singh of early solution, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 07/01/2016) [How can he? He has not function is state and his
party plays a veto role!]
Paddy
exports
barred by India’s new trade policy: Exports of paddy
have been moved from the ‘free’ to the ‘restricted’
category, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 06/01/2016)
Planned
meeting
of Pancheshwar Dev Authority put off, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 05/01/2016)
Jaishankar
‘quizzed’
on Nepal crisis (kp 03/01/2016)
Pre-departure
checklist:
PM Oli could meet his predecessors and seek their
counsel before going to Delhi, by Khagendra Nath
Sharma (kp 03/01/2016), PM
Oli
likely to visit India before China (ht 03/01/2016)
Oli
gives
Modi a ring, dialogue raises hopes: Indian PM stresses
on solution to political problems through ‘sahmati’,
by Anil Giri (kp 01/01/2016)
Bilateral
efforts
on to resolve problems: Delhi, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 31/12/2015)
Season
of
discontent: The ‘unofficial’ blockade of Nepal is a
diplomatic failure of the Indian government, by Hari
Prasad Shrestha (kp 31/12/2015)
Border
school
claims years of SSB hassle, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
30/12/2015)
‘Econ
relations
should not be hostage of political disputes’ (kp
30/12/2015)
The
other
sidePeople in India want the blockade removed and unique
relationship between two countries strengthened, by
Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp 28/12/2015)
India
seeks
convenient date for commerce secretary-level talks,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 22/12/2015)
Nepal-India
relations:
Tarai protests, embargo sour local-level ties, by
Amrita Anamol (kp 21/12/2015)
Development
works
grind to halt in East (kp 20/12/2015)
Give
and
take it is an opportune time to mend fences with India,
by Keshar Bahadur Bhandari (kp 20/12/2015)
Protest
against
India-dug dyke: A trench has been dug in Dhodhari VDC of
Bardiya district which obstructs the corridor to the
south, by Kamal Panthi (kp 19/12/2015)
Preventive
diplomacy:
Track two diplomacy can resolve the current Nepal-India
imbroglio, but it is a skill Kathmandu lacks, by
Yogendra P. Paneru (kp 18/12/2015)
India
urged
to ease cross-border vehicle movement (ht
18/12/2015)
Pointing
fingers:
Diplomatic exchanges between Nepal and India during the
1989-90 blockade are still relevant, by Deepak Thapa
(kp 17/12/2015)
A
new chapter: Hopefully, the new generation shall gain a
better insight on Nepal-India relations, by Abhi
Subedi (kp 13/12/2015)
Nepal’s
unrest
worries residents of Jogbani, by Jitendra Sah (kp
12/12/2015)
Modi’s
Facing
Saving Agenda, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 08/12/2015)
Indian
MPs
criticise New Delhi’s Nepal policy (kp 08/12/2015),
Swawraj
hopeful
of solution in 5-7 days (kp 08/12/2015), DPM
Thapa
asks Swaraj to make efforts to resolve bilateral matter
(kp 08/12/2015)
Blockade
Indian
mistake in diplomacy: Yechury, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 29/11/2015)
An
uneasy
friendship: Ineffective diplomacy should not be a reason
to spoil good relations between Nepalis and Indians,
by Suraj Vaidya (kp 29/11/2015)
4
Nepalis hurt as Indian SSB men open fire
‘indiscriminately’: Nepal takes strong exception to
firing in Nepali territory, by Anil Giri (kp
26/11/2015), How
the
incident took place, by Bed Raj Paudel (kp
26/11/2015), 13
SSB
personnel detained, released, by Parbat Portel (kp
30/11/2015), Govt
tells
India not to repeat such incidents (kp 01/12/2015)
UN
body
calls for smooth flow of goods into Nepal (kp
25/11/2015), Amendment
to
constitution can resolve Tarai unrest: Rae (kp
25/11/2015)
DPM
Thapa
takes up border obstruction with Indian envoy: Indian
Ambassador Rae reiterates that there is no blockade from
his country’s side (kp 24/11/2015), Nepal-bound
medicines
fly from India detour through SE Asia, by Arjun
Poudel (rep 24/11/2015),
It’s
just
business: India's hunger for energy could be a reason
behind its interest in Nepal’s yet to be carved federal
provinces, by Subrata Lamsal (kp
24/11/2015), Exports,
imports
dive due to unofficial trade embargo (kp
24/11/2015)
Parting
ways:
In the long run, the blockade will misfire at India’s
geopolitical and economic dominance in Nepal, by
Gunakar Bhatta (kp 23/11/2015)
Diaspora
speaks:
A section believes the reason for 'unofficial blockade'
of Nepal is related to India's insatiable need for water,
by Bhagirath Yogi (rep 23/11/2015)
Nepal
meet
in India’s Lok Sabha (kp 22/11/2015)
Indian
filmmakers
rebuke blockade (kp 22/11/2015)
‘Over-reliance
on
India has hit economy hard’: The central bank says Nepal
did not learn lessons from the past two blockades by the
southern neighbour (kp 22/11/2015)
Redefining
Nepal-India Relations, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
21/11/2015)
India
tightens
cargo entry from Sunauli, by Madhav Dhungana (ht
19/11/2015), India
seeks
list of vehicles carrying fuel, medicines (rep
19/11/2015), Nepali
diaspora
in US protests blockade (ht 19/11/2015)
PABSON
urges
Indian envoy to ensure child and human rights (ht
18/11/2015)
‘Surprised’,
India
PM’s Office seeks report on size of Nepali protesters in
London (ht 14/11/2015), PMO
of
India seeks report (kp 15/11/2015)
Indians
encroach
upon Nepali land in Dodhara Chandani (kp
13/11/2015), Indians
encroach
upon Nepali land in Dodhara Chandani (rep
13/11/2015)
India
continues
to curb fuel cargo flow to Nepal (kp 11/11/2015), On
lifting
border blockade, Indian envoy Rae says nay (kp
11/11/2015), Supplies
via
Birgunj only after Madhes solution: Rae (rep
11/11/2015), No
headway in clearing blockade: Rae; ‘Recent aberration in
relations a temporary phenomenon’ (ht
11/11/2015) [This is not an
aberration but a grave violation of fundamental
humanitarian rules and international law!!], No
blockade:
Based on available information there is no evidence to
support that India is involved in trade interruption,
by Sukhdev Shah (rep 11/11/2015)
[?? Unbelievable statement! Even
the Indian Ambassor no longer denies India's role!],
Govt
to
seek int’l help if blockade continues (kp
11/11/2015)
Govt
to
India: Let goods in: Special Cabinet resolution calls on
southern neighbour to work towards improving ties,
by Anil Giri (kp 10/11/2015), Govt
requests
India to ease suppliesm, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
10/11/2015), New
Delhi
fails to keep its supply ‘promise’, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 10/11/2015),
India
stops
over 400 trucks carrying medicines at border (rep
10/11/2015), Out
of
stock: Critical shortage of life-saving drugs is pushing
Nepal to humanitarian crisis (kp 10/11/2015), British
scholars
concerned about crisis in Nepal: BNAC has urged the
Indian government to ensure that rights of Nepal as a
land-locked country are respected (kp
10/11/2015) [see BNAC
statement], Breaking
the
silence: India has its own interest behind the blockade
but why has the international community not spoken
about it?, by Jaya Lamichhane (kp
10/11/2015)
Modi’s
fall:
The fact that he has transformed into a foe from a good
friend means nothing to Modi, by Anjali Subedi (rep
10/11/2015)
Show
some
spunk: In case of Indian military intervention, China will
certainly come to Nepal's rescue, turning Nepal into a
theater of war, by Aditya Man Shrestha and Dwarika
Nath Dhungel (rep 10/11/2015
Nepal-India
meetings,
engagements stalled: Foreign Ministry officials say the
government’s current priority is resuming the supplies
of fuel, essential goods and medicines from India,
by Anil Giri (kp 09/11/2015), It
takes
two to tango: It’s time both Kathmandu and New Delhi
reviewed their positions, found solutions (kp
09/11/2015), Indian
Blockade: Friend Behaving As Foe, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 09/11/2015),
India
noted
constitution means it’s a major development,
interview with Indian Ambassador Ranjit Rae (kp
09/11/2015)
Fuel
flow
almost nil since Birgunj death (kp 08/11/2015), Plans
afoot
to tackle blockade, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
08/11/2015), Nepal
for
amicable solution, but ready to stand against undue
pressure: Dahal, by Amrita Anmol (kp
08/11/2015), ‘No
statute
change from no-man’s-land’; Sitaula: By interfering in
the affairs of a sovereign country, India has tarnished
its reputation as a good neighbour (kp
08/11/2015), Out
of
frying pan: Nepal should learn from the ongoing blockade
and end its dependency on India, by Gyan Basnet (kp
08/11/2015), Without
direction:
Nepali Congress needs to help the government end the
crisis in the Tarai and the Indian embargo, by
Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp 08/11/2015),
A
big letdown: The establishment in New Delhi and
Kathmandu do not seem to care for the plight of the
Nepalis, by Atul K. Thakur (kp
08/11/2015)
India
Fighting
A Proxy War In Nepal, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
07/11/2015)
Human
rights
organisations oppose Indian blockade (kp
07/11/2015), South
Asian
HR defenders term 'blockade' unfortunate, shameful,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 07/11/2015),
PM
lashes
India for supply disruption (kp
07/11/2015), Oli
calls
it a blockade: Advises journos to engage in responsible
journalism (ht 07/11/2015),
‘Indian
officers
solicit bribe from cargo operators’, by Parbat
Portel (kp 07/11/2015),
DPM
Thapa:
World knows about border blockage (kp
07/11/2015) [Be
sure, the world knows a lot more!], Tarai
unrest
is internal matter: DPM Thapa (ht
07/11/2015), Coping
With The Impact Of Strike And Blockade, by Kushal
Pokharel (rn 07/11/2015)
Stop
bullying
Nepal, CPI-M tells Modi (kp 06/11/2015)
Thapa’s
missed
opportunity in Geneva (kp
06/11/2015), Geneva
session
does not give issue global proportion: Indie ministry
(kp 06/11/2015),
‘Take
embargo
issue to int’l community’ (kp
06/11/2015), ‘Nepal-India
standoff
has no int’l dimension’ (ht
06/11/2015), India
denies
any role in Nepal border disruptions (ht
06/11/2015) [??],
Flag
waving:
India expects us to wave the white flag; Our leaders are
waving the national flag. Neither is a way out (nt
06/11/2015), The
autumn
of the patriot: The leadership has no choice but to
reach out to Delhi and make amends, by Bidushi
Dhungel (nt 06/11/2015),
Look
south:
China cannot alleviate the pain inflicted by India on
Nepal, let’s look within and mend fences, by Om
Astha Rai (nt 06/11/2015),
No
end
in sight to fuel crisis (ht
06/11/2015), Stranded
vehicles
leave Birgunj (ht 06/11/2015)
Bihar
and
blockade: When Bihar election results are out on
November 8th the economic blockade could gradually ease,
by Rohit Karki (rep 05/11/2015)
Home
made:
Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa visited New Delhi for
easing of supplies without bothering to first negotiate
with the Madheshi and Tharu groups, by Hari Bansh
Jha (rep 04/11/2015)
‘The
crisis
at this time can lead us to seek alternatives for the
long term’, interview with Commerce Minister Ganesh
Man Pun (ht 02/11/2015), BRB:
India
is Violating Nepal’s sovereignty (kp
02/11/2015), Blockade
as
blackmail: If anything, India should be concerned about
how its fuel embargo has disrupted lives and angered
Nepalis, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp
02/11/2015)
‘Armed
Indian
cops crossed into Nepal’, by Bhusan Yadav (kp
01/11/2015)
Hinduism
And Nepal-India Ties, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
01/11/2015)
All
too
confusing: It was impossible to imagine Modi, who
charmed us all during his two Nepal visit, would stop us
from celebrating Dashain, by Hitesh Karki (rep
31/10/2015)
Ministry
to
India: Fulfil supply commitment (kp
31/10/2015), India
obstructs
third-country imports at Kakadbhitta, by Parbat
Portel (kp 31/10/2015),
India
doubts
China oil deal will clear border point (kp
31/10/2015), Civil
society
for raising issue at UPR session: Rights activist Kapil
Shrestha says the unofficial blockade is brazen
violation of human rights (kp
31/10/2015)
Nepal-India
Relation At The Crossroads, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
30/10/2015), Lose-lose:
The
blockade will turn out to be a costly blunder for the
governments of both India and Nepal (nt 30/10/2015),
Protesters,
locals
clash at Nepal-India border, by Thakur Singh Tharu
(kp 30/10/2015), Biggest
fuel
flow from IOC in 5 wks: 131 tankers arrive from south a
day after historic Nepal-China oil deal, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp
30/10/2015)
A
window for diplomacy: Peace parks could be a
constructive solution to the border disputes between
India and Nepal, by Zack Oser and Sushil Adhikari
(kp 29/10/2015)
India
exposed:
India's blockade conveys the message that SAARC region
is under Indian sphere and any country that believes
otherwise will face consequences, by Prakash Chandra
Lohani (rep 29/10/2015)
Indian
drivers
stage sit-in outside Consulate General of India (kp
27/10/2015), Govt
mobilises
missions to ‘internationalise blockade’ (kp
27/10/2015)
‘Indian
cops
enter Nepal with AK-47’: The Indian police team claim
they had reportedly reached there by mistake, by
Bhusan Yadav (kp 26/10/2015)
Why
Kamal
Thapa’s Mission To India Failed?, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 25/10/2015), DPM
Thapa
urges New Delhi to keep its word (kp
25/10/2015), Leaders
wary
of terming move blockade: Mahat says it is wrong on
India’s part to use transit as a tool to influence
Nepal’s domestic affairs, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
25/10/2015)
Crisis
of
representation: Indian media are getting a lot of flak
for untruthful, dishonest and unreliable coverage of
Nepal, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 20/10/2015)
Cruel
intentions:
The current standoff between India and Nepal is about
whether Nepal should remain as an independent country;
When intentions are cruel, no solution works, by
Mahabir Paudyal (rep 20/10/2015)
Modi
advises
Thapa to address demands, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
20/10/2015), India
assures
stranded cargo vessels will be rerouted, says DPM Thapa
(ht 20/10/2015)
[Really?], India
unlikely
to supply fuel through Birgunj (rep
20/10/2015), SAARC
members
‘should speak against blockade’: Diplomats and foreign
policy experts are in favour of raising the issue in
regional as well as inter-national platforms (kp
20/10/2015)
SSB,
Muslims
clash near border, by Rabindra Uprety (kp
19/10/2015)
Fuel
crisis
disrupts aid supplies to quake-hit Nepalis (ht
19/10/2015), No
signs
of India lifting blockade immediately; Thapa expects to
meet Indian PM Narendra Modi before he returns to
Kathmandu on Monday, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
19/10/2015), Thapa,
Swaraj
discuss easing obstruction at border points (ht
19/10/2015), Thapa
meets
Swaraj, Singh (rep 19/10/2015),
Over
100
fuel tankers cross into Nepal (kp
19/10/2015), NOC
begins
LPG rerouting process (kp
19/10/2015), NOC,
NAC
agree to airlift aviation fuel (kp
19/10/2015)
Hydro
solutions:
India has always negotiated mega projects during
politically difficult times so as to have an upper hand,
by Durga Prasad Paudyal (rep 19/10/2015)
Disturbances
in
Nepal ‘hit’ Sikkim tourism, by Sangam Prasain (kp
18/10/2015)
DPM
Thapa
off to India: To discuss disruption of supplies to Nepal,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 18/10/2015)
India
reviews
security along Nepal border (ht 17/10/2015)
Fuel
dearth
hits delivery to quake-hit areas: UN: Hundreds of tonnes
of food meant for earthquake victims is said to be stuck
in warehouses in districts (kp
17/10/2015), Border
blockade
hits Birgunj folk hard (kp
17/10/2015), ‘IOC
reluctance
to supply fuel hard to understand’ (rep
17/10/2015)
Why
India’s
Policy On Nepal Failed?, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
16/10/2015)
Fixing
what’s
broke: Prime Minister Oli needs to realise that we may
be able to choose our friends, but we can’t choose our
neighbours (nt 16/10/2015)
DPM
Thapa
aims to ease tensions with Delhi visit, by Anil Giri
(kp 16/10/2015), Kamal
Thapa
flying to New Delhi tomorrow: To seek Indian help to end
disruption of supplies (ht 16/10/2015), Oli
willing
to visit India soon: MEA, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
16/10/2015)
Nepali
migrant
workers harassed at border points: Migrant workers say
that the tradition of extortion and beating in border
areas have existed for years, by Mohan Budhair (kp
16/10/2015)
IOC
cuts
oil supply again (kp 15/10/2015), ‘India
hints
at continuing blockade in Birgunj’, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 15/10/2015),
3
weeks on, Birgunj border obstruction still continues,
by Bhusan Yadav (kp 15/10/2015)
Indian
envoy
discusses PM Oli’s New Delhi visit (kp 13/10/2015)
Deceitful
diplomacy:
India has often exploited Nepal's vulnerability to serve
its interests, by Smita Poudel (rep 13/10/2015)
India’s
SSB
men ‘snatch away’ weapon of Nepal Police officer (kp
12/10/2015)
1989
revisited:
It is also ironic that the most powerful member of SAARC
and BIMSTEC is imposing a choking blockade on the
current chair of both the regional bodies, by
Subhash Ghimire (rep 12/10/2015), India
at
loss: If India cannot have stable relationship with
neighbors like Nepal, there will be doubts about its
global role, by Rohit Karki (rep 12/10/2015), Go
global:
If India does not relent Nepal should take blockade to
International Court of Justice, by Karuna Parajuli
(rep 12/10/2015)
Inhuman
blockade:
Nepalis are being deprived of their right to live due to
shortage of medicines, fuel, by Chanda Rana (kp
11/10/2015), CPN
(Masal)
gen secy Singh calls for strong stance against India
(kp 11/10/2015),
Disastrous
dependency:
Nepal must learn from the ongoing fuel crisis and
seriously look for alternatives, by Khagendra N.
Sharma (kp 11/10/2015)
Cross-party
MPs
ask government to resolve crisis (kp 10/10/2015), MPs
demand
immediate resumption of supplies (ht
10/10/2015), Panels
to
talk to India over diplomatic crisis (kp
10/10/2015), Foreign
minister-led
team to talk to India over supplies, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 10/10/2015),
Top
govt
team to discuss fuel supply issues with India: Another
committee to explore fuel import options, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 10/10/2015),
Self
sufficient:
Which Modi do we believe? The one who promised support
for Nepal or the one who imposed blockade?, by Shail
Suman Silwal (rep 10/10/2015)
Fuel,
medicine
shortage paralyses Valley hospitals: NMA president says
if the shortage persists for another week, hospitals may
be shut (ht 09/10/2015), Detention
charge
costing importers over Rs 12 crore daily, by Pushpa
Raj Acharya (ht 09/10/2015),
Daily
wage
laborers hit hard by economic blockade (rep
09/10/2015), Modi
impersonator
performs puja (kp 09/10/2015),
India
blames
protests for freight bottleneck, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 09/10/2015),
Disruptions
likely
till Dashain festival (ht
09/10/2015), Canary
In A Coal Mine, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
09/10/2015), The
Blockade, by Manoj Gautam (rn
09/10/2015), India-locked:
Nepal
is not landlocked, it is once again a victim of New
Delhi’s attempt to flex its muscles, by Bihari K.
Shrestha (nt 09/10/2015),
Proxy
war:
The Indian blockade is no longer about the Madhes and
the constitution (nt 09/10/2015),
The
visible
hand: Either stoking anti-India sentiments or playing
the China card is not a viable strategy for Nepal,
by Santosh Sharma Poudel (kp 09/10/2015)
Blockade
in
time of Dashain: Delhi’s pre-festival blockade hasn’t
helped dialogue between major and Madhesi parties
(kp 08/10/2015), State
of
siege: Lashing out in anger against a weak country has
only served to reinforce India’s image as a regional
bully, by Deepak Thapa (kp
08/10/2015), Roller-coaster
diplomacy:
What was regarded as a showpiece of close neighbourly
relations has become a problem area, by Salman
Haider (kp 08/10/2015,
originally published in The Statesman, Kolkatta), Lessons
From
The Embargo, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
08/10/2015), Birgunj
entry
point: No vehicular movement for two weeks (ht
08/10/2015), India
in
‘wait and watch’ mode, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
08/10/2015), Twitter
fuels
oil crisis protests: Hashtag #DonateOilToIndianEmbassy
tweets over 60,000 times worldwide; Disgruntled citizens
picket Indian Embassy (kp
08/10/2015), ‘Indian
media
reports on Nepal are untrue’ (kp
08/10/2015) [??],
NC
divided
over condemning blockade (kp
08/10/2015), Nepal-Bangladesh
bilateral
trade halted, by Parbat Portel (kp
08/10/2015), Govt
mulls
air-lifting fuel to ease crisis (kp
08/10/2015), NOC
to
explore petroleum import possibility (kp
08/10/2015), Crisis
highlights
need for energy security, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
08/10/2015), Janajati
leaders
meet ambassador Rae (ht 08/10/2015),
Foreign
interference
not acceptable, say youth (ht
08/10/2015)
Only
‘10
pc’ tankers get fuel, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
07/10/2015), 27
fuel
tankers enter Nepal Tuesday (rep
07/10/2015), Indian
Embassy
asks NOC for oil (kp 07/10/2015)
[!?], Diplomatic
missions
feel the heat of blockade, by Sujan Oli (rep
07/10/2015), DPM
seeks
int'l support against 'Indian blockade', by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 07/10/2015),
Sunauli
border
comes to a halt (kp 07/10/2015),
India’s
blockade
against international treaty: BRB, by Durga Lal KC
(kp 07/10/2015), Losing
Nepal:
Indian reaction to new constitution in Nepal has
similarities with American reaction to founding of
People's Republic of China, by Trailokya R. Aryal
(rep 07/10/2015)
[Another call to trun the
multiethnic state of Nepal into a Hindu state]
India
wants
amendments before new government, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 06/10/2015) [India
has nothing to demand in Nepal, even though such demands
are justified from the side of the concerned Nepali
groups! Especially,
it does not excuse India's violation of fundamental
human rights and international law!!], 100
trucks
enter Nepal, by Thakur Singh Tharu and Binod
Bhandari (kp 06/10/2015),
41
fuel
tankers enter Nepal from border: Obstruction continues
in Belhiya; Eight security personnel injured, by
Govind Chhetri and Shree Ram Sigdel (ht 06/10/2015), Survival
Questions, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
06/10/2015), Fuel
products
blockade: NOC claims compensation, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 06/10/2015), NOC
seeks
Rs 870m in damages from IOC, by Sujan Dhungana (rep
06/10/2015), Nepal
envoy
takes up freight delays with India: Supply from
Birgunj-Raxaul checkpoint likely to ease today, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 06/10/2015),
Govt
criticized
for failure in foreseeing, managing crisis (rep
06/10/2015), Déjà
vu:
India imposes blockade to prop up anti-establishment
forces. It has been trying to bring Madheshi parties to
the center of power, by Pranab Kharel and Rohit
Karki (rep 06/10/2015),
Southern
voices:
The coverage in India focused on the violent scenes of
Madhesh, downplaying the gains in fundamental rights and
inclusive polity, by Dharma Adhikari (rep
06/10/2015), Facing
Difficult Times, by Shyam K.C. (rn
06/10/2015), Embargo:
Is It Or Is It Not?, by Prem Khatry (rn
06/10/2015)
Hawkish
Indian Vs Weak Nepali Leadership, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 05/10/2015),
Reviving
ties:
Economic embargo has hampered recovery and
rehabilitation works post-earthquake, by Gunakar
Bhatta (rep 05/10/2015)
IOC
refuses
to provide fuel despite assurances, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 05/10/2015),
No
fuel
cargo entered Nepal Sunday: Border blockade continues
for 11th day (rep 05/10/2015),
Easing
of
border restrictions in Birgunj hinges on amendments,
by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 05/10/2015),
Supply
of
goods yet to ease at border points (ht
05/10/2015), Piece
process:
Whatever the intent, Delhi’s restrictions have
only deepened political and communal cleavages
(kp 05/10/2015)
The
royal
comeback: The absurdity of current events in Nepal is
worse than the absurdity of having President of India as
honorary king, by Bishal Thapa (rep 03/10/2015), World
is
watching: Indian bureaucrats and diplomats who handle
foreign relations with Nepal do not have accurate
information on the country, by Ujwal Thapa (rep
03/10/2015)
India
hints
at ending blockade, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
03/10/2015) [I think you have not
imposed any blockade!?], Call
for
lifting blockade at border points (ht 03/10/2015), 5
fuel tankers enter Nepal from Sunauli, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 03/10/2015)
Neighbours,
not
friends: The current state of affairs in Nepal is an
outcome of the nation’s repeated failure at learning
from the past , by Shyam K.C. (kp 02/10/2015), Whither
Nepal- India Relation?, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
02/10/2015), Blockade
blues:
One would have expected a far less obvious move on
India’s part at such a crucial time, by Bidushi
Dhungel (nt 02/10/2015),
Call
to
respect human rights and dignity (kp
02/10/2015), Pandey,
Swaraj
meet on sidelines of UNGA (ht
02/10/2015), Swaraj
denies
blockade, support to monarchy (kp
02/10/2015), Showing
who’s
boss: It is in India’s strategic interest to ensure
equilibrium and stability in Nepal, but the blockade has
undermined that (nt 02/10/2015),
‘India
should’ve
limited its role’, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
02/10/2015)
Modi’s
Waterloo?
India has not been able to accept never-colonized Nepal
as independent country, by Basanta Lohani (rep
01/10/2015), Losing
focus:
The unofficial blockade only helps political class to
deflect attention from the real issue (kp
01/10/2015), Undeclared
Embargo: Against International Law, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 01/10/2015),
Indian
fuel
stations directed to refuse fuel to Nepali vehicles,
by Raju Adhikari (rep 01/10/2015),
India
hasn’t
imposed any blockade, claims Indian Ambassador to Nepal
(ht 01/10/2015)
[What is the difference between
Indian and Nepali politicians? There is no difference!
Both think the people are stupid!!], Delhi
concerned
over ‘whipping up of anti-India sentiments’ (kp
01/10/2015) [???], ‘Blockade’
worries
Indians (kp 01/10/2015)
[!!], Oli
accuses
India of blocking supplies (ht
01/10/2015), 150
cargo
trucks enter Nepal (kp 01/10/2015),
Life
crippled
in Valley as fuel crisis worsens (ht
01/10/2015), 3-day
fuel
sale restriction on pvt vehicles, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 01/10/2015), Private
vehicles
barred from purchasing fuel (ht
01/10/2015), Govt
studying
options to airlift aviation fuel, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 01/10/2015),
Sea
of
troubles: Nepal should resort to international laws and
effective diplomacy to end the unofficial blockade by
India, by Tejman Shrestha (kp
01/10/2015)
Protest
at
no-man’s-land, shipment stuck on border (kp
30/09/2015), Student
unions
draw UN attention to blockade at border checkpoints
(ht 30/09/2015),
Goods
stuck
on border for no valid reason, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 30/09/2015),
Movement
of
goods obstructed at major customs points (ht
30/09/2015), Dependence
on
India in lack of roadlink to north, by Kuvear
Chalise (rep 30/09/2015),
Fiasco
when
diplomacy should be shrewd: With UN summit, top
diplomats stay away for weeks, by Anil Giri (kp
30/09/2015) Crack
Diplomatic Nut, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
30/09/2015), Blockade
Raises Questions About India's Motive, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 30/09/2015),
India
not
against statute, says Indian ambassador Rae; Nepali
envoy hopes disruption on border will end soon (ht
30/09/2015) [??],
Speak
for
Nepal: The global community needs to tell India what it
is doing to Nepal is inhuman, undiplomatic, immoral and
illegal, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
30/09/2015), Indian
designs:
India has taken keen interest in Madhesh agitation as a
part of long-term strategy of gobbling up Tarai, by
Bindesh Dahal (rep 30/09/2015)
Protests
rage
across country against India’s blockade (kp
29/09/2015), Thousands
of
cargo trucks stranded on border (kp
29/09/2015), Two
oil
tankers, two gas bullets enter Nepal (kp
29/09/2015), India
hints
at ‘resolution after Modi returns’, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 29/09/2015),
Look
both
ways: As border economies are crucial to bilateral ties,
the focus should shift away from Kathmandu and Delhi,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 29/09/2015)
Indian
side
blocks goods carriers at border points: An official says
Indian authorities ignored their request to let stranded
trucks enter Nepal (kp 28/09/2015), India’s
act
‘breaches’ int’l conventions, agreements, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 28/09/2015),
Students
in
Nepalgunj protest India’s blockade (kp
28/09/2015), Blockade
won’t
last long: Envoy Upadhyay (kp
28/09/2015) [??],
India
Welcomes Nepal's New Constitution With Blockade!, by
Nandalal Tiwari (rn 28/09/2015),
Nepal’s
tension
should be resolved through talks: Rajan, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 28/09/2015),
India
should
not squander goodwill earned by Narendra Modi’s visits,
interview with Lok Raj Baral (kp 28/09/2015)
Cargo
movement
remains obstructed at Jogbani, Kakarvitta (kp
27/09/2015), Leaders
‘not
to cave into Indian pressure’: The 22 parties in
Parliament agreed to protest India’s tacit trade
blockade (kp 27/09/2015)
IOC
refuses
fuel delivery to Nepal: IOC depots restrict supply to
Nepal citing reasons including mechanical failure or
traffic congestion due to strike in Tarai, by Rajesh
Khanal (ht 26/09/2015), PM,
leaders
draw India’s attention: Ambassador Rae denies Delhi’s
fault, by Anil Giri (kp 26/09/2015), Indian
officials
further tighten Jogbani customs, by Binod Bhandari
(kp 26/09/2015)
Love
thy
neighbour: The new constitution of Nepal is immensely
important for cementing the historical ties between
Nepal and India, by Surendra Bhandari (kp
25/09/2015)
Nepali
Constitution Making And India: Some Thoughts, by
Mahesh P. Adhikari (rn 25/09/2015)
3
IOC depots cut supplies to Nepal: IOC refused to
dispatch fuel from Raxaul, Baitalpur and Siliguri
depots, according to NOC sources (kp
25/09/2015), Cargo
held
up at 4 points: Freight movement curtailed at
Bhairahawa, Raxaul, Biratnagar and Kakarvitta borders
(kp 25/09/2015),
Govt
to
ask Rae to clarify matter, by Anil Giri (kp
25/09/2015), Ambassador
arrives
with Delhi’s message today: Upadhyay and his Indian
counterpart are expected to hold talks with Madhesi
leaders, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
25/09/2015), Yadav
warns
against anti-Indian rhetoric (kp
25/09/2015)
India
sought
changes in Nepal statute: Media; New Delhi brushes off
Indian Express news report as ‘incorrect’ (kp
24/09/2015), Leaders
ask
int’l group to respect statute: Such request from the
leaders comes after reports about Indian govt asking
Nepal to make some amendments to the statute (kp
24/09/2015), Customs
clearance
process tightened, by Shankar Acharya (kp
24/09/2015), Nepal-bound
rail
freight suspended: 800 ready-to-move containers from
third countries have been stuck in Kolkata port, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 24/09/2015)
India
tightens
security, by Ram Sarraf and Brij Kumar Yadav (ht
23/09/2015), India
upset
by constituency delineation, Tarai violence, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp
23/09/2015),
India
ups
security on border: Authorities in Raxaul tighten
customs clearance on Nepal-bound container trucks,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp
23/09/2015), Blockade
fears
set off panic buy, by Suman Bashyal (kp 23/09/2015),
Experts
say
India won’t act against Nepal (ht 23/09/2015),
Rumours
of
Indian blockade scotched: 78 fuel tankers dispatched
across Nepal from Birgunj, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 23/09/2015),
Nepse
loses
nearly 40pts on closure rumour: According to investors,
they fear the worst after Indian customs halted movement
of Nepal-bound tankers carrying petroleum products (kp 23/09/2015),
Leaders
rubbish
India embargo rumour (kp
23/09/2015)
India
expresses
concern over unrest: Indian External Affairs Ministry
voices security concerns of their freight companies
and transporters over the prevailing unrest in regions
of Nepal bordering India (kp 22/09/2015)
India’s
Foreign
Secy arriving today with Modi message, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 18/09/2015), Indian
foreign
secretary arriving today, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
18/09/2015)
Think
trade:
There are many areas where Nepal and India could work
together to enhance trade, by Purushottam Ojha (kp
16/09/2015)
Govt
to
seek removal of demurrage charge (ht 14/09/2015)
Indian
envoy
meets major party leaders: Leaders say the Indian
ambassador conveyed a message that new constitution
should be drafted through consensus (kp 12/09/2015)
India
pledges
financial assistance worth Rs 82.8m (ht 12/09/2015)
Saudi
diplomat
accused of raping, locking up Nepali women in India
(ht 10/09/2015), Women
allegedly
‘raped’ by Saudi diplomat return home: CIB launches
investigation to nab their traffickers (ht
11/09/2015)
India
upgrading
roads along Nepal border, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
03/09/2015)
India
keeps
out of Nepal’s internal matters: Official, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp 01/09/2015)
Border
pillars
to go hi-tech with GPS, by Anil Giri (kp 30/08/2015)
Importers
say
clearing agents fleecing them: An estimated two dozen
agents are engaged in clearing imported goods at Kolkata
port; They have been collecting an extra charge of
Rs25,000 per container, by Shankar Acharya (kp
27/08/2015)
Modi
urges
Nepali stakeholders to avoid violence: Indian embassy
expresses reservation on DPM Bamdev Gautam’s remarks in
the House, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 25/06/2015)
Indian
team
in Capital to ink petro pipeline agreement (ht
24/08/2015), Petroleum
pipeline
pact signed: NOC and IOC expected to ink the deal for
construction soon (ht 25/08/2015), IOC,
NOC
sign B2B deal on petroleum pipeline (ht 26/08/2015),
Easing
supply (ht 26/08/2015)
Containers
stranded
due to damaged train track, by Shankar Acharya (kp
18/08/2015)
India
govt
donates 40 ambulances (kp 16/08/2015)
India
approves
pipeline project, by Anil Giri and Sangam Prasain (kp
14/08/2015), Nepal,
India
to sign oil pipeline deal on Aug 24 (kp 18/08/2015)
Upadhyay
says
embassy ready to facilitate trade (kp 11/08/2015)
India
ups
security to Lipu-Lekh route: Indian security forces put on
standby as the students close to CPN-Maoist announce
Lipu-Lekh visit, by Manoj Badu (kp 10/08/2015), CPN-Maoist
students
to hoist national flag at Lipu-Lekh, by Manoj Badu (kp
13/08/2015)
Betel
nut
smuggling into India drops, by Parbat Portel (kp
08/08/2015)
Nepal-India
Eminent
Persons’ Group formation in final stages, by Anil Giri
(kp 04/08/2015), Eminent
Persons’
Group yet to be established (ht 10/08/2015)
Nepal
may
seek more soft loans from India (kp 04/08/2015), KTM-Nijgadh
fast
track: India assures new soft loans to Nepal (kp
05/08/2015)
Favourable
trade
treaty with India sought: Experts urge removal of
quantitative and qualitative restrictions on Nepali
exports, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 04/08/2015)
27
Nepali
women to return home after their release, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 03/08/2015)
Cross-border
vehicle
permit to go online (kp 02/08/2015)
Indian
PM
urges broad consensus for statute, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 01/08/2015), Draft
constitution
that enjoys public support: Modi, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 01/08/2015)
Nepal,India
JWG
hire NIC: Online permits to be issued to facilitate
cross-border vehicle movement,to help people based in
far-flung areas (ht 01/07/2015)
‘Waive
extra
charge for Nepalis in Indian hospitals’ (ht
30/07/2015)
Same
old
story, same old sorrow: Indian dams on border adding to
existing woe, by Mani Dahal and Arjun Oli (rep
20/07/2015)
India
plants
trees on no man’s land, by Parbat Portel (kp
19/07/2015)
Trilateral
corridor:
Connecting China and India through Nepal could be
tremendously beneficial for Nepal’s post-quake economy,
by Maina Dhital (kp 17/07/2015)
Dahal
to
seek India’s support on statute (ht 15/07/2015) [??], Swaraj:
Adopt
maximum consensus for statute, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 16/07/2015), Dahal
meets
Indian opposition leaders (ht 17/07/2015), Modi
welcomes
statute progress: Indian PM hopes outstanding issues
will be resolved at the earliest, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp), Constitution
within
a month, Dahal tells Modi, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
18/07/2015)
Delhi
mission
‘in dark’ about leaders’ visits, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 13/07/2015)
Friends
and
benefits: Kathmandu needs to take advantage of the
improving bilateral relations between Beijing and New
Delhi, by Lok Raj Baral (kp 13/07/2015)
India
to
give zinc sheets (kp 11/07/2015)
Maoists
write
to Modi, Xi and PM Koirala on Lipu-Lekh (kp
10/07/2015)
The
trilateral
path: Nepal stands to benefit from the rapprochement
between India and China, and not just in earthquake
reconstruction, by Bihari K. Shrestha (nt
10/07/2015)
“India
wants
to start afresh in Nepal”, interview with Deep Kumar
Upadhyay, Nepal’s ambassador to India (nt 10/07/2015)
Indian
embankment
on no man's land floods Nepali villages, by Arjun
Oli (rep 27/06/2015)
‘India
will
stand by Nepal for quick reconstruction’ (kp
25/06/2015)
Rs
41m
Indian aid for community health clinic (kp
24/06/2015)
Cattle
smuggling
on the rise, by Kamal Panthi (kp 23/06/2015)
Border
security
in shambles in lack of modern equipment, by Raju
Adhikari (rep 23/06/2015)
India
allows
driving cars destined for Nepal over its roads (ht
23/06/2015)
Tension
run
high in Kailali village bordering India, by Mohan
Budhair (kp 22/06/2015)
Yam
indeed:
Decision to expand Sino-Indian border trade through
Lipulekh Pass disregards Nepal’s sovereign rights over
the area, by Buddhi Narayan Shrestha (kp
22/06/2015), Nepal
collecting
facts to defend Lipu-Lekh pass, by Anil Giri (kp
27/06/2015), Govt
told
to clear position (kp 02/07/2015), Lawmakers
flay
govt over India-China Lipu Lekh deal (rep
02/07/2015), House
gets
vague clarification (kp 03/07/2015)
Nidhi,
Swaraj
discuss road projects (kp 18/06/2015)
India
looks
at extending long-term support (ht 18/06/2015)
Mahat
invites
Modi to donor conference, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
13/06/2015), Indian
PM
pledges full support for Nepal’s reconstruction drive
(ht 13/06/2015)
Nepali
envoy
urges India to upgrade border roads (kp 10/06/2015)
Lipu
Lekh
dispute: Panel asks govt to start efforts to correct
India-China statement; Surveyor Buddhi Narayan Shrestha
says historical maps and facts suggest that the
Lipu-Lekhis located at Byas VDC in Darchula district
(kp 10/06/2015), Indian
Communist
leader Yechury denounces India-China statement: The
CPI-M leader says the two countries should have
consulted Nepal prior to deciding on the trade route
plan (kp 11/06/2015)
India
okays
scheme for govt staff to travel to Nepal (ht
09/06/2015)
India’s
Medanta
Hospital waives 15pc additional fee for Nepalis, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp 04/06/2015)
Nepal’s
crisis
like our own: Modi, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
30/05/2015), Indian
prime
minister stresses on shelter for quake victims (ht
30/05/2015)
Leaders
express
concerns over India-China statement: A joint statement of
India and China states the two countries have agreed to
expand border at Lipu-Lekh, an area which Nepal claims to
be inside its territory, by Anil Giri (kp 28/05/2015)
Pancheshwor
project
slows to crawl after initial burst, by Sanmjeev Giri
(kp 28/05/2015)
India
eases
process for hassle-free relief transit to Nepal (kp
26/05/2015)
India,
China
for trilateral co-op with Nepal: Officials in Nepal
welcome ‘respect for sovereignty, independence’, by
Anil Giri (kp 22/05/2015), Nepal's
sensitivity
ignored, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 25/05/2015)
20
Nepalis
still languishing at Hisar prison in India, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp 22/05/2015)
MoU
for
petroleum pipeline receives Cabinet’s nod (ht
22/05/2015)
India
to
assist based on priority set by Nepal, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 21/05/2015), India
to
help in post-quake reconstruction (ht 21/05/2015)
India
to
provide zinc sheets (kp 21/05/2015)
India
to
support post-disaster recovery, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 20/05/2015)
Indian
team
to help assess needs, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
19/05/2015)
Indian
Army
team on standby, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 13/05/2015)
Delhi
mission
prepares for PM’s June visit, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 12/05/2015)
‘India
ready
to extend all possible help to Nepal’ (kp 08/05/2015),
India
commits
further support for relief (ht 08/05/2015)
Operation
Maitri
India’s largest disaster response abroad: Rae (kp
05/05/2015), 5,020
tons
of relief materials arrive from India so far (rep 05/05/2015), Over
1,000
tons of relief materials enter via Birgunj, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep
05/05/2015),
India’s
NDRF
says always ready to help the needy: As many as 748 rescue
personnel working day and night in different parts since
the day 7.6 quake rocked Nepal (ht 05/05/2015), Harsh-tagged:
Indian,
Nepali media under scrutiny raising debate, by Chahana
Sigdel (kp 05/05/2015), Nepalesen
sauer
auf Medien-Teams aus Indien (Hannoversche Allgemeine 05/05/2015)
Why
is Indian media facing a backlash in Nepal?, by Soutik
Biswas (BBC 04/05/2015)
India
refutes
charges (kp 01/05/2015)
Booming
India
& China: Opportunity for Nepal; The two emerging
economies in Asia are competing to invest in Nepal,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 24/04/2015)
‘Pancheshwor
DPR
by next year’ (kp 21/04/2015)
India
aids
projects in Darchula, Baitadi (ht 20/04/2015)
NC-UML
differences
delaying formation of EPG, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
19/04/2015)
India
gifts
35 vehicles to CIAA (ht 17/04/2015)
Indian
Railways
hikes transport fare by 7 per cent (ht 12/04/2015)
Nepal,
India
to sign oil pipeline deal by May, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 11/04/2015)
Lack
of
Raxaul-bound trains leads to freight backlog, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 07/04/2015)
Joint
boundary
works begin, by Anil Giri (kp 06/04/2015)
Envoy
calls
for enhanced Nepal-India cooperation (kp 06/04/2015)
10
Nepalis
being ‘held hostage’ in India’s Uttar Pradesh, by J.
Pandey (kp 05/04/2015)
Indian
Secy
‘to press for early statute’ (kp 02/04/2015), Seek
broader
consensus on statute: Indian secy, by Anil Giri (kp
03/04/2015), Nepal-India
review
projects, discuss ties (kp 03/04/2015), Indian
Foreign Secretary’s Visit: Will It Be Helpful To
Constitution Writing?, by Birendra P Mishra (rn
03/04/2015), Jaishankar
suggests
statute in consensus (kp 04/04/2015), Indian
foreign
secy urges compromise for new statute (rep
04/04/2015), Indian
foreign
secretary’s visit: SAARC or Nepal centric?, by
Birendra P. Mishra (ht 10/04/2015)
Beyond
borders:
Terrorist threats require a concerted approach from both
Nepal and India (kp 31/03/2015)
Nepal-India
petro
pipeline: Nepal likely to share 27pc cost, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 27/03/2015), Petro
pipeline
deal next month (ht 30/03/2015)
Indian
SSB
razes houses in Dalit settlement, by Rabindra Upreti
(kp 23/03/2015)
Indian
foreign
secy to arrive on April 2, by Anil Giri (kp
20/03/2015), Bilateral
projects
to be discussed: Officials (ht 21/03/2015)
India,
stay
away: Bhattarai has touched new low in his desperation
for power; He and and his supporters have no regard for
relations between the two countries, by Shankar
Tiwari (rep 18/03/2015)
Nepalis
to
spend more time in Indian prison, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 13/03/2015), 17
Nepalis
get bail on Guru Rampal Case, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 15/03/2015)
India’s
border
road work inundates Nepali villages, by Rajendra
Nath (kp 12/03/2015)
Plastic
waste
exported to India (ht 11/03/2015)
Blocking
the
way: Non-tariff barriers, along with high inflation and
supply side constraints, are hurting Nepal’s trade with
India, by Karishma Shakya (kp 10/03/2015)
Ban
On
Cow Slaughter, And Beef Eating In India: Its
Implications In Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
08/03/2015)
Nepal-India
army
drill concludes (kp 08/03/2015)
Construction
of
ICP Biratnagar to begin by May (ht 07/03/2015)
Kathmandu-Varanasi
direct
bus service begins (kp 06/03/2015)
Bhattarai
meets
Indian prez, external affairs minister (ht
04/03/2015)
‘India’s
role
vital till transition ends’, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 03/03/2015), Indian
FM
for constitution in accord: BRB, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 04/03/2015)
Neighbour’s
plan:
The new Indian budget offers some lessons and benefits
for Nepal, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 03/03/2015)
India
hikes
grant to Nepal (kp 01/03/2015)
Rae
urges
to boost economic cooperation (ht 27/02/2015)
Operation
of
Jatahi customs point begins (ht 25/02/2015)
Import,
export
of 500, 1,000-rupee Indian notes formally legalised
(ht 24/02/2015), NRB
lifts
ban on import, export of INR 500,1,000 notes (ht
25/02/2015), Migrants
happy
after ban on large IC notes lifted, by Rajendra Nath
(kp 26/02/2015)
Nepal,
India
postpone joint boundary work: The work scheduled to begin
on Monday has been delayed as the Indian side said it is
yet to complete preparatory works (kp 23/02/2015)
Trouble
in
Nepali paradise, by Shashi Tharoor (kp 23/02/2015) [an
Indian view of Nepal's most recent history]
BJP:
VP
Yadav’s remarks personal (kp 20/02/2015)
Team
Delhi-bound
for tourism talks (kp 19/02/2015)
Down
and
out: Labour attaches are necessary for the welfare of
Nepali workers in India (kp 18/02/2015)
‘Demand
for
IC soars as trade deficit balloons’ (kp 18/02/2015)
India
to
release Rs 700m for embankment projects (kp
14/02/2015)
MoAD
forwards
list of 22 agriculture products to India: These
commodities have long been facing hassles during
quarantine checks (ht 14/02/2015)
Nepal-India
talks
on border issues (kp 11/02/2015), Nepal-India
border
security meet kicks off (ht 11/02/2015), Nepal-India
border
meeting concludes (ht 12/02/2015)
Border
point
remains closed despite pact, by Kamal Panthi (kp
11/02/2015)
SSB
personnel
learning Nepali for better service, by Rajandra Nath
(kp 11/02/2015)
India's
move
to build road along no man's land could inundate border
villages, by Kalendra Sejuwal and Arjun Oli (rep
11/02/2015), Locals
rue
Indian encroachment of no man's land, by Jitendra
Kumar Jha (rep 11/02/2015), Nepal
urges
India to halt its border road project (kp 12/02/2015)
Disabled
Nepali
woman raped, murdered in India (ht 09/02/2015), 8
Indian men held over rape, murder of Nepali (kp
11/02/2015), Family
in
Delhi for compensation, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
05/03/2015)
Nepal,
India
to begin work to settle border row from February 23,
by Anil Giri (kp 06/02/2015), Nepal-India
JFST
to start field work from Feb 23, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 06/02/2015)
Nepal-India
pipeline:
IOC agrees to 5-year contract, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
05/02/2015)
Villagers
irked
by Indian road near no man’s land, by Thakur Singh
Tharu (kp 04/02/2015)
Indian
aid
of Rs 43.57m for school building (ht 03/02/2015)
Making
calls
to Nepal from India getting cheaper, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 01/02/2015)
NITDB
seeks
CONCOR’s help in reducing detention charge, by Pushpa
Raj Acharya (ht 01/02/2015)
Joint
panel
to be formed to execute tourism deal (kp 30/01/2015),
Nepal-India
plan
joint working group meeting (ht 30/01/2015)
India
tells
IOC to boost LPG supplies to Nepal, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 28/01/2014)
India
gifts
ambulances, buses on its Republic Day (ht 27/01/2015)
Realising
potential:
Latest power pacts have renewed optimism, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 26/01/2015), It’s
all
about the water: Hydropower has further energised
relations between Nepal and India, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
26/01/2015), How's
business?
he southern neighbour accounts for two-thirds of Nepal’s
exports and imports, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 26/01/2015),
Right
this
way, please: Recent Indian government moves are expected
to boost tourist arrivals to Nepal, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 26/01/2015)
Nepali
embassy
in India: In Delhi hot seat, job is perspiring, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp 25/01/2015)
India
‘willing’
to build gas pipeline too (kp 21/01/2015)
IOC
told
to boost Nepal’s LPG quota to 30k tonnes, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 20/01/2015)
8
road projects set to move ahead as India gives okay,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/01/2015)
Border
survey
team to start work in Feb (kp 18/01/2015)
Small
customs
office upgraded (kp 18/01/2015)
Nepal
and
India to cut red tape: The two countries have agreed to
simplify procedure so that the evaluation time and
timely payment from India for projects can be ensured
(kp 13/01/2015), Nepal,
India
agree to simplify procedure, by Devendra Bahttarai
(kp 15/01/2015)
Nepal-India
trade
and transit: Commerce Ministry starts talks on LoEs,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 11/01/2015)
Govt’s
plan
to review air routes gathers dust (kp 11/01/2015)
Indian
envoy
hands over cheque (ht 09/01/2015)
Together
on
traffic: Nepal must work with India on transnational
human trafficking (kp 09/01/2015)
Slow
progress
of new ICP construction, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp
08/01/2015)
Country
to
raise issue of pending LoEs during IGC meeting (ht
07/01/2015)
Nepal
aims
to settle boundary dispute with India in 4 years: Survey
plan does not include contentious Susta and Kalapani,
by Anil Giri (kp 06/01/2015)
Pipeline
pact
snags on contract period (kp 06/01/2015)
Kolkata
connection:
Kathmandu and Kolkata have so much in common, they
should be named sister cities, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
06/01/2015)
Nepal-India
relations:
Govt yet to form Eminent Persons’ Group, by Anil
Giri (kp 05/01/2015)
Nepal-India
trade
treaty: Govt wants change to agreement: Thapa (kp
03/01/2015), Govt
plans
to revise Nepal-India Trade Treaty (ht 03/01/2015)
Koshi
basin
cooperation: The way of optimizing benefits, by Y.B.
Thapa (ht 02/01/2015)
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