Delhi
discusses all but boundary row in talks with Foreign
Minister Gyawali : As hinted, India showed reluctance
to get into the issue despite the Nepali side putting
the matter on the table, by Suresh Raj Neupane and
Anil Giri (kp 16/01/2021), Gyawali
returning home after three-day Delhi visit; no talks
with Modi : There were expectations that the foreign
minister would be meeting with the Indian prime
minister, but it could not materialise, by Suresh
Raj Neupane (kp 16/01/2021) [Indo-Nepal
relations "normal", as could be expected!]
As
Gyawali lands in Delhi, India hints boundary
talks unlikelyJoint Commission and boundary talks are
two different mechanisms, says India’s Ministry of
External Affairs, even as Nepal keeps the territory
issue high on the agenda, by Suresh Raj Neupane
(kp 15/01/2021), ‘I
am here with the objective of making Nepal-India
relations even stronger based on trust’ : The foreign
minister on his visit to Delhi, which is taking place
not only after a long gap of engagements but
also at a time when there is a political crisis
in Kathmandu, and on his agendas and priorities,
interview with Pradeep Gyawali (kp 15/01/2021)
People
in western Nepal heading back to India, by
Shivaraj Bhatta (ae 15/01/2021)
Has
Oli killed two birds with one stone - or two
interviews for that matter : He has earned praise for
a nationalist stance, but some say he managed to
distract Nepalis from ongoing crisis while sending a
message to Delhi he is ready to play along, by
Anil Giri (kp 13/01/2021) [Like
his great inner-party rival Dahal, the Hindu
fundamentalist Oli loves to fly his flag according to
the wind. He takes the truth just as seriously as his
role model in the White House!]
Gyawali
to fly to India on Thursday for a three-day visit
(kp 13/01/2021), Border
row on agenda, but political talks likely to get more
focus during Gyawali’s Delhi stay : The foreign
minister is travelling to India on the heels of
political turmoil caused by Prime Minister KP Sharma
Oli’s decision to dissolve the House of
Representatives and declare snap polls for April 30
and May 10, by Anil Giri (kp 14/01/2021)
All
eyes on Foreign Minister Gyawali’s Delhi visit for
Nepal to procure Covid-19 vaccines : Government has
placed all bets on vaccines being manufactured in
India because of logistical issues but experts warn
that other avenues must also be explored, by Anil
Giri and Arjun Poudel (kp 11/01/2021)
PM
Oli vows to retrieve Nepali territories encroached
upon by India (rep 10/01/2021) [???]
Performing
Intricate Balancing Act, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
09/01/2021)
Second
cross-border petroleum pipeline project in Jhapa moves
a step closer : An Indian delegation will arrive next
week for a field study of the proposed 50km pipeline,
officials say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 09/01/2021)
Indian
Embassy hands over cheque worth Rs 306 million (ht
07/01/2021)
Indian
SSB removes temporary post from no-man's land (rep
07/01/2021)
Nepal
bans poultry products from India (kh 07/01/2021)
Nepal,
India likely to ink Covid vaccine pact during
Gyawali’s visit to New Delhi : Memoranda of
understanding expected to be signed on Pancheshwar
project, border security and medical cooperation,
by Anil Giri and Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 06/01/2021)
Why
Indo-US policies failed in Nepal : The two powers have
often bet on the wrong side, attempting to fulfil
short term interests, by Achyut Wagle (kp
05/01/2021)
Gyawali
to travel to Delhi next month amid political turmoil
in Kathmandu : The visit to participate in the meeting
of the sixth joint commission as foreign minister of a
caretaker government follows both neighbours’ renewed
interest in Nepal, by Anil Giri (kp 31/12/2020)
Nepal
can decide its own political fate : If India, China
and the US desire to have some show in Nepal, it is
high time they learnt to be on the sideshows amicably,
by Mahesh K Maskey (rep 31/12/2020)
Nepal
asks India to help procure 20 percent of vaccines 72
percent of Nepalis will be vaccinated. 20 percent
through WHO may come as early after March of 2021,
officials say (kp 30/12/2020)
Domestic
steel and iron prices rise as India seeks ban : Nepal
has been majorly importing raw material for iron and
steel and finished products from India mainly for
construction purposes, by Krishana Prasain (kp
27/12/2020)
Nepalis
are leaving for India to work—in droves : Most migrant
workers returning to India fear political instability
in Nepal may lead to an unstable economy, pushing them
to the brink of poverty, by Mohan Budhaair (kp
25/12/2020)
Nepal
revives talks for chemical fertiliser offtake
agreement with India : The deal will eliminate
recurring shortages during the peak growing season,
officials say, by Sangam Prasain (kp 25/12/2020)
Protesters
call for border reopening, by Ajit Tiwari (kp
21/12/2020)
Nepal-India
border dynamics, by Mahesh Kushwaha (Setopati
20/12/2020)
Nepal,
India close to finalising regulatory modality for
power trade (kp 12/12/2020)
India's
ruling BJP leader Vijay Chauthaiwale meets PM Oli
(rep 10/12/2020), Nepal
yet to give its nod to Indian proposal to hold
minister-level talks : Although there is much on the
table to discuss, internal dispute in the ruling party
is a factor in the delay, say ministry officials, as
India’s ruling party sends its foreign department
chief to Kathmandu, by Anil Giri (kp 11/12/2020),
India’s
ruling Bharatiya Janata Party looks to expand its ties
with Nepal’s political parties : The visit by the
party’s foreign department in-charge and his meetings
with leaders from across the political spectrum come
at a time of pro-monarchy rallies across the country,
by Anil Giri (kp 12/12/2020)
Nepal,
India to amend bilateral transit treaty to expand
trade and connectivity : A meeting on Trade, Transit
and Cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade was held
via video conference on Monday, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 08/12/2020)
Nepali
woman charged with spying in Pune (ht 05/12/2020)
Preparing
for the clash of empires : Slew of recent visits by
Indian and Chinese military, intelligence and
diplomatic officials underscore Nepal’s new
geo-strategic status, by Bhaskar Koirala (nt
04/12/2020)
Minister
Gyawali to visit New Delhi for the sixth joint
commission meeting, by Anil Giri (kp 02/12/2020)
After
a thaw in relations, Nepal prepares wish list for
trade and transit talks with IndiaNepal wants greater
access for its agricultural produce to the Indian
market, convenience in passage of goods through
Kolkata port, and transport of goods through
waterways, among others, by Anil Giri (kp
02/12/2020)
Foreign
Minister Pradip Gyawali to visit India in December
(kh 30/11/2020)
The
envoy and diplomacy : A saner act would be
self-introspection rather than blaming the neighbours,
by Atul K Thakur (kp 30/11/2020), Desired
results needed : It is high time Nepal and India took
up the bilateral issues seriously, activating the
joint mechanisms to get the desired results (ht
30/11/2020), Political
quake in the offing : Collision of Indian, Chinese
political tectonic plates, by Jiba Raj Pokharel
(ht 30/11/2020)
As
Kathmandu plays host to guests from south and north,
concerns grow over geopolitical games : Nepali
leadership needs to strike a fine balance when it
comes to dealing with neighbours and friendly
nations so as to earn support for its larger national
interests, analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp
29/11/2020)
Officials
reach Urai border point to inspect illegal trade in
the area : The team aims to keep in check smuggling
cases, set up a border security post and inspect
Chainpur-Taklakot road, by Basanta Pratap Singh
(kp 29/11/2020)
Nepal-India
border points reopen (ht 27/11/2020)
Taking
On The Himalayan Challenge, by Dhruba Hari
Adhikary (rn 27/11/2020)
Indian
Foreign Secretary arrives in Kathmandu (rep
26/11/2020), Shringla
visit: Little of substance but something amid strained
ties : Boundary issue, expected to figure during
meetings, was absent from the agenda. But officials
say the visit helps create an atmosphere for more
high-level exchanges in future, by Anil Giri (kp
27/11/2020), Indian
foreign secy winds up Nepal visit (ht 28/11/2020)
Tourism
Ministry revives its plan to join India’s air
bubble arrangement : There have been no commercial
flights between the two neighbouring countries since
March, by Sangam Prasain (kp 25/11/2020)
Stirrings
in the wok of conspiracies : The visits and manoeuvres
of several high profile figures from India and China
should not be taken lightly, by CK Lal (kp
25/11/2020)
Nepal
and India: Interdependence dynamics. The two countries
must consciously move towards a relationship aimed at
interdependence, by Mahendra P Lama (kp
25/11/2020)
Reopen
Nepal-India border, stakeholders demand (ht
24/11/2020), Demonstration
in Gaur enters second week (ht 24/11/2020)
Nepal,
India jointly announce Indian Foreign Secretary
Shringla’s visit to Nepal (rep 23/11/2020), Boundary
row and EPG report among others high on agenda during
Indian foreign secretary’s visit : Delhi and Kathmandu
officially announced on Monday that Shringala
will visit Nepal on November 26-27, by Anil Giri
(kp 24/11/2020)
Despite
COVID-19 fears, thousands of Nepalis leave for India
to earn bread and butter, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal
(rep 23/11/2020)
Jhulaghat
border point along Nepal-India border to remain open
for five days targeting Indian pensioners, by Bira
Gadal (rep 21/11/2020)
Cross-border
travel ban extended till Dec 15 (ht 20/11/2020)
Delhi-Kathmandu-Patna
triangle : In his next, and last, tenure as Bihar
chief minister Nitish Kumar can deepen cooperation
with Nepal, by Akanshya Shah (nt 20/11/2020)
India’s
Foreign Secretary Shringla to visit Nepal on Nov
26-27: Preparation underway for Foreign Minister-level
visit (kh 19/11/2020) [??]
Construction
of India-funded Integrated Check Post begins in
Nepalgunj (rep 12/11/2020)
New
Delhi’s new dealings in Nepal : Imperious ambassadors,
eager princelings and invasive spy-masters --
Kathmandu has seen, and survived, them all, by
Kanak Mani Dixit (mt 13/11/2020)
Indian
foreign secretary to visit Nepal in sign of ties
getting back on track : The visit later this month,
after visits of India’s intelligence chief and army
chief, is expected to pave the way for Foreign
Minister Gyawali’s trip to India in December, by
Anil Giri (kp 11/11/2020) [Or
shall we better say: back to Indian intervention?
Several territorial issues are still unanswered!]
Indian
Foreign Secretary Shringla’s visit to Nepal later this
month expected to restore bilateral trust (rep
10/11/2020)
Nepal
twice asked India for talks on border, other than
Kalapani and Susta, but it hasn’t replied : Boundary
Working Group was formed in 2014 and has been meeting
every year since. Discontinuity of meetings could lead
to complexities, experts say, by Anil Giri (kp
10/11/2020)
Three
APF border outposts set up in Parsa (ht
10/11/2020)
Make
way for connectivity projects : Nepal and India should
focus more on the strategic objective of developing
infrastructure, by Constantino Xavier and Riya
Sinha (kp 08/11/2020)
Nepal-India
border issues figure during Indian Army chief’s
courtesy call on prime minister : General Naravane’s
visit can be helpful in resuming bilateral talks but
more high-level political and diplomatic exchanges are
a must for substantive results, analysts say, by
Anil Giri (kp 07/11/2020)
Could
Nepal be another Afghanistan? Nepal could witness
revolutions and counter-revolutions supported by
US-India or China, bringing the superpower rivalry
home to us, by Trailokya Raj Aryal (ae 06/11/2020)
Observers
cautiously optimistic over Naravane visit : While he
may be coming to be conferred rank of honorary general
of Nepal Army, the visit will pave the way for further
thaw in relations, officials say, by Anil Giri (kp
04/11/2020), Naravane's
visit aims to further strengthen strategic, defence
cooperation between India and Nepal : Indian Army
(rep 04/11/2020) [Or to
reactivate Indian intervention in Nepal?]
परराष्ट्र
सम्बन्धमा सकारात्मक चिन्तन : संवादहीनताको अन्त्यका
लागि प्रधानमन्त्री मोदीको सन्देश लिएर जोसुकै आएको भए
पनि नेपालका प्रधानमन्त्रीले भेट्नु नै उपयुक्त थियो र
त्यो व्यक्तिमार्फत आफ्नो सन्देश पनि पठाउन आवश्यक थियो
,by Surya Prasad Subedi (ka 04/11/2020)
The
India way in an uncertain world : There is hardly any
space for a third party in the unique ties between
India and Nepal, by Atul K. Thakur (kp 04/11/2020)
Nepal’s
troubled borders: Need of dialogue and diplomacy,
by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 02/11/2020)
Banking
on BIN : How Bangladesh-India-Nepal Initiative (BIN)
can trigger connectivity and prosperity for Nepal,
Bangladesh and India, by Sunil KC (rep 02/11/2020)
A
general’s brief on Indian military strategy on Nepal,
by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep 02/11/2020)
The
origin of India’s military ties with Nepal (kh
01/11/2020)
Assessing
military diplomacy : Naravane’s visit has been seen as
a significant event as it comes at a time when
relations between India and Nepal are at low ends
especially after Nepal issued a new map, by Suresh
Sharma (rep 01/11/2020)
Naravane’s
Nepal visit: More than a routine affair, by Ishwar
Dev Khanal (kh 31/10/2020), RAW
Chief's Rush Overshadows Naravane’s Trip, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 01/11/2020)
Rumors
of political change intensify in Nepal after RAW
chief’s visit : "Is Nepal vanishing from the
global/regional strategic radar?" asks Dr Bhattarai as
Pompeo visits the Maldives, but not Nepal, by Kosh
Raj Koirala (rep 30/10/2020)
Naravane
visit a positive step to repair ties but has little to
do with boundary dispute, experts say : Indian Army
chief is arriving in Kathmandu next week amid frosty
relations between Nepal and India and on the heels of
the controversy over the trip of a top Delhi spy last
week, by Anil Giri (kp 30/10/2020)
Goel
came last week. Questions remain if Delhi has handed
its Nepal policy to spiesIndia’s intelligence chief
visited Kathmandu as Modi’s envoy, leaders close to
Oli say. What analysts find missing about the trip is
envoys’ visits are announced beforehand, by Anil
Giri (kp 29/10/2020)
सत्ताको
समुद्रमा ओली र गोयल : नेपाल–भारत सम्बन्धको निर्माण
भारत र बंगलादेशको जस्तो अथवा भारत र पाकिस्तानको जस्तो
एकै मौसममा भएको होइन । यी दुई देशबीचका ऐतिहासिक
विकासक्रमका आफ्नै प्रक्रियाहरू छन् । सामाजिक र
सांस्कृतिक परिचयहरू छन् । भौगोलिक सामीप्य र
अप्ठ्याराहरू छन् , by Kishor Nepal (ka 29/10/2020)
India's
RAW chief Samant Kumar Goel arrives in Nepal (rep
21/10/2020), India
intelligence chief’s sudden dash for Kathmandu raises
many an eyebrow Oli’s meeting with him could be aimed
at mending strained ties between Nepal and India, say
observers, while party leaders disapprove saying it
goes against diplomatic norms, by Anil Giri
(kp23/10/2020)
Can
Military Diplomacy Reset Nepal-India Ties?, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 18/10/2020)
Nepal’s
relations with India and China are independent of each
other, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 16/10/2020)
Kathmandu
to host Indian army chief as India, Nepal attempt to
normalise tiesExperts say visit symbolises an olive
branch from India and will help resume dialogue
disrupted due to the border row , by
Anil Giri (kp 15/10/2020)
Govt
decides to close down border with India until Nov 15
to contain the spread of COVID-19 (rep 13/10/2020)
Nepal,
India discuss opening new air routes (ht
10/10/2020)
Government
indifferent to plights of Nepali workers in India,
experts say : They continue to remain out of foreign
labour policies even though Nepalis have been going to
work in India for centuries, by Chandra Kumar
Mandal (kp 0/10/2020)
Task
force suggests dialogue as basis for reclaiming areas
disputed with India : After gathering evidence from
various sources, the committee recommends strategies
that Nepal can use during negotiations with India,
by Anil Giri (kp 07/10/2020)
Expert
panel submits report on disputed border region with
India to Foreign Minister Gyawali, by Santosh
Gjimire (rep 05/10/2020)
Nepal
to join India’s‘air bubble’ to bringcitizens home as
Dashain nears : Under the scheme, fares will be fixed
and passengers need to book tickets through embassies,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 01/10/2020)
Nepal
and India begin joint security patrol along
borderSecurity personnel from both countries have come
together to tighten checks along the sealed
border in light of rising coronavirus cases,
by Manoj Paudel (kp 21/09/2020)
Opinions
sharply divided over holding census in Kalapani,
Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura : Many say enumerators will
be barred from entering the disputed areas by Indian
forces, by Anil Giri (kp 21/09/2020)
Nepal-India
transboundary flood management (ae 18/09/2020)
New
book on Nepal’s border disputes with India shows
misplaced priority, experts say : Academicians take
issues with preface of the reference book as well
where education minister attempts to justify the
publication and how he campaigned to ‘protect
territory’, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/09/2020)
As
India bans onion export, prices in Nepal jump 50
percent : The restriction comes six months after it
was lifted in March as rains damaged crops in southern
India and wholesale prices there trebled in a month
amid inadequate supply, by Krishana Prasain (kp
16/09/2020)
Managing
A Porous Frontier, by Dhruba Hari Adhikary (rn
15/09/2020)
Foreign
investment pledges from India down 51 percent due to
red tape, by Krishana Prasain (kp 09/09/2020)
Ambassador
Acharya, India’s national security advisor meet : The
meeting has been seen as part of efforts by Kathmandu
and New Delhi to resume high-level exchanges stalled
due to a boundary dispute between the two neighbours,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 08/09/2020)
Who
is right, who is wrong on Nepal-India battle of maps?
Nepal’s claim is based on Article 5 of the Sugauli
Treaty and the maps of that time. India would like us
to rely on maps published after the Sugauli Treaty,
by Buddhi Narayan Shrestha (rep 05/09/2020)
Determinants
in Indo-Nepal relations : Policy consequences must be
considered when determining the course of Indo-Nepal
bilateralism, by Binoj Basnyat (kp 31/08/2020)
Shyam
Sharan’spunitive prescriptions: Perils to Nepal-India
relations, by Babu Krishna Karki (rep 31/08/2020)
The
evolution of Kalapani border dispute between Nepal and
India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 28/08/2020)
Small
Indian aid projects restart after a gap of five
years, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/08/2020)
India’s
choice in the New World : India must work with the
neighbours to revive South Asia as a unique integrated
region, by Atul K. Thakur (kp 26/08/2020)
Nepal,
India in talks to build new oil pipelines, gas plant
and storage facilities : Gorakhpur-Bhairahawa and
Siliguri-Jhapa pipelines are being considered as
possibilities, Nepali officials say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 26/08/2020)
Nepal,
India discuss future areas of cooperation (kp
23/08/2020)
After
two high-level engagements, Nepal and India look for a
boundary meetingThough Boundary Working Group is not
mandated to look into the row over Kalapani, experts
say its inputs could be valuable for a future meeting
at the foreign secretary level, by Anil Giri (kp
20/08/2020)
India
Must Show Good Neighbourliness, by Dwarika Pd.
Shrestha (rn 18/08/2020)
Nepal,
India agree to expedite India-funded development
projects in Nepal (rep 17/08/2020), Nepal,
India officials resume dialogue: Meeting of the
mechanism to assess progress made in India-funded
projects takes place months after the map row, by
Anil Giri (kp 18/08/2020)
Nepal
and India agree to continue discussion on bilateral
issues as PM Oli holds telephone conversation with his
Indian counterpart (rep 15/08/2020), PM
Oli, Modi express mutual solidarity in minimizing
COVID-19 impact (kh 15/08/2020), Oli-Modi
talk seen as a step towards a thaw in Nepal-India
relations: Officials and diplomats describe talks amid
frayed ties between the two countries over boundary
issues as a positive gesture and hope it helps set the
tone for diplomatic dialogue in near future, by
Anil Giri (kp 16/08/2020)
What
to expect from Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism
meetind: As the diplomats of the two countries meet on
August 17, Nepal will have to come up with a clear
road map in attaching border-related issues on the
list, by Rishi Gupta and Sarita Nandmehar (rep
14/08/2020)
Nepal
and India officials to hold high-level meeting on
August 17: The meeting to discuss large India-funded
projects in Nepal has been seen as first step towards
resumption of dialogue between the two countries,
by Anil Giri (kp 11/08/2020), Table
for two: Bloated egos of a handful of individuals
should not hamper Indo-Nepal bilateral relations
(kp 12/08/2020)
Nepal-India
Border Issue A Long-Drawn Affair, by Jiba Raj
Pokharel (rn 11/08/2020)
Down
to the water: Hailing from Madhubani, I have seen how
floods have made farming and forestry unviable
livelihood options, by Atul K. Thakur (kp
10/08/2020)
Government
is pursuing alternative channels to end impasse with
Delhi: No progress in plans for talks over boundary
dispute despite keenness from both the countries, and
leaders say ongoing standoff within the ruling party
is not helping, by Anil Giri (kp 10/08/2020)
Nepal,
India foreign ministries clarify over Indian external
affairs minister’s remarks on Buddha: S Jaishankar had
told a virtual meeting recently that Gautam Buddha and
Mahatma Gandhi ‘are the two greatest Indians the world
remembers’ (kp 10/08/2020), Buddha
and the world: What we really need is a debate on the
enlightened one’s teachings rather than his
citizenship (kp 11/08/2020) [Neither
Nepal nor India existed as states whens Buddha lived!]
Where
are Nepal-India relations heading? The foreign policy
of the Nepal Communist Party government has been a
blanket failure, by Achyut Wagle (kp 04/08/2020)
The
elusive dream of a land-linked Nepal: Nepal is not
economically strong and politically stable to be a
bridge between India and China, by Neelesh
Maheshwari (kp 31/07/2020)
Nepal
asks Indian authorities not to bar Nepalis from
entering Gunji, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura (rep
29/07/2020) [This once again
sounds as if Nepal's politicians accept that the
territory belongs to India!], Nepal
asserts claim over Kalapani: Darchula CDO writes to
Dharchula (ht 30/07/2020)
Fake
news can destroy Nepal's relations with India, China
and the US: By the time Foreign Ministry refuted the
report of land encroachment by China, the ‘fake’
report had been circulated for over a year and reached
over millions and millions of readers, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 27/07/2020)
India
asks Darchula administration to bar Nepalis from
entering India-occupied Kalapani (rep 27/07/2020),
India
makes Kalapani, Lipulekh off limits to Nepalis (ht
28/07/2020)
Nepal-India-China
tri-junction: The most important elements to settle
the border issues are dialogue, discussion,
friendliness, neighbourliness and mutual understanding,
by Buddhi Narayan Shrestha (kp 26/07/2020)
Security
personnel injured in Rautahat border clash: Around 200
Indian nationals attacked the security personnel and
attempted to snatch away weapons after the Armed
Police Force personnel stopped two Indian women from
entering Nepal, by Shiva Puri (kp 26/07/2020)
Energy
minister directs officials to initiate talks with
India over flood and inundation in Tarai (rep
23/07/2020)
Is
there a China connection? It is interesting that the
other disputed area—Susta—has not been included in
Nepal's new map, by Nihar R. Nayak (kp 19/07/2020)
Bonds
with Indian writers: Literary writers in South Asia
have always created a bond of creative sharing and
communication—no matter what the politicians do,
by Abhi Subedi (kp 19/07/2020)
A
purported Nepali man is humiliated in Indian city of
Varanasi over Oli’s Ayodhya remarks: If bitterness at
the political level has percolated down to the
people’s level, it is a matter of grave concern,
leaders and foreign policy experts say, by Anil
Giri (kp 18/07/2020) [And all
this only because PM Oli repeatedly moves on the
lowest spiritual level, only to assert his personal
power ambitions in a selfish way!]
What
can Nepal do about inaccurate reporting on Indian
media?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 17/07/2020)
PM
Oli’s remarks on Ayodhya ‘mind-boggling’,
‘disseminated as gymnastics of a distorted mind’:
Karan Singh (rep 15/07/2020)
Amid
soured Nepal-India ties, Oli is threatening relations
between peoples of two countries, leaders and experts
say: Foreign Ministry scrambles for damage control
after the prime minister made unsubstantiated
arguments about Ram’s birth and accused India of
cultural aggression by creating a ‘fake’ Ayodhya,
by Anil Giri (kp 15/07/2020)
Nepal’s
PM KP Sharma Oli ‘claims’ real Ayodhya is in Nepal:
Many remark the statement is in bad taste (ht
14/07/2020) [Is he out of his
mind? The multi-ethnic and multi-religious state of
Nepal does not need a fake Ayodhya nor an
authoritarian Hindu fundamentalist fantasist like Oli!],
India’s
BJP condemns Nepal PM’s comment on ‘real’ Ayodhya
(ht 14/07/2020)
Indian
intervention causing floods in Nepal: Home Minister
Thapa; External intervention remains to be addressed
(ht 14/07/2020)
Supreme
Court asks government why Nepalis working in India are
not considered to be in ‘foreign employment’:
Petitioners say excluding work in India from the
foreign employment category is discriminatory towards
Nepali workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
13/07/2020)
‘Diplomatic
note’ sent to India seeking action against
dissemination of blasphemous material about Nepal, its
political leadership (rep 13/07/2020), Sending
diplomatic note to complain about Indian private media
an immature and wrong approach, experts say: Media and
foreign policy analysts say the issues could have been
easily dealt with by the Nepali embassy in Delhi
through a presser or a statement of rebuttal or a
formal complaint with the concerned media or channel,
by Anil Giri (kp 14/07/2020), Ethical
Bankruptcy Of Indian Media, by Yubaraj Sangroula
(rn 14/07/2020)
Brawl
In The Himalaya Nepal Needs To Remain Neutral, by
Dhruba Hari Adhikary (rn 12/07/2020)
Cable
operators ban Indian news channels in response to
‘insulting’ video about prime minister: A baseless
‘video report’ about Oli and the Chinese ambassador
has drawn widespread criticism, leading the government
to seek legal and political remedies, by Anil Giri
and Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 10/07/2020)
India
sends ‘diplomatic note’ protesting against Nepal’s
decision to endorse new political map (rep
09/07/2020)
Who
is to blame?: PM Oli aggravated the standoff by
publicly blaming Modi government, Indian media and the
Indian intellectuals of trying to topple down his
government, by Umesh K. Bhattarai (rep 06/07/2020)
The
Exchange rate system: Should Nepal revisit the Peg
with Indian Currency?, by Nitish Shrestha (kh
03/07/2020)
Dams
built on Indian side inundate Biratnagar (ht
30/06/2020)
Breaking
the Nepal-India border impasse: It will be a mistake
for India to see Nepal only in terms of its size and
military strength. Nepal may be small in size and
military power, but it plays a very strategic role for
India’s security, by Roger Adhikari (rep
30/06/2020)
Observers
worry Oli’s statements about an Indian conspiracy
could further damage bilateral ties: The prime
minister hinting at an Indian conspiracy to unseat him
is not befitting the high office and could delay any
diplomatic talks over the border dispute, they say,
by Anil Giri (kp 30/06/2020), Talks
with India uncertain after Oli rhetoric? Those who
know a thing or two about diplomacy think so (ht
30/06/2020)
A
sense of reality and possibility: The prospects of
hostile India-China relations are not shocking for the
developed world, though it is extremely harmful to
Asian economies, by Atul K. Thakur (kp 29/06/2020)
Ruling
NCP Vice-chair Gautam wants five-meter tall wall along
Nepal-India border (rep 29/06/2020)
India
refuses to sit for talks and there is no boundary
dispute with China, foreign minister says: Pradeep
Gyawali’s clarifications on Friday come after a number
of media reports stating India’s offer for talks and
boundary disputes with China, by Anil Giri (kp
27/06/2020)
Nepal-India
Relations At Crossroads, by Raj Kumar KC (rn
26/06/2020)
Nepal:
The danger within, by Bishal Thapa (ae 26/06/2020)
India-Nepal
relations: Time for tactful diplomacy, by Umesh K.
Bhattarai (ae 26/06/2020)
Shipments
across the eastern border resume after India lifts
restrictions: Six trucks carrying tea and four trucks
carrying large cardamom entered India on Tuesday
(kp 24/06/2020)
Origin
Of Mahakali River, by Buddhi Narayan Shrestha (rn
23/06/2020)
Resolving
Nepal-India Stand-Off, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
23/06/2020)
Roadmap
to re-set Nepal-India relations: Both sides must now
resist making inflammatory statements or tit for tat
responses, utilizing a brief “cool down” period to
recognize the problem and change misperceptions,
by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (rep 23/06/2020)
‘Borders
between Brothers’ – India, Nepal and the China Factor,
by Subrata Mitra, Jivanta Schoettli and Markus Pauli (kh
22/06/2020)
India
continues to halt the movement of Nepali cargo trucks
at Panitanki border point: Over twenty trucks carrying
Nepali tea and large cardamom have been stranded over
the bridge of the Mechi River for the past five days,
b y Parbat Portel and Binod Bhandari (kp 22/06/2020)
Nepal-India
Relations Avoiding Claustrophobic Embrace, by
Dhruba Hari Adhikary (rn 21/06/2020)
Agriculture
products worth millions stuck on Indian side at
Kakarvitta border point (ht 20/06/2020)
Diplomatic
talks with India unlikely in the aftermath of the
clash between India and China: With India’s attention
focused on China following a violent altercation at
the border, boundary talks with Nepal unlikely to take
place soon, say analysts, by Anil Giri (kp
18/06/2020)
India's
MEA reiterates its position on Nepal's new political
map (rep 18/06/2020)
Nepali
Unity Over National Sovereignty, by Namrata Sharma
(rn 17/06/2020)
Solve
Border Issue Through Quiet Diplomacy, by Rambhakta
Thakur (rn 17/06/2020)
Realignment
post COVID-19, by Shraddha More (kh 16/06/2020)
Armed
Police Force increases presence in Kalapani area
(ht 16/06/2020)
Of
maps and morals: With an amicable solution to the
current dispute, Nepal and India can forge a new
global ideal of living together peacefully (kp
15/06/2020) [For this, India's
politicians must accept historical facts and Nepal's
politicians must end their hypocritical outrage and
admit their mistakes publicly!]
Nepal's
claim over Kalapani, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhura not
based on historical fact or evidences: India (rep
14/06/2020)
Government
move of forming a team to collect evidence on Nepal’s
boundary runs into controversy: Experts and analysts
say instead of devising a strategy for negotiations
with New Delhi, Oli administration is moving a step
back and putting the cart before the horse, by
Anil Giri (kp 13/06/2020)
Indian
Army chief softens his stance on Nepal-India border
standoff (rep 13/06/2020)
Is
this the end of the ‘special relationship’?
Anti-Indianism has fuelled Nepali politics for seven
decades. It now needs to decide the future of
bilateral ties, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 12/06/2020)
[The special relationship has
always been misused by India through controls and
disciplinary measures, including various economic
blockades and the refusal of transit rights to Nepal
under international law as a landlocked countr!]
Five
Indians injured after they clashed with APF personnel
along Nepal-India border in Sarlahi, by Tanka
Chhetri (rep 12/06/2020), APF
fire 15 rounds of bullets in Sarlahi after Indian
nationals try to enter Nepal (kh 12/06/2020), Indian
man dead, two others injured as Armed Police Force
open fire at Nepal-India border in Sarlahi:
Authorities say the border security force was
compelled to open fire after hundreds of people from
across the border in India attacked the officers,
by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 13/06/2020), One
Indian killed, four others injured after they clashed
with APF personnel along Nepal-India border in Sarlahi,
by Tanka Chhetri (rep 13/06/2020)
Lower
House unanimously endorses proposal to consider
amendment to constitution to update new Nepal map in
national emblem: Government registered the
constitutional amendment proposal in Parliament three
weeks after publishing a new map of Nepal including
Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura within its borders,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/06/2020)
Nepal-India
Relation Keep It Friendly, Not Special, by Dhruba
Hari Adhikary (rn 09/06/2020)
As
India, China talk to resolve border stand-off,
analysts question when Delhi will speak to Nepal: The
Modi government has said that dates for talks with
Kathmandu will be worked out after Covid-19 crisis
while recently holding dialogue with Beijing over its
boundary dispute, by Anil Giri (08/06/2020)
Faults
of India’s Nepal policy: India not respecting Nepal’s
territorial integrity and sovereignty has been the
root cause to spoil the age-old friendly relations
between the two countries, by Prem Singh Basnyat
(rep 08/06/2020)
Rethinking
Nepal-India ‘special relations’, by Biswas Baral
(ae 05/06/2020), Nepal
presses claim on Kalapani, settlement still elusive,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 05/06/2020)
Limpiyadhura-Kalapani-Lipulekh
dispute: The only option Nepal has is to try and
resolve the issue through quiet diplomacy, by
Naresh Koirala (kp 04/06/2020) [Diplomacy
is the way, but it should not be too quiet!]
Sit
down and talk: Nepal and India should come together
and hold negotiations to resolve their border issues,
by Gyan Chandra Acharya (kp 04/06/2020)
Government
pushing constitutional amendment in Parliament hardens
positions on both sides of the border: Once the
amendment passes, the new political map will be
enshrined in the constitution, leading India to also
take up a more inflexible position on the boundary,
pundits say, by Anil Giri (kp 02/06/2020)
Talks
Key To Solve Border Dispute, by Tirtha Bhattarai
(kp 02/06/2020)
A
Look At Sino-Indian Tensions, by P. Kharel (rn
01/06/2020)
Where
is the roadmap? International adjudicatory settings
have traditionally been hesitant to place legal value
on maps, by Semanta Dahal (kp 31/05/2020)
Is
Nepal Facing A Hobson’s Choice?, by Dhruba Hari
Adhikary (rn 31/05/2020)
On
boundary row, India says it’s open to engage with
Nepal on the basis of mutual sensitivity and respect:
The statement from Delhi comes just as the Oli
government is preparing to table a constitutional
amendment proposal to update the country’s map in the
national emblem, by Anil Giri (kp 29/05/2020)
Border
dispute reaches new heights: The geopolitical
environment post-Covid-19 must be well analysed and
evaluated, considering that Sino-US and Sino-Indo
relations are not the same as before, by Binoj
Basnyat (kp 28/05/2020)
Treacherous
trail to Lipulekh: Modification of Nepal’s political
map is just the beginning of an arduous political,
administrative and diplomatic journey, by CK Lal
(kp 27/05/2020)
Let
truth, justice and peace prevail: A section of the
Indian intelligentsia sees China in everything that
happens in Nepal. Apparently, any mention of China,
for them, is like showing a red rag to a bull, by
Devendra Gautam (rep 27/05/2020)
Successive
governments have failed to ensure state’s presence in
border towns and villages, a report by national rights
body says: The four-year long study has also pointed
out the lack of basic services like schools and health
facilities in border areas and harassment faced by
locals at the hands of Indian border security force,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/05/2020), Return
to the dialogue table: When governments fail to
address contemporary problems, they resort to
provocative nationalistic demagogy, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 2605/2020)
Indian
officials’ snub to envoy Acharya in New Delhi does not
bode well for talks: Nilamber Acharya has been trying
to speak to senior bureaucrats in the Indian capital
to discuss holding talks regarding the boundary
dispute but has had no luck so far, by Anil Giri
(kp 25/05/2020)
We
urge India to accept the truth, interview with
Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali (rep 24/05/2020)
Deciphering
the Kalapani-Lipulekh Conundrum, by Sumitra Karki
(kh 23/05/2020)
Nepali
and Indian ‘hackers’ attack websites over ‘boundary
dispute’: Although, they claim to have made peace,
recent spate of attacks on government websites expose
their security vulnerability, by Shuvam Dhungana
(kp 23/05/2020)
Government
registers constitution amendment bill to revise
Nepal’s map in national emblem: The bill seeks to
amend Schedule 3 of the constitution to update the map
in the national emblem as per a new political map
released on Wednesday (kp 23/05/2020)
With
tensions escalating on both sides, officials recommend
holding Nepal-India talks at the earliest: As
Kathmandu has been seeking diplomatic talks over the
border with India since November, it is now up to New
Delhi to make overtures, by Anil Giri (kp
22/05/2020), Dialogue
of the deaf: Both Nepal and India have made unilateral
moves to stake their claim at the source of the
Mahakali. Now what? (kp 22/05/2020), Nepal's
Stance On Encroached Land, by Buddhi Narayan
Shrestha (rn 22/05/2020)
Stranded
Indian workers demonstrate seeking to go home: Around
880 workers from across the border have been stranded
at various brick kilns in Nawalparasi (East) due to
the lockdown, by Narayan Sharma (kp 22/05/2020)
Chhangru
and Tinkar locals return home as border opened for a
few hours on Thursday: Other homebound people of both
countries also crossed the international border to go
home, by Manoj Badu (kp 22/05/2020)
With
release of new map, Nepal and India enter a state of
‘cartographic war’, experts say: While tensions are
likely to escalate in the days to come, the move will
ultimately pave the way for talks with India and a
shift in bilateral relations, they say, by Anil
Giri (kp 21/05/2020)) [The
current position is okay, but the question remains why
Nepalese governments have sold the Indian version as
given for decades and even included in the 2015
constitution: Incompetence and ignorance?], Nepal
issues new political map, claiming disputed territory
its own (ht 21/05/2020), A
New Nepal Map, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
21/05/2020)
Even
as Kathmandu protests Indian encroachment, Darchula
depends on India: For locals in Darchula, reclaiming
Nepali territory from India will not mean much unless
the state finally pays attention to its citizens and
the conditions they live in., by Man Bahadur
Basnet (kp 20/05/2020)
Re-imagining
South Asian cooperation: India and Nepal will play the
role of a catalyst in shaping the narrative of a new
regional and sub-regional alignment, by Atul K.
Thakur (kp 20/05/2020)
Nepal
endorses new political map placing Kalapani and
Limpiyadhura within its borders (rep 18/05/2020)
Matihani
municipality in Mahottari seals off its border with
India: The municipality built a fence along the border
in a bid to curb cross-border movement, by Ajit
Tiwari (kp 18/05/2020)
Indian
Army chief alluding to outside instigation in Lipulekh
dispute objectionable and irresponsible, say analysts:
The Indian Army chief’s allusion to a Chinese role in
Nepal’s objection to an Indian road in Lipulekh could
cause more friction between Nepal and India, they say,
by Anil Giri (kp 16/05/2020)
Talks
with India over Lipulekh unlikely in near future given
technical and political factors: While the Covid-19 is
currently the prime delaying factor, analysts say that
it is in India’s interest to bide its time and hope
the issue fizzles out, by Anil Giri (kp
15/05/2020), The
hard truth behind Kalapani, by Biswas Baral (ae
15/05/2020), Nepal,
Lipulekh, and pragmatism, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp
15/05/2020)
Bullying
Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 15/05/2020)
Kalapani
Question: Searching Peace in Turbulent Waters, by
Aditi Paul (kh 15/05/2020)
Parliamentarians
Demand Immediate Fencing In Nepal-India Border (rn
14/05/2020)
Reality
Of Lipulekh Imbroglio, by Gopal Khanal (rn
14/05/2020), I Used To Patrol With Arms In
Kalapani 48 Years Ago: Nepal Police ASI Encroachment
of Kalapani border area by India, interview with
Bir Bahadur Chand (rn 14/05/2020)
Cross-party
leaders urge Oli government to hold talks with both
India and China on Lipulekh: At an all-party meeting
called to discuss India’s opening of a road via
Lipulekh, political leaders criticised the
government’s response and asked that immediate steps
be taken, by Anil Giri (kp 14/05/2020))
Protests
go on in the time of Covid-19: Experts are concerned
that protesters have not been maintaining physical
distance as it can worsen the situation, by Shuvam
Dungana (kp 13/05/2020))
Crossing
the border: The motor vehicle agreement between Nepal,
Bangladesh and India has potential—but it,
unfortunately, may go the same route as SAARC, by
Mahendra P. Lama (kp 13/05/2020)
Nepal
makes its position clear on Lipulekh with a diplomatic
note to India: Foreign Ministry hands over the
diplomatic note to Indian envoy and seeks talks with
Delhi to resolve boundary issues at the earliest
possible date, by Anil Giri (kp 12/05/2020), Nepal
to station APF personnel in Kalapani (ht
12/05/2020)
Security
Tightened At Borders As People Continue To Sneak Into
Nepal, by Siraj Khan and Govinda Sharma (rn
12/05/2020)
Boundary
issues with India require a lasting solution that
addresses all disputes, say analysts: As seeking
international arbitration or deploying armed forces
could only further complicate matters, better solution
is a diplomatic approach, they say, by Anil Giri
(kp 11/05/2020), Nepal
Readies To Set Up BOP Near Kalapani (kp
11/05/2020), Internationalise
Lipulekh dispute if need be: House panel (ht
11/05/2020), MPs
press govt to reclaim Kalapani (ht 11/05/220), Janus-faced:
Border disputes may happen among friends, but India’s
reluctance to hold talks shows insincerity (kp
11/05/2020), House
committee urges India to stop encroachment of Nepali
territory (rep 11/05/2020)
India
began construction of controversial road 12 years ago,
Nepal ‘unaware’, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep
10/05/2020)
Biplav
outfit warns of stern struggle against Indian
intervention in Lipulekh (kh 10/05/2020)
India
opening a road via Lipulekh, a territory that Nepal
claims, is a diplomatic failure: Despite the furore in
Kathmandu over the inclusion of Kalapani on a new
Indian map, the government has done little to reclaim
lands that Nepal claims as its own, by Anil Giri
(kp 09/05/2020), Govt
of Nepal responds to India’s unilateral move on
opening link road via Lipulekh (ht 09/05/2020) [Can you hear the laughter of the
Indian government?], Nepal
strongly objects to construction of road by India
connecting Tibet via Nepali territory of Lipulekh
(rep 09/05/2020), Nepal
condemns road construction by India inside Nepal’s
territory: Calls on India to refrain from carrying out
any activity inside Nepal’s land (kh 09/05/2020),
Foreign
Ministry statement regarding Lipulekh welcome but
needs to be translated into action, say analysts:
According to foreign policy experts, the statement is
just a press release and needs to be followed up with
diplomatic notes that assert Nepal’s claim over the
disputed area, by Anil Giri (kp 10/05/2020), Govt
opposes inauguration of link road connecting Lipu
Lekh: Indian Ministry of External Affairs says the
road has been built within Indian territory (ht
10/05/2020)
Border
area tense for a while after SSB personnel assault
locals in Bara, by Pushpa Raj Khatiwada (ht
06/05/2020)
Police
Open Blank Fire To Disperse Crowd At Border (rn
05/05/2020)
18
Indians flee quarantine facility in Jhapa (ht
04/05/2020)
183
Stranded At Border Enter Nepal, 160 To Arrive Soon,
by Chandana Acharya (rn 02/05/2020)
India
extends lockdown by two weeks: Loosens measures in
lower-risk areas (kh 01/05/2020)
Over
2,000 Nepalis Stuck In India Allowed To Return Home,
by Lokendra Prasad Joshi (rn 30/04/2020)
Security
to be beefed up at Kapilvastu border: Five Indian
nationals held for beating up police (ht
30/04/2020)
Armed
police patrolling border areas (kht 27/04/2020)
India
and Nepal need to combat COVID-19 together, by
Shubham Singh (kh 26/04/2020)
India
gifts 23 tonnes of essential medicines to Nepal to
fight COVID-19 (rep 22/04/2020), India
provides 23 tonnes of medicines to Nepal (ht
23/04/2020)
India-funded
small development project scheme restarts after six
years: The programme had been controversial as it
allowed the embassy to provide direct funds to local
governments, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
19/04/2020)
We
need border regulation (rep 14/04/2020)
6000
APF deployed along Nepal-India border amid fear of
coronavirus (rep 13/04/2020)
China
and India respond to Nepal Army’s request for
supplying medical equipment and drugs: The procurement
unit is studying the price lists and modes of payment,
which will be forwarded to the Cabinet on Sunday, Army
official says, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/04/2020)
India
lifts ban on medicine export to Nepal (rep
12/04/2020)
Nepali
laborers in India facing food crisis amid lockdown:
Over a dozen people are squeezed in a single room and
proper diet and sanitation is out of question, by
Arun Bam (rep 12/04/2020)
Oli
and Modi discuss Covid-19 situation and measures to
look after stranded citizens: Oli stresses easing the
supplies and keeping them intact (kp 11/04/2020)
India
halts all rice exports but Nepal will be fine, say
officials: Nepal imports almost all of its fine and
basmati rice from India, but traders say there are
enough stocks in-country to last three months, by
Sangam Prasain and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/04/2020)
Security
personnel patrol border round the clock: Nawalparasi
(West) shares a 28 km-long border with Maharajganj.
However, there are only four Armed Police Force posts
to guard the entire stretch, by Nabin Paudel (kp
07/04/2020)
Province
5 tightens security along border as people’s movement
continues: Nepali authorities say they are concerned
about the free movement of people as the Kolhui Bazaar
in India, which lies just across the border, reported
six Covid-19 patients on Saturday, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 06/04/2020)
Nepal,
India to care for each other's nationals headed
homeward: Won't allow cross-border movement until
lockdown is over, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
01/04/2020) [??], Local
authorities provide food and shelter to Nepalis
stranded in an Uttar Pradesh town: A local college has
been asked to provide them refuge and a state minister
has arranged food for a group of Nepalis stranded in
Rampur (kp 01/04/2020)
Security
measures stepped up in Province 2 following the death
of a man in Bihar due to Covid-19: Border authorities
on either side have banned pedestrians and vehicles,
including two-wheelers and e-rickshaws, from crossing
the border, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 24/03/2020)
Government
requests India and China for protective gear and
medical equipment: Minister Bhatta says Nepal will
follow Chinese model to deal with Covid-19 cases,
by Anil Giri (kp 23/03/2020), Government
to close down border with India and China for a week:
With calls growing to close the border amid rising
number of Covid-19 cases in India, a Cabinet meeting
decided to shut down all borders with both neighbours,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 23/03/2020), Borders
with India, China closed for a week from today:
Movement of cargo vehicles won’t be affected, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 23/03/2020)
Gaddachauki-Banbasa
border point to close from Tuesday: A meeting of the
district coronavirus infection control sub-committee
held on Sunday decided to seal the border point for an
indefinite period, by Bhawani Bhatta(kp
23/03/2020)
Province
2 tightens border with India as Covid-19 precautions:
Only two borders—Raxaul and Jatahi—are open for
transporting goods across the two countries, according
to Koshhari Niraula, CDO of Dhanusha district, by
Ajit Tiwari (kp 22/03/2020), Most
border points closed in Province 2 (ht 23/03/2020)
Amid
Covid-19 fears, Nepalis returning home in droves from
the south Indian state of Karnataka: Most of the
Nepali workers say they are concerned about their
safety rather than losing jobs, as the state
government declares a partial lockdown, by Suresh
Raj Neupane (kp 20/03/2020), Despite
the government’s move to close all border points
except four, small border points open for human
movement in province 5: Major border points have
health desks set up to screen footfall, most health
desks are ill-equipped and under-staffed, by
Madhav Dhungana (kp 21/03/2020)
Province-1
govt urges central govt to close border points with
India (Khabarhub 20/03/2020)
Vehicular
movement banned on Jamunaha border (ht
19/03/2020), Coronavirus
prevention and control measures weak at border point,
by Yogesh Rawal (rep 19/03/2020)
Amid
Covid-19 threat, Banbasa border sees a sudden influx
of people returning home from India: Students are
returning in droves as schools and colleges in
Dehradun are closed, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
18/03/2020)
Nepal-India
friendship bus service halted (ht 18/03/2020)
India
commits Rs 107millions for schools (ht 17/03/2020)
India
offers $ 10 million to fight COVID-19; We’re
assembling a rapid response team of doctors and
specialists, along with testing kits: Modi (ht
16/03/2020)
India
restricts movement across border: Restrictions on
borders with Nepal, Bhutan applicable only to third
country nationals (ht 15/03/2020)
Nepali
orange traders unable to profit much from the volumes
reaching Indian market: Nepali oranges reach India,
illegally, due to the fruit not being listed on
India’s import list, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp
15/03/2020)
As
India steps up measures to control coronavirus spread,
smaller border points with Nepal likely to be closed:
Indian embassy says measures, however, do not
currently have any impact on normal travel of Nepali
nationals to India, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
13/03/2020)
Multilateral
diplomacy may be the way: Nepal has several diplomatic
options for the settlement of border issues with India,
by Katak Malla (kp 13/03/2020)
India
assures Nepal of facilitating energy export (ht
12/03/2020)
A
government team consisting of Army has been quietly
measuring Nepal’s border with India: In response to
the Kalapani fiasco with India in November, the
government had formed a team to study the border with
both India and China, by Anil Giri (kp 11/03/2020)
New
Indian ambassador faces rising geopolitical rivalry
among India, China and the US, along with border
dispute, EPG: At a time when geopolitical interests
are rising over Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra will need to
engage India’s soft power to showcase Modi’s
neighbourhood first policy, by Anil Giri (kp
07/03/2020)
India
announces lifting ban on onion exports: Supply has
normalised with the market receiving around 70 tonnes
of the vegetable daily, by Krishana Prasain (kp
06/03/2020)
India
seeks list of essential drugs that Nepal needs, by
Umesh Poudel (ht 06/03/2020)
Newly
appointed Indian Ambassador arrives in Kathmandu
(rep 02/03/2020)
New
political map of Nepal in final stages: Minister Aryal,
by Kamal Subedi (rep 29/02/2020)
Darchula’s
border points do not have customs offices: Out of the
seven border points that are in operation in Darchula,
only one has a customs office, by Manoj Badu (kp
27/02/2020)
10
Nepalis detained in Darjeeling: Were flying drone
above border without valid licence, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 20/02/2020), 10
Nepalis arrested from Darjeeling: Court extends
judicial custody till March 2, by Roshan S. Nepal
(ht 28/02/2020)
DoI
to address travellers’ concerns (ht 19/02/2020)
Indian
experts conduct survey for second oil pipeline in
Jhapa: The proposed 50-kilometre pipeline will extend
from the Charali depot to Siliguri in West Bengal,
by Parbat Portel (kp 18/02/2020)
India
allocates budget for the proposed Raxaul-Kathmandu
electrical rail blueprint: Once the detailed project
report gets finalised, it will take five years laying
the railway track from the start date,say Nepali
officials, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 17/02/2020)
‘Govt
has asked India to amend its political map’ (rep
17/02/2020) [Has this
government ever heard of the People's right to
information and the government's obligation to provide
this?]
Indian
side accused of constructing infrastructure in no
man's land, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj
Joshi (rep 17/02/2020)
India
lifts ban on imports of refined palm oil from Nepal:
Nepal exported processed oil worth Rs 11.5 billion in
the first five months of the current fiscal year,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 14/02/2020)
Birgunj
ICP to operate in full capacity from mid-March, by
Ritesh Tripathi (rep 13/02/2020)
Nepali
vehicles entry to India halted (ht 11/02/2020)
The
dragon, the elephant and the yam: Sustained economic
expansion and upturn is not national but regional in
nature, by Chaitanya Mishra (kp 09/02/2020)
India
may allow import of palm oil from Nepal (ht
06/02/2020)
Saptari
Armed Police Force starts adding border security
outposts: The outposts are are being added to curb
illegal smuggling of goods, crime, and ensure a robust
border security, by Abdesh Kumar Jha (kp
03/02/2020)
A
tale of three countries: Nepal could turn into a
geopolitical and geostrategic playground of India,
China and the United States, by Geja Sharma Wagle
(kp 03/02/2020)
Allocation
for Nepal decreases by 33 percent in India’s budget:
Nepal to receive Rs 12.8 billion in aid from its
southern neighbour in the next fiscal year, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/02/2020)
Request
to lift ban on palm oil imports remains unanswered:
Nepal shipped Rs11.5 billion worth of palm oil in five
months before the embargo, by Krishana Prasain (kp
31/01/2020)
Terror
suspects arrested in India say they were using Nepal
as a base but security agencies are clueless: The
revelation by three suspected ISIS operatives arrested
in Delhi displays an intelligence failure on the part
of Nepal’s security agencies, by Shuvam Dhungana
and Shashwat Pant (kp 30/01/2020)
No
progress in allowing Nepali bullets to ferry LPG from
India (ht 24/01/2020)
Biratnagar
integrated check post slated to be inaugurated today:
The facility at the Biratnagar-Jogbani transit point
was constructed with a Rs2.8 billion Indian grant,
by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 21/01/2020), Fast
gateways and the customs crunch: a case for integrated
check posts: The launch of the Biratnagar-Jogbani
integrated check post is commendable, but much more
needs to be done (kp 22/01/2020)
Exports
via Nepalgunj customs down 62%, by Arjun Oli (rep
19/01/2020)
Government
formally asks Delhi to resume palm oil import from
Nepal (ht 18/01/2020)
India
allowed to take 173,072 kg red sandalwood home (ht
17/01/2020)
#India
picks Vinay Mohan Kwatra as its new ambassador to
Nepal: The diplomat, currently Delhi's envoy to
France, is expected to assume office in Kathmandu in
early February, by Anil Giri (kp 14/01/2020), New
Indian envoy to Kathmandu brings experience working
with Modi, China, SAARC: Vinay Mohan Kwatra, the new
Indian ambassador, previously served as deputy chief
of mission in Beijing and at the SAARC Secretariat in
Kathmandu, by Anil Giri (kp 15/01/2020)
Global
Balancing for Kalapani: The Kalapani dispute is a
textbook case of an aspiring great power militarily
occupying a strategic territory of its smaller
neighbor to render diplomatic recognition
insignificant, by Robert A Portada III and Uttam
Paudel (rep13/01/2020)
New
policy for foreign non-governmental organisations aims
to address concerns raised by India and China: The
policy will discourage organisations from running
programmes that can hamper Nepal’s relations with
neighbouring countries, Social Welfare Council
officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
12/01/2020)
Indian
side constructs unauthorised gate on no man’s land on
Thadi border point: Thadi is a trading point between
Nepal and India, located 18 kilometres south from
Lahan, the district headquarters of Siraha, by
Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 12/01/2020)
Nepal’s
partnership for peace with MCC and BRI: Nepal can
learn a lot from Sweden’s approach to geopolitics to
reassess its ties with India, China and the US, by
Katak Malla (kp 12/01/2020)
India
says its businesses can still buy processed palm oil
from Nepal: Local traders said the Indian government’s
statement provides relief for many panic-stricken
Nepali manufacturers, by Sangam Prasain (kp
11/01/2020), Govt
initiates talks with India to resume palm oil export
(ht 13/01/2020)
Bardiya
locals asked to not enter Indian forests without due
process: Nepalis living along the Nepal-India border
have been frequenting the forest on the other side of
the border for fodder for their cattle, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp 11/01/2019)
Negotiate
with evidence: Nepal should conduct bilateral
negotiation with India in high gear by presenting all
the available evidences to end the border disputes,
by Niranjan Mani Dixit (rep 07/01/2020)
Nepal-India-Bangladesh
talks: Tripartite meet on energy cooperation uncertain,
by Umesh Poudel (ht 06/01/2020)
Fuel
supply through cross-border pipeline ‘temporarily’
halted (ht 06/01/2020)
ICP
delay creates chaos at Nepalgunj customs, by Arjun
Oli (rep 05/01/2020)
Govt
told to intensify bid to resolve border dispute,
by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 03/01/2020)
SC
seeks original map of Nepal (rep 02/02/2020)), Oli
‘touches on border issue’ during Modi’s New Year call
(rep 02/01/2020)
The
ambassador who set a new norm, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep 28/12/2019)
A
month after Nepal’s diplomatic note on Kalapani issue,
India finally responds: Although details are scarce,
the note has reiterated India’s position vis-a-vis
Kalapani and has offered to sit for talks, by Anil
Giri (kp 24/12/2019), India's
Response To Nepal’s Diplomatic Note, by Kundan
Aryal (rn 27/12/2019)
Uncertainty
in the construction of a bridge in Darchula: The
bridge, upon completion, would have connected Mahakali
Municipality to Dharchula in Pithoragarh, India,
by Manoj Badu (kp 24/12/2019)
SSB
clears way for embankment construction, by Yogesh
Rawal (rep 23/12/2019)
Prime
Minister Oli makes diplomatic gaffe on Twitter—and
then undoes retweet A retweet of a message of Sonia
Gandhi condemning Modi government’s crackdown on
protests in India by Prime Minister Oli’s official
Twitter handle meets with criticism (kp
22/12/2019)
India's
SSB obstructs work on embankment in Kailali, by
Yogesh Rawal (rep 22/12/2019)
Vigilance
upped on open border amid unrest over Indian
citizenship law: Authorities fear an influx into Nepal
of those likely to be rendered stateless in India,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 22/12/2019)
Cabinet
decides to add 114 border outposts under Armed Police
Force (ht 20/12/2019)
Bureaucratic
change at Indian Ministry of External Affairs likely
to further delay Kalapani talks: Nepal has been asking
for a foreign secretary-level meeting since November
but the Indian foreign secretary retires in January,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 16/12/2019), Pursue
diplomacy or go to court: The rule of capture has been
replaced by modern international law regulating
relations between civilised states, by Katak Malla
(kp 16/12/2019)
Unsettling
times: The global stability can be secured only by
maximizing US-China-India trilateral cooperation,
by Suresh Sharma (rep 15/12/2019)
Issue
new map comprising Indian-encroached areas: House
panel (rep 14/12/2019)
A
month since Kalapani, no progress on holding talks
with India: Delhi has shown little interest in holding
discussions with Nepal, saying it will handle matters
through diplomatic channels, by Suresh Raj Neupane
(kp 13/12/2019)
Gauriphanta
entry point upgradation in limbo even after years
(ht 12/12/2019)
Dispute
on fixing Nepal-India border pillars lingers, by
Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 12/12/2019)
No
problem for Nepalis seeking Indian citizenship: Amit
Shah (rep 11/12/2019)
Handle
with patience: There has to be a heart-to heart
dialogue between PM Oli and PM Modi to set the stage
for bilateral talks, so that India can be brought to
the negotiating table without damaging our bilateral
relations, by Gopal Thapa (rep 11/12/2019)
With
Manjeev Singh Puri retiring, New Delhi scrambles for a
new Nepal envoy: Akhilesh Mishra, Gopal Baglay and
Jawed Ashraf, all of whom have served in Kathmandu,
are on the top of the list, Indian Embassy sources say,
by Anil Giri (kp 10/12/2019)
Nepal-India-Bangladesh
talks on power trade long overdue: Nepal hopes to
export projected excess power to Bangladesh using
Indian transmission lines, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
10/12/2019)
MPs
flay govt for not being serious about border security
(rep 07/12/2019)
Impact
of a slowing Indian economy begins to appear on some
local sectors: The impact on Nepal may be severe if
the Indian economy continues to be on a downward
spiral, experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/12/2019)
No
progress on initiating talks with India on Kalapani
issue: Prime Minister Oli wants to send senior leader
Madhav Nepal to Delhi as his emissary, but no formal
decision has been made yet, by Anil Giri (kp
05/12/2019)
Preparations
to expand BOPs in Kailali (ht 05/12/2019)
Biratnagar
ICP to come into operation soon (ht 05/12/2019)
Reclaiming
our land: Since both India and Nepal have strong
governments, they can resolve Kalapani issue if they
earnestly sit down for talks, by Umesh K.
Bhattarai (rep 03/12/2019)
India,
Nepal encroach no-man’s land in Ilam, by Bhim
Chapagain (rep 01/12/2019)
Contrary
to former Indian envoy’s claims, Nepal has
consistently raised Kalapani issue with Delhi: Shyam
Saran, who served as India’s ambassador to Nepal, said
Nepal has been uninterested in seriously pursuing
negotiation, by Anil Giri (kp 30/11/2019)
Tread
with caution: Border problems should not be allowed to
damage the cordial relations between India and Nepal,
by Rishi Damala (rep 30/11/2019)
Two-day
Nepal-India Transit Treaty review meeting under wy:
Agreement on final draft of amendment proposal
scheduled to be signed todayy (ht 27/11/2019), India
likely to allow Nepal to use three inland waterways
(rep 27/11/2019)
Where
Nepal failed: Nepal’s political map has never shown
Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura in the country’s map. This
is an amusing omission by Nepali administration,
by Sukhdev Shah (rep 27/11/2019)
The
battle for Kalapani: India may keep ignoring Nepal’s
legitimate claim on Kalapani but it will leave Nepal
with the reason to feel hurt, betrayed, angry and
aggrieved. It will breed resentment all around, by
Mahabir Paudyal (rep 25/11/2019)
Approach
to border encroachment: The root of Nepal’s
geopolitical predicament lies in the lack of strategic
management, by Binoj Basnyat (kp 25/11/2019)
Nepal
sends a diplomatic note to India over Kalapani issue:
This is the first time Nepal has formally responded to
India regarding the Kalapani issue, by Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 23/11/2019), Encroachment
On Kalapan:i Debunking Some False Arguments, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 24/11/2019)
23
border pillars swept away by Saptakoshi yet to be
restored: No-man’s land being encroached upon by
locals of both sides in Sunsari, by Amar Khadka
(rep 23/11/2019), Nepal
and India join hands to start a drive to clear
no-man’s land in Sunsari and Morang: The campaign was
launched after authorities found out that locals
living on both sides of the border had encroached upon
no-man’s land, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp
24/11/2019)
Government
to form panel to inspect borders with India, China:
India's new political map placing Kalapani, which
Nepal has claimed as its territory, within Indian
borders has created quite an uproar in Nepal (kp
22/11/2019)
India
to buy at least 5,000 MW by 2030: ‘Nepal needn’t worry
about market for its surplus power’, by Umesh
Poudel (ht 22/11/2019) [Without
any guarantee??]
103
border pillars missing in Banke and Bardiya districts
(rep 21/11/2019)
Traders
urge export promotion to cut trade deficit with India:
Nepal has a Rs855 billion trade deficit with the
southern neighbour which is its largest trading
partner, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 20/11/2019)
With
Indian ban, onions becoming steadily unaffordable,
by Sujeeta Pradhan (rep 20/11/2019)
Connecting
Asia: The moot question is whether China and Nepal can
provide a conduit for linking pipeline from Central
Asia to South Asia. It needs trilateral dialogue among
China, Nepal and India, by Purushottam Ojha (rep
20/11/2019)
India
accused of removing border pillars, encroaching
Nepal’s territory in Far West (rep 20/11/2019)
Nepal
should not agree on China-India Plus cooperation
model, says Ex-PM Nepal, by Santosh Ghimire (rep
19/11/2019), India
is not countering China's influence in Nepal, says
Jaishankar (rep 19/11/2019)
APF
seize onions worth Rs 3 million, by Madan Thakur
(rep 19/11/2019)
Kalapani
dispute and the way forward: The national mapping
authority of India has been including Kalapani and
areas south of Lipulekh Pass in its maps since the
1950s, by Atit Babu Rijal (kp 19/11/2019), Cartographic
aggression: The revised political map of India can be
called an open and unilateral cartographic aggression
committed by the Indian government without the consent
of and formal agreement with Nepal, by Gopal Thapa
(rep 19/11/2019)
Remove
troops from Kalapani, PM tells India (ht
18/11/2019), Won’t
cede even an inch of Nepali territory: PM; Urges India
to withdraw troops from Kalapani (rep 18/11/2019),
Despite
officials’ bold statements to constituencies, little
diplomatic progress has been made on Kalapani: The
prime minister, foreign minister and various former
prime ministers have all made public statements
regarding Kalapani but diplomatic measures have been
sorely lacking, analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp
19/11/2019), Govt
to form study team to gather historical evidences to
support its claim over Kalapani (rep 19/11/2019)
Indian
SSB preventing tourists from visiting Sandakpur,
by Bhim Chapagain (rep 18/11/2019)
The
geopolitical scenario in South Asia: China and India
are marching forward with their competitive
aspirations to draw global attention, by Bam Dev
Sharma (kp 17/11/2019)
Tackling
The Kalapani Dispute, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
17/11/2019)
SC
show cause notice to govt over border issue (ht
16/11/2019)
Onus
on India to take the first step, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 15/11/2019)
China
urges Nepal, India to resolve Kalapani issue through
talks: Rejects allegations of Chinese encroachment of
Nepali territory (rep 17/11/2019), Diplomacy
At The Highest Level, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
15/11/2019)
Stand
united for Nepal : Let us use all our avenues and
diplomatic acumen to resolve the issue with our
southern neighbor through a peaceful, well-thought-out
process, by Devendra Gautam (rep 14/11/2019), Safeguarding
our territory: Nepal may seek British mediation if
India does not agree that Limpiadhura is the source of
Mahakali River. As last resort, Nepal may also need to
knock International Court of Justice, by Umesh K.
Bhattarai (rep 14/11/2019), Kalapani:
Then and now (rep 14/11/2019)
Nepal
isn't just importing two-thirds of its needs from
India, it’s also importing inflation: With the Indian
economy slowing and the Indian rupee falling, Nepal
could face increasing pressure on its foreign exchange
reserves, by Himendra Mohan Kumar (kp 14/11/2019)
Kalapani
Belongs To Nepal, by Arju Dahal (rn 13/11/2019), Something
That Blows The Mind, by Prem Khatry (rn
13/11/2019), After
disputes over editing, Wikipedia disables further
editing on Kalapani entry: Citizens from India and
Nepal were found making over 100 attempts to edit the
“Kalapani Territory” page following last week’s
development, by Pawan Pandey (kp 14/11/2019), Petitions
demand SC order to retrieve encroached territories
(rep 14/11/2019)
India
should have signed up for the Asia-centric free trade
framework: India has decided to put a halt on its
joining the largest planned free trade area. But it
would be in it’s, and Nepal’s, best interest to sign
up, by Achyut Wagle (kp 12/11/2019)
Nepal
hopes to resolve Kalapani dispute through a meeting of
the foreign secretaries: Nepal has made a formal
request for a meeting of an existing foreign
secretary-level mechanism that was mandated
specifically to settle border disputes, by Anil
Giri (kp 11/11/2019), Govt
told to correct erroneous maps; Parliamentary
committee tells it to issue a new map including the
Kalapani region; No need to internationalise the
issue: Dahal (ht 12/11/2019), Dependence
on Google caused errors: Aryal (ht 12/11/2019), Delhi-based
experts on Nepal call for dialogue to settle border
row: A new Indian map placing Kalapani inside Indian
borders has stirred controversy and sparked protests
in Nepal, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 13/11/2019)
Correct
your map: India should not keep occupying Nepali land
to accomplish their ‘strategic task’ but look for an
alternative point within their own territory, if at
all they have to, by Suresh Sharma (rep
11/11/2019)
Bordering
town struggle to manage stray cattle as influx from
India continues, by Rajendra Bhatta (rep
11/11/2019)
Party
leaders, experts ask PM to resolve Kalapani issue
(ht 10/11/2019), All-party
meet on border issue shows rare unity across entire
spectrum (rep 10/11/2019)
Jamunaha
border point to be closed during polls (ht
10/11/2019)
Police
impound 4 trucks transporting bulls illegally to India,
by Yubaraj Bibash (rep 09/11/2019)
Construction
of ICP in Bhairahawa still in limbo, by Rekha
Bhusal (rep 09/11/2019)
India
dilly-dallies on exchange facility for Nepal, by
Sagar Ghimire (rep 08/11/2019)
US
cautions against IM activities in Nepal (ht
06/11/2019)
Relief
for medicinal herbs exporters as India revises
quarantine list (rep 06/11/2019)
India’s
new political map places disputed territory of
Kalapani inside its own borders: Nepal has long
claimed Kalapani as part of its territory as per the
Sugauli Treaty signed between Nepal and the then East
India Company, by Anil Giri (kp 05/11/2019), Even
as pressure mounts, Oli administration remains silent
over Kalapani: A new map released by the Indian
government has placed Kalapani inside Indian borders,
drawing widespread condemnation on social media,
by Anil Giri (kp 06/11/2019), Government
finally comments on new Indian map but takes no firm
position: In a press statement, the Foreign Ministry
refers to media reports and commentary before
asserting that the matter would be resolved
diplomatically, by Anil Giri (kp 07/11/2019), New
Delhi responds to uproar in Nepal over new political
map, says it is “accurate”: Raveesh Kumar,
spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs,
says the map has not revised the boundary and that it
accurately depicts India’s sovereign territory (kp
08/11/2019) [Yes and India is
the supreme lord of Nepal with the latter being an
Indian vassal state!?], Use
diplomacy : The border disputes in Kalapani and Susta
must be resolved through diplomatic channels and based
on historical documents (ht 08/11/2019), PM
Oli calls all-party meet to discuss Kalapani (ht
09/11/2019)
Nepal
to request grant for DPR of Kathmandu-Raxaul railway:
Officials said a request has been made through
unofficial channels in India, and a formal proposal
will follow soon, by Anil Giri (kp 25/10/2019)
What
ails Nepal-India relations? Are various treaties and
agreements signed between Nepal and India responsible?
Or is it the hegemonic or paternalistic nature of
Indian state and the small state syndrome of Nepal?,
by Chandra D. Bhatta (rep 20/10/2019)
In
search of identity in India: Over 100,000 people
belonging to the Nepali community are excluded from
the Indian National Register for Citizens, by Atul
K. Thakur (kp 17/10/2019)
Nepal
likely to export power to Bangladesh using Indian
grid: Tripartite meeting to be held within three
months to fix transmission modalities and commercial
terms, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 17/10/2019)
Good
neighbourly ties: A win-win situation, by Kapil P.
Lohani (ht 15/10/2019)
Nepal,
India officials to hold power trade talks from Monday
in New Delhi: The two-day meeting is expected to
resolve issues related to financing and implementation
modality of the second high capacity cross-border
transmission line and energy banking mechanism, among
others, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 13/10/2019), Nepal-India
energy JSC meeting begins: Southern neighbour to be
urged to finalise transmission line construction
modality (ht 15/10/2019)
India
agrees to allow Nepal to use three inland waterways:
Nepal to get access to the Kolkata-Kalughat, Raxaul;
Kolkata-Sahebgunj, Biratnagar and
Kolkata-Varanasi-Raxaul routes, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 04/10/2019)
Indian
Ponzi scheme traps innocent poor in Nepali village,
by Nirmal Ghimire (rep 01/10/2019)
Why
are Nepal's two major parties attempting to adhere to
imported ideologies?: Either of the schools of
thought, one from China and the other from India, is
bound to cause severe indigestion in Nepalis, by
Pramod Mishra (kp 26/09/2019)
Third
round of Nepal-India trade talks scheduled for
Thursday: Nepal has requested India to allow the
shipment of bulk cargo to additional customs points
besides Birgunj, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 23/09/2019)
Breakthrough
likely in Nepal-India energy talks slated for October:
The major sticking point is the financing modality for
the New Butwal Gorakhpur transmission line project
(kp 14/09/2019)
The
politics surrounding transboundary rivers: Water
conflicts may become a major issue among neighbouring
countries if they are not dealt with on time, by
Mahendra P. Lama (kp 13/09/2019)
Nepali
student doctors in India hope to get stipends soon:
Medical students have been deprived of stipends for
years, by Sujresh Raj Neupane (kp 12/09/2019)
Reason
to worry for Nepal, by Devendra Gautam (rep
12/09/2019)
Nepal
and India jointly inaugurate cross-border petroleum
pipeline: Prime ministers of both countries
inaugurated the project via videoconferencing from
their respective offices in Kathmandu and New Delhi,
by Anil Giri (kp 11/09/2019)
Envoy
Puri inaugurates campus building (ht 08/09/2019)
India’s
citizenship check exercise excludes nearly 100,000
Nepali-speaking people in Assam: New Delhi’s plan,
which arrived as news at the doorsteps of the
northeastern state’s residents last week, could
declare two million people as foreigners, by
Parbat Portel (kp 05/09/2019)
Foreign
Minister changes position on Kashmir, says it is the
domain of “that government”; After refusing to take a
concrete position on India’s controversial move
regarding Kashmir, Pradeep Gyawali appears to support
India in a new statement, by Anil Giri (kp
05/09/2019)
How
the Nepali press took a fictional spy thriller for
fact: A fictional novel about Nepali politics by a
former RAW officer is being touted as a work of
nonfiction by the Nepali press and social media,
by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 05/09/2019)
Oli,
Modi to inaugurate oil pipeline on September 10
(ht 04/09/2019)
Distancing
India: Nepal’s 50 years of effort at distancing ties
with India has come at the cost of hurting its economy
and creating a hurdle to connect the country to the
world outside, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 04/09/2019)
Nepal
feels the heat of the cooling Indian economy: While
there is a legitimate fear of the slowing growth
having trickle-down effects, Nepal may benefit in the
short term, by Achyut Wagle (kp 03/09/2019)
Appointment
of India’s lead in EPG as state governor casts doubt
over future of group’s report: Bhagat Singh Koshyari,
who led the Indian side, was seen as the last hope for
the submission and acceptance of the report in New
Delhi, by Anil Giri and Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
02/09/2019)
Kolkata
port improve services as other Indian ports court
Nepali traders, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep
02/09/2019)
Government
starts operation of its own CFS in Kolkata (ht
31/08/2019)
Nepal
and India are unlikely to meet the 2022 deadline for
completing bilateral boundary work: The sixth meeting
of the Boundary Working Group in Dehradun this week
will review the progress made so far, by Anil Giri
(kp 27/08/2019)
Lawmaker
Yadav urges govt to reform EPG, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 27/08/2019), RJPN
says EPG report doesn’t represent national voice
(rep 27/08/2019)
End
of the ‘tacking’ strategy: With deeper integration,
Nepal may no longer be able to swing freely between
India and China as in the past, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (kp 26/08/2019)
Nepal
and India agree to validate each other’s food
laboratory reports (ht 26/08/2019)
Floods
dislocate border pillars in Kapilbastu, by
Kiranman Bajracharya (rep 25/08/2019)
India
still building illegal embankment after accord on
tackling floods, by Madan Thakur (rep 24/08/2019)
A
new balance of power in Nepal’s neighbourhood: Hong
Kong and Kashmir will test the two Asian giants in
their quest for global power, by Amish Raj Mulmi
(kp 23/08/2019)
Nepal,
India to expedite Raxaul-Ktm railway, 3 other
cross-border lines, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
23/08/2019)
1947
Tripartite Agreement is irrelevant now: Foreign
minister (rep 23/08/2019)
Nepal
and India to start a new chapter in bilateral ties:
Indian External Affairs Minister conveys Narendra
Modi’s readiness to make bilateral ties more dynamic,
by Anil Giri (22/08/2019), India
gives Rs 3.74 billion, signs MoU on food safety,
by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 22/08/2019), Nepal,
India agree to address inundation issues (rep
22/08/2019), Nepal
and India to start a new chapter in bilateral ties:
Indian External Affairs Minister conveys Narendra
Modi’s readiness to make bilateral ties more dynamic,
by Anil Giri (kp 23/08/2019)
Nepal,
India agree to recognize each other’s certification of
exportable food. by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
21/08/2019), Time
to enhance trust: This is an opportune time to change
the mindset, think of a big picture and chart a
long-term vision for further cementing the close and
multifaceted relations between India and Nepal, by
Dinesh Bhattarai (kp 21/08/2019)
Without
issuing formal statement, foreign minister says
Kashmir issue should be resolved through dialogue:
Pradeep Gyawali’s comment comes two days before the
arrival of the Indian external affairs minister in
Kathmandu, by Anil Giri (kp 20/08/2019)
Flood-damaged
border pillars yet to be reconstructed: The local
administration inspected the collapsed border pillars
last month but are yet to take any initiatives towards
reconstruction, by Manoj Paudel (kp 20/08/2019)
Lack
of customs office in India renders Pashupatinagar
customs useless, by Bhim Chapagain (rep
18/08/2019)
Nepal-India
Joint Commission will only review past agreements,
with nothing new on the agenda: Indian External
Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will arrive next week to
review all bilateral issues with Foreign Minister
Pradeep Gyawali, but there is nothing new on the
agenda, by Anil Giri (kp 17/08/2019), Talks
to focus on expediting past pacts: Will also discuss
report of the Eminent Persons’ Group (ht
20/08/2019)
Nepal
proposes letter of exchange to India for inland water
navigation: The issue will be discussed during the
visit of Indian minister for external affairs to
Kathmandu next week, say officials, by Anil Giri
(kp 16/08/2019)
India
gifts 30 ambulances, six buses (ht 16/08/2019)
'India's
stray cattle causing nuisance in Nepalgunj', by
Arjun Oli (rep 15/08/2019)
Nepali
students at Indian medical colleges are deprived of
stipends for years: Their efforts to seek a political
solution to the matter also has failed to yield
results, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 13/08/2019)
Four
years since signing, a crucial transit agreement sees
no progress: Nepal, Bangladesh and India have not been
able to move forward on a cross-border motor vehicles
agreement after Bhutan pulled out two years ago,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 12/08/2019)
As
tensions rise over India’s Kashmir decision, Nepal
opts to wait and watch: Some believe Nepal, as SAARC
chair, should take a position on the issue, but only
after careful contemplation, by Anil Giri (kp
09/08/2019)
Banjaraha
locals want Indian dam in Lalbakaiya River removed
(ht 05/08/2019)
Modi
Won’t Accept EPG Report?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
04/08/2019)
Indian
external affairs minister to visit Nepal this month: S
Jaishankar, widely criticised for his role in the 2015
Indian blockade, will take part in the fifth
Nepal-India joint commission meeting, by Anil Giri
(kp 03/08/2019)
Nepal,
India working to hold JC meeting this month (rep
02/08/2019)
Nepali
leaders find India's BJP bigwigs advocating Hindu
state 'insulting' (rep 31/07/2019)
India-Nepal
logistics summit: Investment, trade with India govt’s
top priority (ht 29/07/2019), Call
to improve competitiveness of Nepali products to bring
down trade deficit, by Nikeeta Gautam (rep
29/07/2019)
Problems
galore in export of medicinal herbs to India, by
Arjun Oli (rep 29/07/2019)
Nepal,
India discuss Koshi floods, Sunkoshi-Marin diversion
project (ht 29/07/2019)
Flood
and inundation issues will be discussed during Joint
Commission meeting with India: FM Gyawali (ht
27/07/2019)
Borderline
disorder, by Ramu Sapkota (nt 26/07/2019)
Nine-year-old
Nepali girl murdered in New DelhiThe minor was
murdered after rape attempt, police say, by Suresh
Raj Neupane (kp 24/07/2019)
India
pledged to build around 300 quake-damaged health
posts. Till date, it has not finished even one: The
reconstruction of a majority of the health facilities
under other foreign donors, however, has either been
completed or is nearing completion, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 24/07/2019)
India
proposes procedures for approving and facilitating
electricity trade: The proposed provisions contradict
India’s Cross Border Trade of Electricity Regulations,
2019, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 24/07/2019)
Road
to green republic: Nepal has the right to claim
compensation from Indian government or the industries
located across the border for contributing to rising
pollution in Nepal, by Jivesh Jha (rep 23/07/2019)
Six
decades of flooded ties: It is often said Koshi was
‘gifted’ by King Mahendra and Matrika Koirala to curry
India’s favor for monarchy. If so, why should
Nepal abide by the agreement when monarchy has been
abolished?, by Mahesh K. Maskey (rep 22/07/2019)
Rivalen
in Südasien : Indien muss mit den Chinesen
gleichziehen, wenn es in Südasien nicht endgültig den
Anschluss verlieren will, by Yubaraj Ghimire (IPG
22/07/2019)
Visakhapatnam
overtakes Kolkata in handling Nepal-bound cargo:
Visakhapatnam pulling Nepali traders with efficiency
and higher capacity, by Shankar Acharya (kp
21/07/2019)
Import
of goats halted for four months, by Dilip Poudel
(rep 20/07/2019)
Oil
pipeline will be a boon for the economy, but could
make Nepal further dependent on India, experts say:
Nepali officials say the cross-border pipeline will go
into commercial operation by August 15, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 20/07/2019)
Unintended
border battle to address food toxins: Let's find a
win-win solution that benefits the environment,
livestock and people in both countries, by
Peetambar Dahal (kp 19/07/2019)
Government
mulls deal with India for mutual recognition of
pesticide tests:Faced with massive public criticism,
Nepal has finally decided to revisit India’s proposal,
by Anil Giri (kp 18/07/2019)
Detailed
project report of cross-border railway finalised
(ht 18/07/2019)
Both
Nepal and India have done little to address flooding
along the border, officials say: Inundation becomes a
hot button issue every monsoon, only to fizzle out in
a few months, by Anil Giri and Suresh Raj Neupane
(kp 15/07/2019), Diplomatic
initiatives urged to dismantle Indian causeways on
border (rep 15/07/2019)
IRD
says it will coordinate with FCAN to provide PAN to
Indian laborers, by Nikeeta Gautam (rep
15/07/2019)
Embankment
built by India causes flooding in Nepal, by Madan
Thakur (rep 14/07/2019)
The
Indian budget’s promise of a focus on research: Indian
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, an alumnus of
Jawaharlal Nehru University, seems to have not forgotten
the importance of research in development, by
Mahendra P. Lama (kp 10/07/2019)
Nepal,
India officials to meet to get cross-border transmission
line project moving forward: The proposed
Butwal-Gorakhpur power line is part of a $630 million
US-funded project, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 09/07/2019)
Eminent
Persons’ Group report continues to gather dust: The
report recommends a revision to the 1950 treaty
between Nepal and India, by Anil Giri and Suresh
Raj Neupane (kp 06/07/2019)
India
tightens Nepal’s tea exports, by Bhim Chapagain
(rep 06/07/2019)
India
ups financial assistance to Nepal to IRs 10.5 billion
(rep 06/07/2019)
Nepal’s
ambassador has been waiting over a month for formal
meeting with Indian external affairs minister,
officials say: The delay, according to diplomats, is
due to Indian displeasure over Acharya’s meetings with
Chinese and Pakistani envoys, by Anil Giri and
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 05/07/2019)
India
expresses concern over chemical testing requirements:
Lack of properly equipped labs leaves imported fruits
and vegetables rotting at the border, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 05/07/2019), MoICS
revokes decision to check pesticides in veggie imports,
by Arpana Ale Magar (ht 06/07/2019), Nepal
revokes pesticide tests for fruits, vegetables under
Indian pressure (rep 06/07/2019), Indian
Embassy’s letter is public but prime minister and
commerce minister both profess ignorance: Oli and
Yadav say they have not seen any correspondence
from India asking that pesticide tests be recalled,
by Anil Giri (kp 09/07/2019)
Lumbini
affected by pollutants emitted by large-scale
industries operated across the border: The pollution
from 40 industries being operated on the Nepali area,
in addition to cross border pollution from India, is
causing irreversible damage to the population living
in the area, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 03/07/2019)
China’s
rise will help Nepal: Its push for a global value
chain and India’s growth will both allow Nepal more
opportunities, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 02/07/2019)
Government’s
plan to host Bollywood movie awards in Kathmandu draws
criticismThe government is facing flak for agreeing to
pay millions of rupees to bring Bollywood’s
glitz and glamour to Nepal, by Bhrikuti Rai(kp
30/06/2019), Political
leaders from across the aisle oppose holding Bollywood
awards in Kathmandu: Many leaders don’t buy the
argument that the IIFA event will generate tourism for
Nepal, especially given its price tag of nearly a
billion rupees, by Anil Giri and Sangam Prasain
(kp 01/07/2019), House
panel instructs government not to host IIFA awards in
Kathmandu: The committee has found the draft proposal
‘against Nepal’s sovereignty, independence and
prestige’, and in totality, against Nepali
cultural and national interest, by Anil Giri (kp
03/07/2019), Inside
government’s decision to backtrack on its plans to
host IIFA awards: Growing rift within the ruling party
may have led to the decision, aides close to the
prime minister say, by Anil Giri (kp04/07/2019)
Indian
border force obstructs road works in Kanchanpur:
Indian authorities have not written to Nepal to halt
the construction, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
26/06/2019)
INR
1 billion grant for Janakpur pledged by India PM lands
in limbo, by Suresh Yadav (rep 26/06/2019)
Indian
causeway on border inundates settlements in Banke:
Hundreds displaced, by Arjun Oli (rep 24/06/2019)
Customs
works in Jogbani halted after scuffle: Hundreds of
Nepal-bound carriers stranded at the border point
following dispute between India’s security personnel
and customs agents, by Binu Timsina (kp
14/06/2019)
Talks
start to amend no objection letter provision for
Nepalis travelling to third countries via India: The
Nepali Embassy in New Delhi issues on average 400
certificates a month, while travellers seeking
the certificates have increased by 25 percent in
recent months, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
13/06/2019)
Cash
incentive for exports to India27 products, including
vegetables, fruits, footwear products and cardamom, to
enjoy the facility (ht 12/06/2019)
Nepal-India
to amend transit, trade treaties, RSANepali importers
of third-country goods to save Rs 7 billion annually,
by Umesh Poudel (ht 10/06/2019)
Raxaul-Kathmandu
rail survey report is ready, Indian officials say:
India submitted the report to Nepal government about a
month ago but a top Nepal railway official in
Kathmandu says he has not seen it, by Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 09/06/2019) [???]
Nepali
trains to transport cargo to Biratnagar and Birgunj
from Kolkata, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
09/06/2019)
What
Nepal shouldn’t learn from Modi’s victory: For all its
imperfections, Nepali society is not as bigoted and
divided as India, by Dinesh Kafle (kp 07/06/2019)
Meeting
to reobserve rail agreement to begins today in New
Delhi, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 06/06/2019), Nepal-India
transit, trade treaties and RSA to be amended, by
Umesh Poudel (ht 06/06/2019)
The
Modi ripples: When two elephants make love, the
Tibetans get squeezed out from India and, it will not
be a matter of surprise if the problem is shifted to
Nepal, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 06/06/2019)
Petroleum
supply in eastern Nepal affected by software glitch in
India’s online entry system, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
06/06/2019)
Work
division in New Delhi won’t affect Nepal-India ties:
Oli; Prime ministers Oli and Modi discuss ways to
strengthen bilateral relations, by Suresh Raj
Neupane and Anil Giri (kp 01/06/2019), Modi
accepts Oli’s invite to visit Nepal (ht
01/06/2019)
Oli-Modi
talks to revolve around holding joint commission
meeting, by Anil Giri and Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
31/05/2019)
What
Modi means to Nepal: There could be an increase in
Indian investment in the country’s hydroelectric
sector, by Shankar Man Singh (kp 30/05/2019)
Indian
SSB security post removed from no-man’s land in
Nawalparasi district, by Nabin Paudel (kp
29/05/2019)
Modi’s
‘Neighbourhood First’ 2.0: Modi’s next challenge will
be to engage the larger neighbourhood in its fight
against terrorism, by Swaran Singh (kp 27/05/2019)
Gobargadha
disconnected after India releases water into channel,
by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 26/05/2019), 90
families trapped as India diverts Koshi flow, by
Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 26/05/2019) [India
once again proves its reckless behaviour towards
Nepal!]
Armed
Indian police personnel sent back after entering Nepal
without permission (rep 26/05/2019)
What
does Narendra Modi’s landslide win mean for Nepal? At
a time of growing major power maneuvers in the region,
foreign policy observers are watching how India will
balance its interests between China and the US
actively engaging in Kathmandu, by Anil Giri (kp
24/05/2019), Tsu-namo
2.0 and Nepal: Kathmandu will have to learn to deal
with a more assertive India under the new Modi
government, by Akanshya Shah (nt 24/05/2019), India’s
new social media politics: There was no effort to curb
‘fake news’ during India’s election campaign because
the ruling BJP was responsible for disseminating much
of it, by Shashi Tharoor (nt 24/05/2019)
Locals
still crossing Mahakali River using tubes as Indian
officials defer inaugural of suspension bridge, by
Prem Chunara (rep 22/05/2019)
Two
incidents of Indian nationals trying to rescue
criminals arrested by Nepal Police points to serious
lapses in border security, by Nayak Paudel (kp
21/05/2019)
Nepal
buys Rs 394 billion Indian rupees to pay for soaring
imports, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 21/05/2019)
Locals
of Lipulek, Kalapani at the mercy of foreign security
forces: Indian security personnel carrying out
activities which are against international protocol,
say the locals of Lipulek, by Prem Chunara (rep
18/05/2019)
Public
laments online provision for no-objection certificate
as too little, too late: As the mandatory requirement
for Nepalis flying to third countries via India has
helped curb human trafficking, no steps have been
taken to lift the provision, say officials, by
Anil Giri (kp 18/05/2019)
Nepali
woman gang-raped in Delhi, Indian police say, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 17/05/2019)
Finance
minister urges Indian investors to invest in
Nepal (ht 17/05/2019)
Police,
‘Indian arms smugglers’ exchange fire, one arrested,
by Mohammad Habib (rep 17/05/2019)
India’s
support for housing reconstruction tops Rs
2.90bn (ht 15/05/2019)
Nepalis
flying to third countries via India facing hassles at
airports: Foreign Ministry and Nepali Embassy in Delhi
have failed to disseminate information about mandatory
no-objection certificate properly, by Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 13/05/2019)
Nepal’s
hydropower tends to displace expensive thermal power
in India: A combined India-Nepal system can reduce
cost by US$106 million a year (rep 11/05/2019)
23
Nepali women rescued from Mizoram in India: Officials
say human traffickers are using India-Myanmar borders
to move their victims in recent times, by Parbat
Portel (kp 10/05/2019)
Arrest
warrants
issued against nine people for abetting Indian
national’s bid to acquire Nepali citizenship: Ward
chairman and ward secretary among those implicated,
by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 01/05/2019)
Tracing
the ups and downs of the Nepal-India relationship,
by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 19/04/2019)
India
bans herb import from Nepal, by Madhu Shahi (kp
18/04/2019)
Two
bordering villages without land ownership certificate,
by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 16/04/2019)
Balance
in
a turbulent world: Maintaining a strategic balance
between China, India and the US-led Western world
remains a challenge for Nepal. But some recent events
show we may be losing this balance, by Prakash
Chandra Lohani (rep) [The
leadership of the Western world by the USA is
increasingly being questioned under its current
president. India's Indo-Pacific security interests
also differ substantially from the ideas of the
Americans, who primarily orient themselves along their
own interests and power claims. Accordingly, Nepal
must concentrate on its own security interests or to
say it with Trump: Nepal first!]
Nepali
migrant workers robbed at Nepal-India border, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 11/04/2019)
Connectivity
for
what? What is this frenzy for trans-border
connectivity for? Who will reap the fruits of this
development? Who will bear the cost?, by Devendra
Gautam (rep 06/04/2019)
Nepal-India
Franchise Investment Expo to kick off in Capital on
May 15 (kp 05/04/2019)
Nepal
and
India will review bilateral ties—and a laundry list of
pending issues: The Indian side has refused to accept
the report by Eminent Persons’ Group, something Nepali
officials hope to push for once again, by Anil
Giri (kp 28/03/2019) [Be sure,
Indian politicians will continue to cheat Nepal! The
latter needs good relations and close cooperation with
China as well!!], Foreign
secretaries
of Nepal and India review projects, discuss regional
issues: PM Oli advises both the officials to find ways
to deal with outstanding issues, by Anil Giri (kp
29/03/2019)
Mahakali
River to get four suspension bridges, by Manoj
Badu (kp 25/03/2019)
Indian
authority obstructs road construction, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 24/03/2019)
Indian
foreign
secretary arriving next week to discuss India-funded
projects and regional issues: Amid growing tension
with Pakistan, India could seek Nepal’s firm
commitment on combating terrorism, a Foreign Ministry
official says, by Anil Giri (kp 22/03/2019)
India
and
the Pacific Region: With rising new Asian powers like
India and China, the balance of power in world
politics is shifting dramatically, by Lok Raj
Baral (kp 21/03/2019)
The
forgotten
half: Nobody ever talks about the need to protect the
rights of labour migrants to India, by Sudeshna
Thapa (kp 18/03/2019)
India
for revoking ban on Indian notes, by Sujan
Dhungana (ht 15/03/2019)
Kolkata
Port to release stranded Nepal-bound cargoes today,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 12/03/2019)
Two
Nepali citizens found dead in Indian territory in a
month, by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 07/03/2019)
Preference
erosion: Linking trade with investment is a remedy for
the problem of Nepal’s trade with India, by
Bijendra Man Shakya (06/03/2019)
Nepal
prepares wishlist for transit treaty talks with India,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 05/03/2019)
Indian
government
approves proposal to build transmission line in Nepal:
The approval will be crucial in the construction of a
high-voltage power line to transmit electricity to India,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/03/2019)
Be
a
friend in need: In testing times, one should speak for
and stand together with friends, especially if they have
been there for you in your testing times, by Rishi
Dhamala (rep 02/03/2019)
Key
differences of Pancheshwar project unresolved (ht
01/03/2019), Key
issues of Pancheshwar remain unsettled (rep
02/03/2019)
Border
disputes at two different places in Kailali, by
Yogesh Rawal (rep 26/02/2019)
Nepalis
rescued from Manipur brought to Kathmandu, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 21/02/2019)
India
digs trench near no-man’s-land in Kailali district,
by Mohan Budhair (kp 17/02/2019), Indian
embankment puts 1,300 families at risk of inundation in
Kailali, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj
Joshi (rep 18/02/2019)
Electronic
cargo tracking on Nepal-bound cargoes flags off (rep
17/02/2019)
‘Nepal-India
ties should grow naturally’ (ht 14/02/2019)
Security
along border to be stepped up during Indian polls,
by Santosh Singh (kp 13/02/2019)
India
proposes to construct Lower Arun Hydro Project (ht
13/02/2019)
Protecting
economic
interest: Nepal should always focus on transport and
connectivity in order to promote the economic activities
including trade and investment, by Purushottam Ojha
(rep 13/02/2019)
India
rejects request to remove import quotas, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 12/02/2019)
‘India,
China
can’t discuss Lipulekh in Nepal’s absence’: Won’t accept
Lipulekh as Nepal-India-China tri-junction; Won’t sign
on strip map unless Kalapani, Susta issues resolved,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht 11/02/2019)
Indian
transporters' protest halts Nepal-bound cargo, by
Ritesh Tripathi (rep 11/02/2019)
‘Harmonious
Nepal-India relations a must for prosperity’,
interview with newly appointed Ambassador Nilambar Acharya
(ht 11/02/2019)
ECTS
of goods in Vizag Port a success (ht 11/02/2019)
Nepali
official
issued a directive on mandatory labour permits for
Indians, causing diplomatic friction: The order was
issued after receiving a complaint on Hello Sarkar,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal and Anil Giri (kp 09/02/2019), Labour
ministry denies involvement in circular: Says not
responsible for circular asking Indian nationals to get
work permit (ht 09/02/2019)
Nepal-India
trade treaty review: Inland waterways to be considered
‘trade route’ (ht 09/02/2019)
Acharya
becomes first envoy to take oath from President, by
Anil Giri (kp 04/02/2019)
Nepal
seeks high-level meeting on Pancheshwar (ht
04/02/2019)
Suspension
bridge built in Darchula border yet to come into use,
by Manoj Badu (kp 04/02/2019)
Tourism
to be promoted in Northeast India (ht 04/02/2019)
India
proposes IRs 7 billion in grants to Nepal in interim
budget (rep 03/02/2019)
Protesting
customs agents halt Nepal-bound cargo, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 01/02/2019), Over
600 Nepal-bound cargo stranded at Kolkata Port as
protest continues, by Rajesh KHanal (kp 04/02/2019)
Eminently
beneficial
for India and Nepal: The real reason why, six months
after it was finalised, India is sitting on the EPG
report, by Ajit Baral (nt 01/02/2019)
70th
Republic Day of India celebrated: 30 ambulances, six
buses and other goods gifted to Nepal (ht
27/01/2019)
Transshipment
privileges in Kolkata from Feb 15: Move is expected to
reduce the cost of trading for Nepali traders, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 26/01/2019), Nepal
gets trans-shipment facility at Indian ports: It will
benefit both India and Nepal: Experts (rep
28/01/2019)
Nepal
and India agree on energy bankind: Nepal allowed entry
into India’s Power Exchange Market (rep 26/01/2019)
Best
of
the times: Oli government should be more proactive in
further strengthening relationship with southern
neighbor and explore mutual growth opportunities, by
Rishi Damala (rep 26/01/2019)
India
digging trench near no-man’s land in Kanchanpur, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 25/01/2019)
No-man’s-land
encroached in Rautahat, by Shiva Puri (kp
24/01/2019)
Integrated
check post hindered by bad road (kp 24/01/2019)
Nepal
to seek more energy from India (ht 23/01/2019), India
agrees to sell additional 100 MW power (ht
24/01/2019)
Nepal
should
hedge: How should Nepal respond to a changing security
context and handle pressures from greater powers like
India and China?, by Mangal Bahadur Thapa (rep
22/01/2019)
Steep
challenges
await Acharya as he readies for Delhi mission: New
envoy will have full plate once he lands in Indian
capital next month, by Anil Giri (kp 22/01/2019)
India
trying to shift border pillar: Locals (rep
22/01/2019)
Nepal,
India air route talks keep going round in circles,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 22/01/2019)
Central
bank issues notice on Indian notes ban (kp
21/01/2019)
Delhi
accepts envoy nominee Acharya, by Anil Giri (kp
19/01/2019)
Nepal,
India agree on building embankments, half a dozen projects,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 13/01/2019)
Army
chief leaves for India today: To receive honorary chief
title of Indian Army from President Ram Nath Kovind, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 11/01/2019) [??]
Nepal,
India agree to hold joint committee meeting soon, by
Anil Giri (kp 11/01/2019)
Gyawali,
Swaraj review bilateral projects (ht 11/01/2019), ‘Bilateral
strains with India can be resolved through dialogue’, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 12/01/2019), Nepal
seeks transshipment privileges at Kolkata port, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 12/01/2019)
Tap
the
opportunities: Low level of economic integration combined
with untenable trade deficit is making Nepal vulnerable to
external shocks, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 08/01/2019)
Unguarded
border threatening wildlife, forest resources, by
Giriraj Baskota (rep 07/01/2019)
NRB
seeks exchange facility of high-denomination notes
from RBI (ht 07/01/2019)
In
the name of politics: The road to Singha Durbar is not
in Dillibazar but in Delhi. When Delhi decides, our
netas reconcile, by Guffadi (kp 05/01/2019)
Indian
lawmakers inquire about Nepal’s decision to ban Indian
bank notes, by Suresh Nath Neupane (kp
05/01/2019), Nepal
begins talks to make banned Indian notes legal, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 06/01/2019)
India,
China yet to rebuild school buildings, by Rajendra
Manandhar (kp 03/01/2019)
Missing
border pillars being constructed (ht 02/01/2019)
Nepal
and India agree on energy banking, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 28/12/2018)
Central
bank tightens Indian rupee spending for cardholders,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 26/12/2018), Card
payments in India for Nepalis limited to IRs 100,000 a
month, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 26/12/2018)
14
companies show interest to operate bus service to Indian
cities: DoTM officials say 10 will get permit very soon
(rep 25/12/2018)
Nepal
Army chief Thapa to visit India on January 11 (kp
23/12/2018)
India
relaxes
cross-border power trading guidelines: Move opens the
way for Nepal to export surplus electricity to
Bangladesh via Indian transmission lines, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 23/12/2018), India
relaxes hydropower import rules (rep 24/12/2018)
Minister
Pandit in Delhi to study Indian model of federalism,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 20/12/2018), Guarantee
equal
career opportunity for all staff, suggest Indian
experts: Nepali officials advised to outlaw trade
unions in civil service. Firing suggested for
non-performing staff, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
23/12/2018)
Construction
of integrated check post in limbo for years (kp
19/12/2018)
Park
officials rescue rhino from Susta: Indian authorities
had barred way for three animals swept by floods,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel and Narayan Sharma (kp
17/12/2018)
India
proposes talks on power line project, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 16/12/2018)
Nepal’s
jute exports to India hit Rs1.66 billion, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 16/12/2018)
Modi
should receive EPG report ASAP (rep 16/12/2018)
Cabinet
bans
Indian notes above INR 100: Government has also decided
to exempt loans taken by small farmers from the then
Sajha Co-operative (kp 14/12/2018), Nepal
may lose Indian tourists after currency restriction,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 18/12/2018), Modi
criticized for Nepal’s ban on some Indian banknotes
(rep 19/12/2018)
India
must own up EPG report: Minister (rep 14/12/2018)
India
Watching from Nepal, by Rameshwar Bohara (nt
14/12/2018)
Indian
security refuses to return Chitwan rhinos, by
Narayan Sharma (kp 14/12/2018)
Indian
State Assembly Elections Warning Shots To Oli, by
Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 14/12/2018)
Indian
dacoits shelter in Nepal, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep
10/12/2018)
India
opens door wider to electricity exporters, by
Bibek Subedi and Anil Giri (kp 08/12/2018)
8
Nepali women go missing from Delhi shelter home,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 06/12/2018)
Indian
security
force blocks road construction: Border security force
of India, Shasastra Seema Bal, says Bhimdutta
Municipality was planning to build the road at
no-man’s-land, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 05/12/2018)
India
becoming safe haven for criminals from Nepal, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 05/12/2018)
‘I’m
visiting Janakpur as cultural envoy’, by Santosh
Singh (kp 04/12/2018) [on the planned visit by Chief
Minister of the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh and Hindu
leader Yogi Adityanath]
Nature
without borders: India and Nepal can cooperate in
crossborder conservation, by Sewa Bhattarai
(nt 30/11/2018)
Nepal
to ask India to remove quotas: Trade deficit with the
southern neighbour has been ballooning annually,
by Rajesh Khanal (kp 29/11/2018)
America
is
watching: Nepal will have to watch not only how India
is responding to Nepal’s engagement with China but
also be mindful that United States is watching us as
much, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 29/11/2018)
Nepal,
India and China: Fostering ties that bind, by Bal
Krishna Dahal (ht 28/11/2018)
Time
to
replace: Replacing 1950 treaty with new pragmatic
agreement will best serve interests of both Nepal and
India and strengthen their bonds, by Rebanta
Bahadur KC (rep 25/11/2018)
Nepali
exhibitors complain about hassles at customs, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 24/11/2018)
Government
clueless about Adityanath’s visit
Janakpur gears up for Uttar Pradesh chief’s arrival,
by Anil Giri (kp 23/11/2018)
Nepal
razes
three bridges built by India: nepal granted india
permission to construct two wooden bridges
across mahakali river in Byas in October. However, the
indian side constructed five bridges, by Manoj
Badu (kp 23/11/2018)
Enovy
nominee Acharya faces tough challenges in Delhi,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 20/11/2018)
Implement
the EPG Report, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 18/11/2018)
Follow
the recommendations: If the recommendations of EPGs
are ignored, it might raise fresh resentment against
India in Nepal, by Umesh K Bhattarai (rep
14/11/2018), Nepal-India
panel
report awaits Modi’s attention: New Delhi ‘reluctant
to receive report’ because of its contents and
Madhesi representation issue, by Anil Giri (kp
15/11/2018)
Acharya
named ambassador to new Delhi, by Anil Giri (kp
12/11/2018), Acharya
rewarded for backing govt policies (ht 13/11/2018)
Nepal’s
Sovereignty & Indian Security Proposal, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 11/11/2018)
Nepal-India
high
level meeting next month: Joint commission meeting
expected to discuss all outstanding issues
including the EPG report, by Anil Giri (kp
06/11/2018)
40
women rescued from India, by Thakur Singh Tharu
(kp 06/11/2018)
Modi
to visit Nepal for Bibaha Panchami (rep
04/11/2018)
Nepal,
India to jointly monitor movement of Rohingya refugees
in border areas, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 31/10/2018)
The
sky is the limit: India’s refusal to grant two-way
western air routes is a barrier for Nepali airlines,
by Hari Prasad Shrestha (kp 30/10/2018)
Bridge
over Mechi River yet to come into operation
(ht 28/10/2018)
Ayodhya
to Janakpur: Oli to invite Modi for Bibaha Panchami,
by Anil Giri (kp 17/10/2018) [Hindu
fundamentalist ambitions?]
93
nepali workers robbed at border in three years: Study,
by Mohan Shahi (kp 11/10/2018)
Nepal
to settle border disputes with India in 4 yrs: PMO
(rep 11/10/2018) [And why
shall it take so long???]
Indian
border markets chock-a-block with Nepali Dashain
shoppers, by Mohammad Habib (rep 11/10/2018)
Border
security emerges as a major challenge in Ilam, by
Bhim Chapagain (rep 10/10/2018)
Nepal
allows India to build 2 wooden bridges across Mahakali
River, by Manoj Badu (kp 07/10/2018)
Dahal’s
Delhi
drift: At this point of time, Pushpa Kamal Dahal is
seeking New Delhi’s support to ascend to power, while
New Delhi is seeking Dahal’s support to minimize
China’s influence in Nepal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(rep 04/10/2018)
Amlekhgunj-Motihari
petroleum pipeline: IOC expresses concern over project
progress (kp 28/09/2018), India
agrees
in principle to extend pipeline to Chitwan: According
to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies,
India has also agreed to build a pipeline system to
import liquefied petroleum gas, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 29/09/2018)
Nepal,
India petroleum meet deferred (kp 27/09/2018)
The
blockade:
Lessons unlearned; For a country that has suffered
thrice because of blockade, blockade should not be a
mere tool for certain leaders to capitalize during the
elections, rise to power and lead the government,
by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 27/09/2018)
Nepal
to propose new gas pipeline with India (kp
26/09/2018)
Nepal-India
Second Cross-Border Transmission Line: MCC official
hopeful Nepal, India will resolve differences soon
(rep 25/09/2018)
MP
Karki raises issue of ‘stateless’ Nepali speaking
people in India (ht 24/09/2018)
Modi
may visit Janakpur again, officials say, by Anil
Giri (kp 24/09/2018)
Nepal-India
Inland waterways: Officials: Feasibility study to be
over in two months, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
22/09/2018)
Nepal-India
boundary meeting concludes (kp 22/09/2018)
Economic
reforms in India will help Nepal, says NITI vice chair
(ht 21/09/2018)
Nepal
and India border group meet starts today, by Anil
Giri (kp 19/09/2018)
Nepal,
Bhutan should be inclined to India: Indian Army chief
(rep 18/09/2018) [?????]
Nepali
team visits India to study inland waterways, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 17/09/2018)
Shoppers
throng Indian markets ahead of Dashain (kp
17/0/2018)
Nepal-India
Relations: Shun The Colonial Mindset, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 16/09/2018)
Economic
diplomacy is a key to enhancing Nepal-India relations,
interview with Gopal Krishna Agrawal (rep 16/09/2018)
Deal
boundary issues keeping national interests at core:
PM: Kathmandu to host 5th Nepal-India Boundary Working
Group meeting (kp 14/09/2018)
Nepal,
India issues linger as deadline looms, by Anil
Giri (kp 13/09/2018)
Delhi
did not protest Kathmandu skipping drill, say Nepali
officials, by Anil Giri (kp 12/09/2018) [Why
should Indiia, if it has never been agreed as the
Nepali govt claims?]q
Turning
towards the East: Least developed countries like
Bhutan, and Nepal should undertake and market
integration with India, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp
12/09/2018)
Modi's
delay in receiving EPG report raises doubt over Indian
commitment, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 11/09/2018)
Migrants'
problems will be resolved soon: Dahal (kp
08/09/2018)
Janakpur-Patna
bus service to begin from September 16, by Shyam
Sundar Shashi (kp 07/09/2018)
Dahal’s
foreign trips are about diplomacy - and his own image,
by Anil Giri (kp 06/09/2018), Dahal
says meeting with Indian PM Modi ‘successful’, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 09/09/2018) [What
is 'successful' if a politician without state function
meets the Inden PM?], Dahal,
Modi discuss producing mineral water from Everest
(ht 09/09/2018) [??], Tours
and travels: Politicians should follow the rules when
they go abroad (kp 11/09/2018) [based on PK
Dahal's visit to India]
‘Open
border, an opportunity for the poor’ (ht
06/09/2018)
Nepal
and India push health pact: Co-operation and
partnerships in health will move forward based on the
proposed agreement, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
06/09/2018)
Reserve Bank of India
unlikely to swap banned Indian notes lying in Nepal:
Nepal has around INR 100 million in demonetised Indian
banknotes of 500- and 1,000-rupee denominations
(ht 05/09/2018)
Indian
nationals obstruct Thute stream bridge, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 02/09/2018)
Locals
in border areas terrified by Indian Police, by
Nirmal Ghimire (rep 02/09/2018)
Nepal
and
India agree to survey cross-border rail: India’s
Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd has been tasked with
the engineering cum traffic survey (kp
01/09/2018), MoU
signed for technical study of Raxaul-KTM railway
(rep 01/09/2018)
India
to build Mahakali main canal (kp 01/09/2018)
Nepal,
India to sign two agreements on sidelines of BIMSTEC
(ht 26/08/2018)
Energy
banking accord may be signed in Oct, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 24/08/2018)
Locked
between
two neighbors: The strategic significance of Nepal’s
geographic location will soar on account of China’s
economic superpower status and India’s vast potential
for emulating China, by P Kharel (rep 22/08/2018)
Nepal,
India to sign MoU on rail survey, bulk cargo, by
Anil Giri (kp 20/08/2018)
‘EPG
report will be implemented at any cost’, by Suresh
Raj Neupane (kp 20/08/2018)
Nepal-India
joint team visits landslip-hit areas, by Manoj
Badu (kp 19/08/2018)
Integrated
Check
Post in Birgunj set for expansion; The four-month-old
facility is unable to handle the volume of commerce
passing through, by Shankar Acharya (kp
16/08/2018)
India
wants
to deploy its paramilitary force to guard Koshi
Barrage: Indian official; Nepali security personnel
capable enough to guard the barrage: Saptari CDO,
by Jitendra Kumar Jha(rep 16/08/2018)
India
grants Rs 470m for Postal Highway Project (kp
15/08/2018)
Janakpur-Jayanagar-Kurtha
railway: Wet lease train starts this year (kp
15/08/2018)
Modi
set to open pilgrims’ house (kp 15/08/2018)
Imports
from India: NRB makes LC mandatory for imports of over
IRs 50 million (rep 15/08/2018)
Nepali,
Indian experts propose ‘smart border’ to limit
crossings, by Anil Giri (kp 13/08/2018)
Nepal
and India to set up help desks at border posts (kp
11/08/2018), APF,
SSB to set up 'help desks' on border during Dashain
and Tihar (rep 11/08/2018)
Uprety
out of India ambassador race (kp 09/08/2018)
Nepal-India
trade
and transit: Prep meeting for trade treaty tomorrow;
Nepal will also urge India to allow it to use other
Indian sea ports during the review (kp
08/08/2018), Nepal
to push for more
Indian investments, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
09/08/2018), Nepali
delegation seeks Indian support to address trade
barriers (rep 11/08/2018), Preferential
treatment sought, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
12/08/2018)
Nepali
passport holders flying out from Indian airports face
hassles (rep 08/08/2018) [????]
Looking
south:
Nepal should now explore “look north” policy
alternatives for trade, technology, connectivity and
financial integration, by Suresh Sharma (rep
07/08/2018)
Selection
of
envoy to India ‘in limbo’: Cabinet has not
authenticated candidate Neel Kantha Uprety’s
recommendation as ambassador, by Anil Giri (kp
07/08/2018)
India
starts road project inside Nepali boundary, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 07/08/2018)
Koshi
barrage-displaced awaiting compensation since three
generations, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep
04/08/2018)
India
closes its field office in Biratnagar, by Madhav
Ghimire and Dev Narayan Shah (kp 02/08/2018)
More
Nepali women rescued from Delhi by
Rewati Sapkota (ht
02/08/2018)
Delivery
of Nepal-bound cargo to Jogbani via rail to continue
(ht 02/08/2018)
BJP
leader says Look south policy could give Nepal access
to sea (kp 01/08/2018), Senior
BJP leader wants Nepal to adopt "look south" policy
(rep 01/08/2018)
Bridge
project stalls following border dispute, by
Santosh Singh (kp 01/08/2018)
Another
group of Nepali women rescued from Delhi, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 01/08/2018)
Indian
PM Modi’s Janakpur visit inflicts Rs 28m bill (kp
31/07/2018)
Nepal
delegation visiting India to revise bilateral trade
treaty (rep 31/07/2018), Process
of reviewing Nepal-India trade treaty comprehensively
begins
(ht 01/08/2018)
Government
halts process of sending eight Tibetan refugees to
India (ht 31/07/2018)
Nepal-India
Think Tank Summit on Tuesday (rep 30/07/2018)
India
presents
Rs 2.1 billion housing grant to Nepal: Indian aid
reimburses first tranche of grant given to 42,086
victims in Nuwakot and Gorkha (kp 28/07/2018)
Nepal-India
relations: Emerging Positive Vibes, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (rn 28/07/2018)
Kathmandu
to host Nepal-India Think Tank Summit on Tuesday
(kp 28/07/2018)
Modi’s
foreign tour delays Indo-Nepal report, by Suresh
Raj Neupane (kp 27/07/2018)
16
Nepali women rescued from Delhi, by Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 26/07/2018), More
than 150 Nepali women feared caughtin trafficking
racket, by Kamal Panthi (kp 26/07/2018)
The
never-ending border disputes still linger: Locals
accuse Indian SSB of taking away their cattle, by
Bhim Chapagain (rep 26/07/2018)
India
field office closes on Aug 1 (kp 25/07/2018)
Delhi
puts Nepali vehicles in the fast lane to India, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 22/07/2018)
Mahalisagar
dam inundates paddy farms of Kapilvastu, by Kiran
Man Bajracharya (rep 22/07/2018)
Nepal
seeks India nod to switch $750m credit line (kp
20/07/2018) [No more need for
reconstruction? The Indian conditions are as
destructive as the Nepalese conditions on the work of
NGOs under the guise of NIP!]
Nepal,
India
review implementation of bilateral projects: The two
sides agree to address the problems faced by the
implementing agencies at the earliest (kp
19/07/2018), Nepal-India
to address problems of ongoing bilateral projects
(rep 19/07/2018)
Uprety
named envoy to India (kp 17/07/2018) [Obviously
contrary
to article 245 of the constitution! Besides, once
again two male Bahuns are nominated into leading
positions; based on the principles of inclusive
politics, no male Bahun must be nominated; there are
already too many of them in control of state organs
and parties!!], Shrestha,
Gautam object to govt pick for Delhi mission (kp
21/07/2018)
Nepal-India
meeting:
Inland waterway first on Koshi, Narayani rivers; ndia
has set up infrastructure in Kalughat and Sahibgunj
which Nepal can use for cargo shipment, by Anil
Giri (kp 16/07/2018),
Technical
team to study inland waterways (kp 17/07/2018)
Foreign
Ministry to facilitate connectivity projects (kp
16/07/2018)
Redefining
neutrality:
What are the new markers of Nepal’s neutrality when
Nepali leaders are redefining Nepal as a bridge
between India and China?, by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep
16/07/2018)
Nepal
clamps on India’s small project grants (kp
10/07/2018)
Lentil
imports through Sirsiya jump twofold, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 10/07/2018)
Nepal,
India to make concerted bid to complete two
cross-border rail lines (rep 10/07/2018), Nepal,
India to expedite rail project (kp 11/07/2018)
Farmers
lament inability to export produce to India, by Bhim
Chapagain and Giriraj Baskota (rep 09/07/2018)
Redefining
Nepal-India Ties, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
08/07/2018)
India
to send officials on paid Nepal tour (kp
07/07/2018)
India
lifts
restrictions on import of Nepali ginger: India has
imposed ban on the import of Nepali ginger on several
occasions citing chemical residue issues (kp
05/07/2018)
Together
on
agriculture: Nepal should seek Indian support in seed
production and marketing, agriculture mechanization and
development of agriculture-related infrastructure,
by Bhairab Raj Kaini (rep 04/07/2018)
NEA
to urge India not to raise energy prices, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 04/07/2018)
EPG
completes its task with single joint report, by
Anil Giri (kp 01/07/2018), Nepal-India
EPG finalises joint report (ht 01/07/2018), EPG
recommendations will benefit both nations: Koshyari
(rep 02/07/2018)
Govt
'least interested' about Nepalis missing in India,
by Khamma Khatri (rep 28/06/2018)
Locals
prevent Indian company from digging no mans' land,
by Binod Subedi (rep 28/06/2018)
EPG
tenure end July 4: Joint report, term on Kathmandu
meet agenda (kp 26/06/2018), EPG
may wrap up work today, by Anil Giri (kp
30/06/2018), EPG
meet focuses on resolving contentious issues (rep
30/06/2018)
700
Nepali containers stuck in Kolkata, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep 25/06/2018)
Nepal
should ask China, India to build railway links on
grants (rep 24/06/2018), Nepal
plans to get set for India, China rail projects
(kp 25/06/2018)
Indian
delegation discuss ways to boost trade (kp
21/06/2018)
Birgunj
ICP fails to please importers, by Ritesh Tripathi
(rep 21/06/2018)
India
agrees to open two quarantine posts in Nepal, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 20/06/2018)
Border
hopping shoppers increase after budget, by Mohan
Budayer (kp 20/06/2018)
Let’s
spread our wings: The agenda for the Nepal-India
aviation meeting should include the Himalaya Route,
by Tri Ratna Manandhar (kp 14/06/2018), Breakthrough
expected in Nepal-India air route talks (kp
15/06/2018), Meeting
on new air route feasibility kicks off (ht
15/06/2018), Nepal
to get 4 new air gateways, by Sangam Prasain (kp
17/06/2018), The
India connection: The opening of four new air routes
is welcome news but implementation is key (kp
18/06/2018)
Nepal
and transit: Despite the distance, Visakhapatnam
offers lower end-to-end cost for Nepali traders,
by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 13/06/2018)
The
three-body
problem: The efforts of Oli government in restoring
relations with India should not be taken as obstacle
to continued closeness of Nepal with China, by Gao
Liang (rep 13/06/2018)
India
provides Rs 99.2m for irrigation project (ht
12/06/2018)
Storage
facilities to be built for dusty cargo (kp
11/06/2018)
Nepal-India
joint technical team to visit flood-prone sites,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 09/06/2018)
Lack
of consulate at Vizag delays shipments: More than
1,400 containers are stuck at the port in India due to
paperwork hassles, by Shankar Acharya (kp
09/06/2018)
Nepal-India
talks on air routes next week, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 07/06/2018)
Army
chief Chhetri heads to India, by Binod Ghimire (kp
06/06/2018)
Now
is the time: Development, peace and stability should
be the foundation for trilateral relations, by Lok
Raj Baral (kp 06/06/2018)
EPG
likely to seek one month term extension: The Indian
side has given two reasons for added tenure: Health
condition of one of its EPG members and need for top
level consultations on outcome of the report, by
Anil Giri (kp 04/06/2018)
Tanker
drivers protest in Amlekhgunj (ht 04/06/2018)
Execution
of
pacts with India picks up pace: Ministry forms a panel
to carry out study on inland water navigations in
Nepali rivers leading up to Indian sea ports, by
Anil Giri (kp 03/06/2018)
Koshi
victims still await compensation (ht 03/06/2018)
Locals:
Indian SSB obstructing Bhadariya bridge construction,
by Shahiman Rai (kp 03/06/2018)
Nepal-India
technical committee meet in June third week (ht
02/06/2018)
Surkhet-Delhi
bus service starts, by Nagendras Upadhyaya (rep
02/06/2018)
Swaraj’s
‘Indians in Janakpur’ comment unfortunate: MoFA
(kp 30/05/2018)
Indian
govt offers Rs 555 million grant to develop Postal
Highway (kp 30/05/2018), India
hands over Rs 529.72m (ht 30/05/2018)
Three
is company: Nepal can unleash the Greater Himalayan
Region’s true potential only if it adopts
trilateralism, by Madhukar SJB Rana and Atul K.
Thakur (kp 30/05/2018)
Misreading
Nepal:
As Nepal leans further toward China, not just
politically, but also socially and economically, India
may be left wondering why its narrative is failing in
Nepal, by Bishal Thapa (rep 29/05/2018)
CII
Foundation hands over health posts in Dolakha (ht
29/05/2018)
Tea
entrepreneurs continue facing obstruction at
Panityanki border, by Bhim Chapagain (rep
29/05/2018)
Biratnagar
India camp staffers awaiting word from Delhi, by
Raju Adhikari (rep 29/05/2018)
Police
nab Indian security personnel in Rautahat for
‘kidnapping’ Nepali entrepreneur, by Madaan Thakur
(rep 27/05/2018)
Another
diplomatic
gamble: If Modi could scratch Oli’s back, so did Oli
on Modi’s back. This is a diplomatic gamble of two
powerful personalities of Nepal and India, by
Aditaya Man Shrestha (rep 27/05/2018)
EPG
defers June 1-3 meeting (kp 26/05/2018)
Reshaping
India’s Neighborhood Policy, by Bhuwan Upreti (sp
25/05/2018), Faithfully
Yours: Although Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
recent trip focused on visits to Hindu shrines, his
visit also helped bring Nepal-India relations back on
track, by Keshab Poudel (sp 25/05/2018), Modi-3
+
Arun-3 = L^3?: All this happened despite the fact that
all outstanding projects promised by Modi-1 and Modi-2
are pending or badly behind schedule, and despite no
relief forthcoming to Nepal on many Nepal-India issues
including border inundation, demonetization loot and
harassment of travelers, by Dipak Gyawali (sp
25/05/2018)
Squashed
in the middle: A Kathmandu-New Delhi-Beijing
diplomatic corridor is an urgent need for Nepal,
by Saurav Raj Pant (kp 24/05/2018)
The
Modi
ripples: Pandering to the masses by playing divisive
politics is a cheap way of gaining publicity. Playing
victim card forever is no solution to Madhes, by
Manjeet Mishra (rep 24/05/2018)
Nepal-India
Ties: Breaking the Rhetoric, by Shyam KC (rn
23/05/2018)
A
balancing act: With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha
election, instability in the neighbourhood will not
bode well for Modi, by Suman Mandal (kp
23/05/2018)
Security
locks
installed on 1,260 tankers: The security locking
system is a specially designed safety measure that is
being implemented by Indian Oil Corporation in India
(kp 23/05/2018)
Nepal
and India to run joint operation to check wildlife
poaching, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 22/05/2018)
Modi
Mantra and Oli Tantra, by Prem Khatry (rn
22/05/2018)
India’s
field office ‘to close’ (kp 20/05/2018), Nepal-India
issue ends as Delhi closes field office, by Suresh
Raj Neupane (kp 23/05/2018)
Cautious
time:
India holds a greater leverage and it will ensure that
their strategic interests are fulfilled. Nepal needs
to do the same, by Rohit Karki (rep 20/05/2018)
Crucial
EPG meeting on June 1-3 in Kathmandu (kp
19/05/2018)
Indian
farmers grow crops illegally in Saptari district,
by Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 18/05/2018)
Naxalbari
to
Lhasa, via Kathmandu: China, after its war with India,
lent support to several insurgent groups in India. The
Naxalites were one of them, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
18/05/2018)
Living
with
China: Great Indian irony is that when Nepal seeks to
diversify trade with China and attract Chinese FDI,
they take it as an intrusion on their area of
influence, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 16/05/2018)
Connected
through
borders: Madhes should have used this as an
opportunity to reveal its vision on how it seeks to
engage with the Indian establishment, by Kalpana
Jha (kp 16/05/2018)
India
to drop discriminatory rule in power trade (rep
16/05/2018)
Govt
seeks contractor for access road works, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp 16/05/2018)
16
border pillars missing in Panchthar (rep
16/05/2018)
A
mere lip service? Modi’s visit to Nepal was more jam
packed and less result oriented, by Achyut Wagle
(kp 15/05/2018), Lawmakers
raise questions over Modi visit (ht 15/05/2018), Modi’s
silence on statute leaves Madhesi parties in quandary
(rep 15/05/2018), Geopolitical
test:
After his visit to India last month, PM Oli has become
soft toward India and his priority seems to have
changed, by Umesh K. Bhattarai (rep 15/05/2018), NSU
protests
against BJP leader Azad’s anti-Nepal comment: The
student wing of Nepali Congress has decided to
continue the agitation until Azad apologises (kp
16/05/2018), Modi’s
Modus Operandi, by Dhruba H. Adhikary (rn
16/05/2018), Improving
Nepal-India Relations, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
16/05/2018)
Think
new:
We need to depart from conventional thinking of
Nepal-India relations to address each other’s concern
in a pragmatic way with new approach, by Pradhumna
B. Shah (rep 15/05/2018)
Parties
condemn Indian MP’s remark on Janakpur (rep
14/05/2018), BJP
MP
Azad in territory row: Minister Gyawali says ‘Nepal
will take up Janakpur issue with India’; Lower House
MPs are angry over suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad’s
comment that Jankapur is part of Indian territory
(kp 15/05/2018)
There
won’t be another blockade: PM (kp 14/05/2018), Meeting
with Modi positive, says PM (ht 14/05/2018)
Securing
Indian Strategic Interest In Nepal, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn 14/05/2018)
More
air entry routes from India sought (ht 14/05/2018)
Delhi
‘ready’ to help reduce Nepal-India trade imbalances
(kp 14/05/2018)
Mission
Modi: For Nepal-India ties to deepen, bilateral
agreements should be implemented (kp 14/05/2018)
India
sends
draft MoU for railway feasibility study: Two prime
ministers agree to maintain momentum generated by
Oli’s visit to India in April, by Anil Giri (kp
13/05/2018)
Nepal
seeks India nod on grant rejig (kp 13/05/2018)
Strong
ties ‘shall always remain: ’Province 2 government,
Janakpur mayor honour Indian prime minister, by
Ajit Tiwari, Shyam Sundar Shashi and Santosh Singh (kp
12/05/2018), Nepal,
India to resolve key issues by Sept 19: 'India
supports unified and prosperous Nepal', by Anil
Giri (kp 12/05/2018), Police
detain 30 protesters (kp 12/05/2018), Oli,
Modi vow to expedite air, water, rail connectivity,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 12/05/2018), Janakpur
now a part of Ramayan Circuit: Modi, Oli jointly
launch Janakpur-Ayodhya Bus Service (rep
12/05/2018), PMs
jointly lay foundation for Arun III (rep
12/05/2018), Cops
remove Bibeksheel protest banner (rep 12/05/2018)
[Please no critics in Lord
Modi!], Spheres
for course correction: With his Indian counterpart,
Nepali PM should take up the issue of additional
checks by Indian security officers at TIA. No such
arrangement exists anywhere in the world, by
Hemant Arjyal (rep 12/05/2018), Police
arrest 23 anti modi protesters (kp 13/05/2018), Cross-party
leaders meet Indian PM Modi (kp 13/05/2018)
Cautious
optimism as Modi visits again: Preparations over for
civic reception in ancient town; Muktinath sees heavy
snowfall, by Anil Giri (kp 11/05/2018), Janakpur
ready for reception, by Ajit Tiwari, Shyam Sundar
Shashi and Santosh Singh (kp 11/05/2018), NRA
seeks renegotiation of Indian credit, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 11/05/2018), Modi
faces Twitteratis’ wrath; few come to his defence
(kp 11/05/2018), Weather,
too, unfavourable (kp 11/05/2018), A
balancing act: Nepalis will greet Indian PM Modi with
cautious optimism unlike in 2014 when they gave him a
standing ovation (kp 11/05/2018), Have
a pleasant stay: Nepali civil society should forget
the past and consider the long-term benefits of Modi’s
visit, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp 11/05/2018), Janakpur
to Janakpur, by Om Astha Rai (nt 11/05/2018), Modi’s
Himalayan marathon: The Indian prime minister’s visit
to Nepal sparks hope, dismay and speculation, by
Om Astha Rai (nt 11/05/2018), A
political pilgrim, by Om Astha Rai (nt 11/05/2018)
India-China
Collaboration, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 11/05/2018)
Budhanagar
ICP set to come online early, by Binod Bhandari
(kp 10/05/2018)
Modi
visit to ink railway and waterways pacts, by Anil
Giri (kp 10/05/2018), Janakpur
set to welcome Modi, by Ajit Tiwari and Santosh
Singh (kp 10/05/2018), Parts
of Kathmandu undergo hasty makeover, by Anup Ojha
(kp 10/05/2018)
Ex-PMs,
ministers ask Oli to put national intersts ahead
(kp 09/05/2018), Oli
looking forward to Modi’s visit (ht 09/05/2018), Modi
in Janakpur: Cementing bilateral ties, by Hari
Bansh Jha (ht 09/05/2018), NRA
urges expediting release of Indian reconstruction aid
(rep 09/05/2018), Shared
concern,
shared prosperity: India should examine the relevance
of some assumptions of ‘Nehru doctrine’ and build a
new paradigm of shared concern and shared prosperity
with Nepal, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep
09/05/2018)
Nepal-India
border dispute continues (ht 09/05/2018)
Modify
relations: Nepal-India dealings have transformed from
a relation based on hierarchy to one based on
friendship, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 08/05/2018)
Janakpur
calling: Modi’s visit might become epochal in
bolstering socio-economic and cultural ties between
Nepal and India, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep
07/05/2018)
Missed
opportunities:
Two economically powerful countries are our permanent
neighbors. They should be Nepal’s natural strategic
partners for development, by Kedar Neupane (rep
06/05/2018)
India
plans three ‘surprise gifts’ (kp 06/05/2018)
India’s
small
development project: Indian aid to pass through
Nepal’s budgetary channel; Officials say the move will
allow govt control over spending and maintain
transparency; India has been directly funding up to Rs
50m as SDP scheme since 2003 (kp 05/05/2018)
Yellow
lentils being smuggled into India, by Thakur Singh
Tharu (kp 05/05/2018)
No
longer
a yam? Will Nepal develop an alternative vision for
connectivity if the trans-Himalayan economic corridor
doesn’t work out?, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
04/05/2018)
Govt
renews controversial Indian embassy Small Grants
Projects, by Surendra Paudel (rep 03/05/2018)
Modi
visit to ink Nepal-India easy agro exports deal,
by Suresh Raj Yadav (kp 02/05/2018), Modi
to begin Nepal visit from Janakpur (ht
02/05/2018), Modi
to stop over in Janakpur, Muktinath on way to
Kathmandu, by Suresh Yadav (rep 02/05/2018), Special
package on anvil for Janakpur, by Suresh Raj
Neupane (kp 03/05/2018), Mustang
prepares for Modi visit, by Santosh Pokharel (rep
03/05/2018), To
Modi,
with memories: What PM Modi will do and say during the
visit will largely determine how Nepal and Nepalis
will cope with bitter memories of blockade, by
Mahabir Paudyal (rep 03/05/2018), Mustang
gears up for Modi’s Muktinath visit (kp
04/05/2018), Modi
to visit Nepal from May 11 to 12: India (ht
04/05/2018), Janakpur
to Janakpur, by Om Astha Rai (nt 04/05/2018)
Modi-Xi
yin yang: Nepal has in the past lacked the acumen and
strategy to bring both India and China on-board in
cooperation, by Achyut Wagle (kp 01/05/2018)
Nepal
prods India for new air routes, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 30/04/2018), Well-connected:
Air routes must be a key agenda during Indian PM’s
visit if new international airports are to be feasible
(kp 01/05/2018)
Nepal,
India agree to amend transit treaty to facilitate
Nepal’s trade (rep 30/04/2018)
'Do
not compromise on national interests in the name of
equidistant relations' (rep 30/04/2018)
Lack
of railway rakes delays transportation of goods,
by Shankar Acharya (kp 30/04/2018), Country
seeks bulk cargo facility at more customs points
(ht 30/04/2018), India
‘agrees’ to set aside 125 rail cars (kp
01/05/2018), Fast
tracks: Nepal needs to hold India to its promises to
better rail connectivity for cargo shipments (kp
02/05/2018), Indian
train arrives near Biratnagar (ht 02/05/2018)
1st
cargo
train arrives near Biratnagar: this is part of a trial
to create a second cargo train route linking
nepal with india after Birgunj, by Madhav Ghimire
(kp 30/04/2018)
Improving
operational capacy: Govt mulls plan to boost traffic
at ICP, by Shankar Acharya (kp 29/04/2018)
Transit,
trade treaties and RSA to be reviewed, by Pushpa
Raj Acharya (ht 29/04/2018)
Indian
border force dismantles electric fence on Nepal side,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 28/04/2018)
Biratnagar
trials Nepal’s second cargo train route, by Madhav
Ghimire (kp 27/04/2018)
Tilathi
locals say India ‘reluctant’ to control Khado stream
flood, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 26/04/2018)
CONCOR
starts
ferrying Nepal-bound cargo containers to Jogbani: The
move is expected to lower transportation cost for
Nepali traders (ht 26/04/2018)
Oli,
Modi to lay foundation stone for 900-MW Arun III
(rep 26/04/2018)
Nepal’s
only ICP fails to operate at full capacity, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 25/04/2018)
Govt
unveils
wish list for IGC meeting: Nepal will also ask India
to allow it to use inland waterways for the movement
of cargo within the framework of trade and transit
arrangements, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 24/04/2018), Nepal
lists out its priorities for IGC meeting (ht
24/04/2018)
Police
rescue two Nepalis from Delhi brothel (kp
23/04/2018)
Cautious
optimism in Nepal as India and China show sign of
rapprochement, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
23/04/2018)
Customs
formalities for Nepal bound cargoes at Indian ports to
ease, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 23/04/2018)
Modi
likely to visit Nepal in second week of May, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 22/04/2018), Indian
PM Modi to visit Nepal from May 11 to 12 (ht
22/04/2018), Preparations
on for Modi’s visit to Janakpur (kp 23/04/2018), Preps
begin for Modi’s visit starting May 11, by Anil
Giri (kp 24/04/2018), Province
2 decides on Modi’s civic reception (kp
25/04/2018), Preparations
in full swing for Modi's Janakpur visit, by Suresh
Yadav (rep 30/04/2018), Modi
first foreign PM to visit provincial HQ, by Anil
Giri and Ajit Tiwari (kp 02/05/2018)
Indian
currency crunch in Rajbiraj (ht 22/04/2018)
Impact
of demonetisation: Why this issue was not raised
during PM Oli’s state visit to India remains a mystery,
by Narayan Manandhar (kp 22/04/2018)
Where
is
my home? There are those Nepalis in India who are from
Nepal and hold Nepali citizenship and then there are
others who live in India and hold Indian citizenship,
by Binayak Sundas (rep 21/04/2018)
Container
tracking system launched as pilot project, by
Suresh Neupane (kp 20/04/2018)
Nepal-India
energy secretary-level talks end (ht 19/04/2018)
Testing
times: Signing agreements does not mark a real gain.
Many agreements remain only in papers, by Rishi
Dhamala (rep 17/04/2018), To
newer heights: How successful Prime Minister Oli’s
latest state visit to India was remains to be seen,
by Birendra P. Mishra (kp 19/04/2018)
A
talk with Mr Oli: Visit to India should provide an
important impetus for the two countries to strengthen
their joint efforts to progress and advance, by
Salman Haidar (kp 19/04/2018)
‘Positive
vibes’ in EPG after PM’s India visit, by Suresh
Raj Neupane (kp 13/04/2018), Nepal-India
EPG meet under way (ht 13/04/2018), EPG
sides exchange report drafts (ht 14/04/2018), Eighth
Nepal-India EPG meet concludes (ht 14/04/2018)
NEA
offers power banking to India, by Bibek Subedi (kp
13/04/2018)
Crossing
point: Extra vigilance needed on both sides of
Indo-Nepal border to curb human trafficking (kp
13/04/2018)
Nepal-India
Ties Redefined, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
13/04/2018), Oli’s
Test Of Balancing Relations, by Hira Bahadur Thapa
(rn 13/04/2018)
India-funded
post-quake housing reconstruction project starts
(kp 12/04/2018)
LPG
bottlers upset ‘non-explosive certificate’ issue not
resolved during PM Oli’s India visit (ht
12/04/2018)
Nepal
and India to discuss waterways link in Pokhara, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/04/2018)
India-Nepal
railway study soon (kp 11/04/2018)
India
visit successful, historic: PM (kp 09/04/2018), Nepal-India
ties harmonious, says PM Oli (ht 09/04/2018), Was
prime minister's India visit a success?, by Roshan
Sedhai (rep 09/04/2018), Congress
points
to issues missing from visit agenda: Party spokesman
says the NC had expected Prime Minister Oli to take up
issues of Pancheshwar DPR and trade deficit seriously
with the Indian side (kp 09/04/2018), Good
start: PM’s India visit can be hailed as a success
even as we await implementation of agreements (kp
09/04/2018), Ties
on
track: The visit proves that nepal and India share an
ineluctable bond and that acrimony should have no
place in our age-old ties (ht 09/04/2018), ‘No
reason to cheer new project announcements’ (rep
09/04/2018), Two
NC leaders divided over outcome of PM’s India visit
(kp 10/04/2018), Amity
With All, Enmity With None, by Madhavji Shrestha
(rn 11/04/2018), Success
In ‘Mending’ Soured Ties!, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
11/04/2018), Oli’s
India Visit: Some Achievements, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 12/04/2018), PM’s
India Visit: Oli Lives Up To His Promise, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 15/04/2018)
Misplaced
narrative:
The ability to deal with India has been an important
source of legitimacy for both bureaucratic state and
political actors, by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC
(rep 09/04/2018)
India-Nepal
oil pipeline formally launched (rep 08/04/2018)
Barathwa-Biratnagar
section of cross-border railway hits a snag, by
Binod Subedi (rep 08/04/2018)
Oli
says after meeting Indian PM: ‘No misunderstanding
between Nepal, India’, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari
and Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 07/04/2018), Oli
holds meetings with Gandhi, Yadav (kp 07/04/2018),
Oli
urges Indians to ‘seize biz opportunities’ in Nepal
(kp 07/04/2018), Oli,
Modi talk Nepal-India cooperation, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 07/04/2018), PM
Oli in New Delhi, key meetings today (rep
07/04/2018), New
channels
of cooperation open: India hails Nepal’s political
achievements: Two prime ministers inaugurate
Birgunj-based Integrated Check Post, by Chandra
Shekhar Adhikari and Suresh Neupane (kp 08/04/2018), Banned
Indian notes find no mention (kp 08/04/2018), Joint
statement during the state visit of PM Oli to India
(kp 08/04/2018), Agreement
reached on three areas (ht 08/04/2018), Rail
line to Kathmandu among accords inked by Nepal, India,
by Roshan Sedhai (rep 08/04/2018)
‘SSB
obstructs border people from tilling their own land’,
by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 07/04/2018)
Nepal,
India to sign at least three agreements, by Anil
Giri (kp 06/04/2018), DoS
officials urge PM to prioritise border issue, by
DR Panta (kp 06/04/2018), Province
7 PA wants PM Oli to seek upgradation of Gauriphanta
entry point (ht 06/04/2018), What
is different this time?, by Om Astha Rai (nt
06/04/2018), Virtually
a
blockade: PM Oli opposed the Indian Blockade in 2015,
but as he prepares to visit Delhi he seems unaware of
the stoppage at the Bhairawa border (nt
06/04/2018), Red
carpet for a red leader, by Shekhar Kharel (nt
06/04/2018), Asking
the
difficult questions: Prime Minister Oli’s
fence-mending trip to India is not getting into the
touchy subject of Gorkha recruitment (nt
06/04/2018), Prime
Minister Oli’s India Visit: International Diplomacy,
by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 06/04/2018)
Press
reset: PM Oli’s Delhi visit marks the beginning of a
new phase of Nepal-India ties in the shadow of China,
by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 06/04/2018)
Birgunj
ICP to be inaugurated on Saturday (rep 06/04/2018)
Respect
Nepal, says Indian opposition: Parties in India tell
PM Modi not to interfere in Nepal’s internal affairs,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 05/04/2018) [Says
the same party that, in 1989 under its PM Rajiv
Gandhi, imposed a direct economic blockade against
Nepal!]
Chitwan
authorities destroy ‘illegal’ Indian chicken (kp
04/04/2018)
Unfinished
business: Prime Minister Oli should take up bilateral
issues during his visits to India and China, by
Niranjan Mani Dixit (kp 03/04/2018)
Birgunj
Integrated Check Post likely to open April 5, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 03/04/2018)
Banned
Indian banknotes: NRB official hopes Oli visit
resolves issue, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
01/04/2018)
Nepal
to propose power swap deal with India, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 01/04/2018)
Kathmandu,
New Delhi announce April 6-8 date: Oli visit to deepen
ties, by Anil Giri (kp 31/03/2018), Revisiting
Nepal-India Relations, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
01/04/2018), PM
for India’s supportive role in development (ht
01/04/2018), PM
Oli’s visit aims to ‘redefine’ Nepal-India ties,
by Anil Giri (kp 02/04/2018), No
mere formality: There’s no denying political symbolism
of a visit by PM who enjoys overwhelming support at
home (kp 02/04/2018), Main
objective is to strengthen goodwill: FMSays there will
be no new agenda, agreement or demand from the Nepali
side (ht 02/04/2018), Bulk
cargo transit deal on Oli-Modi meeting agenda, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 03/04/2018), At
least two pacts to be signed, by Anil Giri (kp
03/04/2018), As
Oli
goes to India: Prime Minister Oli holds almost the
same strong clout in Nepal as his counterpart Narendra
Modi does in India, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep
03/04/2018), PM
tells Parliament: Past pacts in priority, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 04/04/2018), Forwarders
urge PM to lobby India to simplify procedures (kp
04/04/2018), PM
Oli
urged to stress cross-border trade: Also advised to
seek facilitation of seamless vehicular movement via
Siliguri Corridor (ht 04/04/2018), India
visit to boost ties, says PM Oli (ht 04/04/2018),
Prime
Minister Oli has no new agenda for India visit: Dahal
(ht 04/04/2018), No
new accord with India that harms Nepal's interest: PM;
Issues stern warning to 'Biplab' Maoists (rep
04/04/2018), Ex-PMs
urge Oli to mend India ties (kp 05/04/2018), PM
consults predecessors on India visit (ht
05/04/2018), Pancheswar
project: Locals hoping PM's visit to kick start it
(rep 05/04/2018)
Keeping
the
balance: Nepal’s economic relations with neighbours
should be nurtured in a pragmatic manner that ensures
sovereignty, by Surendra Regmi (kp 30/03/2018)
Borderline,
by Kunda Dixit (nt 30/03/2018)
India
ups price of electricity exported to Nepal: New rates
come into effect on April 1 (rep 30/03/2018)
PM’s
India Sojourn: Hopes And Limitations, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn 30/03/2018), “Nepal
has more self-respect”, interview with Foreign
Minister Pradeep Gyawali (nt 30/03/2018)
Byas
residents
demolish beam bridges built by India: Indian
authorities had built eight rudimentary bridges over
the Mahakali river in Darchula without consent from
the Nepali side, by Manoj Badu (kp 29/03/2018)
PM’s
India Visit: Focus On Strengthening Ties, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 28/03/2018), ‘Economy
top agenda’ during Oli’s India visit (29/03/2018)
Lapse
in border security in Panchthar, by Giriraj
Baskota (rep 28/03/2018)
India,
China key allies, says Oli: Nepal’s ‘foreign policy
priorities start from neighbourhood (kp
27/03/2018)
The
Himalayan opportunity: Nepal is best positioned to be
at the centre of the intensifying regional and global
discourse, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 27/03/2018)
Preparations
for
Oli’s New Delhi visit begin: Foreign Ministry
officials have been alerted to be ‘ready’ for the
visit, said a senior official (kp
26/03/2018)
Distribution
of land compensation starts, by Shanker Acharya
(kp 26/03/2018), Indian
government hands over ICP Birgunj to NITDB, by
Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 26/03/2018)
Nepal-India
business potential highlighted (kp 25/03/2018)
Indian
projects worth millions of dollars in limbo, by
Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 25/03/2018)
Over
dozen families displaced by Indian road project in
Banke, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 23/03/2018)
Delhi
proposes April 6-8 for Oli’s India visit: This will be
his first foreign visit since taking office on Feb 16,
by Anil Giri (kp 22/03/2018), PM
to visit India from April 6 to 8, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 23/03/2018)
Commerce
minister holds discussions with Indian counterpart
(ht 21/03/2018)
Track
2 diplomacy: Nepal should not let its international
relations be handled by incompetent diplomats, by
Saurav Raj Pant (kp 20/03/2018)
Indian
NHRC directs govt to compensate (ht 20/03/2018)
India
repairs Gandak canal (kp 19/03/2018)
Gyawali:
Govt for balanced relations with India, China, by
Mukul Humagain and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 18/03/2018),
Indian
PM, Chinese prez will visit Nepal in 2018: FM Gyawali
(rep 18/03/2018)
IGC
meeting scheduled for April 26 and 27 (ht
18/03/2018)
Bhairahawa
ICP fails to commence, by Rekha Bhusal (rep
18/03/2018)
Oli-led
govt has full support of India, BJP: Jolly (ht
14/03/2018)
Vulnerable
countries:
The threat on Nepal’s national integrity is nothing
compared to similar threat India is faced with in
keeping itself intact, by Aditya Man Shrestha (rep
14/03/2018)
From
dependence to interdependence: Nepal and India should
take new initiatives to review and then renew their
relations, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp
12/03/2018)
ICP
construction moves ahead at snail’s pace, by Deo
Narayan Shah (kp 11/03/2018)
200
students Get India’s Scholarship (kp 10/03/2018)
Kolkata
Port plans upgrade to stave off competition, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 10/03/2018)
India
grants
$16.2m to UN agencies: Aid will help rerebuild 50,000
quake-damaged houses in Gorkha and Nuwakot
districtsSanghiya Samajbadi Froum-Nepal demands 3
ministerial berths and a constitutional position
(kp 09/03/2018), India,
UNDP, UNOPS tie up for reconstruction (ht
09/03/2018)
ICP
construction in Nepalgunj begins, by Thakur Singh
Tharu (kp 07/03/2018)
Nepal
plans to finalise trans-shipment modality (kht
07/02/2018)
India
admits to building makeshift bridges, track in Nepal
sans permit, by Manoj Badu (kp 06/03/2018)
Land
leased at Indian ports continues to remain unused,
by Shankar Acharya (kp 03/03/2018)
Reviewing
the Treaty of 1950, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
02/03/2018)
Let’s
get together: Cooperation between Nepal, India and
Bangladesh will give a boost to South Asian
regionalism, by Sunil KC (kp 01/03/2018)
ICP
Birgunj to come into operation from mid-April (ht
01/03/2018)
EPG
Report and Nepal-India Ties, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn 28/02/2018)
Neighbourhood
Nirvana:
People to people exchanges between India and Nepal
could help bilateral relationship move towards
interdependence, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp
28/02/2018)
Connection
needed: Nepal should immediately open a liaison office
at Visakhapatnam Port in Adhra Pradhesh (kp
28/02/2018)
Delhi
wants rail links with Kathmandu: Koshiyari; Says ties
with India will improve during Oli’s tenure (kp
27/02/2018)
Dealing
with
big brother: With the leftist in the government for
five years, there may not be a better time to improve
bilateral ties with China, by Niranjan Narsingh
Khatri (rep 27/02/2018)
Biratnagar-bound
containers to be transported by rail route, by
Ritesh Tripathi (rep 26/02/2018)
Nepali
EPG urges new peace, friendship treaty with India,
by Anil Giri (kp 23/02/2018), New
Nepal-India pact on anvil, by Anil Giri (kp
25/02/2018), Acceptable
final report to boost Nepal-India tiesEPG exchanges
first draft reports (kp 26/02/2018), ‘No
one will be disappointed after report is out’ (ht
26/02/2018)
Joint
panel reviews status of India-funded projects:
Officials discuss Tarai Roads Project and Integrated
Check Posts (kp 23/02/2018), Steering
committee meeting ends inconclusively (ht
23/02/2018)
Indian
sugarcane hitting Nepali farmers’ income, by Nabin
Poudel (kp 23/02/2018)
Nepal-bound
gasoline being sold en route, by Binod Bhandari
(kp 22/02/2018), NOC
begins
probe into gasoline smuggling: Fuel imported from
India is sold en route before reaching Nepal as prices
are higher across the border, by Binod Bhandari
(kp 26/02/2018)
Beyond
neighborhood:
Going beyond neighborhood will help free Nepal from
clutches of geopolitical vulnerabilities and lessens
our asymmetric dependence on neighbors, by Gaurav
Bhattarai (rep 22/02/2018)
Plans
afoot to fully digitise Vizag port to ease
third-country trade (ht 21/02/2018)
‘50
percent boundary posts missing or in dilapidated
state’ (kp 20/02/2018)
Hunt
on for new ports: Current ports being used by Nepali
traders are either congested or unsuitable, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 19/02/2018)
Tired
of waiting for Indian aid, MoE rebuilds schools on its
own, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 19/02/2018)
A
global focus: Nepal’s geo-strategic position makes it
the fulcrum in the balance of regional and global
politics, by Asmita Verma (kp 18/02/2018)
Locals
in border areas deprived of state facilities (rep
17/02/2018)
Aftershocks
of the Blockade: Nepal and India both need to learn
their lessons, and move on to improve bilateral ties,
by Dinkar Nepal (nt 16/02/2018)
500
containers stuck at Vizag since December (ht
15/02/2018)
Dubious
intention:
Why is India pushing for opening more pension paying
offices while pension can be paid through banking
channels? It smells of ulterior motive, by Prem
Singh Basnyat (rep 15/02/2018)
Export
basket to India witnesses changes in new tax regime
(ht 14/02/2018)
Indian
army chief arrives (ht 13/02/2018) [Why?]
Dhamra
port an option for third-country trade, by Pushpa
Raj Acharya (ht 12/02/2018)
Locals
launch
protest as ICP nears completion: Locals have
threatened to padlock the ICP if their demand is not
addressed by Monday, by Bhushan Yadav (kp
11/02/2018)
India
delays road upgradation process, by Mohan Budhayer
(kp 11/02/2018)
Protection
for Indian farmers to further erode Nepal’s
competitiveness (rep 11/02/2018)
UP
CM pledges to improve Nepal-India road links (ht
10/02/2018)
Oli’s
foreign policy dilemma: With India reaching out to
Oli, it is now up to the CPN-UML Chairman to
reciprocate appropriately, by Anil Giri (kp
09/02/2018)
Think
beyond
China: History shows if there is one thing India does
not like, it is Nepal getting close to China. That’s a
big problem, this lens should change, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 07/02/2018)
Days
of
reckoning: Proposed 300 meters high dam in Koshi has
been brought to save Bihar from flooding and shift
inundation to Nepal, by Aditya Man Shrestha (rep
07/02/2018)
Ginger
farmers breathe sigh of relief after India lifts ban,
by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 07/02/2018)
Indian
inflections: The uniqueness and inseparability of
Nepal-India relations must be looked upon as a
strength, not a weakness, by Achyut Wagle (kp
06/02/2018)
Pilferage
control: Cargo tracking system to be installed ‘soon’
(kp 06/02/2018)
Nepal,
India agree to promote bilateral investment, tourism
(ht 06/02/2018)
Modi
visit likely after Oli becomes PM: Gyawali (kp
05/0172018) [New government
needs orders?]
Nepali
officials
to inspect Indian ports: Secretary at the Ministry of
Commerce is leading the Nepali delegation to ports in
Calcutta, Visakhapatnam and Odissa (kp 05/02/2018)
Informal
Visit Of Indian Foreign Minister, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 04/02/2018), India
Willing For Course Correction?, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 05/02/2018)
A
tale of two cities: When it is 7:00 am in Dharchula,
India it is already 7:15 am in Darchula, Nepal; as if
twin sisters have been married into two different
families, by Prakash Chandra Timilsena (kp
03/02/2018)
Oli
and
Swaraj discuss ways to further Nepal-India ties:
Congratulating the CPN-UML on its electoral victory,
Swaraj is said to have remarked that Nepal was
moving closer to a stable government, by Anil Giri
(kp 02/02/2018), Swaraj
here to ‘meet friends’ (ht 02/02/2018), Swaraj
pledges help for new govts, by Anil Giri (kp
03/02/2018), India
willing to work with new govt: Swaraj (kp
03/02/2018), Swaraj’s
visit ill-timed: Bhattarai (kp 04/02/2018)
India
raises Nepal grant by 74 percent (kp 02/02/2018)
Apex
court asks govt to submit border details (kp
02/02/2018)
India
digs trench along no man’s land in Banke, by
Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 30/01/2018)
Anxiety
of
stability: Oli seems to be laying the groundwork for
balancing relations with India and China but how it
will play out is yet to be seen, by Som P.
Pudasaini (rep 30/01/2018), Politico-diplomatic
quandary:
Nepal must have a pragmatic and consensus based
foreign policy to pursue balanced relations with India
and China, by Som P. Pudasaini (kp 31/01/2018)
Jaipur
musings: The India-Nepal relationship should be
reinvigorated by focusing on people-to-people
connections, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 30/01/2018)
Swaraj
to visit this week with Modi’s message, by Anil
Giri (kp 29/01/2018), Swaraj
to visit Nepal on Thursday (ht 30/01/2018), Oli
‘eager to work with Indian government', by Anil
Giri (kp 30/01/2018), Swaraj
to meet Oli first (kp 31/01/2018), Swaraj
coming to reset ties, feel pulse: Experts, by
Kposh Raj Koirala (rep 31/01/2018), Mending
fences: Modi has extended olive branch by sending
Sushma to Nepal; Oli should welcome gesture (kp
01/02/2018)
Cement
factories change route to import clinker, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 30/01/2018)
Nepal,
India expedite work to restore lost, damaged border
pillars in five years (rep 29/01/2018)
India
drags feet in building new cross-border power line
(kp 28/01/2018)
No
man's land turning into a cowshed, by Tekendra
Basyal (rep 28/01/2018)
Swaraj
likely to visit Nepal before mid-Feb, by Anil Giri
(kp 27/01/2018)
India
gifts 36 ambulances, buses to organizations (rep
27/01/2018)
India
Republic Day marked (kp 27/01/2018), Oli
absent from embassy’s function (kp 27/01/2018)
‘India
builts bridge on no man’s land’, by Kamal Panthi
(kp 25/01/2018)
Nepali
traders face hassles in ginger export to India once
again (ht 25/01/2018), Indian
non-tariff barrier to ginger export: Priority for
agro-product exports limited to paper only (rep
25/01/2018), Ginger
politics (rep 25/01/2018), Ginger
worth millions rot in farms as India closes market,
by Bhim Chapagain (rep)
Assistance
to
inter-dependence: Nepal’s needs have undergone massive
structural changes triggered by the aspirations of a
new generation and far reaching political changes,
by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 24/01/2018)
India
blocks Nepali ginger: Trucks filled with ginger turn
back from Indian customs, by Bhim Chapagain (rep
23/01/2018)
Cargo
movement via Visakhapatnam up, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 23/01/2018)
Nepal-India
border dispute: Nepali owners can use land lost in
fresh demarcation, says govt, by Anil Giri (kp
22/01/2018), Security
chiefs inspect ‘encroached’ land (kp 23/01/2018),
Writ
filed at SC seeking stay against border pillar
installation (kp 24/01/2018), ‘Settle
boundary dispute for good’ (kp 25/01/2018)
Modi
congratulates Oli as ‘next PM’ (kp 22/01/2018)
Freshen
up Nepal-India Ties, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
19/01/2018)
Nepal’s
export to India takes a steep dive (ht 19/01/2018)
Joint
Nepal-India team starts inspecting pillars (ht
17/01/2018), New
border survey ‘moves’ Nepali land towards India,
by Bhusan Yadav (kp 18/01/2018) [??]
Officials
visiting India to expedite release of reconstruction
loan (rep 16/01/2018)
Power
to the people: Despite huge potential, Nepal fails to
meet demands for electricity and turns to India for
bail-out (kp 12/01/2018)
Trilateral
cooperation:
Rather than looking for equidistance, Nepal should try
and achieve more proximity with both its neighbours,
by Lok Raj Baral (kp 12/01/2018)
EPG
team told to keep national interest in core (kp
10/01/2018), Sixth
Nepal-India EPG meet starting Thursday (rep
10/01/2018), EPG
talks make ‘significant progress’ (ht 12/01/2018),
EPG
conducts second round discussion on 1950 India-Nepal
treaty, by Anil Giri (kp 12/01/2018), 1950
Treaty to change: Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India
relations to begin report writing, by Anil Giri
(kp 13/01/2018), Sixth
EPG meet concludes, seventh to be held in Nepal in
February (ht 13/01/2018)
Throwing
down
the gauntlet: New Indian foreign secretary’s
appointment will reinforce view that India is willing
to deal with the Chinese on their own terms, by
Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 08/01/2018)
EPG
all
set to draft report: The 1950 Peace and Friendship
Treaty remains a major bone of contention as both
sides are indecisive whether to make amendments to it
or scrap it (kp 04/01/2017)
Interconnecting
ways:
Construction of economic corridor between Nepal and
its immediate neighbours may bring immense benefits to
all three, by Aditya Baral (kp 02/01/2018)
Managing
migration:
Taking advantage of open border, India pushed
Bhutanese Nepalis into Nepal, which was itself in dire
need of international support to promote democracy,
by Umesh K. Bhattarai (rep 02/01/2018)
Indo-Nepal
Trade Fair to kick off on Feb 2 (kp 30/12/2017)
Call
to operate Rangeli border, by Binod Subedi (rep
30/12/2017)
Joint
team starts border pillar study in Farwest, by DR
Panta (kp 29/12/2017)
Nepal
faces hassles in clinker import: India stops allowing
dusty cargoes to be unloaded at yard of Raxaul station
(ht 26/12/2017), Transportation
of clinker on hold as stalemate continues, by
Rajesh Khanal and Shankar Acharya (kp 27/12/2017), Clinker
arrives as transport dispute ends, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 29/12/2017)
Nepali,
Indian officials meet to discuss stalled clinker
shipments (kp 25/12/2017)
Geopolitical
romanticism:
epal should see both India and China from a creative,
geo-cultural perspective where hostility is given no
place, by Abhi Subedi (kp 24/12/2017)
Modi
lauds Oli on Left victory (kp 22/12/2017)
NEA
asks
India not to stop electricity supply: The state-owned
power utility is currently importing around 400 MW of
electricity from India (kp 22/12/2017)
The
left alliance must strive to improve relations with
India, interview with Ghanashyam Bhushal, Deputy
General Secretary of CPN-UML (rep 21/12/2017)
Power
imports from India likely to jump 26pc, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 20/12/2017)
Narrow
road delays ICP operation, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep
20/12/2017)
Raxaul
locals threaten to halt Nepal-bound trucks, by
Bhusan Yadav (kp 18/12/2017), Act
immediately: India must ward off threats that
could disrupt Nepal’s imports (kp 19/12/2017)
400kV
Butwal-Gorakhpur
cross-border transmission line: Nepal to press India
to agree on funding modality; Nepal and India had
agreed to build the transmission line during the JSC
meeting more than a year ago in New Delhi and had
formed a joint technical team to prepare the DPR,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 17/12/2017)
Traders
fear congestion again at Kolkata port, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep 16/12/2017)
India
welcomes Nepal polls (kp 15/12/2017)
Who won:
India or China? Having secured a mandate to rule for
next five years, no one should be surprised if new Prime
Minister KP Sharma Oli makes a concerted effort to
improve frayed ties with India, by Biswas Baral (rep
14/12/2017)
Nepal
to ask India for more electricity (rep 14/12/2017)
Dealing
With Neighbours, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
13/12/2017)
IC
shortage hampers trade, life in Birgunj, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 13/12/2017)
Electronic
tracking system for containers coming from Kolkata
(rep 06/12/2017), Electronic
cargo tracking system from January (ht 10/12/2017)
Stranded
fertiliser being transported to Nepal (kp
05/12/2017)
APF,
Indian SSB start joint border patrol (kp
03/12/2017)
Barriers
make life difficult for ginger exporters (kp
02/12/2017)
Skewed
View Of Indian Media, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
01/12/2017)
End
the monopoly: Allow more players to operate railway
service between Kolkata and Birgunj (kp
28/11/2017)
Onion
prices bring tears to Nepali eyes, by Sujan
Dhungana (ht 28/11/2017)
Govt
plans to bring its cargo via Vizag port (ht
27/11/2017)
Despite
hassles, traders stick to Kolkata port (ht
26/11/2017), Talks
planned to shorten process at Kolkata Port (kp
27/11/2017)
Nepal-India
relations: Ramayan circuit, by Hari Bansh Jha (ht
23/11/2017)
Border
to close for 72 hours (kp 22/11/2017)
SSB
obstructs hume pipe installation (kp 14/11/2017)
All
planned meetings stalled till elections (kp
11/11/2017)
Officials
review progress in India-funded projects in Nepal
(kp 09/11/2017)
Nepal
urges India to send fertiliser to avert shortage (kp
04/11/2017)
Indian
envoy inaugurates school building (ht 04/11/2017)
Bhutan
lessons: Nepal has a lot to learn from Bhutan on how to,
and how not to, deal with India on hydropower, by
Shraddha Gautam (rep 30/10/2017)
India
removes GST on services supplied to Nepal against
payment in Indian currency (ht 29/10/2017)
B’desh,
India and Nepal to enforce transport deal: Dhaka urges
Delhi to facilitate power import from Nepal, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 25/10/2017)
Nepal-bound
cargo stuck at Kolkata port, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 25/10/2017), India
agrees to ease cargo movement (kp 26/10/2017), Fertilisers
stuck at port as planting season nears, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 26/10/2017)
Delhi
mission vacant after envoy’s resignation (kp
24/10/2017)
Delay
and hassles in Indian transit raise Nepal’s cost of
trade (ht 18/10/2017)
Nepali
ginger stranded at border after India’s GST, by
Raju Adhikari (rep 18/10/2017), India
removes tax on Nepali ginger exports: Officials say
the problem will recur if a permanent solution is not
sought, by Parbat Portel (kp 29/10/2017)
Equidistance
is fantasy: Nepal has deep-rooted ties with India, and
China will never be able to take its place, by
Biranchi Paudyal (kp 18/10/2017)
Nepal-India
joint team inspects ICP Birgunj (ht 16/10/2017)
India
imposes
GST on Nepali ginger: If Nepali traders pay the tax
amount, they will end up forking out Rs10,000 for each
truck of ginger that enters India, says a customs
agent
(kp 15/10/2017)
EPG
progress: Miles to go; Neither 1950 treaty nor any
other agreement between the two countries provides for
border regulation, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep
11/10/2017)
Work
in
progress: Softening its position on demands of
Madhes-based parties, India now seems to support the
constitution implementation process, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 10/10/2017)
Detained
Tilathi father, son duo freed, by Deo Narayan Sah
(kp 08/10/2017)
GST
waiver on Nepal-bound transit cargo can save Rs 1.2b
annually, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 08/10/2017)
Border
traffic chaos chokes Birgunj (ht 08/10/2017)
Flood-damaged
bridge repaired by Indian side, by Dev Narayan Sah
(kp 07/10/2017)
Smuggling
of goods from India rampant in Kailali (ht
06/10/2017)
The
EPG
muddle: It is becoming increasingly clear that
substantive issues related to the 1950 treaty can be
settled only through extensice political engagement,
by Biswas Baral (rep 05/10/2017), Nepal-India
EPG working to ready first report by March (kp
07/10/2017), Nepali
side presents ‘clear views’ on all related issues:
Elaborate discussions set to take place today, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 08/10/2017), EPG
takes up border management issue (ht 08/10/2017),
EPG
to suggest border regulation measures, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 09/10/2017), ‘1950
treaty will not remain the same’ (ht 09/10/2017)
Krishnanagar
biggest entry point for Indian goats, by Manoh
Poudel (kp 04/10/2017)
Water
bomb: Nepal’s rivers are a disaster waiting to happen
in the monsoon, and this worries India, by Pawan
Roy and Saurav Raj Pant (kp 28/09/2017)
Nepali
envoy to India aims federal parliament seat (kp
25/09/2017), Envoy
Upadhyay quits to contest polls (kp 07/10/2017)
So
close
to Big Brother: Is this government moinister our very
own minister or some anonymous, self-appointed
spokesperson for the Ministry of Micromanagement?,
by Devendra Gautam (rep 25/09/2017)
To
India,
with love: India should be happy that Nepal finally
got the new constitution after decades of struggle and
is now working to implement it, by Jhalak Prasad
Khanal (rep 24/09/2017)
Nepali
migrants harassed at Indian border town' (kp
21/09/2017), More
Nepalis being extorted in Indian border areas, by
Tekendra Deuba (ht 25/09/2017)
Indian
side ‘indifferent’ to repairing damaged bridge, by
Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 20/09/2017)
Cautious
optimism: All outstanding issues must be resolved so
that bilateral relations can progress, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 19/09/2017)
Post-Doklam
blues:
The war of words between the two rising global stars,
nuclear powers and Asian giants continues to be a matter
of great concern for Nepal, by Som P. Pudasaini (rep
17/09/2017)
Building
Mutual Trust In China-India Ties, by Hira Bahadur
Thapa (rn 15/09/2017)
Dahal
objects to PM’s remarks on Koshi dam (kp
14/09/2017)
Indian
transport operators ‘fleecing’ Nepali migrants (kp
13/09/2017)
Stateless
Gorkhas: Instead of advocating for Madhesi rights in
Nepal, Modi should first grant rights to his own
citizens, by Puran P. Bista (rep 13/09/2017)
Misreading
Nepal:
Nepalis know that they cannot afford to be anti-India
but when they witness open Indian meddling they won’t
stay quiet either, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
12/09/2017)
China-Nepal-India
Economic Corridor, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
11/09/2017)
Harmonizing
of rules discourages informal trade between Nepal and
India, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 11/09/2017)
Trade
through Biratnagar border point resumes, by Dev
Narayan Shah (kp 11/09/2017)
Bill
of export mandatory for imports of over Rs 5,000 from
India (ht 10/09/2017)
Nepal-India
talks on Pancheswar DPR end inconclusively (ht
08/09/2017)
India’s
Oli
complex: India wants to keep China-baiting and
‘anti-Madhesi’ KP Sharma Oli and his party out of
power at any cost. That would be a mistake, by
Biswas Baral (rep 07/09/2017)
For
the good of all: Water, terrorism and connectivity are
the three urgent issues for Nepal and India, by
Binoj Basnyat (kp 06/09/2017)
Changing
tide: Chinese experts have already warned that India
could cite security concerns to derail BRI projects in
Nepal, by Abhijit Sharma (rep 06/09/2017)
Nepali
team heads to India for Pancheshwar talks (kp
05/09/2017)
Susta
locals
take risky boat ride to enter India: Alleged SSB
harassment in the name of border security screening
drives many to avoid usual route, by Narayan
Sharma (kp 04/09/2017)
A
turn in the South: Deuba’s visit comes against the
larger backdrop of India’s desire to improve ties with
Nepal, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 04/09/2017)
Reclaiming
our
destiny: New Delhi’s active interest and involvement
in all our political transformations further weakens
Nepal and ends up progressively increasing Indian
clout here, by Devendra Gautam (rep 03/09/2017)
Nepal,
India to conclude boundary works in 5 yrs (kp
31/08/2017)
Only
a meaningful partnership will yield tangible results,
interview with Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal's ambassador
to India (kp 28/08/2017)
Nepal-India
trade via Biratnagar comes to halt (kp 26/08/2017)
[Maybe this is part of the
outstanding agreements between Deuba and Modi!?]
Nepal,
India sign four pacts on rebuilding, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 25/08/2017)
Bhimnagar-Bhantabari
small customs: Alternative checkpoint to ease
Nepal-India trade, by Dev Narayan Sah (kp
25/08/2018)
Modi
seeks
to better ties with Nepal: Holds one-to-one meeting
with Deuba ahead of delegation-level talks; Focus:
Clearing bottlenecks in bilateral relations, by
Anil Giri (kp 24/08/2017), Prime
minister bats for shared prosperity (ht
24/08/2017), India
hails
local polls, wishes for statute implementation: Prime
Minister Deuba promises to amend the constitution in
future by mustering strength in Parliament, by
Anil Giri (kp 25/08/2017), PM
Deuba’s remarks on statute draw flak (kp
26/08/2017), Deuba,
Modi launch two cross-border power lines, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 25/08/2017), Nepal,
India
agree to expedite hydel projects: Modi invited to
inaugurate Arun III hydropower; Joint mechanism to
check border floods, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht
25/08/2017), Nepal,
India joint statement reaffirms strong bilateral ties
(ht 25/08/2017), Prime
Minister Deuba’s India Visit, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 25/08/2017), Nepal-China
ties ‘figured prominently’ in PM Deuba’s Delhi
engagements, by Anil Giri (kp 26/08/2017), PM’s
Successful Visit With Ifs And Buts, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn 28/08/2017)
Pancheshwar
multipurpose project: Project suffers setback as DPR
talks falter, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/08/2017)
NOC
requests IOC to install security locks (kp
23/08/2017)
Indian
blockade reduced Nepal-India drugs trade by 46.5
percent: Study (rep 22/08/2017)
Preparations
for PM’s India visit ‘complete’: Official announcement
likely today, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
21/08/2017), 7-9
MoUs to be signed during PM’s India visit, by Anil
Giri (kp 22/08/2017), Things
to do in Delhi: The Nepali people want bilateral ties
to be redefined to emphasise interdependence, by
Suresh Sharma (kp 22/08/2017), Exorcising
Indian ghosts, by Bishal Thapa (rep 22/08/2017), PM’s
India Visit: Trip To Bolster Relations, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 23/08/2017), Oli
urges PM to take up matters of nat’l interest with
India (kp 23/08/2017), Untimely
sojourns:
A clear agenda and a national mandate are necessary
for ground-breaking negotiations in Nepal’s best
interests, by Som P. Pudasaini (kp 23/08/2017), PM
heading for India today leading 59-member delegation
(rep 23/08/2017), Deuba’s
Delhi
brief: The onus is on countries like Nepal which share
borders with both India and China to step up efforts
to deescalate, by Devendra Gautam (rep 23/08/2017)
PM
Deuba will have to demonstrate independence in Nepal’s
foreign policy, interview with Mahesh Maskey (kp
21/08/2017)
Nepal-bound
cargo stranded in India, by Shankar Acharya (kp
21/08/2017)
Lesson
for
disaster preparedness: Disaster Risk Management and
renegotiations with India a must to mitigate future
flood disasters, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp
20/08/2017)
Ex-PMs
advise
Deuba to raise flooding issue with India: Deuba is
visiting India just days after floods caused by
torrential monsoon rains wreaked havoc across the
Tarai region (kp 20/08/2017)
Sabre-rattling
in
the HimalayasNepal should develop a policy that
addresses the interests of China and India while
protecting its own interests first, by Binoj
Basnyat (kp 18/08/2017)
India
likely to announce new projects during PM’s visit
(kp 18/08/2017)
Susta
locals try to breach Gandak canal (kp 18/08/2017)
Indian
dams caused flood havoc in Nepal: Bhim Rawal (rep
16/08/2017)
Organic
chemistry:
Both Sher Bahadur Deuba and Narendra Modi are
charismatic characters and both share willingness to
make things happen, by Rishi Dhamala (rep
16/08/2017)
‘Pancheswar,
Arun III, Upper Karnali on PM’s agenda’ (ht
13/08/2017)
Indian
embankment causing inundation in Banke, by
Kalendra Sejuwal (rep 13/08/2017), Indian
roads next to border caused Tarai floods: Minister,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 14/08/2017)
Nepal
requests GST exemption in services procured by Nepali
traders (ht 13/08/2017)
Security
checking at Belahiya border relaxed after two weeks
(rep 13/08/2017)
Quid
Pro Quo In Nepal–India Ties, by Biswo Pradhan (rn
11/08/2017)
Let’s
focus on concrete outcome: PM to Swaraj, by Anil
Giri (kp 11/08/2017)
PM’s
India visit: Follow-up on deals high on agenda, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 11/08/2017), Cross-border
power line added to PM’s wish list, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 11/08/2017)
Drawing
lines: Kalapani is often lost in the chorus of
centuries-old Nepal-India relations or in the din of
Indian meddling (kp 11/08/2017)
Experts
say
Doklam standoff opens avenue for Nepal to settle its
boundary issues: Experts say Nepal has a perfect
opportunity to raise its boundary issues, as Kathmandu
will be hosting two high-profile guests from the south
and the north in the coming week, by Anil Giri (kp
10/08/2017)
PM
to ask India to amend power trade guidelines, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 10/08/2017)
‘Govt
should prepare position paper on Lipulek Pass issue’,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 09/08/2017)
India
agrees to reduce energy prices, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 09/08/2017), Nepal-India
PEC meeting reviews tariff of imported electricity
(ht 10/08/2017)
‘Right
time to invest in Nepal’ (ht 09/08/2017)
Bhairahawa
border point: Heightened security hits Nepal-India
trade, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 08/08/2017), No
progress in cargo flow via Bhairahawa border point
(kp 09/08/2017), Lengthy
checks ward off traders from Bhairahawa, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 12/08/2017)
Nepal-India
Power Exchange Committee: Ghising off to Delhi to
negotiate prices (kp 08/08/2017)
‘No
extension
of India’s Small Development Project deal’: Federal
system bars local units from taking funds directly
from bilateral or multilateral donors (kp
05/08/2017)
Nepal-India
1950
treaty: Nepali EPG side on horns of dilemma; Seeks
suggestion whether to amend pact or replace it with a
new one (kp 03/08/2017)
Govt
in
fix over extending India’s ‘umbrella agreement’: The
Indian Embassy maintains that it does not release
funds directly to the beneficiary organisations
(kp 03/07/2017)
GST
and
Nepal: There are questions regarding how GST will
impact Nepali economy. Such concerns are valid as
Nepal has special trade relation with India, by
Narayan Silwal (rep 03/08/2017)
Neighbourhood
Policy, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn 02/08/2017)
Nepal-India
power
panel to meet after six year hiatus, by Bibek Subedi (kp
02/08/2017)
Indian
minister
to visit Nepal for BIMSTEC meet: In Kathmandu, Swaraj
is expected to meet senior political leaders besides
the President and the prime minister (kp
02/08/2017)
PM
Deuba
set to visit India from Aug 23: To focus on deals
reached during his earlier visits as prime minister,
by Anil Giri (kp 02/08/2017) [??],
Now,
implement
it: As the leader who signed Mahakali Treaty with
India in 1996 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba should
discuss implementation of Pancheshwar Project during
his India visit, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep
03/08/2017), PM’s
Upcoming India Visit: Is It A Suitable Time?, by
Kushal Pokharel (rn 05/08/2017)
MoC
assures
WBG about NIRTTP implementation (ht 01/08/2017)
ICP
Birgunj
to be handed over soon (ht 31/07/2017)
SSB
'harassing' Nepalis in the name of security checks,
by Rekha Bhusal (rep 31/07/2017)
30-month
term extension recommended for Joint Project Office on
Saptakoshi, Sunkoshi (rep 28/07/2017)
Equidistance
or
asymmetry? (nt 28/07/2017)
Call
for
ending mutual distrust to strengthen Nepal-India ties
(kp 27/07/2017)
Unusual
Indian
security check hits Nepal’s trade, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 26/07/2017), Traffic
congestion
at Bhairahawa eased, by Madhav Dhungana (kp
27/07/2017)
Doklam
deterrent
for Nepal: China apparently has the best interest of
Nepal at heart, while India is forever scheming to
undermine our sovereignty and territorial integrity,
by Biswas Baral (rep 24/07/2017), Tree
tenets:
We have a strange political culture here in Nepal. One
is not considered a patriot and pro-Nepal unless one
is anti-India, by Sundar Mani Dixit (rep
24/07/2017)
FNCCI
to hold Nepal-India investment summit in October
(rep 24/07/2017)
Reassuring
the
neighbours: Our parties need to formulate a clear
strategy to address ties between China, India and
Nepal, by Binoj Basnyat (kp 23/07/2017)
Rs
23.73
million Indian support for postal roads (kp
20/07/2017), Indian
govt
provides Rs 237.39 million support for postal highway
project (ht 21/07/2017)
Doklam
dispute should make us serious about protecting our land
at tri-junctions, interview with Buddhi Narayan
Shrestha (rep 20/07/2017)
No
additional fee on Nepal's third-country trade from GST:
India (rep 20/07/2017)
Ginger
exports to India resume after a hiatus of 19 days,
by Raju Adhikari (rep 20/07/2017), Ginger
exports
to India back on track, for now, by Pratap Bista
(kp 22/07/2017)
Nepalis,
saddled
with banned Indian rupee notes, risk losing savings
(ht 19/07/2017), Nepalis
may
not be able to exchange banned IC, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (20/07/2017)
Passersby
facing trouble in Raxaul border point (rep
19/07/2017)
Preparations
for
PM’s India visit begin (kp 18/07/2017) [He
should better start working on the numerous tasks at
the home front!!]
Behind
closed
doors: EPG should hold public consultation on how to
review all bilateral treaties and agreements, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 16/07/2017)
Vizag
port
offers low cost, link to China: Officials, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 15/07/2017)
Indian
financial
assistance for campus building in Dhading (ht
15/07/2017)
PM
Deuba’s
India visit proposed for Aug 17-19, by Anil Giri
(kp 14/07/2017)
Squeezed
in
the Himalaya: Nepal and Bhutan find themselves in a
tight spot as Sino-Indian tensions grow, by Sean
Shoemaker (nt 14/07/2017), The
Himalayan
thaw (nt 14/07/2017)
India
urges
Nepal to set up consulate in Visakhapatnam, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 13/07/2017)
ICP
launch
put off due to construction delays (kp 13/07/2017)
The
1950
treaty The 10-12 million Indian Gorkhas have been
demanding the treaty’s abrogation or special
provisions to protect them, by Mahendra P. Lama
(kp 12/07/2017)
India
grants
double entry e-visa facility to foreign tourists :
With the double-entry benefits, tourists coming India
can visit Nepal and can return to India within the
stipulated time (kp 09/07/2017)
No
progress on road projects financed by Indian soft loan
(rep 09/07/2017)
The
GST of it: The two governments should sit down and
work out a way to make transit services exempt from
the GST, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 09/07/2017), Govt
team
to visit India for GST talks (kp 10/07/2017), India
to
compensate Nepali traders affected by GST, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 12/07/2017)
Tilathi
flooding
in Saptari an outcome of multiple factors: Locals,
officials say joint Nepal-India efforts required to
solve problem, by Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp
08/07/2017)
Nepal-India
oversight
mechanism meeting: Indian-funded projects ‘yet to gain
momentum’ (kp 07/07/2017)
Nepal-India
trade
returns to normal (ht 07/07/2017)
Cross
border
power trade: Indian regulations a jolt for would-be
electricity exporters from Nepal, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 06/07/2017), Reconsider
it:
India needs to reconsider the regulation as per the Power
Trade Agreement signed between Nepal and India in 2014
(ht 07/07/2017)
‘Envoys
of
Nepal, India to fix PM’s Delhi visit’ (kp
06/07/2017)
India
denies Nepali gas bullets to transport cooking gas
(rep 05/07/2017)
Foreign
Minister
in New Delhi (kp 03/07/2017), Mahara
raises
four issues with India: Swaraj congratulates Nepal for
successful two rounds of local elections, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 04/07/2017), Mahara
meets
Sushma Swaraj (ht 04/07/2017)
Indian
embankment threatens lives on Nepali side of border,
by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 03/07/2017)
Nepal’s
non-alignment:
Nepal expects both neighbours to understand that it is
walking a tight rope while dealing with them, by
Dinesh Bhattarai (kp 02/07/2017)
Nepali
traders
scramble to make sense of GST,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
02/07/2017),
Nepal’s
trade
volume takes a hit (ht 04/07/2017), India’s
GST
slows down Nepal’s imports, exports (kp
05/07/2017)
Inholy
delay:
There has been no effort to implement the 2014
three-year agreement on twin city ties between
Janakpur and Ayodhya, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep
02/07/2017)
Experts
visit
site of Integrated Check Post, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 30/06/2017)
NRB
seeks
G2G talks on INR exchange (ht 29/06/2017)
DPM
to
leave for Delhi on Sunday, by Anil Giri (kp
28/06/2017), Mahara
visiting Delhi to lay ground for Deuba visit (rep
29/06/2017)
Indian
Railways
hikes demurrage on wagons, by Bhushan Yadav (kp
28/06/2017)
India
asks its citizens not to use Aadhar card for travel to
Nepal (rep 27/06/2017)
Contest
between
giants: Managing growing Indian and Chinese interests
will be a major foreign policy challenge for Nepal in
the days ahead, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
27/07/2017)
Indian
CA
graduates to be barred from practicing (kp
26/06/2017)
Nepal-India
border closed for elections (rep 26/06/2017)
Indian
leader
Aiyar in political meetings (kp 24/06/2017)
Gas
bullets
grounded for lack of licences (kp 23/06/2017), Operation
of
Nepali LPG bullets in limbo (ht 23/06/2017)
Envoy
Upadhyay
meets UP chief minister (kp 22/06/2017)
Nepalis
waiting
endlessly to exchange Indian notes (kp 21/06/2017)
Equidistance
revisited:
Equidistance indicates maneuvering of small states
like Nepal while dealing with big powers like India
and China, by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep 21/06/2017)
Indian,
Chinese
envoys call on PM Deuba: In the meetings, the
ambassadors from India and China discussed the
political situation in Nepal and various bilateral
issues with Prime Minister Deuba (kp 17/06/2017)
India
‘firm’
on inclusive constitution in Nepal, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 17/06/2017)
Landlocked
mindset:
Nepal should wake up to the reality that it has rights
and responsibilities regarding the high seas, by
Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 16/06/2017)
Nepal-watching
from
Delhi: Is there really a shift in India’s approach to
election and amendment in Nepal?, by Akanshya Shah
(nt 16/06/2017)
PM
to
visit India after local polls: Mahara to Indian envoy
(kp 15/06/2017)
Neighbourhood
first?
It devolves on India to carry forward the process of
improving regional connectivity with understanding,
vigour and speed, by Raghu Dayal (kp 15/06/2017)
Border
points
to be sealed for local polls (kp 14/06/2017)
Himalayan
feat:
Pushpa Kamal Dahal adeptly kept balanced ties with
India and China during his second term, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 08/06/2017)
Herbs
worth
Rs542m exported to India, by Krishna Prasad Gautam
(kp 04/06/2017)
Police
free
Indian DSP, others caught ‘abducting’ Nepali man,
by Mohan Shahi (kp 03/06/2017)
Mahat
claims
ties with India, China stronger, balanced: Keeping
Nepal’s national interests at the core, Mahat says the
Foreign Ministry opted for ‘proactive diplomacy’
(kp 03/06/2017)
Nepal
requests
India to cut energy prices: Nepal pays Bihar IRs5.62
to IRs5.55 per unit while the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur
line costs only IRs 3.60 per unit (kp 01/06/2017)
Changing
tunes:
Delhi-wallas are right that misinformation,
miscommunication and misunderstanding have aggravated
Nepal-India tensions, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
01/06/2017)
Indian
envoy advises RJPN to go to polls (rep 31/05/2017)
Fourth
meeting
of Eminent Persons Group begins in Dehradun, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 30/05/2017), EPG
meet
ends on positive note: Fifth meeting of the Eminent
Persons Group to take place in August in Kathmandu,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 31/05/2017)
160
MW
power deal signed: NEA; A supplementary power purchase
deal was signed with India’s NVVN, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 28/05/2017)
Modi’s
Nepal
policy in three years: After ups and downs, bilateral
ties seem to be back on track; Not all lost but both
sides need to do more: Observers, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 26/05/2017)
Indian
envoy
hails Nepal-India ties (kp 25/05/2017)
Demoneteized
Indian banknotes in Nepal: India's silence over
exchange facility frustrates NRB officials (rep
25/05/2017)
Not
smooth
as silk: Indian reservations over OBOR may mean a lost
chance for India, Nepal and China, by Prakash A.
Raj (kp 24/05/2017)
Three
Gorkha
soldiers killed in Jammu and Kashmir LoC (kp
24/05/2017)
1
year on, EPG’s progress ‘sluggish’: Next meeting in
Dehradun, India, on May 29-31, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 23/05/2017)
Prosperity
thru
air, road connectivity: Indian envoy Puri (ht
22/05/2017)
Dark
clouds
over Asia: Disputes, distrust and an arms race
threaten to disrupt economic growth in the region,
by Suresh C. Chalise (kp 19/05/2017)
Rollercoaster
relationship:
Indian foreign policy towards Nepal in the last three
years has had its ups and downs; On Monday, its sole
supplierIndian Oil Corporation cut the price of petrol
by Rs2.10 per litre and that of diesel by Rs2.07 per
litre , by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 18/05/2017)
New
Delhi
changes tack, assumes ‘neutral position’: Observers
say India has softened stance on Nepal’s constitution
and is encouraging Madhes-based forces to take part in
polls, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/05/2017)
Govt
imports
milk from India due to low local production (ht
17/05/2017)
Janakpur
and
Ayodhya: Age-old bonds; It is important to link
Janakpur and Ayodhya not only through roads but also
through railways, airways and optical fibres, by
Hari Bansh Jha (rep 17/05/2017)
India
could
cite its security concerns to derail OBOR projects,
interview with Hu Shisheng (kp 15/05/2017), India
skips
China’s Silk Road summit, warns of “unsustainable”
debt (ht 15/05/2017)
Renewal
of
power purchase pact with India soon: NEA (kp
14/05/2017)
Open
letter
to Shyam Saran, by Biswas Baral (rep 11/05/2017)
NOC,
IOC
considering running gas stations (kp 09/05/2017),
IOC
proposal
to open gas stations raises suspicions (kp
11/05/2017), Dealers
flay
NOC plan to operate fuel stations jointly with IOC
(ht 15/05/2017)
In
Delhi,
Mahat invites investments in Nepal (kp
06/05/2017), Frequency
of
high-level exchanges stressed (kp 06/05/2017)
Something’s
got
to give: Nepal can try a new approach to foreign
relations; it should think about what it can offer,
by Binayak Basnyat (kp 05/05/2017)
Nearly-finished
Birgunj
ICP lacks power supply, by Shankar Acharya (kp
04/05/2017)
Sugar
smuggling
rife at Biratnagar customs, by Lila Ballav Ghimire
(kp 04/05/2017)
India
hails
local polls for grassroots democracy, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 04/05/2017)
Women
highly
active in informal trade with India: Sawtee report
(kp 03/05/2017)
Revising
1950
treaty: Tread with caution; During its formation the
government of the day did not bother to make Nepal’s
EPG inclusive, by Birendra P. Mishra (rep
02/05/2017)
‘South
Asia
Satellite launching on May 5’, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 01/05/2017)
India
to
gift vehicles to EC (kp 01/05/2017)
Dialogue
in
Dehradun: Fencing the Nepal-India border may be a bold
proposal, but it is a long-term solution, by Nara
Bahadur Kandel (kp 30/04/2017)
Geopolitics
2.0:
The foreign policy of independent India is no
different to that of East India Company it has come to
despite so much of late, by Biswas Baral (rep
27/04/2017)
Countervailing
duty
on Nepali jute scrapped (kp 26/04/2017)
India
delays
process of exchanging banned banknotes (kp
25/04/2017)
Nepal,
India
talk inundation issues: Agree to build embankments in
necessary areas (kp 22/04/2017)
UP
govt
tightens rule on overloaded vehicles, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp
44
Nepalis
prisoned in India; families barred from visiting,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 21/04/2017)
We
support
Nepal’s bid to take all sections of society on board:
India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 20/04/2017)
Dehradoon
Security
Conference: Intellectual discourse; The Gorkha
recruitment by the British in 1815 was the turning
point weakening Nepal’s nationhood. Nepal’s capability
for industrial development was completely ruined by
the tripartite 1947 Gorkha Recruitment Treaty, by
Umesh K. Bhattarai (ht 18/04/2017)
Prez
on
‘special goodwill’ India visit: Tour should be taken
in the context of intensive bilateral engagements,
says Delhi official, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
17/04/2017), Prez
Bhandari
lands in new Delhi (kp 18/04/2017), India’s
goodwill
always with Nepal, say Indian prez, PM: President
Bhandari holds important bilateral meetings in Delhi
on second day of her visit, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 19/04/2017), Prez
calls
on investors in India to tap opportunities, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 19/04/2017), Prez
returns
from state visit to India (kp 22/04/2017)
Tata
opens
new facility in Nepalgunj (kp 17/04/2017)
Political
events
in Nepal trigger palpable concerns in New Delhi:
Politicians and government officials though refrain
from making official comments, newspapers have called
for early resolution to Kathmandu-Madhes deadlock,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 15/04/2017)
Nepal,
India
assess ongoing projects (kp 13/04/2017)
Prez
Bhandari
to pay state visit to India on Monday (kp
13/04/2017),
Making
the
right noise: For Delhi, Prez Bhandari’s visit offers a
great opportunity for right political messaging
(kp 13/04/2017), President
Bhandari
to visit India on April 17 (rep 13/04/2017)
Nepal’s
Ties With India, China, by Madhavji Shrestha (kp
12/04/2017)
Consulate
general
to be opened at Vizag (kp 11/04/2017)
Secure
together:
If India is willing to sell to Nepal the weapons it
builds with foreign technology, we have no reason to
look elsewhere, by Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep
11/04/2017) [??]
Indian
help
sought for Nepal-Bangladesh trade, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 10/04/2017)
Revise
1950 Peace & Friendship Treaty, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (kp 09/04/2017)
‘Indian
SSB
encroaches on Nepali soil’ (kp 09/04/2017)
NOC,
IOC
agree to seek int’l arbitration in S’pore (kp
08/04/2017)
Indian
families
occupying Nepal’s land for farming, by Abdhesh
Kumar Jha (kp 06/04/2017)
Demonetized
Indian notes held by Nepalis may turn worthless
papers: Deadline to respond to RBI offer expired on
March 31 (rep 06/04/2017)
Third
EPG
meeting to begin in Capital today (kp 05/04/2017),
Clause-wise
discussion
on 1950 treaty begins (kp 06/04/2017), Nepal-India
EPG meet agrees to scrap unequal provisions in 1950
treaty (rep 06/04/2017), EPG
members
agree to work on new pact, To change 1950 treaty to
bring Nepal-India ties in tune with the times, by
Anil Giri (kp 07/04/2017), EPG
discusses
replacing 1950 treaty, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
07/04/2017), India
ready
to abrogate
1950 Treaty: Koshyari (kp 08/04/2017)
Media
urged
to promote Nepal-India relations (ht 04/04/2017)
Much-postponed
air
route meeting delayed again (kp 01/04/2017)
Eminent
Persons
Group holding meeting next week (ht 31/03/2017)
Standoff
at
border after Indian SSB intervenes in fence
construction (kp 30/03/2017)
Export
of
power to Nepal will increase shortly: India, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 30/03/2017)
Nidhi
seeks
India’s support for polls (kp 29/03/2017)
Gen
Rawat
in Capital (kp 29/03/2017), Prez
confers
honorary general rank on chief of Indian Army (kp
30/03/2017)
How
Delhi
views Dahal’s China visit, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 28/03/2017)
New
Indian
envoy meets Deuba, Oli (kp 28/03/2017)
RBI
proposes
IRs4,500 note exchange limit (kp 27/03/2017), Don’t
shirk
responsibility: India’s decision to provide exchange
facilities for banned notes worth IRs4,500 is
inadequate (kp 28/03/2017), India
declines
Nepal’s request to raise ceiling, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 28/03/2017), RBI
rules
out meeting NRB conditions (ht 28/03/2017)
Govt
team
off to India to renew fuel supply pact: NOC, IOC to
inc new agreement today (ht 27/03/2017), Nepal,
India
sign new oil supply agreement, by Kamal Dev
Bhattartai (kp 28/03/2017)
A
jangled relationship: The number one priority of the
South Block in South Asia is Bhutan. Nepal has to
compete with the Maldives for attention, by CK Lal
(rep 27/03/2017)
Perspective
on
Indian inclusiveness: Not only can Nepal learn from
India’s inclusionary polity, India too can learn from
Nepal’s exercise in inclusiveness, by Jainendra
Jeevan (kp 26/03/2017)
Chinese
defence
minister returns, India army chief arriving Tuesday
(kp 26/03/2017)
Demonitised
currency
exchange facility: RBI officials in Capital for talks,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 26/03/2017)
Nepal,
India
to sign new petro supply agreement next week (kp
26/03/2017)
Nepal
requests
India for more electricity: To bridge the gap, Nepal
is currently importing around 380MW of electricity
from India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 25/03/2017)
Spooked
by
China: Today India is ready to do just about anything
to disrupt China’s relations with the smaller South
Asian states, by Pamir Gautam (rep 23/03/2017)
Trans-border
pollution impacts air quality in Nepal, by Ram
Saran Tamang (rep 21/03/2017)
Political
Hinduism:
For Nepal, there’s much to be wary of the Hindu cleric
in UP’s new chief minister (kp 20/03/2017)
Indian
army
chief to visit Nepal on March 28-31, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 19/03/2017)
Treatment
of
Kanchanpur injured affected (kp 19/03/2017)
India
to
provide 30,000 tonnes of urea to Nepal: Farmers
require 61,000 tonnes of the vital farm input to plant
their spring crops during the mid-March to mid-June
season (kp 18/03/2017)
Modi
promises all out support for May polls (rep
18/03/2017)
Accommodate
all
before going to vote: India (kp 17/03/2017)
Kanchanpur
firing:
Ballistics indicates bullet belongs to SSB (kp
16/03/2017), Nidhi
takes
up border killing issue with India (kp)
16/03/2017), India
stops
short of saying ‘SSB’, ‘firing’: Expresses grief at
Nepali’s death, assures fair probe to ‘arrive at
truth’, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/03/2017), Modi
assures
fair probe into Kanchanpur incident, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 18/03/2017)
Justice,
compensation
elude family of man killed by SSB seven years ago,
by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Ghimire (kp 16/03/2017)
Bhattarai
explains
Maoist transition: Bhattarai, who severed ties with
the Maoist party in September last year, also made a
case for the need of a new political force, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 16/03/2017)
How
Jhapa residents taught a big lesson to the SSB, by
Raju Adhikari (rep 15/03/2017)
‘BJP’s
UP
victory won’t change Nepal policy’: Observers say
Modi, who looks well-placed for 2019 re-election, will
try to improve ties with neighbours, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 14/03/2017)
‘Include
provision
of compensation in the new Supply Agreement with IOC’
(ht 14/03/2017)
Nidhi,
Bhattarai
to visit Delhi: Nidhi expected to meet several Indian
leaders, including PM Modi, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 13/03/2017), Nepal
urged
to accommodate all forces, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 15/03/2017)
After
delay,
EPG to meet next week (ht 12/03/2017)
Kanchanpur
local
dies in India’s SSB firing, by DR Panta (kp
10/03/2017), Nepali
man dies in SSB gunfire, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal
(rep 10/03/2017), Nepal
lodges protest with India over Kanchanpur killing
(rep), Govt
sends
diplomatic note to India over SSB firing: Indian
national security adviser calls PM Dahal; Gautam
declared martyr, by Anil Giri (kp 11/03/2017) [Please stop overusing this term:
He was a victim of Indian atrocity, not a martyr!],
MEA:
enquiry
initiated (kp 11/03/2017), Lawmakers
condemn killing of Nepali by SSB (rep
11/03/2017), Dahal
flays
‘attack on sovereignty’ (kp 11/03/2017), Maoist
sister
wings, not party, protest death: Mani Thapa says not
protesting such a grave incident officially is sheer
negligence on part of the PM’s party (kp
1103/2017), Serious
blow
to independence: UML (kp 11/03/2017), Envoy
meets
Indian official over incident (kp 11/03/2017), Kanchanpur
culvert was built as per bilateral agreement, by
Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 11/03/2017), Gautam’s
Last
rites held with state honours, by Chitranga Thapa
(kp 13/03/2017), For
restraint:
Given the age-old Nepal-India relations both the sides
must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of each other (ht 13/03/2017)
Aid
in
pre-1990 Nepal: Both India and China have contributed
to the building of infrastructure, seemingly with a
mind to serve their interests, by Mahendra P. Lama
(kp 08/03/2017)
Efforts
on
to fix prez India visit in April (ht 07/03/2017)
What
India
should know: If you had back in 2015 considered
alternative voices in Nepal, instead of listening to
few loyalists, Nepal-India relation would be much
better today, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 06/03/2017)
Birgunj
ICP
likely to be ready by March, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 05/03/2017)
Poll
body
seeks support from India and China: The Election
Commission says it has sought support from the
neighbouring countries to prevent a lengthy
procurement procedure, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 05/03/2017)
Kanchanpur
Chamber
to hold fair in Dehradun: Dehradun, the capital of the
Indian state of Uttarakhand, has been chosen as the
venue for the fair due to its large population of
Nepali speakers (kp 04/03/2017)
India
ready
for development partnership with Nepal: Jaitely
(kp 03/03/2017), Jaitley
sees
great investment potential in Nepal (rep
03/03/2017)
Nepal-bound
containers
stranded at Kolkata port, by Shankar Acharya (kp
02/03/2017)
Manjeev
Singh
Puri confirmed as India’s new envoy to Nepal:
Confirmation of Puri, a career diplomat, as India’s
new envoy to Nepal has put to rest speculations in
Kathmandu that a political appointee will take charge
of Lainchaur, by Anil Giri (kp 02/03/2017)
Envoy
Rae
completes tenure, leaving today (kp 01/03/2017), India yet
to name Rae’s successor, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
01/03/2017)
Demonetized
Indian banknotes in Nepal: RBI team arriving today to
discuss exchange facility (rep 28/02/2017), Indian
central
bank officials arrive in Nepal, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 01/03/2017), RBI
team's report to decide fate of scrapped Indian
banknotes (rep 02/03/2017), Indian
FinMin
says IC notes will be replaced (kp 04/03/2017)
UMN
demands
travel discount (ht 28/02/2017)
Big
brother:
India’s big infrastructure projects did make progress
during Rae’s tenure but the border blockade leaves a
big diplomatic hole, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp
27/02/2017)
Demand
for
consulate general’s office: Government team studies
Vizag port (kp 26/02/2017)
India
FinMin
to attend Investment Summit, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 25/02/2017)
Rae
wants
all forces taken on board for polls (kp
25/02/2017) [?]
India
approves
16 road projects in Nepal: The new projects under
India’s financial assistance will be carried out
under Indian government’s third Line of Credit
(kp 24/02/2017)
India
okays
IRs 57b for Arun 3 (kp 23/02/2017), Indian
cabinet
approves Arun 3 investment plan, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 23/02/2017), Indian
govt
okays Rs 91.58b investment for Arun III, by Sagar
Ghimire (rep 23/02/2017)
Border
bungles:
It is precisely because the border is unregulated that
there are so many border disputes between Nepal and
India, by Sangam Sangroula (rep 23/02/2017)
There
has been no fundamental shift in India’s position
after the blockade, interview with Narayan Kaji
Shrestha, CPN-MC (rep 23/02/2017) [??]
Indian
leaders
welcome election announcement, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 22/02/2017)
Marginal
interest:
There has in the past been no palpable shift in
India’s larger Nepal policy even with government
change in UP or Bihar, by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep
22/02/2017)
Nepal
seeks
India’s help to upgrade substations, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 22/02/2017)
Dehradun
landslide:
Kin of Nepali victims yet to receive compensation,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 21/02/2017)
Indian
side
proposes March-end, early-April meeting on air routes
(kp 21/02/2017)
Feasibility
study
launched for dry port in Gulariya: Gulariya-Murtiha
border point has remained closed even seven years
after Nepal and India agreed to open it. This has
created difficulties for traders and local people,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 20/02/2017)
India
scraps
service tax on ocean freight, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 19/02/2017)
Indian
minister
attends infra meet (kp 19/02/2017), India
proposes
Kathmandu to Delhi, Kolkata rail links (kp
20/02/2017), 16
projects
to be implemented utilising India’s $340.22m line of
credit facility (ht 20/02/2017), Pledge
vs
disbursement: Aid committed by India is rising;
however, funds are being released at a slower pace
(kp 21/02/2017), Indian
railway
minister returns home (ht 21/02/2017)
IOC
principally
agrees on single-point LPG loading facility to Nepal
(ht 18/01/2017)
Don’t
have
any prescription for Nepal: India, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 17/02/2017) [?]
India
commits
assistance worth NRs 44 million (ht 17/02/2017)
Petroleum
storage
plants: Indian Oil Corp ready to extend technical
support to Nepal (kp 17/02/2017)
Tempo
drivers
block Miteri Bridge (kp 16/02/2017)
Nepali
LPG
bullets face problems in transporting cooking gas,
by Sujan Dhungana (ht 16/02/2017)
Water
diplomacy:
Nepal can work with China and India to develop river
management infrastructure, by Pramod Aryal (kp
16/02/2017)
Call
to revisit policies on water, energy cooperation
(rep 16/02/2017)
Shrestha
in
India: Local poll date first, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 15/02/2017)
JSC
meeting
concludes (ht 15/02/2017)
Trump
jitters:
Nepal’s ties with neighbours India and China could be
affected by shifts in US policy, by Prakash A. Raj
(kp 14/02/2017)
Nepal-India
bilateral
meeting to implement PTA: Nepal, India discuss
development modality of New Butwal-Gorakhpur
transmission line (rep 14/02/2017), Butwal-Gorakhpur
cross-border
transmission line: Nepal, India to finalise DPR of 400
kVA power line, by Bibek Subedi (kp 15/02/2017)
Parcels
stuck during Indian blockade finally reach Nepal,
by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 14/02/2017) [!!]
Bilateral
projects
will now move on fast track, says Indian envoy Ranjit
Rae (ht 14/02/2017)
Nepal-India
JSC
meeting from today (ht 13/02/2017)
Red
tape
stalls grant, loan signing with India: Indian govt has
pledged $1b for rebuilding efforts (kp 12/02/2017)
India
Budget
2017: India should engage Nepal in harnessing border
trade with a larger outlay for infrastructure, by
Atul K. Thakur (kp 12/02/2017)
Preparation
in full swing to bring Birgunj ICP into operation,
by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 11/02/2017)
Government
yet
to appoint agency to operate ICP Birgunj (ht
10/02/2017)
High-level
NOC
delegation off to India (ht 10/02/2017)
Govt
requests
India to supply fertiliser, by Sangam Prasain and
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 09/02/2017)
Modi
often seems to forget that Nepal is a sovereign
country, interview with Mani Shankar Aiyar (rep
09/02/2917)
Uncertainty
clouds
Nepal-India meet on air routes (kp 08/02/2017)
Trade
in
the balance: Imposition of antidumping duty on Nepali
and Bangladeshi jute and jute products will not
encourage bilateral and regional trade, by
Samridhi Pant (kp 07/02/2017)
IC
exchange:
Indian officials to visit Nepal (kp 05/02/2017)
Playing
with
fire: If Madhesh remains unstable, Nepal’s misgivings
about India’s interference will make it more and more
dependent on China, economically and militarily,
by Sukhdev Shah (rep 04/02/2017)
India
govt
raises grant for Nepal by 17 percent, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 02/02/2017)
Export
of
Nepali jute items to India resumes (ht 02/02/2017)
ICP
delay
concerns traders (kp 01/02/2017)
Inflation
wedge
with India narrows (ht 31/01/2017)
DPR
of Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track Project: Indian
consortium seeks Rs 600 million compensation (rep
31/01/2017)
India
levies 4.5% service charge on third-country imports,
by Binod Subedi (rep 30/01/2017) [???],
Goods
imported
via Indian ports to become dearer (kp 01/02/2017),
Nepal
asks
India to remove service tax on ocean freight, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 03/02/0217)
Proletarianism
to
globalism: Modi has done on the subcontinent what
Trump has done at the global level: vacate the
leadership position for China, by Achyut Wagle (kp
30/01/2017)
Nepal-India
oversight
body: 2nd meeting will assess projects funded by India
(kp 30/01/2017), Both
sides
agree to complete projects in time-bound manner
(kp 31/01/2017)
Imported
DAP
fertiliser stuck in Kolkata, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 30/01/2017)
Debunking
a
few myths: Nepal was never a buffer state, and China
and India prefer maritime routes for trade, by
Madan Shahi (kp 29/01/2017)
Commerce
minister
seeks ease in export of Nepali products to India
(ht 29/01/2017)
India
gifts
books, buses and ambulances (ht 27/01/2017)
India
never
interfered in Nepal’s internal matters: Rae (kp
26/01/2017) [???] [When we demonstrated at the Indian
Embassy in Germany against the Indian economic
blockade of 1989, the Indian representative told us
that "friends of Nepal are automatically enemies of
India"!!]
Bridge
to
where? We should convince our neighbors that Nepal
doesn’t see trilateral cooperation as a strategic
concept, but as an economic and socio-cultural
phenomenon, by Gaurav Bhattarai (rep 26/01/2017)
Old
connections
and new opportunities: Security-centric view about
borders must change as India grapples with
market-related issues and opportunities, by
Mahendra P. Lama (kp 25/01/2017)
We
like
it the way it isIndia’s proposal to create a UN
peacekeeping force under its leadership is shameful,
by Roshan Khadka (kp 24/01/2017)
Lawmakers
urge govt to clarify over Indian proposal of seeking
shelter for air marshals (rep 24/01/2017)
IMF
mission sees 'limited impact' of Indian demonetization
in Nepal, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 24/01/2017)
Border
to
be sealed for UP election (kp 22/01/2017)
Vegetable
imports
from India on rise, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
22/01/2017)
Joint
survey
team starts reinstating border pillars (kp
21/01/2017)
Anti-dumping
levy
on Nepali jute items: India ‘positive’ about plea to
scrap duties (kp 20/01/2017)
Nepal-Bharat
Maitri
Irrigation Project inaugurated (ht 20/01/2017)
Three’s
a
crowd: From New Delhi’s perspective, the OBOR is
Beijing’s strategic muscle-flexing in Asia aimed at
strengthening ‘string of pearls’ to encircle India,
by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rep 19/01/2017)
Mahat
takes
up trade issues in New Delhi, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 18/01/2017), India
urged
to exchange old INR (ht 18/01/2017), Mahat
addresses
Raisina Dialogue (kp 19/01/2017), Talks
on
IC swap facility in Nepal productive: India (kp
20/01/2017)
Indian
Army
chief to visit Nepal in Feb (kp 18/01/2017)
Foreign
minister
to attend Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 16/01/2017)
Cooperation
on
shared waters: Properly planned, transboundary rivers
can act as an engine for regional development for both
Nepal and Bihar, by Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia
Tortajada (kp 16/01/2017)
India
FinMin
pledges IC swap facility in Kathmandu soon, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 15/01/2017), Note
ban:
Indian officials to visit Nepal soon (kp
15/01/2017), Indians
could cross border to dump black money, RBI tells NRB
(rep 16/01/2017), India
asks
for stricter INR exchange modality (ht 17/01/2017)
Timber
smuggling
rife at Nepal-India border in Banke (kp
14/01/2017)
Indian
election
delays EPG meeting (ht 14/01/2017)
The
result
of appeasement: Serving every Indian interest will not
benefit Nepal; the demonetisation measure is a case in
point, by Shyam KC (kp 13/01/2017)
The
real danger is when both India and China conclude
Nepal is a burden, interview with Nischalnath
Pandey (rep 12/01/2017)
India
extends
Rs620 million for building embankments (kp
12/01/2017)
NOC
to
ask IOC to extend LPG pipeline up to Nepal border,
by Sujan Dhungana (ht 10/01/2017)
Ban
on
500-, 1,000-rupee notes: Nepal-India meeting likely on
Thursday, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/01/2017), Nepali
officials
off to India to discuss IC exchange facility, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 12/01/2017), India
responds
positively to IC exchange modality (kp 13/01/2017)
India
slaps
anti-dumping duty on Nepali jute items, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 07/01/2017), Export
of
Nepali jute products to India halted since three weeks
(ht 07/01/2017)
China
fights
back: China too is now starting to cultivate its own
competing group of politicians, bureaucrats and
security personnel in Nepal, by Biswas Baral (rep
07/01/2017)
Demonetisation
blues:
Why Modi’s political stunt is bad news for Indians and
Nepalis, by Atul K. Thakur (kp 06/01/2017)
RBI
to
provide INR 1 billion in 100-rupee banknotes (ht
06/01/2017)
Relations
with
Nepal unique and stand on its own footing: India
(ht 05/01/2017)
Border
markets
face acute shortage of IRs100 notes, by Jitendra
Sah (kp 03/01/2017)
CVD
imposed by India affects jute exports, by Ajit
Tiwari (rep 03/01/2017)
India-funded
roads:
After joint mechanism meet, projects show progress,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/01/2017)
Cashing
in
at Chandigarh: For the many migrants from Nepal’s
mid-western districts, prosperous Chandigarh has
become a home away from home, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 31/12/2016)
India
to
make ‘special arrangement’ for Nepal: Delhi to
dispatch team to Kathmandu, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 29/12/2016)
Unexpected
tax
kills jute exports to India: Indian customs
authorities have imposed a 12.5 percent excise duty on
goods made of natural fibre, traders have said; Jute
products from Bangladesh are exempt from the tax
(kp 29/12/2016)
India
to
supply additional 80MW of electricity, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 24/12/2016), NEA
to
import additional 80 MW power from India, by
Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 24/12/2016), India
to
supply 80MW power from tomorrow (kp 31/12/2016)
Nepal,
India
agree third-country codeshare deal (kp
24/12/2016)
Empowering
the
power sector: Instead of playing the victim, Nepal
should create an investor-friendly environment; It has
been projected that India will have a major
electricity deficit by 2022, which has to be filled by
exports from Nepal, by Kshiziz Dahal and Abyaya
Neopane (kp 23/12/2016)
Nepal
tells
India officials: It’ll take at least 10 days to
exchange defunct notes; The Nepal government still
remains clueless about providing exchange facility to
Nepalis holding the banned Indian currency, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 23/12/2016)
India
agrees
to develop, upgrade four air routes: Three new
cross-border entry points to be discussed further,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 22/12/2016)
Demonetisation
nightmares:
Our govt and central bank cannot ignore the plight of
poor seasonal migrant workers, traders and general
public, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 20/12/2016), Exchange
facility
for demonetised INR sought, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 22/12/2016)
Indian
banknotes
ban hits trade conducted in cash, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 20/12/2016)
Govt
clueless
about IC exchange facility (kp 19/12/2016)
Southern
bully:
Nepali leaders lack the nerve to stand erect as
equals with their Indian counterparts, by
Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp 18/12/2016)
India
demonitisation
move: No remedy for Nepalis as deadline nears; Indian
bank notes in denominations of 500 and 1,000
will cease to be legal tender after December 30,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/12/2016)
Demonetisation
in
India to hit tourism in Nepal: NRB (ht 17/12/2016)
‘BPKF
a
strong pillar of Nepal-India cooperation’ (ht
17/12/2016)
DoR
scraps
RfP for Nepali consultant at India’s call, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/12/2016)
Nepal,
India
to complete ICP in Birgunj by March (ht
16/12/2016)
Air
service
talks get Cabinet nod (kp 13/12/2016)
Third
EPG
meeting to be held in Pokhara next week (ht
13/12/2016)
Nepal
to
discuss new power trade guidelines with India , by
Bibek Subedi (kp 12/12/2016), A
continuing trend: India resorts to protectionist
measures again even in a sector it has much to gain
from (kp 13/12/2016), ‘Power
trading
guideline does not debar pvt firms’ (kp
13/12/2016), India
clarifies
on guidelines on cross border trade of energy (ht
13/12/2016), Purchasing
power:
India’s new policy affects Nepal’s aspiration to boost
growth through hydroelectricity, by Bhoj Raj
Poudel (kp 16/12/2016)
Raxaul
border
residents halt supply to Nepal (ht 12/12/2016), Imports
through Raxaul being disrupted (rep 12/12/2016), Trade
through Birgunj resumes as Raxaul locals call off
protest, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 13/12/2016)
The
Indian trap: Energy experts say new Indian policy will
discriminate against Nepal’s private sector and
non-Indian investors, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep
12/12/2016)
NCC
requests
Indian govt for exchange facility (ht 12/12/2016)
Nepali
shippers
prefer Haldia to Kolkata port (kp 12/12/2016), Nepali
traders
urged to use HICT for int’l shipments (ht
12/12/2016)
Send
Indian
envoy home: Student leaders of oppn parties (kp
12/12/2016)
171
boundary
stones missing along Nepal-India border in Bardiya
(kp 11/12/2016)
Nepal-India
Relations: Don’t Let Grass Grow Under Feet, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 11/12/2016)
Policy
Towards Neighbours, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
10/12/2016)
India
demonitisation
move: Talks on to find a way out: Delhi (kp
09/12/2016)
The
world
has moved on: India should stop interfering in Nepal’s
affairs citing out-of-date security concerns.
by Bigyan Prasai (kp 09/12/2016)
Cross-border
power
trading: India’s new rules could pull plug on
Nepal-based electricity developers, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 08/12/2016), India
issues
guidelines on cross border trade of electricity
(ht 08/12/2016), Indian
policy
discourages non-Indian hydropower investors, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep 08/12/2016)
The
second
amendment: There seems to be a realization in New
Delhi that its interests in Nepal will be best
protected by taking Kathmandu in confidence, by
Biswas Baral (rep
Indian
embassy
enquires about legal status of IC notes in Nepal,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 04/12/2016)
Mukherjee’s
historic
visit: Such high level visits not only help contain
growth of external influence in Nepal but also greatly
boost Nepal-India relations, by Hari Bansh Jha
(rep 03/12/2016)
A
step in right direction, say Indian officials, media:
However, India has not given a formal and official
statement on the registration of the constitution
amendment proposal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
01/12/2016), Bill
registration
an important step: India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 05/12/2016)
Nepali,
Indian
officials agree to expedite India-funded projects
(kp 30/11/2016)
Ginger
export to India affected yet again, by Raju
Adhikari (rep 30/11/2016)
Locals
form
pressure group to expedite SIA, fast track, by
ShankarAcharya (kp 30/11/2016)
Stalled
air
service talks with India to be revived, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 30/11/2016)
First
Nepal-India
project oversight meeting today (kp 29/11/2016)
Banned
500-
and 1000-rupee notes: Three weeks on, Nepal awaits
India’s response: Nepal has not heard from India since
submitting the proposal to provide exchange facility
to Nepalis holding banned currency, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp 29/11/2016)
EPG
lacks
moral, logistics support from government (ht
27/11/2016)
NRB:
Don’t
accept new Indian notes (kp 25/11/2016)
Trilateralism,
RIP:
Nowhere and at no time have India and China cooperated
and coordinated strategy on third countries. Why would
they in Nepal?, by Biswas Baral (rep 24/11/2016)
India
positive
about replacing banned notes with legal bills, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 24/11/2016)
New
school
building of MIS inaugurated: The school hopes to keep
the tradition of providing quality education in the
best environment as it has been doing for 38 years
(kp 24/11/2016)
India
meets
China in finance: AIIB provides a platform of
partnership to India and China away from the
border-centric bilateral relations; The sea port
projects in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and
land ports and hydropower projects in Nepal and
Bhutan would demand huge investments from
India, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 23/11/2016
India
proposes
resuming air service talks in Dec (kp 16/11/2016)
Review
of
1950 peace and friendship treaty: EPG set to exchange
draft in Dec meeting, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
15/11/2016)
Mukherjee’s
visit
New Delhi should refrain from micro-managing Nepal,
even if selfish Nepali leaders give the green light to
do so, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp 15/11/216)
Sunsari
is hub for Indians seeking Nepali citizenship, by
Amar Khadka (rep 15/11/2016)
Indian
Army
chief in Kathmandu (kp 12/11/2016)
NRB
urges
India to facilitate exchange of banned Indian bills,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 10/11/2016),
India
withdraws
500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes from circulation:
Nepalis in border areas worried (kp 10/11/2016), Migrant
workers
in India in a fix: Workers who receive their salaries
in cash are having a hard time exchanging
large-denomination banknotes in the absence of proper
identity cards, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
10/11/2016), RBI
asks
NRB about amount of banned Indian notes in Nepal: NRB,
according to an official, has informed India’s central
bank that there is IRs 35 million in the denominations
of 500 and 1,000 in the Nepali financial system,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 11/11/2016), Frantic
crowds
cross border to unload Indian currency, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 12/11/2016), ‘Raise
issue
at political level’ (kp 12/11/2016), Use
diplomatic
channel to clear confusion, FNCCI urges govt (kp
14/11/2016), Dahal
urges
Modi to provide exchange facility to Nepalis (kp
15/11/2016), Take
note:
Nepali and Indian govts should ensure easy
currency-exchange facilities for ordinary citizens
(kp 16/11/2016), ‘Top-level
Indian
decision must for exchange facility’, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 16/11/2016), Taskforce
set
up to address problems faced by Nepalis (kp
17/11/2016), Far-west
people
in possession of Indian currency worried (ht
17/11/2016), Money
for
nothing: If the large banknotes are not exchanged,
many Nepalis are going to be in dire straits, by
Jagadish Prasad Bist (kp 18/11/2016), Indian
Embassy
tells NRB to prepare exchange modality, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 18/22/2016), Govt
told
to sort out INR exchange issue (ht 18/11/2016), Gaining
currency:
Demonetisation takes its toll on Nepali migrant
workers, students, by Jiyalal Sah (nt 18/11/2016),
Nepalis
facing
hard time in Delhi: Students, migrant workers hit hard,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 19/11/2016), Demonetisation
hits
Nepalis living near border with India, by Govind
Chhetri and Ram Saraf (ht 19/11/2016), Ban
on
Indian banknotes hits cardamom trade (ht
19/11/2016), Uncertainty
over fate of demonetized Indian notes fuels illegal
exchange: Some are offering Rs 500 for IRs 500e,
by Sagar Ghimire (rep 19/11/2016), No
over-the-counter
IC exchange, says NRB, by Bibek Subedi (kp
20/11/2016), Solution
being
sought for INR exchange: Stringent rules will be
developed for exchange of high denomination Indian
notes, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 20/11/2016)
Govt
clueless about missing border pillars, by Bhim
Chapagain (rep 09/11/2016)
A
new narrative: Instead of maintaining control, India’s
help to extend democratic principles can serve both
Indian and Nepali interests, by Achyut Wagle (kp
08/11/2016)
Fewer
bullets
carrying LPG to Nepal, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
08/11/2016), Indian
suppliers
deny reducing number of bullets supplying LPG: Sources
claim NLPGIA president's earlier statement may have
been intended to create havoc and to create an
artificial shortage, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
09/11/2016)
He
Came, He Conquered, He Left, by Prem Khatry (rn
08/11/2016)
Civilisational
linkages:
Since both Nepal and India are culturally rich
republics, their relations need to be mutually
beneficial, by Lok Raj Baral (kp 07/11/2016)
The
more
India aligns itself with Madhesi issue, the harder it
makes its resolution, interview with Narayan Kaji
Shrestha (kp 07/11/2016)
Mukherjee’s
Visit: Healing The Wounds, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
07/11/2016)
Indian
Army
chief to visit Nepal (ht 06/10/2016)
Nepal-bound
containers
stuck at Kolkata port (ht 06/11/2016), Clear
the
decks (ht 07/11/2016)
The
Controversy, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 05/11/2016)
Deuba
leaves
for India today (kp 04/11/2016), Deuba
addresses
India Ideas Conclave in Goa (kp 05/11/2016), Deuba
meets
Indian leaders (kp 09/11/2016), ‘I
didn’t
meet any Tibetan leader in Goa’ (kp 09/11/2016)
Message
to India: The question every Nepali is asking and will
be asking for years to come will be why India
blockaded Nepal, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
05/10/2016)
Indian
prez
arrives in Nepal in sign of warming relations, by
Anil Giri (kp 03/11/2016), ‘Our
support
will always be there as Nepal moves towards a federal
democratic republic’, interview with Pranab
Mukherjee (kp 03/11/2016), Mukherjee
‘glad’
to see political process moving in the right direction
(kp 03/11/2016), UML
top
brass absent from Indian embassy reception: According
to party sources, Oli’s invitation did not
arrive on time while Khanal and Nepal are out of the
country (kp 03/11/2016), Morcha
leaders
set to meet Mukherjee today (kp 03/11/2016), Visit
will
strengthen bilateral ties: PM (kp 03/11/2016), Beyond
the
rhetoric: High-level political visits hopefully set
the tone for tangible economic gains
(kp03/11/2016), The
buck
stops here: The time has come to deal with all the
outstanding issues between Nepal and India at the top
political level, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
03/11/2016), Mukherjee
invites
Nepal to be ‘part of India’s growth story’: elcomes
efforts in Kathmandu to take on board all sections of
society (kp 04/11/2016), KU
confers
honorary degree on Indian prez: PM Dahal says
Mukherjee ‘towering personality’ of South Asia (kp
04/11/2016), ‘Pashupati
centre
of reverence for people of Nepal, India’ (kp
04/11/2016), KMC
presents
Key to Kathmandu City to Mukherjee (kp
04/11/2016), Nepal,
India
have mutual security interests: Mukherjee, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 04/11/2016), Peace,
stability
India’s major concern: Indian president, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 04/11/2016), Close
ties:
Bilateral relations have been restored to
pre-constitution level due to exchanges of high level
visits from both the sides after the promulgation of
the constitution (ht 04/11/2016), Indian
prez
visits Janakpur, Pokhara, by Shyam Sundar Shashi
and Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 05/11/2016), Mukherjee
terms
visit ‘mission of friendship’: Says relations between
two countries poised to ascend to new heights (kp
05/11/2016), Indian
prez’s
trip successful in building mutual trust: Cabinet
(kp 05/11/2016), 'I
enjoyed every bit of Nepal visit': Indian Prez
(rep 05/11/2016)
Upadhyay,
Paudyal
appointed envoys to India and China (kp
30/10/2016)
Indian
president’s
visit to Nepal: Holiday decision draws criticism; Govt
goes on defensive, says it does not want inconvenience
to public (kp 28/10/2016), Mukherjee
to
land in Nepal on Nov 2 (rep 28/10/2016), PM
Secretariat:
Nov 2 holiday decision at Prez suggestion (kp
29/10/2016),
India
says
Mukherjee’s visit to strengthen ties: Indian President
Pranab Mukherjee will arrive in Kathmandu on Wednesday
on a state visits (kp 29/10/2016), Some
aid
announcements as goodwill gesture likely: Sources
(kp 30/10/2016), Hospitals
in
Capital, Pokhara and Janakpur put on standby (kp
30/10/2016), Nidhi
takes
stock of preparations (kp 30/10/2016), Special
security
plan in place: Home Ministry (kp 30/10/2016)
Nepal-India
Trade
Treaty renewed for seven years: No changes have been
made to the existing treaty, last revised in 2009,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (kp 28/10/2016)
Nepal,
India
agree to accelerate 7 projects (kp 28/10/2016), India
to
expedite Key infrastructure projects in Nepal (ht
28/10/2016), Nepal,
India finalize reconstruction projects for Indian aid
(rep 28/10/2016)
Nepal-India
joint
commission meet: Secy-level talks set tone for today’s
JC meeting, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 27/10/2016)
Visakhapatnam
Port
finally opens for Nepali business: NRB allows banks to
issue letters of credit to import goods using the
Indian seaport (kp 27/10/2016), Govt
initiates
process to open consulate in Vizag: Ministry
considering deputing an official from Nepali embassy
in New Delhi for now (kp 29/10/2016)
India
exposed,
again: Lokman Singh Karki’s impeachment motion has
again laid bare limitations of India’s misguided quest
for ‘structural guarantee’, by Biswas Baral (rep
27/10/2016)
India
constructing monastery encroaching upon no man's land,
by Bhim Chapagain (rep 27/10/2016)
Nepal
to
press for implementation of pacts with India (kp
26/10/2016), ‘Nepal,
India
to skip controversial issues’ (ht 26/10/2016)
Continuity
and
change: Nepal-India relationship should move towards a
development-centric security policy from the
traditional military one, by Baburam Bhattarai (kp
26/10/2016)
ICP
on
Nepali side ‘will be ready’ by December, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 26/10/2016)
Nepal
to
focus on executing bilateral projects (ht
26/10/2016)
Deuba
to
visit India in Nov first week (kp 25/10/2016)
Foreign
secy
to lead team for Nepal-India joint panel (kp
22/10/2016)
A
triangular relationship: Shifting geopolitics is once
more buffeting Nepal’s ties with India and China,
by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 21/10/2016), Tripartite
tête-à-tête:
If Nepal doesn't set its politics right it will
continue to be treated as a footnote to history
(nt 21/10/2016), Trilateral
Co-operation
In Limbo, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 22/10/2016)
Indian
advance
team arriving today (kp 20/10/2016)
Names
finalised
for Nepal-India oversight mechanism (ht
20/10/2016), Get
it
done: Now that the oversight mechanism is in place it
may be hoped that delays of the past will indeed be a
thing of the past (ht 21/10/2016)
Nepal-India
JC
meet next week (kp 19/10/2016)
Re-energising
Relations With India, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
19/10/2016)
Nepal,
India
PMs for implementing pacts: Agree to address
outstanding issues at Joint Commission meeting, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/10/2016), Govt
claims
neighbours positive on trilateral co-op: Prime
Minister Dahal’s secretariat says the meeting of the
three leaders was scheduled at Nepal’s request, by
Anil Giri (kp 17/10/2016), A
go-ahead in Goa: Connectivity holds the key to
trilateral cooperation among Nepal, India and China
(kp 17/10/2016), 'Nepal
wants to be dynamic bridge between India, China';
China always supportive of Nepal's national integrity:
Xi (rep 17/10/2016), PM
describes
meeting with Modi and Xi as ‘rare and pleasant’
(kp 18/10/2016), Trilateral
meeting
talk gets sceptics (kp 19/10/2016)
Hostility
with
Pak has India step up Nepal border watch (kp
15/10/2016)
Eight
leftist
parties to wage joint protest against Nepal-India
communique (ht 10/10/2016)
Crossing
the border a hassle for Nepalis every Dashain (rep
08/10/2016)
NOC
urges
IOC to reduce surcharges (kp 06/10/2016)
Mahat
defends
Nepal-India joint communiqué (ht 05/10/2016)
Indian
prez
to visit Nepal from Nov 2 (kp 04/10/2016), ‘Indian
prez
to visit Lumbini, Janakpur, Pokhara’ (kp
06/10/2016)
Second
EPG
meeting to take up 1950 treaty: The Indian side has
asked Nepali members of the Eminent Presons Group to
come up with a clear position on how to amend the
‘unequal’ treaty, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
04/10/2016), Nepal
proposes
amendment to 1950 Treaty, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 05/10/2016), Charting
a
new course: Nepal’s EPG delegation should articulate
its proposals in a clear and cogent way (kp
05/10/2016), EPG
agrees
to contextualise 1950’s treaty, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 06/10/2016), On
1950
Treaty, ball ‘in India’s court’: Members, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 06/10/2016)
War
in
the air: Clash between India and Pakistan is a reality
that South Asia is compelled to live with for the
foreseeable future, by Achyut Wagle (kp
04/10/2016)
Restoring
Balance, by S. Binodkumar Singh (SAIR 03/10/2016)
Nepal
ready
to keep 1950 Treaty’s title intact: The treaty needs
to be updated to keep up with the changed context,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 02/10/2016)
Advantage
China:
With SAARC, a perfect platform for India to establish
its preeminence in South Asia, on the brink, all that
the Chinese have to do is bide time, by Biswas
Baral (rep 01/10/2016)
Prachanda
India
bhai bhai: Dahal used the visit to Delhi to restore
his own ties with India more than anything else,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 30/09/2016)
Migrant
workers
fleeced at Rupadiya border (ht 29/09/2016)
‘PMs
not
keen to remove Indian camp’ (kp 26/09/2016)
India
tables
proposal to conduct survey for 2 cross-border railways,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/09/2016)
Dispute
Over PM’s India Visit, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
26/09/2016)
‘India
has
softened its position on Nepal’, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 25/09/2016)
Nepal-India
inflation
wedge narrows to 3.5pc in August (kp 25/09/2016)
Nepal,
India
set date for two crucial meets: EPG meeting on Oct
4-5, JC conference on Oct-end (kp 23/09/2016)
NS-N
opposes
parts of joint statement (ht 23/09/2016)
Trapped
in
geopolitics: India mounted the blockade after Nepal
refused to give it a place in its policy-making
process, by Sumesh Shiwakoty (kp 23/09/2016)
A
routine visit: The fact that parties have different
views on foreign policy makes Nepal more prone to
international influence, by Shyam KC (kp
23/09/2016)
Chance
to
take centre stage: The goodwill Prachanda received in
New Delhi was reciprocation of his new avatar, by
Atul K. Thakur (kp 21/09/2016), Mixed
Responses On PM’s India Visit, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn 21/09/2016), Narayan
Kaji
raises questions over joint statement with India
(ht 21/09/2016)
New
Delhi
EPG meeting to enter substantive agenda: Eminent
Persons Group has mandate to look into political
relations, government-to-government ties, development
cooperation, economic exchanges and cultural relations
(kp 18/09/2016)
Prachanda’s
Second
State Visit To India, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
18/09/2016), ‘Pact
with
India won’t affect ties with China’ (kp
19/09/2016), Above
the
fray: It’s possible to maintain deep ties with both
India and China simultaneously (kp 19/09/2016)
Nepali
Expectations:
Timely completion of development projects will earn
India respect from common Nepalis, bMinutes of
Karki’s
appointment safey Balmukunda Regmi (kp 18/09/2016)
Committed
to
strengthening relations: Dahal (kp 17/09/2016), Significant
day
in history of our friendship: Modi, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 17/09/2016), Three
agreements
signed (kp 17/09/2016), PM’s
India Visit: To Get Out Of The Begging Bowl, by
Kushal Pokharel (rn 17/09/2016), Indian
goodwill
a must for statute implementation: PM, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 18/09/2016) [??],
Nepal’s
Foreign Relations: No Adventurism In Diplomacy, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 18/09/2016), India
welcomed
effort to take all on board Constitution: PM (rep
19/09/2016), Nepal-India
joint
statement: Special ceremony organised in Capital,
protest rallies in parts of country (kp
20/09/2016), Dahal
in
Delhi: The joint statement shows that Nepal-India
relations are as they were last September, by Bhoj
Raj Poudel (kp 20/09/2016)
Building
trust
main objective of visit: PM, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai) (kp 16/09/2016), A
chance for a fresh start: PM’s visit could be an
opportunity to ensure age-old ties move with the times
(kp 16/09/2016), Unwanted
waters:
If water dominates Prachanda’s Delhi-visit, how will
Nepal handle it? It does not even have a water
resources ministry, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp
16/09/2016), Not
your
usual visit: This time around Nepal will also discuss
what it can contribute to regional stability, by
Binayak Basnyat (kp 16/09/2016), Nepal-India
Relations:
Need To Put On Even Keel, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
16/09/2016), Every
Nation
Matters, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 16/09/2016), Delhi
run:
It has taken Dahal eight years to be accepted enough
to make another visit to New Delhi, by Om Astha
Rai (nt 16/09/2016), Yoga
diplomacy:
Prime Minister Dahal said before his India visit he
had the right ‘chemistry’ with Narendra Modi. But it
may be the ‘physics’ he needs to get right this time
(nt 16/09/2016), Dahal
holding one-on-one with Modi today (rep
16/09/2016)
Previously
signed
deals priority: Dahal, by Binod Ghimire (kp
15/09/2016), A
jumbo team, a slew of agendas, by Anil Giri (kp
15/09/2016)
Many
hopes:
It is natural to expect India to support the
democratic process in Nepal and let it evolve as a
broad-based internal process, by Dinesh Bhattarai
(rep 15/09/2016)
Let’s
stop
putting out begging bowl: Bhattarai to Dahal: Focus on
completion of already signed projects, suggest ex-PMs,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 14/09/2016), ‘Take
up
pending projects in Delhi’: Madhesi parties press
Prime Minister Dahal to resolve their concerns before
he leaves for India tomorrow (kp 14/09/2016), Inundation
victims
urge PM to resolve issue during India visit (kp
14/09/2016), Dahal’s
India
Visit: Normalising Relations Main Priority, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 14/09/2016), Stress
The Important Issues, by Shyam KC (rn 14/09/2016)
Prime
ministerial
trips: Visits to India are always touted to have
improved bilateral relations, but it’s debatable,
by Lalbabu Yadav (kp 14/09/2016)
Mahat,
Swaraj
dwell on bilateral issues, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 13/09/2016), Mahat
raises
inundation, irrigation, new border points with Swaraj
(rep 13/09/2016), PM
Dahal’s
India trip announced (kp 13/09/2016)
Eyes
on
you: International geopolitics is all about give and
take. No country can survive let alone thrive by
neglecting this cardinal principle, by Basant
Kumar Chaudhary (rep 13/09/2016)
India
prez
likely to visit Nepal on Nov 3: Nepali and Indian
sides have agreed to expedite preparatory works for
Indian President Mukherjee’s Nepal visit (kp
13/09/2016)
Neighborhood
first:
China is reported to have invested between US $130 and
$140 billion abroad in 2015. Not even a percent of
this came to Nepal, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep
12/09/2016)
PM's
India
visit: UML hands memo to Dahal (kp 12/09/2016), ‘Will
be
mindful of national interest’ (kp 12/09/2016), Pancheshwor
Project
on PM’s agenda: Mahat (kp 12/09/2016), Modest
proposal:
What does Nepal expect from New Delhi during the prime
minister’s upcoming visit?, by Akhilesh Upadhyay
(kp 12/09/2016), PM
Prachanda’s India Visit: Better Not To Take
Unnecessary Risk, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
12/09/12016)
India
lifts ban on Nepali ginger, by Raju Adhikari (rep
10/09/2016), Trucks
with
Nepali ginger allowed to enter India: Permanent
lifting of ban, however, not certain (kp
11/09/2016)
‘Suspected
Indian
serial killer acquired Nepali citizenship’ (kp
07/09/2016)
India
visit:
Dahal to secure funds for Hulaki Road works, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/09/2016)
Bilateral
ties:
Dahal should seize the historic opportunity to shape
Nepal’s long-term relations with India, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 06/09/2016)
We
vary
fundamentally from Oli govt, especially how we view
India, interview with Foreign Minister Prakash
Sharan Mahat (kp 05/09/2016)
PM's
India
visit: Fast Track ‘not on agenda’, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 04/09/2016)
I
didn’t discuss statute amendment with any Indian
official, says Nidhi (ht 04/05/2016)
No
fundamental
shift in foreign policy, says Minister Mahat, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp 04/09/2016)
Govt
picks Upadhyay again as envoy to India, names Poudyal
for China (rep 02/09/2016)
Preparation
for
PM’s India visit in full swing: Foreign Minister
Prakash Sharan Mahat starts consultation with govt
secretaries about India-funded projects (kp
01/09/2016)
Dahal’s
darn
diplomacy: Nepal should address its neighbours’
genuine concerns but also counter exaggerated ones,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 29/08/2016)
EPG
to
focus on 1950 treaty revision, by Lekhanath Pandey
(kp 26/08/2016)
India
hands
over 17 fire tenders (kp 25/08/2016)
PM
Dahal’s
letter to Modi: UML demands govt make the letter
public, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/08/2016)
18
Susta
villagers face murder charge, by Narayan Sharma
(kp 25/08/2016)
Annual
security
talks to focus on border issues, trafficking (kp
24/08/2016)
Dahal
to visit India on Sept 15-18, by Sangeet Dangroula
(rep 24/08/2016)
Nepal-India
Relations: Towards Path Of Improvement, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 24/08/2016)
Indian
aid
for women in Khalanga (kp 23/08/2016)
Dahal
set
to visit India on Sept 15: Shopping list comprises
signing of one mega project, aid for post-quake
reconstruction, Pancheshwor (kp 22/08/2016) [Yes, please get all your orders,
Mr Revolutionary!]
Warning
or
yearning? Raj or Swaraj, Delhi’s power elites have
always taken Nepal for granted as their natural
backyard, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp 21/08/2016)
Nepal,
India
work on PM’s visit: Final agenda of the tour to be set
in course of consultations by the DPM who landed in
New Delhi on Thursday, by Anil Giri (kp
19/08/2016), Four-day
trip
to focus on improving ties, high-level visits: Nidhi;
Indian officials to learn about priorities of new govt
in Nepal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 19/08/2016),
Nidhi
lands
in Delhi to lay ground for PM’s visit (ht
19/08/2016), Nidhi
meets
Indian leaders: New Delhi hopes Nepal’s efforts to
address agitating parties’ concerns will come to
fruition, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 20/08/2016),
India
supports
Nepal
govt’s priorities: Modi, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 21/08/2016), Modi
advises
statute amendment for solution, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 21/08/2016), Oppn
MPs
say govt ‘undermined Parliament’; Object to Nidhi
discussing statute amendment with India, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 22/08/2016), Fine
balance:
Nidhi’s visit is a progress in Nepal-India relations,
but it is only a humble start (kp 22/08/2016), Rahul
Gandhi
pledges Indian Nat’l Cong’s support to Nepal, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 22/08/2016)
Between
the
lines: Geo-political realities and Nepal’s
overdependence on India make their ties complex,
by Lok Raj Baral (kp 19/08/2016)
Bulk
cargo
movement facility denied for all commodities (ht
18/08/2016)
Feeding
the
dragon: New Delhi should shed its old insecurities
about China and learn to fearlessly share fruits of
its economic development with its friends, by
Biswas Baral (rep 18/08/2016)
DPM
Nidhi
leaving for New Delhi tomorrow: Mending ties, PM
Dahal’s India visit main agenda, by Anil Giri (kp
17/08/2016), DPMs’
China, India Visits: A Wise, Praiseworthy Move, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 17/08/2016), Nidhi’s
agenda:
Fixing dates for high-level engagements, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 18/08/2016)
Three
friends:
Can Nepal rise to the occasion to put its house in
order first and then reap the rewards of geography?,
by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp 15/08/2016),
Sensible
step:
Dahal’s decision to send envoys to neighbours
indicates a mature approach to foreign policy (kp
15/08/2016)
Swaraj
pitches
India’s regional co-op, connectivity: ‘Completion of
Trauma Centre in Nepal a milestone’, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 15/08/2016)
India
flags
off 2 cargo vessels from Varanasi to Haldiya, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 14/08/2016)
Efforts
on
to ensure Indian president’s visit before China’s,
by Lekhanath Pandey (kp 13/08/2016) [Dependancy
hierarchy has to be preserved!]
DPMs
to
visit Delhi, Beijing: Government sending Nidhi to
India and Mahara to China as its special
representatives (kp 12/08/2016), Nidhi
to
visit southern neighbour India, Mahara set to tour
China: ‘Process to amend constitution begins in six
weeks’; ‘UML an obstacle in resolving Madhes crisis’
(ht 12/08/2016),
PM’s
India
trip likely in Sept second week, by Anil Giri (kp
12/08/2016)
India’s
dilemma:
India needs to design and implement a national refugee
law to ensure comprehensive national security, by
Mahendra P. Lama (kp 10/08/2016)
Disturbing
divergence:
Nepal’s daunting economic laggardness vis-a-vis its
neighbours is a key barrier to a matured relationship
with them, by Ram C. Acharya (kp 09/08/2016)
Let’s
act
together: As India moves up the value chain, some of
its industries can be shifted to Nepal, by
Madhukar Shamsher JB Rana and Atul K. Thakur (kp
08/08/2016)
India's
river
linking project is a huge disaster for Nepal: Indian
authorities close all 32 channels of the Sharada
barrage in Mahakali river during monsoon, by
Kalendra Sejuwal (rep 06/08/2016)
Nepal-India
integrated
check-post in limbo (ht 05/08/2016)
India
completes
procedure for trade via Visakhapatnam Port (ht
05/08/2016), Vizag
port
‘ready’ for Nepali cargos (kp 06/08/2016), Trade
through
Vizag Port could be more feasible, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 06/08/2016)
Nepal-India
JC
meeting uncertain, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
01/08/2016)
Changes
Nepal’s
internal affairs: India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 29/07/2016)
12
injured in clash over levee row (kp 29/07/2016), Saptari
tense
as India reconstructs dam on its side (ht
29/07/2016), SP
leader
blames govt for Tilathi border clash (kp
01/08/2016), Good
neighbourliness?
Delhi underestimates why people in Tarai are angry
about construction across the border (kp
01/08/2016), Study
team
pins blame on India (kp 03/08/2016)
India
slips
to third spot in terms of FDI commitments, by
Bibek Subedi (kp 28/07/2016)
Fundamentalism
in
South Asia: India’s neighborhood policy under Modi is
executed with a belief rooted in an intolerant and
orthodox view of South Asia as a great Hindu Rashtra,
by Dinkar Nepal (rep 28/07/2016)
Let’s
get
together: A dialogue forum of representatives from
China, India and Nepal should be formed, by Bhoj
Raj Poudel (kp 19/07/2016)
Displaced
Nepalis facing identity crisis in India: Massive 22-km
causeway built by India submerges Nepali territory
every year, by Kalendra Sejuwal (rep 18/07/2016)
Peace
and
friendship treaty: No change in fundamentals, say
Indian stakeholders, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
16/07/2016)
Swarup
mum
on developments in Kathmandu: The Indian
establishment ‘perceives’ that there
exists anti-India sentiment even in the Tarai now,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 15/07/2016)
Unequal
partners:
The trade treaty with India has always been guided
more by politics than economics, by Hari Prasad
Shrestha (kp 15/07/2016)
India’s
SSB
‘threatens’ Paklihawa villagers for questioning girl’s
death: 15-year-old found dead on June 30 in bordering
Indian village; Locals claim a Sashastra Seema Bal
constable murdered her (kp 14/07/2016)
MPs
urge
India to expedite projects, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 11/07/2016)
Nepal-India
joint
commission meet: Nepal proposes August date for
meeting in India (kp 07/07/2016)
Construction
of
integrated check post on Nepali side in limbo, by
Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 06/07/2016)
Recalibrating
relations:
Nepal and India need to refine future ties based on
economics and border residents, by Sujeev Shakya
(kp 05/07/2016)
First
meeting
of Nepal-India EPG: Members see opportunity for new
beginning in ties, by Anil Giri and Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 04/07/2016), First
meet
starts, but scepticism remains: Observers lay stress
on need to take the discussions beyond rhetoric,
by Anil Giri (kp 05/06/2016), Nepal
side broaches 1950 treaty at first EPG meet, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep 05/07/2016), First
EPG
meeting ends on high note: Two sides, however, have
different approaches at redefining relations, by
Anil Giri (kp 06/07/2016), Serious
business:
EPG is a welcome mechanism, as Kathmandu and Delhi
have major differences to overcome (kp 07/07/2016)
Open
to
high-level exchanges with Nepal: India, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 02/07/2016)
Nepal-India
revive
bilateral engagement (ht 02/07/2016)
Talks
end
without major headway: Nepal-India inter-governmental
committee meeting, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
02/07/2016)
India
for
common standards on exports (kp 30/06/2016)
Prez
India
visit likely in Aug (kp 29/06/2016)
India
proposes
Nepal for power tariff hike, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
and Bibek Subedi (kp 29/06/2016)
Eminent
Persons
Group to review all aspects of Nepal-India relations,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 29/06/2016)
A
three-way tie: Playing one neighbour against another
or inciting nationalism by inflammatory speeches would
take us nowhere, by Aditya Baral (kp 29/06/2016)
Trade
barriers
at top of Nepal’s agenda: India has compelled Nepali
tea exporters to obtain quality test certification
from an Indian laboratory each time they ship
tea to India, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 28/06/2016), Nepali
tea
unlikely to get easy entry to India, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 29/06/2016), Trade
hurdles:
Nepal should make a compelling case for its proposals
to India (kp 29/06/2016)
Kolkata-Jogbani
railway
of no use, say traders, by Binod Bhandari (kp
28/06/2016)
Three’s
a
crowd: Nepal’s dream of becoming a bridge between
China and India may remain elusive; India’s
presumptive yet perennial allegation that Nepal
often played the ‘China card’ ultimately proved self-
fulfilling, albeit with the script a bit altered,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 27/06/2016)
Border
pillars
to have GPS devices: To be helpful in restoring
Nepal-India boundary markers in cases of loss (kp
27/06/2016)
India’s
road
project raises flood concerns in Nepal: Nepali
officials say several villages in the Tarai at risk of
inundation, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 26/06/2016)
First
Nepal-bound
cargo from India’s Vizag port flagged off (kp
26/06/2016)
202
border
pillars built in Parsa district (kp 25/06/2016)
Cross-border
oil
pipeline: IOC asks govt to waive taxes on equipment
(kp 24/06/2016)
Leather
exports
to India grind to a halt, by Bhusan Yadav (kp
24/06/2016)
1950
revisited:
Many Nepalis wrongly believe the 1950 treaty or the
subsequent Letters of Exchange accompanying it
provided for open border, by Biswas Baral (rep
23/06/2016)
Blockade
by
India resulted in losses totalling Rs202 billion:
Impact of the embargo was felt across the
economy as imports were stuck on the
Indian side of the border (kp 21/06/2016)
India
defends
policy on neighbours, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
18/06/2016), Swaraj:
No
bad relationship with neighbours, including Nepal
(kp 20/06/2016) [Blockade was
just a joke??]
Customs
extend
opening hours, by Shankar Acharya (kp 17/06/2016)
India
planning
to boost connectivity with Nepal: Scepticism remains
in view of incomplete projects, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 16/06/2016)
Pokhara-Uttar
Pradesh
bus service from July (kp 16/06/2016)
Prosperity
bridge:
Geographical complexities with China and political
complexities with India affect Nepal’s ‘transit
diplomacy’, by Gaurav Bhattarai (kp 14/06/2016)
IOC
team
to survey Nepal-India petroleum pipeline (ht
14/06/2016)
Thapa
seeks
Indian prez’s visit to Nepal: No Indian head of state
has visited Nepal after KR Narayanan made the trip in
1997, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 12/06/2016)
Nepal,
India
energy secretaries to hold meet on June 27, 28 (ht
11/06/2016)
Nepal-India
security
group meeting: India positive on loan waiver, say
officials, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 10/06/2016)
Experts
for
amending various provisions of Nepal-India Treaty of
Trade, by Sujan Dhungana (rep 10/06/2016)
DPM
Thapa
headed for India today (rep 10/06/2016), Thapa,
Swaraj dwell on politics in Nepal, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 11/06/2016)
Nepal-India
JC
meet likely after mid-August, by Anil Giri (kp
09/06/2016)
Nepal-India
IGC
meet slated for June 28-29: The meeting is likely to
discuss facilitating banking and insurance and
minimising non-tariff barriers (kp 09/06/2016)
‘Nepal
to
request India for defence loan waiver’, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 07/06/2016)
Nepal-India
trade
pact: Call for effective changes in new accord (kp
07/06/2016), Private
sector,
experts discuss Nepal-India trade (ht 07/06/2016)
Dangerous
duet:
The Doval-Rae doctrine wants assurance that
naturalized citizenship holders in Nepal will get to
become president and prime minister, by Rohit
Karki (rep 07/06/2016)
Boundary
teams
set date for New Delhi meeting, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 05/06/2016)
India
inaugurates
Raxaul ICP, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 05/06/2016), Nepal
to
ask India not to open Integrated Check Post yet,
by Kuvera Chalise (rep 07/06/2016), Imports
from
India to cost additional Rs 3.6bn (ht 08/06/2016)
DPM
Thapa
to hold bilateral meeting with EA Minister Swaraj in
New Delhi (kp 04/06/2016), DPM
Thapa
set for fifth India visit: Expected to resume
engagement with the southern neighbour (kp
05/06/2016)
Cross-border
oil
pipeline project stirs back to life, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 04/06/2016)
Blockade
flouted
int’l treaties: Rights group (kp 04/06/2016)
Indian
govt
gifts cycles to girl students (kp 02/06/2016)
Birgunj-Raxaul
customs
point: Traders concerned about ICP operation, by
Bhusan Yadav (kp 02/06/2016)
The
lessons
of history: Kathmandu and New Delhi both could do well
to learn from their mistakes in Madhes (kp
02/06/2016)
DPM
Thapa
visiting India on June 10 (kp 02/06/2016)
Indian
National
Congress flays Modi admin for its Nepal policy, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Devendra Bhattarai (kp
01/06/2016)
Loosen
the
embrace: Symbols of unequal relations like the 1950
friendship treaty, the Koshi Barrage and the
Khurdlotan Dam cannot be templates for Nepal-India
ties in the 21st century, by Devendra Gautam (rep
01/06/2016)
NEA
says
it has no money to pay India for energy: Failure to
foot the bill might lead to increase in power ourtage
hours (rep 31/05/2016)
EPG
meeting
slated for June in Kathmandu, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai and Devendra Bhattarai (kp 29/05/2016), Eminent
People’s
Group to meet in Kathmandu on July 4-5 (ht
30/05/2016), EPG
meeting
to set tone for reviewing Nepal-India ties: Nepali
team in consultation with stakeholders on the key
concerns of bilateral relations (kp 31/05/2016)
Nepalgunj-Rupaidiha
border
point: ICP comes back online, by Thakur Singh
Tharu (kp 28/05/2016)
Modi’s
two
years as Indian PM: Nepal, India witness see-saw
relations; Both need to introspect on flawed policies:
Observers, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 27/05/2016)
India
concerned
about construction in Susta (ht 27/05/2016)
Nepal-India
irrigation
meet begin (kp 27/05/2016)
India
prez:
One Belt, One Road initiative should reflect common
interest, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 25/05/2016)
China
outwits
India: Unless the Indian government realizes its folly
and embarks on course correction China will replace
India as the most influential actor in Nepal, by
Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep 24/05/2016)
Naturalised
citizenship:
Nepali women married to Indian men wait for 7 yrs,
by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 23/05/2016)
India
should
reflect on why their projects in Nepal are stuck in
limbo, interview with Pradip Gyawali (kp
23/05/2016)
Modi
needs
to introspect on Nepal policy: Ex-envoy Sood, by
Anil Giri (kp 20/05/2016)
Tread
Carefully:
The Nepal Government must consider sending a
high-level special envoy to New Delhi, by Kanak
Mani Dixit (nt 20/05/2016)
SSB
‘encroaches’
upon Nepal’s land in Bardiya, by Kamal Panthi (kp
20/05/2016)
EPG
yet
to hold first meeting 3 months after formation, by
Anil Giri (kp 19/05/2016)
Government
in
no hurry to name new ambassador to India, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 19/05/2016)
Five
Nepali
teachers languishing in Indian jail, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 17/05/2016)
Indians
tilling
200 bigha Nepali land since 34 years, by Yogesh
Rawal (rep 16/05/2016)
IOC
reluctant
to supply LP gas from Paradip refinery, by Sujan
Dhungana (rep 16/05/2016)
Indian
Paranoia And Nepal’s Sovereignty, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 15/05/2016)
There
has
been no aid cut to Nepal: India (kp 14/05/2016), No
reduction
in India’s aid to Nepal (ht 14/05/2016)
India
to
attend Buddha summit (kp 14/05/2016)
Committees
to
implement pacts with India, China (kp 13/05/2016)
NOC
moves
to set up offices at IOC depots (kp 13/05/12016)
Customs
offices
in limbo due to lack of buildings, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 12/05/2016)
LPG
shortage
prolongs as supply from India continues to be erratic
(ht 11/05/2016), IOC
agrees
to increase cooking gas supply (kp 12/05/2016)
Bungling
on
India: It is unfortunate the government has resorted
to such petulance, in the process dealing a big blow
to efforts to revitalize relations with India, by
Akanshya Shah (rep 11/05/2016)
Meetings
with
India on track despite dip in ties, by Anil Giri
(kp 10/05/2016)
Indian
security
agency guards Nepali Embassy (kp 09/05/2016)
Prez
visit
to southern neighbour put off (kp 07/05/2016), Govt
to
recall envoy to India, by Anil Giri (kp
07/05/2016), Prez
India
visit cancelled for ‘lack of preparations’ (kp
08/05/2016), Cancellation
not
linked to envoy’s recall: Thapa, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht 08/05/2016), ‘Govt
move
could deal a setback to Nepal-India ties’, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp 09/05/2016), Fast
and furious: Govt
went
far in cancelling President’s Delhi visit and
recalling Nepal envoy (kp 09/05/2016), ‘I
did
my best to bolster ties’, interview with Deep
Kumar Upadhyay (kp 10/05/2016), Former
envoy
Upadhyay dares accusers: Prove allegations (kp
16/05/2016)
India
keenly
following events in Nepal (ht 06/05/2016)
You
are
wrong Shyam Saran! Saran’s observations are thoroughly
one-sided and his statements are for the most part
factually incorrect, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp
01/05/2016)
Dozens
of
Nepali workers missing in India (ht 01/05/2016)
Nepal
in
2045: Contrary to Indian expectations, Nepal is
likely, when pushed to the wall, to turn to China and
even have a military pact with it, by Aditya Man
Shrestha (rep 28/04/2016)
Held
Indian
police officials released, by Mohan Budhair (kp
26/04/2016)
Rice
imports
from India jump to Rs13.43 billion (kp 24/04/2016)
Deuba,
Swaraj
discuss Nepal political situation (kp 22/04/2016)
Power
Trade With India: A Long Way To Go, by Devendra
Adhikari (rn 22/04/2016)
President
to
visit India on May 9: New Delhi is said to have
expressed its desire to make it an official one
(kp 20/04/2016)
Triangular
connectivity:
Nepal should try to gain the trust of both India and
China by resolving domestic issues, by Lok Raj
Baral (kp 20/04/2016)
New
directions:
India does not mind connecting with China, but Nepal’s
linkages with the Chinese have always been a matter of
concern for it, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (kp
19/04/2016)
Abducted
Nepali
freed safely from Indian town, by Janak Nepal (kp
17/04/2016)
Detention
and
demurrage charges: Shipping agents waive off around
Rs3 billion fees, by Shankar Acharya (kp
16/04/2016)
Bhairahawa
rising
as major transit point after blockade, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 14/04/2016)
India
pledges
Rs116m to Kaski institutes (kp 08/04/2016)
Nepali
traders
seek suspension of countervailing duty in India
(ht 06/04/2016)
35
Nepalis
including minors held on Indian border, by
Rabindra Upreti (kp 01/04/2016)
EU-India
statement
on charter irks govt: MoFA calls it ‘uncalled for’,
says interference in internal affairs of a country
(kp
01/04/2016)
[The new constitution has been
written by the non-inclusive leaders of the big
parties! They disregarded the interim constitution,
the decision of the Supreme Court and the interests of
the not included majority of society! They disallowed
the latter's representatives in the CA to vote in the
interests of their social groups, etc. How can you
call this democratic?],
Nepali
government
objects to reference to Nepal’s statute (ht
01/04/2016),
Nepal
strongly
objects to EU-India statement on constitution (rep
01/04/2016),
Joint
Statement
Of EU Officials And Modi, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km
01/04/2016),
Govt
decries
EU-India statement, calls it ‘altogether
inappropriate’, by Anil Giri (kp 02/04/2016), Reminder
of
an earlier decision: Rae (kp 02/04/2016)
Escape
velocity:
There should be no reason why India should tie itself
in knots over Nepal seeking closer relations with
China, by Rubeena Mahato (nt 01/04/2016)
‘India’s
trade
barriers limit Nepal’s export potential’ (kp
31/03/2016)
NOC
to
India: Supply extra 15k tonnes of LPG (kp
30/03/2016)
CHAs
threaten
to auction cargoes to recover accrued fine (ht
27/03/2016)
254
border
pillars missing, by Parbat Portel (kp 25/03/2016)
Unintended
Trans-Himalayan
Consequences: Did New Delhi ever imagine that its
coercive strategy would backfire this badly?, by
Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 25/03/2016)
Nepal,
India
likely to finalise soft loan conditions soon (ht
24/03/2016)
Nepal
free
to explore transit routes: India (kp 23/03/2016)
Indian
aid
for Tanahun schools (kp 22/03/2016), Rs
1
billion Indian aid for education (rep 22/03/2016)
Nepal-India
meet
on border security issues (ht 22/03/2016)
Nepal
has
failed to attract bigger FDI from India: Rae (kp
22/03/2016), Rae
urges
trade expansion between Nepal and India (ht
22/03/2016)
Opening
date
for Integrated Check Post pushed back, by Lila
Ballav Ghimire (kp 21/03/2016)
National
Insecurity
States: For reasons grounded in geopolitics of Cold
War, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan have
always been national security states despite multiple
regime changes, by CK Lal (rep 21/03/2016)
Three
friends:
Fear of Chinese influence has placed Nepal at the
receiving end of many reactions by New Delhi, by
Saugat Bikram Karki (kp 20/03/2016)
Swaraj
meets
Prime Minister Oli (ht 17/03/2016), Madhes
crisis:
Swaraj enquires about progress; n Geneva, Indian
mission calls for ‘definite timeframe’, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 18/03/2016)
India
for
resolving issues through talks (kp 16/03/2016), Jaishankar
meets
PM, UDMF leaders, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
16/03/2016)
Indian
authorities
build road inside no-man’s-land: The black-topped road
extends from Bhitthamod to Pokharvinda in Bihar, India,
by Laxmi Sah (kp 12/03/2016)
Delay
in
delivery of imported goods from Kolkata port:
Importers forced to pay high detention charges (kp
10/03/2016)
Fuel
supply
from India normalising (ht 10/03/2016)
100
border
pillars in Kapilvastu repaired (kp 09/03/2016)
Group
of
Eminent Persons: More questions than answers, by
Birendra P. Mishra (ht 09/03/2016)
Indian
government’s
service tax jacks up transaction cost of goods for
Nepal (ht 08/03/2016)
Benefit-sharing
of
Pancheshwar project to be decided within three months,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 08/03/2016)
Rising
India:
India today is admired by Africans, courted by the
West, loved by Southeast Asians but feared by its
neighbours, by Nischal Nath Pandey (kp 07/03/2016)
Madhesh
and
India: The Madhesh issue cast a long shadow over
almost all programs Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli
attended while in India, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep
05/03/2016)
Nepal–India
Relations:
Unexplained sufferings, by Dwarika Nath Dhungel
(sp 04/03/2016)
Oli
Visits
India, by Tilak Rawal (sp 04/03/2016)
CPI
(M)
leader hits out at India over blockade (kp
04/03/2016)
Riling
the
juggernaut: We should understand that the historical
paranoia of the angry Hindu elite is real in India,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 03/03/2016)
We
won’t
raise fuel supply: IOC to NOC, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 03/03/2016)
India
cuts
annual grant to Nepal by 40 percent, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 02/03/2016) [Obviously,
Oli's state visit to India has been extremely
successful!], Money
for
nothing: Instead of demanding more money, govt needs
to imporove its capacity for aid utilisation (kp
03/03/2016)
Mixed
signals:
Modi did not spell a word about the blockade or
Madhesh, the issues that had led to acrimonious
relations between the two countries, by Rajesh
Singh (rep 01/03/2016)
Nepal-India
Relations: The Coast Is Not Still Clear, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 28/02/2016)
Agents
refuse
to release cargo until dues paid, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 27/02/2016) [Another proof of Oli's failed
state visit to India!]
‘No
joint
communiqué’ as PM Oli wraps up India visit, by
Anil Giri (kp 25/02/2016)
So
near,
yet so far: The question of Madhes lies at the heart
of PM Oli’s visit to India; India is still sceptical
of Oli, and it would be difficult to overcome this
scepticism, given the fact that Oli’s political
strength comes from “nationalistic” people who will
find it difficult to become friends with India, by
Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 24/02/2016), PM
Oli's Visit And Nepal-India Relations, by Yuba
Nath Lamsal (rn 24/02/2016), Status
Quo
Ante, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 24/02/2016), PM's
Visit Clears Some Misunderstandings, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 26/02/2016), Told
India
to deal directly thru govt: PM (ht 26/02/2016) [Yes, Nepal's government is most
reliable and effective as its dealing of issues like
quake relief and reconstruction have proved!!]
Breaking
IOC
monopoly: NOC holding talks with India’s Reliance;
During the embargo, the Indian state-owned oil company
had cut fuel supplies by as much as 90 percent, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 24/02/2016)
Pancheshwar
daydream:
India has dragged its feet on the Mahakali-based
multi-purpose project with a strong hydropower
component, by Ramesh Khatry (kp 23/02/2016)
Hand
in
hand, eyes on mending ties, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 21/02/2016), India
forms
Eminent Persons Group (kp 21/02/2016), Nepal,
India
seal nine agreements in New Delhi: Deals related to
earlier pledges such as energy, trade, transit
facilities and culture, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
21/02/2016), Nepal’s
new
constitution a significant achievement, says Indian PM
Modi (kp 21/02/2016), Nepal,
India
sign crucial agreements (ht 21/02/2016), Oli:
Visit
successful in clearing the air: India calls for
addressing grievances in Nepal in line with assurances
(kp 22/02/2016) [???],
Not
so
easy: PM Oli’s visit has been able to restore ties
that were on dangerous free fall (kp 22/02/2016),
A
twist in the pipeline: Nepal’s energy dependence on
India will continue to constrain its ability to
negotiate bilateral issues, by Bibek Raj Kandel
(kp 22/02/2016), PM
for
partnerships with India, China (kp 23/02/2016), India
welcomes
Nepal’s amended constitution (ht 23/02/206), Trade
experts
seek simplification of transit procedures in
negotiation (ht 23/02/2016), Prime
Mnister
Oli In India, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
23/02/2016)
Nepal
allowed
to use Vizag port (kp 21/02/2016)
New
Delhi
rolls out red carpet for Oli (kp 20/02/2016), PM
kicks
off India visit, meeting with Modi today: ‘The
visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations’, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 20/02/2016), India
supplying
just 60pc of LPG demand, says NOC (kp 20/02/2016),
FNCCI
delegation
leaves for India (ht 20/02/2016), Oli
to
hold high-level talks in Delhi today (rep
20/02/2016), Oli’s
India Visit Can He Redefine Relations?, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 21/02/2016) [No,
he can't!]
A
reset for India and Nepal: Foreign relations among
culturally similar states cannot be left to raw
emotions and one-upmanship games, by Sreeram
Chaulia (kp 19/02/2016), Setting
A New Course For Nepal-India Relations, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn 19/02/2016)
India
not
to inject fresh funds into Postal Road, by
Devendra Bhattarai and Bhushan Yadav (kp 19/02/2016)
Four
MoUs
expected to be signed in Delhi, by Anil Giri (kp
18/02/2016), Ties
to
normalise after visit: Rae (kp 18/02/2016), Postal
Road
tops agenda for Oli’s New Delhi visit, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 18/02/2016), Delhi-bound:
Instead
of making grand new pronouncements, Prime Minister Oli
should take a long and hard look in understanding the
nuances of policies and focus on implementing past
agreements (kp 18/02/2016), Oli’s
test:
PM Oli has promised not to sign any treaties against
national interests; He will be tested, by Dipendra
Adhikari (rep 18/02/2016), What
to
expect: It is in Nepal's interest to offer India the
right things, by Binayak Basnyat (rep 18/02/2016),
My
visit
has no agenda except to mend ties: Oli (kp
19/02/2016), We
want
friendly ties with India: PM, by Lekhanath Pandey
(kp 19/02/2016),
PM
says
won’t sign any deal of long-term significance (rep
19/02/2016)
Mahottari
youth
in critical condition after SSB thrashing (ht
17/02/2016)
It
was
a de facto blockade after statute promulgation: Thapa
(ht 17/02/2016)
Interaction
on
Nepal-India bilateral trade begins (ht 17/02/2016)
Oli
to
lead 60-member delegation to New Delhi, by Anil
Giri (kp 16/02/2016), 46
to
accompany PM Oli to Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister Thapa
ready to go to India with prime minister (kp
17/02/2016), India
visit
for forging understanding: Oli, by Prakash Acharya
(ht 17/02/2016), Jumbo
delegation
to accompany PM to Delhi (ht 17/02/2016)
Indian
border
police ‘harass’ Nepali migrants (kp 16/02/2016)
Sending
foreign
secy to Kathmandu at last moment was not good, says
Singh (kp 13/02/2016)
Divergent
views
appear ahead of Oli’s Delhi trip: Foreign Ministry
makes a strong pitch for improving bilateral
relations; Other line ministries present list of
goodies that can be brought home, by Anil Giri (kp
12/02/2016), Prime
Minister’s
Visit To India, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
12/02/2016), FM
Thapa
‘reluctant’ to accompany Oli, by Anil Giri (kp
15/02/2016), We
should
focus on implementing past agreements with India,
interview with Nishchal Nath Pandey (kp 15/02/2016), PM Oli's
India Visit And Our Sufferings, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 15/02/2016)
Power
import
turns uncertain over tariff issue: PTC had proposed
selling electricity to Nepal at Rs5.5 per unit, but
NTPS has now demanded Rs8.8 per unit, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 11/02/2016), NVVN
agrees
to sell electricity to NEA at Rs 5.5 per unit (ht
15/02/2016)
FinMin
seeks
India assistance to build two hydropower projects,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 11/02/2016)
Nepali
woman
languishing in Indian jail for eight months (kp
11/02/2016)
Swaraj,
all-party
Indian delegation meet Prez, PM (kp 10/02/2016)
A
time for caution: Nepal should not make hasty
decisions when it comes to revaluating the 1950 treaty,
by Lok Raj Baral (kp 08/02/2016)
NOC
writes
to IOC to scrap tanker rerouting (kp 08/02/2016)
FM
Poudel
to leave for India today: To prepare ground for PM’s
visitnIndian aid, line of credit, Fast Track and hydel
projects to be discussed (kp 07/02/2016), FinMin
to
discuss reconstruction projects during India visit
(ht 07/02/2016), Stalled
bilateral
ties ‘moving forward’: In preparation for PM’s Delhi
visit, FinMin Poudel meets Indian ministers, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp 08/02/2016), Rebuild
trust:
End of border blockade calls for more dialogue, not
less (kp 08/02/2016), FinMin
holds
talks on reconstruction projects (ht 08/02/2016)
Ready
to
boost oil supply to Nepal: Indian minister, by
Devendra Bhattarai (kp 05/02/2015)
Shipping
liners
waive 25pc to 40pc detention charges (ht
05/02/2016)
Govt
objects
to Indian leaders’ statements (kp 03/02/2016)
CoAS
Chettri
meets senior figures in India: Indian president will
decorate CoAS Chhetri amid a special programme on
Wednesday (kp 03/02/2016) [??],
CoAS
gets
hon rank of General of Indian Army: The neighbouring
countries have a tradition of conferring honorary
titles to each other’s army chiefs since 1950 (kp)
Morcha
leaders
meet politicians in Bihar: SSFN Chairman Yadav,
Sadbhawana Chair Mahato and TMSP chief Mahendra R
Yadav in Bihar ‘seeking help for Tarai agitation’,
by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 02/02/2016)
Awaited
opportunity:
The recently formed Eminent Persons Group is a golden
opportunity to review the 1950 treaty, by Hari
Prasad Shrestha (kp 02/02/2016)
Revive
strained
relations with India: Leaders (ht 02/02/2016)
PM
‘under
pressure’ to visit china first if blockade stays
(kp 01/02/2016)
Dependence
on
India for energy to worsen by 2017: Annual electricity
import bill likely tp jump five-fold to Rs 50 billion
per year, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 01/02/2016)
India
wants
to keep Nepal confined to 1950 treaty, interview
with Bhekh, Bahadur Thapa (kp 01/02/2016)
Comedy
of
political errors: Every drop of China’s ‘free oil’
will prove to be ‘doses of opium’ for tiny Nepal,
by Atul K. Thakur (kp 31/01/2016)
Pancheswar
Multipurpose
Project: DPR integration to complete by March, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 31/01/2016)
With
vehicular
movement nil, porters raking in the moolah: Local
traders are forced to pay hefty amount to carriers as
sit-ins continue at the major border crossing, by
Bhusan Yadav (kp 31/01/2016)
February
19-23
proposed for PM’s India visit (kp 30/01/2016), PM
most
likely to visit India from Feb 19-23, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 30/01/2016), Agenda
being
set for PM’s Delhi visit (kp 31/01/2016)
Debates
on
Madhesh movement in Bihar and UP: Indian leaders
campaigning in bordering towns to support Madhesh
movement, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 30/01/2016)
‘Nepal
and
India should reorient their policies towards each
other’ (ht 30/01/2016)
Frosty
relations
headed for thaw after 4 months, by Anil Giri (kp
29/01/2016)
Shipping
companies
refuse to take back containers, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 29/01/2016)
CoAS
Chhetri
leaving for maiden visit to India (ht 29/01/2016)
Mahendranagar-New
Delhi
bus services launched, by Chitranga Thapa (kp
29/01/2016)
Indian
MEA
unaware of PM’s rider to visit India (ht
29/01/2016), India
finalizing
date for Oli’s visit (rep 29/01/2016)
Govt
forms
team to strengthen Nepal-India ties (ht
28/01/2016), Govt
forms
EPG to review all Nepal-India treaties (rep
28/01/2016) [Only men are
qualified to be eminent persons!!]
Nepal
likely
to import 220MW of electricity (ht 28/01/2016), Nepal-India
energy
secretaries to meet today (ht 28/01/2016), Nepali,
Indian
officials discuss implementation: Development of
transmission lines for trading power, among other
pertinent issues, were on the agenda of the meeting of
the Joint Working Group (kp 29/01/2016), 80MW
power
to be imported from mid-Feb: Work to install five
transmission towers in Tarai districts had been
stalled due to protests in the plains, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 30/01/2016)
Modi’s
myopia:
If PM Modi was committed to better ties with Nepal the
onus was him to try to better understand ground
realities in Nepal, by Biswas Baral (rep
28/01/2016)
India
gifts
48 vehicles to Nepal (kp 27/01/2016), India
gifts ambulances, buses to Nepal (ht 27/01/2016)
Communication
gap:
It is unfortunate that ties between the best of
friends Nepal and India have soured, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 27/01/2016)
Official
engagements
to resume this week: Energy secretaries meet in
Kathmandu this weekend to discuss prospects of power
exchange, trade, infrastructure building (kp
27/01/2017)
Outstanding
issues
should be addressed: Rae (ht 26/01/2016)
FNCCI
seeks
consideration on detention, demurrage (ht
26/01/2016)
Birgunj
border
reopens: Carts loaded with goods entering Nepal from
India during night (ht 25/01/2016), Obstruction
continues
at Birgunj-Raxaul point: Vehicles entering Nepal
through other crossings, by Bhusan Yadav (kp
26/01/2016)
Nepali
vehicles
crossing the border: India makes entry permits
mandatory, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 25/01/2016)
Things
to
ponder, Mr. Modi: Kathmandu has always promptly taken
care of Delhi’s security interests, by Jainendra
Jeevan (kp 24/01/2016)
Lingering
Embargo: The Whys And The Wherefores, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 21/01/2016)
IOC
refuses
to boost fuel supply: IOC has refused to issue fuel
from depots other than Raxaul citing inadequate stock,
according to NOC (kp 21/01/2016)
FNCCI
team
in Kolkata to ask for port fee waiver (kp
20/01/2016)
NECHIN
time:
President Xi Jinping of China had first proposed the
Nepal-China-India Economic Corridor, an idea supported
by PM Narendra Modi of India, by Suresh Acharya
(rep 20/01/2016)
PM's
India,
China visits: Indian, Chinese envoys call on DPM Thapa,
by Anil Giri (kp 19/01/2016)
Rae
suggests
early political solution (kp 18/01/2016)
Stuck
at
India's Kolkata port: Delivery of Nepal-bound
containers yet to restart, by Shankar Acharya (kp
17/01/2016)
Indian
cops
in Nepal to nab ‘fugitive’, by Laxmi Sah (kp
16/01/2016)
Exorcising
the
Indian ghost: The lesson from this blockade is that we
must develop alternatives in sourcing and managing our
energy supplies, by Bishal Thapa (nt 15/01/2016)
Govt
ultimatum
to Indian schools: Get registered in a month or face
closure, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/01/2016)
Plant
of
India: PM Oli should visit India first and try to take
the Indian leadership into confidence that Nepal's
recent efforts at expansion of trade links with China
and other countries are not against Indian interests,
by Biswas Baral (rep 14/01/2016)
Set
priorities
for India visit, says PM Oli, by Anil Giri (kp
12/01/2016) [Nothing to
discuss with India?],
EPG
to
look into Nepal-India ties ahead of PM’s Delhi visit,
by Anil Giri (kp 14/01/2016), Government
moots
four names for EPG: Eminent Persons’ Group will review
treaties with India, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
14/01/2016)
Vehicles
entering
India: Jogbani customs imposes fee (kp 12/01/2016)
Kolkata
port
halts loading of Nepal-bound cargoes, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 11/01/2016)
Country
seeks
India’s support for waiver of demurrage charges
(ht 11/01/2016)
Indian
SSB
digs pits around border pillars, by Kamal Panthi
(kp 10/01/2016)
Mahato
meets
Indian minister in New Delhi (kp 09/01/2016)
India
bars
entry of ginger from Nepal, by Thakur Singh Tharu
(kp 09/01/2016)
PM
Oli
likely to visit India next month (kp 07/01/2016)
Indian
porters,
protesters clash at Birgunj border, by Bhusan
Yadav (kp 07/01/2016)
Poudel
assures
Swaraj, Singh of early solution, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 07/01/2016) [How
can he? He has not function is state and his party
plays a veto role!]
Paddy
exports
barred by India’s new trade policy: Exports of paddy
have been moved from the ‘free’ to the ‘restricted’
category, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 06/01/2016)
Planned
meeting
of Pancheshwar Dev Authority put off, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 05/01/2016)
Jaishankar
‘quizzed’
on Nepal crisis (kp 03/01/2016)
Pre-departure
checklist:
PM Oli could meet his predecessors and seek their
counsel before going to Delhi, by Khagendra Nath
Sharma (kp 03/01/2016), PM
Oli
likely to visit India before China (ht 03/01/2016)
Oli
gives
Modi a ring, dialogue raises hopes: Indian PM stresses
on solution to political problems through ‘sahmati’,
by Anil Giri (kp 01/01/2016)
Bilateral
efforts
on to resolve problems: Delhi, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp 31/12/2015)
Season
of
discontent: The ‘unofficial’ blockade of Nepal is a
diplomatic failure of the Indian government, by
Hari Prasad Shrestha (kp 31/12/2015)
Border
school
claims years of SSB hassle, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
30/12/2015)
‘Econ
relations
should not be hostage of political disputes’ (kp
30/12/2015)
The
other
sidePeople in India want the blockade removed and
unique relationship between two countries strengthened,
by Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp 28/12/2015)
India
seeks
convenient date for commerce secretary-level talks,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 22/12/2015)
Nepal-India
relations:
Tarai protests, embargo sour local-level ties, by
Amrita Anamol (kp 21/12/2015)
Development
works
grind to halt in East (kp 20/12/2015)
Give
and
take it is an opportune time to mend fences with India,
by Keshar Bahadur Bhandari (kp 20/12/2015)
Protest
against
India-dug dyke: A trench has been dug in Dhodhari VDC
of Bardiya district which obstructs the corridor to
the south, by Kamal Panthi (kp 19/12/2015)
Preventive
diplomacy:
Track two diplomacy can resolve the current
Nepal-India imbroglio, but it is a skill Kathmandu
lacks, by Yogendra P. Paneru (kp 18/12/2015)
India
urged
to ease cross-border vehicle movement (ht
18/12/2015)
Pointing
fingers:
Diplomatic exchanges between Nepal and India during
the 1989-90 blockade are still relevant, by Deepak
Thapa (kp 17/12/2015)
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