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During negotiations, the Nepali side insisted on grants and that if a loan had to be taken, it should be a “soft loan” or “concessional loan”. A soft or concessional loan comes with minimal interest rate, while Beijing often offers loans under the BRI at a higher interest rate with a […]

Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to visit India for the first time after he held the office. According to the sources, Deubr will attend some high level talks with Indian Prime Minister Modi other senior leaders on the visit during April 1-4. Earlier in January, Deuba was scheduled to […]

KATHMANDU, March 22: Diplomatic relations between republic of Palau and Nepal have been established. Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Amrit Bahadur Rai and the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Palau to the United Nations, Ilana Victorya Seid signed a joint communiqué to this effect at a […]

Beijing, China: Since Nepal imports daily essential products, including food items, construction material, equipment via this border port, the suspension of imports has created difficulties for the locals living in theareas. Meanwhile, sources said that the Nepal side has urged Chinese authorities to open the border but the supplies are […]

Nepal and India to solve their border issues by bilateral mechanism.  Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba urged PM Modi to solve the issue, India assured to solve the issue with responsibility and avoid politicisation. Deuba arrived in New Delhi on Friday in his first bilateral visit abroad after becoming […]

Kathmandu, Nepal: India-Nepal met for the 9th meeting of Joint Working Group for the coopration in power sector. The two mechanisms provide the necessary framework to support bilateral cooperation in the power sector. The meeting was commenced on February 23 and 24.The apex JSC meeting was co-chaired by Alok Kumar, […]

Pople of Nepal protests against the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) programs. The protest held in the Capital city Kathmandu. The US’ push for Nepal in terms of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and its once again baseless slander over China demonstrate that the MCC is nothing more than a pact with […]

BEIJING: Activity in China’s services sector in January expanded at the slowest pace in five months, as a surge in local COVID-19 cases and containment measures hit new business and consumer sentiment while employment fell, a private survey showed on Monday. The Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped to […]

Nepal has officially claimed the interference of China in its territory. The report was commissioned last September following claims that China has been trespassing in the district of Humla, in the far west of Nepal. China’s embassy in Kathmandu denies there has been any encroachment. Following the publication of the […]

Nepal suffers a huge deficit in its trade with China. If Nepal imported Rs233.92 billion worth of goods from the northern neighbour in 2020-21, its exports across the Himalaya were valued at a mere Rs1 billion. This translates into a trade deficit of Rs232.90 billion, which accounted for 14 percent […]