New Delhi :Amid dwindling economic situation, Nepal’s new government has its task cut out—chalking out clear economic and foreign policies especially as it is slated to graduate to a middle income nation status by December 2026. Kathmandu therefore must make use of the interim period for a smooth transition. But […]
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Nepal Elections | China pushes Kathmandu’s Left to keep US at bay
The Chinese concern is that the stronger presence of the US and other major powers such as European countries and Japan in Nepal, together with India, may give a fresh lease of life to the somewhat dormant Tibetan movement The Chinese are closely following the recent Nepalese election. The last […]
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Red flags in Delhi over China’s push for role in Nepal, Bangladesh projects
China First Highway Engineering was not among the five companies that qualified to bid for the Kathmandu Terai-Madhesh Expressway project and was included at a later stage. A range of activities by China in the neighbourhood, from pushing for a role in a major project to manage Bangladesh’s Teesta river to deploying surveillance […]
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China Making Desperate Attempts To Install Puppet Regime
Nepal is headed towards having a hung Parliament. Not even the Nepali Congress-led five party alliance is expected to cross the halfway (138) mark in the 275-member Pratinidhi Sabha, the lower House of Parliament. This has opened a window of opportunity for China to try and install a puppet regime in […]
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Chinese ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqe transferred to Indonesia
China has transferred its Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi, to Indonesia after her tenure ended last month. The news was confirmed by the Nepali media on 23rd November 2022. Hou Yanqi had hatched conspiracies against India in many ways by growing closeness with former Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli. Hou […]
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Nepal’s border with China encroaches on 36 hectares at 10 sites
Kathmandu [Nepal]: China’s salami-slice strategy on Nepal’s northern border has resulted in the encroachment of 36 hectares of Nepal’s land at 10 places on the northern border by China. According to the survey document issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, China encroached on 36 hectares of Nepal’s land at 10 […]
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Ten sites along Nepal’s northern border are encroached upon by China
According to the survey document issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, China encroached on 36 hectares of Nepal’s land at 10 places on the northern border. According to report, China encroached on 36 hectares of Nepal’s land at 10 places. Kathmandu: China’s salami-slice strategy on Nepal’s northern border has resulted […]
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Five Chinese planes to be sold by Nepal Airlines
Nepal Airlines has decided to sell five of its troublesome Chinese planes after no one came forward to lease them from the loss-making national carrier despite a deadline extension, according to a media report on Saturday. While the Finance Ministry of Nepal is the owner of the Chinese planes, the […]
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COVAX to supply 1.5 million Covid bivalent doses to Nepal
Nepal is all set to receive 1.5 million doses of bivalent Covid-19 vaccine from the COVAX facility, the international vaccine-sharing scheme backed by the United Nations. Officials at the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that they have been assured that the vaccine doses will soon be supplied. “Yes, we […]
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India plans counter to China’s growing footprint in Nepal
New Delhi: As Nepal goes to the polls to elect a new government today, 20 November, China’s strategists are in a massive discussion and deliberation mode on how to give a further push to Beijing’s agenda of growing political and economic influence once a new government is in place in Kathmandu. […]