India tacitly warned its neighbours as well as the Indian Ocean nations of China’s debt-trap diplomacy on Thursday. ‘History has taught us that in the name of development partnerships, nations were forced into dependence partnerships. It gave rise to colonial and imperial rule. It gave rise to global power blocks. […]
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China revives $300 million rail project in Nepal
China has begun the groundwork to lay the proposed strategic railway line connecting Lhasa to Kathmandu and finally to Lumbini close to the India-Nepal border, India Today reported. This comes in the midst of tensions between India and China, coupled with diplomatic ties between India and Nepal. China’s Shen Shiwei […]
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The Disinfomercial: How Larry King Got Duped Into Starring in Chinese Propaganda
The broadcasting icon’s fake interview with a Russian journalist went viral on social media, spread by accounts tied to China’s government. Jacobi Niv had paid Larry King a few thousand dollars apiece to narrate half a dozen videos for companies or projects in Israel, where King is still a big […]
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Chinese nationalists call for retaliation measures against US diplomacy
Patriots were disappointed with the choice of Chengdu The United States’ abrupt decision to shut down the Chinese consulate in Houston on July 22 shocked China, and in a tit-for-tat expected measure, Beijing announced the closure of the US consulate in Chengdu in Western China two days later. Chinese nationalists were disappointed […]
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Himalayan Nation opens Mt. Everest nearly after 5 months, post COVID Crisis
Nepal has opened Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks from Thursday after nearly 5-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Tourism Department official, media reports. All spring season expeditions that usually last from March to May were suspended in the wake of the pandemic, reports Xinhua news […]
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Nepal deported 671 foreigners in a year
Nepal deported 671 foreigners last year (in 2019), informs the Department of Immigration, media reports. Among them, 578 were expelled from the country on the charge of overstaying whereas 93 faced other charges. Most of those overstaying their visas in Nepal are Chinese, the department says, adding 415 Chinese nationals […]
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India asks Nepal to stop ‘Illegal’ Citizen Movement in Kalapani area
India has asked Nepal to prohibit its citizens from “illegally” entering the Kalapani, Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Gunji Indian territories, according to local media sources. In a letter to the Nepali administration, an Indian official earlier this month said that Nepalese people in groups wanting to “illegally” enter into these Indian regions […]
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Coronavirus is expected to push one third of Country’s population into poverty: Post COVID Crisis in Nepal
The continuing Coronavirus pandemic could drive almost one-third of Nepal’s population below the poverty line due to the loss of livelihoods following the COVID-19 health crisis, the World Bank said in a report. The Nepal Development Update, a biannual study released on Thursday by the global lender, said that an […]
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Social distancing between the state and poor migrants in India
Many of India’s internal migrants will die this summer because of how the state has handled this crisis. n 25 March 2020, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed the world’s largest lockdown in a bid to stem the threat of COVID-19. The stringent lockdown triggered a mass exodus from cities across India, […]
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Can Nepal cope with the return of migrant workers?
With thousands of Nepali migrant workers forced to return home because of COVID-19, the country is facing serious challenges COVID-19 is forcing an unprecedented level of reverse migration of Nepali migrant workers from around the world. The underlining problems related to the dependence on temporary labor migration and remittances is […]