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)
Across
the border: Hard data on number, nature of Nepali migrant workers in
India is necessary (kp 30/12/2014)
India
ready to support Phewa Lake protection, says Rae (ht 29/12/2014)
Experts
discuss Nepal-India ties (kp 25/12/2014)
Border
grievance handling: APF, SSB launch hotline service (kp 21/12/2014)
Rs
49.4 million Indian grant to BP Eye Foundation (ht 18/12/2014)
Country
on wire: Nepal’s diplomacy must tread a fine line while balancing the
respective interests of both India and China, by Govind Prasad
Kusum (kp 16/12/2014)
Sea
the key: Nepal should negotiate with India for permanent route to sea
through Indian territories, by Govinda Sah (rep 16/12/2014)
Railway
freight hiked by 5-7pc at Birgunj ICD, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
15/12/2014), Imports
get costlier as Indian Railways hikes transport charge, by Pushpa
Raj Acharya (ht 15/12/2014), MoCS
asks IR to roll back fare hike (ht 17/12/2014), Indian
Railwaysrolls back hike (ht 20/12/2014)
Petrolium
pipeline: Nepal ready to bear 27pc of total cost, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 10/12/2014)
Stability
vital for investment: Rae (ht 10/12/2014)
Goods
stuck at Kolkata port, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 07/12/2014)
Nepal-India
security talks today (kp 06/12/2014), APF,
SSB hold secondsecurity meeting (ht 07/12/2014)
Nepal-India
expedite Eminent Persons Group formation: Body will recommend ways to
improve bilateral relations, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 07/12/2014)
Kin
of man killed by Indian forest guard seek justice, by Bechu Gaud
(kp 05/12/2014), Kin
of man gunned down by India’s SSB continue to seek justice, by
Awadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 13/12/2014)
Ten
Pacts For Now: Nepal and India singed ten agreements, including Arun
III hydropower project (sp 05/12/2014)
Nepal,
India to begin 'field work' to settle border disputes next month:
Kalapani, Susta not included, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 05/12/2014)
’Tis
the season for U-turns: Narendra Modi wants in Nepal what he wants for
India, by Damakant Jayshi (nt 05/12/2014)
New
era of cooperation: Indian FM (kp 04/12/2014)
Nepal-India
to sign MoU for petro pipeline (ht 03/12/2014)
Modi’s
visits to Nepal: Politics and diplomacy, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht
04/12/2014)
Imports
from Birgunj ICD may get dearer (ht 28/11/2014)
Modi
charms Kathmanduites, again: Reaches out to public, shakes hands with
them (ht 28/11/2014)
Milestone
as Nepal, India ink dozen pacts, MoUs, by Mukul Humagain and Anil
Giri (kp 26/11/2014), India
okays use of 500, 1000 IC notes, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 26/11/2014), Govt
inks 10 pacts, MoUs with IndiaIndians may be allowed to carry 500,
1000-rupee notes to Nepal (ht 26/11/2014), Three
sister-city deals sealed: Kathmandu-Varanasi, Janakpur-Ayodhya,
Lumbini-Bodhgaya ties to be strengthened (ht 26/11/2014), Nepal
forwards list of agroproducts seeking easy access (ht 26/11/2014)
India
gifts Nepal Army a chopper (kp 26/11/2014)
Ktm-Delhi
busservice to begin today (ht 25/11/2014), Koirala,
Modi flag off Kathmandu-Delhi direct bus service (ht 26/11/2014)
Arun-III
PDA gets political backing: The project plans to sell 78.1 per cent of
electricity to India (ht 24/11/2014), Arun
III PDA pact today, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 25/11/2014), Arun-III
PDA likely to besigned today (ht 25/11/2014), IBN,
Satluj sign Arun III PDA (rep 26/11/2014)
Framework
pact on ‘Tuesday’, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/11/2014)
Nepali
citizens returning from India locked out: Border points in some parts
of western Nepal are sealed off in the evenings, by Khagendra
Awasthi (kp 23/11/2014)
Betel
nut exports stop as India announces lab test, by Lila Ballav
Ghimire (kp 22/11/2014)
Pancheshwar
DPR within six months (rep 22/11/2014)
Reimagining
South Asia: The Indian Prime Minister has an opportunity to go beyond
his domestic image makeover to become a regional leader, by Anurag
Acharya (nt 22/11/2014)
Modi’s
Janakpur visit called off, says Nidhi: Cancellation due to ‘busy
schedule’n; Lumbini, Muktinath trips uncertain, by Anil Giri (kp
21/11/2014), Modi’s
Janakpur visit cancelled: Lumbini, Mustang also removed from Indian
PM’s itinerary (ht 21/11/2014), Modi
cancels Janakpur visit, by Kosh Raj Koirala and Suresh Yadav (rep
21/11/2014), Modi
plays it safe: The cancellation of Modi’s Janakpur visit is a
reflection of how Nepal’s domestic politics has always spilled over
into relations with India, by Damakant Jayshi (nt 21/11/2014), Janakpur
shut over ‘cancellation’ of Modi’s Nov 25 visit to historic city
(ht 22/11/2014), Confusion
surrounds Modi’s Janakpur visit, by Anil Giri (kp 22/11/2014), Tour
on, says Home secy (kp 22/11/2014), Govt
requests Modi not to cancel Janakpur visit: PM worried number of Indian
religious tourists to holy sites would dwindle if the trip is called off,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 22/11/2014), Confusion
lingers over Modi's Janakpur visit (rep 22/11/2014), PM
miffed at ministers Nidhi, Pandey (ht 23/11/2014), Modi
to travel only to Ktm during Nepal visit: Indian MEA spokesperson
(nn 23/11/2014), Modi
to be in Nepal only for the summit: Indian PM cancels planned visits to
Janakpur, Lumbini and Muktinath (kp 24/11/2014), Modi’s
visit to Janakpur cancelled: Not to make trip to any other religious
place outside Kathmandu Valley, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
24/11/2014), Modi
cancels all trips outside Kathmandu, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
24/11/2014), ‘Cancellation
of Modi’s visit big loss for Lumbini’, by Madhav Dhungana (kp
24/11/2014), ‘Nepal
has lostan excellent opportunity’ (ht), Disappointing
diplomacy: Modi’s decision to not visit Janakpur has deservedly put the
spotlight back on SAARC (kp 24/11/2014)
Cross-border
power trade: Nepal and India agree to deviselong-term plans, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 21/11/2014), Cross-border
transmission line master plan within six months, by Rudra Pangeni
(rep 22/11/2014)
Nepal,
India to ink several deals (ht 20/11/2014), Nepal,
India to sign key pact on tourism (kp 22/11/2014)
Nepal-India
joint patrol along border (kp 19/11/2014)
Nepali
team Delhi-bound for Pancheshwor talks (kp 18/11/2014)
Electricity
trade could address our trade deficit with India, interview with
Shankar Sharma (kp 17/11/2014)
Calls
to address Gandak issue: Two Nawalparasi lawmakers meet Indian envoy
Rae and seek relief for affected villagers, by Narayan Sharma (kp
16/11/2014)
India
to gift AL helicopter (kp 15/11/2014)
Nepal
asks India to ease quarantine restrictions, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
15/11/2014)
Nepal
backs India for UNSC permanent member: Demands abolition of veto,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 14/11/2014)
Indian
Minister Gadkari feted by Patanjali Yogpeeth (kp 13/11/2014)
Govt
weighs options on Modi’s public address request (kp 11/11/2014), Modi's
planned address in Janakpur draws flak, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
11/11/2014), Janakpur
preparations into high gear (kp 11/11/2014), Modi
won’t address masses, says DPM; Public reception to be held instead for
visiting Indian prime minister; Janakpur, Lumbini, Muktinath visits in
Modi’s interest, says Koirala (kp 14/11/2014), Indian
PM’s public address in Janakpur, Lumbini ruled out, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 14/11/2014), The
second coming: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has demonstrated his
soft spot for Nepal, but for our future stability we cannot turn the
clock back (nt 14/11/2014), Modi’s
public addresses on, says Nidhi (kp 15/11/2014), Negative
externality: Govt must make clear to Modi to refrain from activities
that disrupt communal harmony (kp 17/11/2014)
Visakhapatnam
Port, petroleum pipeline agreements likely (ht 11/11/2014)
Petroleum
pipeline talks end inconclusively, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
09/11/2014)
Nepal-India
air route talks put off until December (kp 08/11/2014)
Kathmandu,
Varanasi to be sister cities (ht 07/11/2014), Kathmandu,
Varanasi to be sister cities (kp 08/11/2014)
Indian
army chief Singh arriving (kp 06/11/2014), Indian
army chief arriving next week (ht 06/11/2014), NA
title conferred on Gen Singh (kp 14/11/2014)
Fake
banknotes in wide circulation in bordering areas of Jhapa (kp
05/11/2014)
Yam,
buffer, bridge: Our foreign policy vis-à-vis China and India must be
informed by the exigencies of strategic realities, by Gopal Thapa
(kp 04/11/2014)
India
court on Gadhimai sacrifice: ‘Act to enforce animal export ban’, by
Chahana Sigdel (kp 04/11/2014)
India,
Nepal to finalise vehicle agreement during SAARC Summit (kp
03/11/2014), Nepal,
India set to sign Motor Vehicle Agreement (ht 03/11/2014)
Nepal-India
petro pipeline: Indian team to visit Nepal to finalise draft MoU
(kp 02/11/2014)
Kathmandu-Delhi
bus service soon: Two countries to ink Motor Vehicle Agreement during
Indian PM Modi’s visit (ht 02/11/2014)
Pokhara
awaits Modi’s visit (ht 28/10/2014), Modi
to visit Janakpur, Lumbini and Muktinath (kp 29/10/2014), Modi
visit may begin from Janakpur (ht 29/10/2014), Janakpur
keen on welcoming Modi (ht 01/11/2014), Janakpur
road ‘too bad’ for modi to check in (kp 04/11/2014)
India
to provide two more trading routes: Kolkata-Nautanwa (Bhairahawa) and
Kolkata-Jogbani (Biratnagar) now open for bulk cargo, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 22/10/2014)
Modi
hopes for timely statute: Indian PM says he attaches highest level of
priority to relations with Saarc countries, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 21/10/2014), FM
hands SAARC invitation to Modi (ht 21/10/2014)
Nepal,
India to sign final PTA tomorrow (ht 20/10/2014), Final
PTA to be inked Tuesday , by Rudra Pangeni (rep 20/10/2014), Nepal,
India enact power trade: Visiting secretary offers financial and
technical help to construct transmission lines, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 22/10/2014), Nepal,
India put seal on PTA: Country must now focus on developing
transmission lines, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 22/10/2014), Nepal
and India ink final PTA, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 22/10/2014), Signed
and sealed: PTA between Nepal, India is a welcome opening in mutual
economic cooperation (kp 23/10/2014), German
envoy says PTA paves way for FDI (ht 23/10/2014)
Extortion
threats trouble traders (kp 19/10/2014)
Banbasa
open for 7 hrs (kp 19/10/2014)
India
scraps plant quarantine test for Nepal-bound goods, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 17/10/2014)
Organic
farming, soil health cards: India agrees to support Nepal (kp
16/10/2014)
False
Teachings in India: Hindu right wing seeks, ominously, to rewrite a
nation’s history (kp 15/10/2014)
Nepal,
India to renovate, restore boundary pillars along eight districts in
2015 (rep 15/10/2014)
Bihar,
UP asked to check animal flow into Bara: India’s Home Ministry writes
to state chief secretaries to bar movement of animals throughout
November, by Chahana Sigdel (kp 13/10/2014), India
apex court restricts export of animals, by Chahana Sigdel (kp
16/10/2014), Indian
court rules: check illegal animal flow into Bara, by Chahana Sigdel
(kp 18/10/2014)
Nepal
ready to accept India’s AOTL proposal on imported cargo containers,
by Lekhanath Pandey (kp 12/10/2014)
PTA
signing with India likely this month (kp 07/10/2014)
India
Occupies Lion's Share In Nepal's Trade With South Asia (nn
05/10/2014)
Koirala,
Modi discuss Saarc summit, pacts (kp 29/09/2014), Koirala
meets Indian prime minister: Says Modi’s Nepal visit took bilateral
ties to a new high (ht 29/09/2014)
Work
on three remaining railway links to start this fiscal (ht
29/09/2014)
Borderline
schizo: Political chaos in Nepal is partly attributable to the dismal
failure of Indian diplomacy in the last few decades, by Mukul
Sharma (rep 28/09/2014)
Nepal
asks India to fund bridges too (kp 27/09/2014)
Nepali
team in India to push Buddhist circuit (kp 26/09/2014)
Nepal,
India on course to ink final power trade agreement Indian Cabinet
approved it on Wednesday, paving the way for its early implementation
(ht 26/09/2014)
Rs
41.95 million Indian aid for clinic (ht 25/09/2014)
Koirala,
Modi to meet at UN (kp 24/09/2014)
Foreign
Ministry team off to Delhi in run-up to SAARC (kp 22/09/2014)
Officials:
Unregulated border main reason behind crimes, by Laxmi Sah (kp
22/09/2014)
Nepalis
harassed (kp 21/09/2014)
IOC
sends draft MOU on Raxaul-Amlekhgunj petro pipeline (rep 21/09/2014)
Meet
to okay statute of Pancheshwor (kp 21/09/2014), Nepal-India
meet on Pancheshwar begins today (ht 22/09/2014), Pancheshwar
statute close to endorsement (kp 23/09/2014), Pancheshwar
project law rekindles hopes, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 24/09/2014), Pancheshwar
authority statute endorsed: Nepali national to be CEO for now, by
Rupak D. Sharma (ht 24/09/2014), Nepal,
India agree to establish Rs 320m Pancheshwar fund (ht 25/09/2014), A
month and half of work and momentum at Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 26/09/2014)
IBN
signs PDA with GMR: Indian HM Singh says the moment is ‘historic’ and
that the Indian government is happy about it, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
20/09/2014), Singh:
Nepal’s prosperity in India’s interest (kp 21/09/2014)
Act
another miracle: Singh tells Dahal (kp 20/09/2014), UCPN-M
should be serious about peace process: Indian home minister (ht
20/09/2014)
Shoppers
flock India’s Jogbani, by Binod Bhandari (kp 20/09/2014)
Lawmakers
take up border issues (kp 18/09/2014), First
meet of Nepal-India boundary group begins (kp 18/09/2014), Nepal-India
BWG towork on border issues (ht 18/09/2014), Panels
to settle border issues: Nepal-India Border Working Group endorses
three-year tentative programme for field works (kp 20/09/2013), Nepal-India
Boundary Working Group finalises ToR (ht 20/09/2014)
Dream
on: India implements what it wnats through its intelligence channels
and China gives what Nepal wants; Trilateral ties don't come into
picture, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 17/09/2014)
Qualms
over Indian electricity office inside Nepali embassy in New Delhi
(kp 17/09/2014)
WB
unhappy with progress of key trade project, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
17/09/2014)
Identify
projects to use $1b line of credit: Mahat (kp 16/09/2014), Nepal-India
agreements: Ground work kicks off for implementation (ht 16/09/2014)
Pancheshwor
project: First meet slated for Sept 22-23 (kp 15/09/2014)
‘CPN-Maoist
showing doublestandard by objecting to PTA’ (ht 15/09/2014)
Over
300 youths from Saptari stranded in J&K (kp 13/09/2014), 500
Saptari youths out of contact in Kashmir (rep 13/09/2014), Stranded
Nepalis rescued from J&K (ht 14/09/2014)
World
Bank dissatisfied with NIRTTP's work progress (rep 13/09/2014)
PTA
with India has opened investment avenues: FM (kp 13/09/2014), Foreign
investors making a beeline for Nepal: Pandey (ht 13/09/2014), CPN-Maoist
activists burn PTA copies (kp 13/09/2014)
Nepali
workers being mugged at the border, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp
11/09/2014)
On
right track:Problems in Nepal-India ties surfaced in the past because
long term national interest was not given due importance in our foreign
policy contact, by Pradip Prasad Koirala (rep 09/09/2014)
NOC-IOC
meet to finalise draft pact (kp 07/09/2014)
New
treaty for new times: Bilateral relations have outgrown the dated scope
of the 1950 Nepal-India Treaty of Friendship, by Atul K. Thakur (kp
07/09/2014)
India
helping to fight money laundering (kp 06/09/2014), Nepal,
India to counter money laundering (ht 06/09/2014)
Nepal,
India sign power trade deal at secy level, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 05/09/2014), Nepal,
India pen power trade pact (ht 05/09/2014), Nepal,
India ink PTA; Deal signed as proposed by Nepal: Minister, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep 05/09/2014), Hydropower
experts, developers laud PTA (rep 06/09/2014)
Ball
in our court: Focus on hydropower deal should not push cross-border
issue to the backburner, by Nirendra Basnet (rep 04/09/2014)
Nepal-India
PTA talks from today (kp 03/09/2014), Nepal-India
PTA talks begin today, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 03/09/2014), Nepal,
India power trade talks to begin today: Nepali delegation optimistic
about ‘negotiated agreement’ receiving initials at the end of the meet
(ht 03/09/2014), Team
heading to New Delhi today to hold PTA talks (rep 03/09/2014)
Seal
the deal: Modi's initiative propelled trust between two countries to
new spere; but ha sthe momentum been maintained?, by Tika P. Dhakal
(rep 02/09/2014)
Waiting
for a watershed: India needs to realise that addressing Nepali concerns
on water cooperation will serve its own interests, by Sushil Sharma
(kp 01/09/2014)
PTA
talks to begin on Sept 3 Agreement will allow Nepal to purchase
electricity to tide overshortage and sell surplus power to the southern
neighbour (ht 01/09/2014)
Nepal
denies allegations of not sharing flood data with India, by Om
Astha Rai (rep 29/08/2014), India
relies on unreliable system, by Om Astha Rai (rep 31/08/2014)
Modi
and Madhesh: By supporting the Madheshi fight for equal status in
Nepal, Modi will antagonize the NC and UML leaders, his business
partners, by Anand Jha (rep 31/08/2014)
Nepal,
India border talks in Sept: Families along border can choose where to
settle after demarcation, by Anil Giri (kp 28/08/2014)
Modi
aftermath: The failure of PTA and PDA is the outcome of traditional
Indian bureaucratic mindset and Nepali political and diplomatic
incapacity, by Jayaraj Acharya (rep 28/08/2014)
5
transit-related LoEs forwarded to India, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (rep
27/08/2014)
Nepal’s
share in Indian imports from South Asia down, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
24/08/2014)
House
panel asks govt to ink PDA on time, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
22/08/2014), House
panel tells govt to sign PDA on time (rep 22/08/2014), Don’t
make haste to sign PTA, PDA with India: Ten Left parties; Won’t ink any
deal that will hamper national interest, says prime minister (ht
22/08/2014), Govt
has 25 daysto sign PTA, PDA: Can the deals be sealed as scheduled?,
by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 23/08/2014), Panel
for signing PDA with GMR: Members are, however, divided over whether
export-oriented projects should be provided Rs 5m per MW in grant,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 25/08/2014), Nepal
yet to decide how to proceed with planned PTA, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 25/08/2014), Energy
Secy for signing PTA pronto, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 25/08/2014), Committee
awaits MoF comments: Submission of report on PDA draft to take few more
days, by Ruoak D. Sharma (ht 26/08/2014), PDA
study team divided over cash subsidy proposal, by Rudra Pangeni
(rep 26/08/2014)
Khadka
revisits bilateralprojects with Indian official (ht 22/08/2014)
India
to charge 1pc interest on credit announced by Modi, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 21/08/2014)
Nepal,
India launch formal talks on petroleum pipeline (kp 21/08/2014)
Update
laws to attract Indian capital: Envoy (kp 21/08/2014)
All
planned: Modi's recent visit and his address to the parliament were
part of a broader strategy, by Chandra Prasad Luitel (rep
21/08/2014), Emulate
Nepal: Message from Red Fort, by Bhim Udas (ht 22/08/2014)
‘No
compromise on nat’l interests’: Time has come to work for Nepal-India
benefit: PM (kp 20/08/2014)
Domestic
problems blamed for low exports to India (kp 20/08/2014)
Joint
military drills to focus on disaster management, by Anand Gurung
(kp 19/08/2014)
Hitting
it home: During his two-day visit Modi was able to clear clouds of
mistrust from Nepali political skies, by Chandra Mohan Yadav (rep
18/08/2014)
Experts
stress homework before inking new deals with India (rep 17/08/2014)
Seize
opportunity in ties with India, say leaders (kp 17/08/2014), Multi-dimensional
Modi: Our political leaders must make the most of the change in
bilateral ties brought about by Modi’s visit, by Gopal Thapa (kp
17/08/2014)
Nepal-India
ties deep-rooted‚ says Pandey (ht 17/08/2014)
India
pledges Rs 48m for flood victims (kp 17/08/2014)
Modi's
independence day speech: India should learn peace from Nepal (kp
16/08/2014)
India’s
largesse to Nepal on 68th I-Day (kp 16/08/2014)
Thank
you, Narendra Bhai! But No Thanks!!, by Dipak Gyawali (sp
15/08/2014)
Expect
Not Too Much: The economy of India is worth $ 1.7 trillion; To develop
a hydro project of 1000 Megawatt in Nepal, it costs $10 billion at the
rate of $1000 per Kilowatt, by Abhisek Adhikari (sp 15/08/2014)
After
Modi visit: Testing Times Ahead, by Abijit Sharma (sp 15/08/2014), Modi's
feelers: It is intriguing why Nepal and India could not make a major
breakthrough in power sector cooperation, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep
16/08/2014), Modi
magic: Modi seemed to have given a plenty; Had there been better
preparation on our part he may have given us even more, by Hitesh
Karki (rep 16/08/2014)
Easy
access for veggies sought: MoAD to hold talks with India to facilitate
trade of agro products (ht 14/08/2014)
India
invites Nepal to discuss on PTA (kp 13/08/2014), Government
preparing for power trade talks with India (ht 14/08/2014)
Cutting
the deficit with India: The erosion of preference margins, more than
non-tariff barriers, is the key issue, by Bijendra Man Shakya (kp
13/08/2014)
India
presses for Consulate General Office in Biratnagar (kp 11/08/2014)
Future
bright: Modi was able to connect with the people of Nepal as he
outlined his vision of friendship based on respect and mutual gain,
by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep 10/08/2014), Game
changer? Modi has made a good start but Nepalis hope that his visit
does not go the Gujral way, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 11/08/2014), Modi’s
Refreshing Imprint, by P. Kharel (rn 11/08/2014), Modi’s
visit to Nepal: Explicit and implicit messages, by Birendra P.
Mishra (ht 12/08/2014), Let's
start anew: We still carry bif emotional baggage and doubts that
camouflage our view of India and its intentions here, by Sukhdev
Shah (rep 12/08/2014), In
our court: The absence of national-level think tanks to work on issues
of national interest was deeply felt during Modi's visit, by Keshar
Bahadur Bhandari (kp 12/08/2014), Modi's
message: Modi's address to the parliament has sent a positive message
accross the political spectrum, by Nabindra Raj Joshi (rep
13/08/2014)
Damming
dangers: Nepal and India need to factor in landslide-induced dam risks
in joint water resources development, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp
08/08/2014)
Nepal-India
Relations: Issues And Prospects, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn
08/08/2014) [see part
2 (09/08/2014)]
Modi’s
successful Nepal visit Building bridges, by Alok K. Bohara (kp
08/08/2014), Great
expectations: New Delhi’s foreign policy shift in dealing with
neighbours offers Nepal a chance to redefine ties, by Anurag
Acharya (nt 08/08/2014)
A
bus Nepal can’t miss: Modi’s visit has helped break the emotional
barrier of fear and suspicion that clouds Nepal-India relations, by
Siddhartha Thapa (kp 08/08/2014)
Pesticide-laced
veggies being exported to India (ht 07/08/2014)
1950
treaty will be revised, interview with Foreign Minister Mahendra
Bahadur Pandey (rep 07/08/2014)
Rhetoric
and rationality: Neither Modimania nor Indophobia will help the
long-term health of Indo-Nepal relations, by Pramod Mishra (kp
07/08/2014), Modi's
Political Realisation And Euphoria, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
07/08/2014)
Modi
visit: Substantively good, logistically poor, by Anil Giri (kp
07/08/2014)
‘Visit
has given new direction’ (kp 07/08/2014)
The
Modi Spell, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 06/08/2014)
India
beyond Modi: Modi has opened a window of possibility; But to realize
that possibility Nepal must look beyond Modi and try to connect
directly with India's private sector, by Bishal Thapa (rep
05/08/2014), Between
the lines: Modi reestablished the fact that Nepal's Lumbini is the
place of Buddha's birth, by Prakash A Raj (rep 05/08/2014)
NaMo
feels ‘extremely blessed’ (kp 05/08/2014), Modi
wraps up visit: Visit focused on cooperation, connectivity, culture and
constitution (kp 05/08/2014), Modi
wraps up Nepal visit with prayers at Padhupati, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht 05/08/2014), Modi
returns to New Delhi: Pledges support for Nepal’s socio-economic
development (ht 05/08/2014), Modi
asks leaders to make statute drafting inclusive (kp 05/08/2014)
After
Modi: Immediate action must be taken to build on the euphoria generated
by Narendra Modi’s assurances, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 05/08/2014), New
thinking: Narendra Modi could potentially accelerate the pace of
regional integration in South Asia, by Rajju Malla Dhakal (kp
05/08/2014), Sunkoshi
Disaster, Modi And Indo-Nepal Relation, by Prem Khatry (rn
05/08/2014), A
new page opens in Nepal-India relations, by Shyam Saran (ht
05/08/2014), Ground-breaking
visit (ht 05/08/2014)
FNJ:
reporting on Modi was barred for private media (kp 05/08/2014), Them
over us: By denying permission to the Nepali media at TIA during Modi’s
arrival, establishment showed bias, by Shyam K.C. (kp 08/08/2014)
Nepal’s
trade deficit with India continues to grow steeply (kp 05/08/2014)
RSA,
MVA to be revised, inked soon (ht 05/08/2014)
Modi
to Nepal Inc: Infra key to development (kp 05/08/2014)
Joint
Press Statement on the official visit of the Prime Minister of India,
His Excellency Shri Narendra Modi, to Nepal (August 3-4, 2014) (kp
05/08/2014), Joint
statement stresses cooperation (ht 05/08/2014)
Maze
of mistrust: Until the silent majority asserts, the opportunists lose
their influence, or the pretenders have been made irrelevant, no
compromise between India and Nepal will be uncontroversial, by C.K.
Lal (rep 04/08/2014), Mending
ties: Well-wishers on both sides feel compelled to talk of the "trust
deficit", by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (rep 04/08/2014), The
Gentleman from South, by Namrata Sharma (rep 04/08/2014)
Memento
Modi: Failure to reach agreement on PTA, PDA should also serve as a
reminder about the reality of Nepal-India ties (kp 04/08/2014)
Export-import
through Jogbani customs stalls, by Binod Bhandari (kp 04/08/2014)
Modi
operandi: Given India’s role in the Nepali peace process, it should
work to facilitate an understanding over contentious constitutional
issues, by Suhas Chakma (kp 04/08/2014)
Modi
mantra warms Nepali hearts: Hails Maoist embrace for ballot;
Acknowledges Buddha was born in Nepal, by Pranab Kharel (kp
04/08/2014), Offers
$1b line of credit: Seeks progress on energy projects before Nov,
by Anil Giri (kp 04/08/2014), Won’t
interfere in internal affairs: Modi (kp 04/08/2014), ‘Our
relation is built on bonding of our hearts’ (kp 04/08/2014)
[address of Narendra Modi to Nepali parliament], Modi
reunites Nepali family after 16 years (kp 04/08/2014), Jeet
Bahadur wants to follow mentor’s footsteps: Desires to give a facelift
to Nepal like his godfather did to Gujarat, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
04/08/2014), Pancheswor
will move ahead: Modi, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 04/08/2014), India
PM pledges to build petro pipeline, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
04/08/2014), Modi
for better ties with Nepal, by Ram Kumar Kamat and Prakash Acharya
(ht 04/08/2014), Proposes
$1 billion soft credit; PTA, PDA in 45 days (ht 04/08/2014), Politics,
technical glitches stall PDA signing (ht 04/08/2014), Modi
lands in Kathmandu Valley: Says his visit begins a new-chapter in
relations between Nepal and India (ht 04/08/2014), Nepal-India
relations: Message of new dimension, by Bhim Udas (ht 04/08/2014)
Turning
a page in Nepal-India relations, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp
03/08/2014), ‘Visit
will open new chapter’ (kp 03/08/2014), Kathmandu
all set to welcome Modi, by Anil Giri (kp 03/08/2014), Power
deals ‘not to be signed’, by Mukul Humagain and Anil Giri (kp
03/08/2014), Modi's
Nepali link: Indian PM to reunite family, by Narayan Sharma (kp
03/08/2014), Modi’s
Nepal agenda: If Modi can induce Nepal leaders to firm up a democratic,
federal and Republican Constitution in the stipulated time, his visit
will be a success, by Sukh Deo Muni (kp 03/08/2014), Indian
PM arriving after 17 years: A chance to strengthen ties on a political
level, says Pandey (ht 03/08/2014), PTA,
PDA unlikely in the next two days: Possible in 90 days if India agrees
to Nepal’s response (ht 03/08/2014), Long
time no see: As the ultimate beneficiary of development in South Asia,
Nepal’s progress would also help India, by Bhim Prasad Bhurtel (kp
04/08/2014), Border
business: Initiatives to secure the open border must not come at the
cost of genuine Nepali and Indian travellers, by Buddhi Narayan
Shrestha (kp 03/08/2014), Nepal,
India to sign landmark tourism pact (kp 03/08/2014), Nepal-India
Relations Time To Write A New Chapter, by Jayaraj Acharya (rn
03/08/2014), Indian
PM’s Visit A Moment To Redefine Nepal-India Relations, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 03/08/2014)
Nepal,
India to review airspace pact, by Sangam Prasain (kp 02/08/2014)
'Border
security issues not top priority'; India like to raise extradition
treaty: Experts, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 02/08/2014)
Modi’s
Nepal visit: A fresh approach is needed, by Nabindra Raj Joshi (ht
01/08/2014), Time
for rethink: How can we expect fairness from our leaders and civil
servants if they can't rise above petty interests in negotiating with
India?, by Bimal Gautam (rep 02/08/2014)
Nepal
sends new PTA draft for India’s consent (kp 01/08/2014), UCPN-M
agrees on PTA with India (ht 01/08/2014), Govt
Consults Small Parties On Indian PM'svisit: 33-party alliance opposes
pact sans consensus (rep 01/08/2014), Nepal
to delink power generation from trade in its PTA proposal, by Rupak
D. Sharma (ht 01/08/2014), Let's
Seal A Beneficial Deal, by P. Thapa (rn 01/08/2014), Madhesi
parties for both PTA, PDA deals with India; have a long shopping list
(ht 01/08/2014), High
PTA Expectations From Modi Visit: 'Water resources should mean not just
energy but also downstream benefits', by Rudra Pangeni (rep
01/08/2014), Nepal
speaks truth to power: It is not in India’s strategic interest to make
Nepal poorer through unfair deals (nt 01/08/2014), Modifiable
relations in Nepal: The Narendra Modi visit next week affords the
opportunity for a paradigm shift in bilateral ties, by Damakant
Jayshi (nt 01/08/2014), Foreign
minister confident of signing PTA (ht 02/08/2014), Indian
PM’s visit consumes lawmakers (ht 02/08/2014), Madhesi
parties submit memorandum to PM: Urge Koirala to seek maximum
assistance from India during Modi visit (ht 02/08/2014), MoE
sends powertrade draft to India: PTA focuses only on trading
electricity and cross-border grid connection (ht 02/07/2014), Leaders
to convey to Modi unified message, by Anil Giri (kp 02/08/2014)
Credit
line of $1 bn to be sought (ht 01/08/2014), Take
up projects of national interest: Parties (ht 01/08/2014)
Indian
assistance worth Rs 76.55 million (ht 01/08/2014)
Modi’s
visit to focus on economic cooperation: Indian PM may travel to Lumbini
weather permitting (kp 31/07/2014), ‘Visit
not related to monarchy', by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 31/07/2014)
Golden
opportunity: Modi’s upcoming address to our Parliament provides an
unprecedented opportunity to clear the air, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 31/07/2014)
Use
Modi visit to consolidate ties, suggest former foreign ministers
(ht 31/07/2014)
Efforts
on to ink PTA or PDA: Pandey (ht 31/07/2014)
Modi
and the Madhes: Modi has a chance to break with the past and provide
assistance to the Madhes proportional with the hills, by Dipendra
Jha (kp 30/07/2014)
India
Out to Win Nepali Hearts, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 30/07/2014)
Panel
formed to facilitate signing of power pact, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
30/07/2014), Experts
caution against signing hasty power deals with India (ht
30/07/2014), Madhesi
leaders forsigning PTA with India (ht 30/07/2014), Big
Three expedite preparations for PTA: Taskforce to consult hydro
experts, civil society, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 30/07/2014), IPPAN
urges govt to sign PTA with India: Seeks open, non-discriminatory
access of electricity produced in Nepal to southern neighbour (ht
31/07/2014)
Upper
Karnali PDA: Lawmakers seek benefits, proper compensation (kp
30/07/2014)
Parties’
nod for PTA with India; seek Arun III ‘gift’: Form three-member panel
to finalise contents of power trade agreement, by Anil Giri (kp
30/07/2014)
Indian
aid for Lalitpur, Nuwakot (kp 30/07/2014), Indian
assistance of 83 million rupees for Nuwakot, Lalitpur (ht
30/07/2014)
India
cuts back on development grants, projects left in lurch, by Parbat
Portel (kp 30/07/2014)
Ktm
preps for Modi visit: PM Sushil Koirala to reciprocate New Delhi’s 2006
gesture by receiving Indian PM at TIA, by Anil Giri (kp
29/07/2014), Modi
to have Z-Plus security: Indian prime minister to lead 85-90 delegates,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 29/07/2014), Be
fully prepared for deals: MPs ask government (kp 29/07/2014), Parties
zero in on visit’s success (kp 29/07/2014), Opportunity
knocks: Nepali leaders should immediately work towards making best use
of Modi’s diplomatic opening, by Lok Raj Baral (kp 29/07/2014), Indo-Nepal
Relations Doubts And Dimensions, by Prem Khatry (rn 29/07/2014), Big
III dwell on making Modi visit successful (ht 29/07/2014), Prime
Minister Modi's visit to zero in on economic agenda, interview with
Sushma Swaraj (ht 29/07/2014)
Minister
Thapa leaves for India today (ht 29/07/2014), Minister
Thapa intensifies parleys in New Delhi: Says Nepal keen to learn from
Indian PM’s development model (ht 31/07/2014)
Security
concerns along border in Eastern Region, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp
29/07/2014)
1950
revisited: Past Indo-Nepal pacts (rep 28/07/2014)
Modi
willing: There is a strong case for a regional grid anong Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Nepal and India to harness and maximize energy complementarities,
by Surya Nath Upadhyay (rep 28/07/2014)
Country
to receive support for infrastructure development (ht 28/07/2014)
House
panel asks govt to sign PTA with India pronto (kp 28/07/2014), Govt
advised to reach PTA with India, by Prakash Acharya (ht 28/07/2014)
Hand-in-hand-in-hand:
There are three areas for trilateral cooperation between India, China
and Nepal—railways, hydropower and minerals, by G.S. Ranbanshi (kp
27/07/2014)
Nepal,
India to harness energy potential, by Anil Giri (kp 27/07/2014), Swaraj:
India for wider engagement with Nepal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
27/07/2014), Swaraj
pledges support to peace, constitution (ht 27/07/2014), Nepal,
India to review peace, friendship treaty: Eminent Persons Group, with
four persons from each side, to revisit all bilateral agreements,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 27/07/2014), Power
trading deal to be finalised (ht 27/07/2014), India
willing to purchase power at ‘market rate’ (ht 27/07/2014), ‘Visit
better than expected’, by Anil Giri (kp 28/07/2014), Swaraj
meets UML leaders (kp 28/07/2014), Sign
of things to come: We are cautiously optimistic about Modi after a
reasonably successful Swaraj visit (kp 28/07/2014), Swaraj
says visit successful (ht 28/07/2014)
Sushma
Swaraj arrives today, by Anil Giri (kp 25/07/2014), Power
parleys to dominate JC agenda: Indian external affairs minister Sushma
Swaraj arriving today, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 25/07/2014), Delhi
places Nepal ties in high priority: Swaraj, by Anil Giri (kp
26/07/2014), Nepal
high on India’s priority: Swaraj, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Modi’s
trans-Himalayan link to bring Nepal, India, China together, by
Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 26/07/2014), Leaders:
Deals with India in political consensus (kp 26/07/2014), Nepali
leaders forensuring success of Indian PM’s visit (ht 26/07/2014), Nepal-India
Joint Commission meeting today, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
26/07/2014), Nepal-India
JC Meet: A New Initiative To Better Ties, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
28/07/2014)
Lawmakers
dwell on power cooperation with India (ht 25/07/2014)
Cutting
off water: The controversy on hydropower development misses the key
point that India's main interest is water, by Navin Singh Khadka
(kp 25/07/2014)
Introspection
and India: While Nepali relations with India are highly politicised,
Indian relations with Nepal are highly bureaucratised, by Nirabh
Koirala (kp 25/07/2014)
‘India-open’:
The Indian economy can unlock Nepal's potential for growth (nt
25/07/2014)
India
proposes Modi visit for August 3-4: Formal announcement likely when
Swaraj comes, by Santosh Ghimire (rep 24/07/2014), Modi
to land in Kathmandu on Aug 3 (kp 25/07/2014), Modi
visit confirmed (ht 25/07/2014), At
long last: Modi's Nepal visit (rep 26/07/2014)
Bridge
between boulders: Nepal should invite both India and China to
competitively invest in development and the economy, by Santosh
Sharma Poudel and Stefanie Kam (kp 24/07/2014)
RAE:
Swaraj’s visit to open new areas of cooperation (kp 24/07/2014), Joint
Commission meeting will help identify areas for new cooperation: Rae
(ht 24/07/2014)
Back
on the job: PM Koirala must convince India of Nepali readiness to
utilise investment (kp 24/07/2014)
Modi’s
BJP govt for stronger tieswith neighbours: C Raja Mohan (ht
22/07/2014)
Compensation
demanded as per Koshi agreement, by Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp
21/07/2014)
List
of exports to India changing every year, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (rep
21/07/2014)
Nepal-India
joint commission talks: Officials busy finalisingagendas for meeting,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 20/07/2014)
Power
trading proposal: Govt pressed to share draft info; India instead
pushes for Cooperation in Power Sector (kp 19/07/2014), Indian
proposal on energy cooperation draws flak from political leaders
(rep 19/07/2014), Indian
proposal on energy, hydro draws flak: Maoist chief Dahal says it's
against national interest, by Ashok Dahal (rep), Energy
Ministry barred from water resource meet in Delhi (kp 20/07/2014), Delhi
visit after PM’s return: Ministry (kp 21/07/2014), Nepal
seeks clarity on Indian proposal, by Anil Giri (kp 21/07/2014), India
refutes reports about proposed deal (kp 21/07/2014), New
frontiers: Nepal and India have a lot to gain from meaningful
hydropower cooperation (kp 21/07/2014), What's
cooking? Bilateral energy cooperation (rep 21/07/2014), Hydel
proposal win-win for Nepal, India: Ranjit Rae (ht 23/07/2014), Interest
in Nepal’s hydel potential natural: Rae (kp 23/07/2014), Power
to change: Foreign Minister Mahendra Pandey admitted that his ministry
had been completely bypassed and he did not know what was happening,
by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep 23/07/2014)
Envoy
lobbies for extradition treaty, by Anil Giri (kp 19/07/2014)
Lawsuit
over land acquisition delays integrated check post, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 16/07/2014)
Unplanned
APF deployment affects border security, by Kamal Pariyar (rep
16/07/2014)
Boundary
Working Group to be set up: Nepal, India decide to form bilateral
mechanism to settle border issues, by Anil Giri (kp 15/07/2014)
So
close yet so far: Modi’s strong neighbourhood policy is
encouraging but tangible benefits for Nepal are some distance away,
by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 14/07/2014)
Susta
folk ‘prohibited from tilling farmland’, by Bechu Gaud (kp
11/07/2014)
Heart-to
heart relations: Political leaders, not bureaucrats or security
agencies, should identify agendas for India-Nepal cooperation, by
Gopal Thapa (kp 10/07/2014)
Construction
of cross-border power line begins, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 09/07/2014)
Treading
water: It is important for the water discourse to converge at the
borders rather than between capital cities, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
08/07/2014)
Joint
meeting reviews Indian Line of Credit mechanism for Nepal (ht
08/07/2014)
Indian
grants for hospital building in Kavre (kp 07/07/2014)
PTA
high on agenda during upcoming talks with Modi, Swaraj: Officials,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 07/07/2014)
Mahat
pins high hopes on Modi visit (ht 05/07/2014)
‘Monarchy
won’t make comeback’ (kp 05/07/2014) [statement bei VJP leader
Vijay Jolly]
Nepal,
India security talks next week (kp 04/07/2014), Nepal-India
security panel meeting kicks off (kp 07/07/2014), Nepal-India
discuss arms supply, security cooperation (rep 07/07/2014), Training,
arms supply,info-sharing focused (ht 08/07/2014)
India
seeks extension of small dev project deal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 03/07/2014)
India
agrees to rescue Nepalis, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 02/07/2014)
Lie
of the land: At the heart of the Susta controversy lies the fact that
it is a fertile land with much potential, by Uddhab Pyakurel (kp
02/07/2014)
Modi
wishes for Koirala’s recovery (kp 01/07/2014)
Price
of water: Modi can put Nepal-India power cooperation firmly on the map
during his Kathmandu visit, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 30/06/2014)
Time
to amend: The treaty of peace and friendship between Nepal and India
allows free flow of goods across the border but movement of goods is
restricted in practice, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 30/06/2014)
Sushma
Swaraj to visit Nepal next month (ht 29/06/2014), Indian
minister visiting Nepal in three weeks, by Anil Giri (kp
03/07/2014), Sushma
Swaraj arriving on July 25, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 03/07/2014)
Seminars
in Indian cities to attract investors: Nepal making bid to bring
investment (ht 29/06/2014)
Encroachment
led to rise in crime: SSB, by Binod Bhandari (kp 25/06/2014)
Order
on the border: Despite occasional problems, the open border has been
largely beneficial for both India and Nepal, by Lok Raj Baral (rep
24/06/2014)
Home
ministry for diplomatic solution to inundation, by Anil Giri (kp
20/06/2014)
Nepal
offers to host joint panel meet in mid-July (kp 19/06/2014)
Half
and half: The danger is that on matters relating to small fries like
Nepal, Modi, like the NDA government, might be happy to delegate
responsibilities to bureaucrats and spooks, by Biswas Baral (rep
19/06/2014)
Border
police post still remains in dire straits, by Narayan Sharma (kp
18/06/2014)
The
Modi Message: Some Reflections, by Prem Khatry (rn 17/06/2014), Research
report highlights urgency to sign border map: Findings show it will be
in interest of both Nepal and India /ht 17/06/2014)
‘Boundary
deal before maps’: Bidhi for tackling disputes first; Issues should be
solved at political level: Rae (kp 17/06/2014)
Modi
likely to visit Nepal in August (kp 16/06/2014), Swaraj
likely tovisit Nepal tolay ground for Modi visit (ht 18/06/2014)
Modi
reassures to help Nepal in hydropower development, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 13/06/2014)
Development-friendly
BJP govt augurs well, says Shrestha (ht 12/06/2014)
Know
thyself: Modi, or anyone else in Delhi, will only matter when Nepali
power brokers realise what Nepal means for itself, by Atul K.
Thakur (kp 10/06/2014)
Army
chief leaving for India on Tuesday (ht 08/06/2014)
Nepal
likely to close huge arms deal with India, by Anil Giri (kp
06/06/2014)
Indian
side starts Mahakali dyke work, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 04/06/2014)
India
builds embankments in no man's land, by Tekendra Bashyal (rep
01/06/2014)
BJP’s
Koshiyari in Kathmandu: Meeting with PM, leaders on agenda (kp
31/05/2014), Koshiyari
against proselytism (kp 01/06/2014), BJP
leader concerned about forced conversions in Nepal (ht 01/06/2014),
BJP
leader says vested interst behind US, EU countries' support to Nepal
(rep 01/06/2014)
Modi:
Support to Nepal hinges on clear development roadmap, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 28/05/2014), Koirala
fails to make his presence felt, by Anil Giri (kp 28/05/2014), Modi
pledges more aid for Nepal (kp 28/05/2014), Modi
keen to visit Pashupatinath: Asks Koirala to pick priority projects
that Indian government can help implement (ht 28/05/2014), Nepal
old and valued friend: Modi tells Koirala; expresses interest to visit
Nepal soon, by Santosh Ghimire (rep 28/05/2014), False
hope: Sushil Koirala is perhaps thinking that the new leadership of
India will like him which is not the case with the previous government
of India, by Bhoj Raj Poudel and Matthew McFetridge (rep
28/05/2014), PM
returns with aid promises: Saarc leaders assure cooperation over
harnessing Nepal’s abundant water resources (kp 29/05/2014), Good
news: In first meeting with Koirala, Modi came across clearly as a
pro-development PM (kp 29/05/2014), Koirala
upbeat after India return (ht 29/05/2014), Monitoring
Modinomics: Anxious neighbours should be environmentally watchful about
Modi's prosperity super highway, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp
30/05/2014), PM
India visit fails to impress many, by Santosh Ghjimire (rep
30/05/2014), Much
ado about Modi: Narendra Modi will not attempt to influence Nepal’s
secularism unless it serves India’s interests, by Jainendra Jeevan
(kp 01/06/2014)
Koirala
to lead 13-member delegation to New Delhi (kp 25/05/2014), PM
consults leaders, experts for India visit (kp 25/05/2014), PM
continues to consult on India visit (ht 25/05/2014), Development,
peace high on Koirala’s Delhi agenda (kp 26/05/2014), Passage
to India: In New Delhi, Koirala must display his vision for where he
wants to take Nepal (kp 26/05/2014), Revisiting
old ties: Modi is an opportunity for Nepal to revisit water-sharing and
mutual security concerns with India, by Jaya Raj Acharya (kp
26/05/2014), Power
trade agreement should top agenda: Experts (kp 26/05/2014), Koirala's
Visit To India And Expectations, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
26/05/2014), Modi
becomes PM as Saarc leaders witness (kp 27/05/2014), Koirala
attends Modi's swearing-in (rep 27/05/2014), Koirala
meets Singh, to see Modi today, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
27/05/2014), The
New Delhi Shakeup, by Shyam K.C. (rn 27/05/2014), Cautious
optimism: Modi's foreign policy is likely to focus more on trade,
but drastic departures are unlikely, by Deependra Adhikari (rep
27/05/2014), Good
neighbours: As long as Nepal moves collectively with prudence and tact,
Modi and Hindutva are nothing to worry about, by Gopal Thapa (kp
28/05/2014)
PM
‘highly likely’ to attend Modi’s inauguration: Cabinet to discuss on
India invitation in detail today (kp 22/05/2014), Cabinet
to decide on Modi’s invite to prime minister (ht 22/05/2014), PM
Koirala likely to attend Modi's swearing-in, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 22/05/2014), PM’s
Delhi visit for Modi swearing-in confirmed; Way for China visit paved:
Foreign Minister Pandey, by Anil Giri (kp 23/05/2014), PM
to attend Modi’s swearing-in, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 23/05/2014), Convictions
and Modi-fications: Opinion-makers must now firmly state their
positions on republicanism, federalism and secularism, by Kanak
Mani Dixit (kp 23/05/2014), Rise
of Narendra Modi: Guesswork Galore, by Keshab Poudel (sp 23/05/2014), 'A
chance to better Nepal-India ties' (kp 24/05/2014), Unmet
promise: Nepal and India are so inextricably linked by geography,
history, culture, religion and tradition that enmity does not fit
anywhere in the matrix of our relations, by Shambhu Ram Simkhada
(rep 24/05/2014)
Koirala,
Khanal congratulate Modi (kp 18/05/2014), Bhattarai
congratulates Modi (kp 19/05/2014)
Readings
of shift in India’s Nepal policy: The BJP position on secularism
in Nepal could see some revision if major political forces at home
start revisiting it, by Anil Giri (kp 17/05/2014), Shift
in policy towards Nepal unlikely : ‘Opportune time to strengthen ties
between two nations’, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 17/05/2014), Modi's
premiership opportunity to further strengthen Nepal-India ties (rep
17/05/2014), We
expect stronger ties with India: FM Pandey (ht 18/05/2014), Riding
the wave: Pragmatic Narendra Modi must try to resist intervening in
Nepal’s secularity (kp 19/05/2014), Modi-fying
relations: A new regime in India provides opportunities to benefit from
a changed economic policy framework, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
20/05/2014), Modinomics
for Nepal: BJP's bid to revive Brand India on the basis of 5 Ts -
tradition, talent, tourism, trade and technology - could benefit the
neighborhood too, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 21/05/2014)
Lessons
from India: With the Indian election over, our leaders would be wise to
keep abreast of incoming policy changes, by Shyam K.C. (kp
16/05/2014)
Uttarakhand
flood: Compensation eludes families of 300 victims, by Devendar
Bhattarai and Dinesh Regmi (kp 15/05/2014)
Nepal
and India: Boosting bilateral trade, by Sunil Bahadur Thapa (ht
14/05/2014)
A
subtle art: Balancing the relationship between India and China is in
Nepal's interest; but it has often not been able to do so, by
Deependra Adhikari (rep 13/05/2014)
Villagers
protest India road project: Say the road near border may inundate
villages, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 13/05/2014)
Border
adjoining UP to be sealed for election (kp 11/05/2014)
Ratification
of LoEs to ease transport of import cargo (kp 11/05/2014)
Electricity
export idea snagged by lukewarm India, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
10/05/2014)
CPN-M
to act against Indian investment in hydropower (kp 07/05/2014)
Rs
19.12 m Indian aid for Bhojpur school (ht 07/05/2014)
Birgunj
and Raxaul customs offices to open seven days a week (kp
01/05/2014), India
agrees to extend customs
opening hours at Raxaul (ht 01/05/2014)
Border
benefits: The open border must be a major plank of economic and
diplomatic relations between India and Nepal, by Atul K. Thakur (kp
29/04/2014)
Tanker
owners complain of being overcharged, by Bhusan Yadav (kp
25/04/2014)
Indians
acquiring Nepali nationality ‘illegally’, by Binod Bhandari (kp
22/04/2014)
Govt
not repairing border pillars (ht 21/04/2014)
Nepal-India
open border, by Keshab Poudel (sp 18/04/2014)
Two
Indian firms vying for Birgunj dry port contract, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 17/04/2014)
Indian
aid for development projects, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 09/04/2014)
Nepal
govt urged to accelerate India-funded projects (kp 02/04/2014), Nepali,
Indian officials agree to expedite key projects (ht 02/04/2014)
2
girls missing from embassy (kp 01/04/2014)
Cow
smuggling up in Rautahat, Sarlahi (ht 31/03/2013)
India
seeks permit for student nurses: Registration with authority to be a
problem for Nepali, other students (kp 29/03/2014)
Security
to be beefed up on border during India’s Lok Sabha elections (ht
25/03/2014)
Nepal’s
shipments via Kolkata port resume (kp 24/03/2014)
Indian
investors buying Ilam tea factories, by Nenup Bhattarai (rep
24/03/2014)
Budget
across the border: Programmes in India’s interim budget will have
direct impacts on Nepal’s manufacturing and agriculture, by Shankar
Man Singh (kp 17/03/2014)
Except
India: The lack of representation and self-definition for Nepali
workers in India needs to be rectified, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
16/03/2014)
Conference
on Cross-border Security (kp 14/03/2014)
Nepali-Indian
armies stress on cooperation (ht 14/03/2014)
India
assists school with Rs 44.71 m (ht 13/03/2014)
Nepal-India
ICP talks to be held today (ht 12/03/2014), Nepal,
India agree to speed up construction of ICPs (kp 15/03/2014), First
Nepal-India ICP may be ready by Feb ’15 (ht 15/03/2014)
Nepal,
India for fighting border crimes together: IGP (kp 08/03/2014)
Search
for missing border pillars begins, by Pravat Kumar Jha (ht
08/03/2014)
Joint
army exercise (ht 06/03/2014)
Indian
Army chief to visit Nepal on March 13 (rep 06/03/2014)
India
blames Nepal for delay in signing power trade agreement (ht
05/03/2014), India
proposes joint mechanism for energy cooperation, by Rudra Pangeni
(rep 05/03/2014)
Nepal,
India to discuss ways to ease transhipment (kp 04/03/2014)
Indian
cops hand over man behind Janakpur bomb blast to Nepal (ht
04/03/2014)
CPN-M
seeks PM apology over Tanakpur talk (kp 03/03/2014)
PM
Koirala meets Indian PM in Myanmar (nn 03/03/2014), Koirala
holds bilateral talks with Indian PM (ht 04/03/2014), India
for cooperation in hydropower, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep rep
04/03/2014))
IGP
Aryal leaves for New Delhi (kp 03/03/2014), IGP
Aryal off to India on a six-day visit: Discussions to focus on
cross-border crime,security cooperation (ht 03/03/2014)
Nepal-bound
cargo starts moving from Kolkata port, by Rajesh Khanal and Shankar
Acharya (kp 28/02/2014)
Nepal,
India talk railway projects (kp 22/02/2014)
Finance
Ministry studying impact of Indian budget (kp 22/02/2014)
Nepal,
India agree to tame rivers (kp 21/02/2014)
Nepal’s
stability, prosperity India’s strategic objective, interview with
Indian Ambassador Ranjit Rae (kp 18/02/2014)
Nepal,
India delve into flood control measures (ht 18/02/2014)
On
wrong track: It is time for Nepal to rethink its economic and political
ties with two giant neighbors, by Bhoj Raj Poudel and Rupak Sapkota
(rep 17/02/2014)
Karan
Singh meets Prez, PM, leaders (kp 17/02/2014)
Neighbourliness
for peace, security in SAsia: Koirala (kp 16/02/2014)
India
‘set to construct’ Mahakali dyke, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 15/02/2014)
Indian
PM extends his congratulations (kp 11/02/2014)
Bhairahawa
customs cracks down on excess baggage, by Madhav Dhungana (kp
08/02/2014)
Nepal-India
joint military exercise (rep 08/02/2014)
Jhapa
becomes ‘haven’ for Indian militants, by Parbat Portel (kp
07/02/2014)
Nepal,
India formalise Transit Treaty amendment (kp 01/02/2014), Nepal,
India amend transit treaty (rep 01/02/2014), Export
procedure amendment formalised (ht 02/02/2014)
Plugged
out: A power trade agreement between Nepal and India is long overdue,
by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 31/01/2014)
All
bilateral issues can be resolved through talks: Rae (kp 28/01/2014)
India
gifts vehicles on its republic day (kp 27/01/2014)
Leaders
for improved, 'effective' Nepal-India ties (nn 27/01/2014)
Nepal-India
meet on ICPs postponed (ht 22/01/2014)
Talks
on Vizag port ‘in final stages’, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
20/01/2014)
Nepal
seeks immediate execution of agreements reached at IGC (kp
19/01/2014)
Mahakali
dike construction halted, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 17/01/2014)
Preparations
for border check post completed (ht 17/01/2014)
Nepal,
India to revive joint commission, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
17/01/2014), Nepal,
India review security cooperation (ht 17/01/2014)
Indian
PM keen to visit Nepal after new govt, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
16/01/2014), 'Indian
PM Singh keen to visit Nepal' (rep 16/01/2014)
Southern
charms: The majority of us profess to hate everything about India; The
reality os more complicated, by Biswas Baral (rep 12/01/2014)
Keep
at it: The trade facilitation agreement in Bali has once again signaled
that multilateral trading system can still work in favor of ppr
countries, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 11/01/2014)
FM
Ghimire to visit India next week (kp 010/01/2014), Minister
Ghimire off to India (nn 14/01/2014), India
visit continuation of good old ties: Minister (kp 15/01/(2014)
Nepal-India
trade expo in Feb (ht 09/01/2014)
Students
from Far West head out for India jobs: On winter vacation, youths
borrow money to get to Nainital to earn a bit, by Chitranga Thapa
(kp 08/01/2014)
Indian
Embassy refutes report: Says India hasn’t neglected commitment to
supply electricity (ht 08/01/2014)
India
pays Rs 1.67b to Nepal under DRP (rep 07/01/2014)
Nepal
starts Mahakali causeway construction: India yet to follow suit in line
with the recently signed agreement, by Chitranga Thapa (kp
06/01/2014)
A
nation challenged: Our sovereignty has been continuously compromised by
India; Whenever Nepali rulers have tried to undo this state of affairs,
they have either been strongly resisted or tamed, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 02/01/2014)
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