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The world’s toughest rail route, from Kerung in Tibet to Kathmandu, is struggling to get off the ground amid growing fears of debt, earthquakes and benefits bypassing local communities.
June, 2019
January, 2019
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15 January
Nepal’s Silent Emergency: Springs Going Dry
Nepal’s emission of greenhouse gases maybe small, but its annual growth rate is already the highest in South Asia.
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14 January
Trade War Bad news for South Asia
South Asia runs the grave risk of becoming caught in the US-China turf war and being forced into non-inclusive and unbalanced trade relations.
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7 January
Hydro-Powering Peace in South Asia
Policymakers in South Asia should consider that while proximate environmental conflicts are the key impediments to region's hydro projects, environmental factors can also be instrumental in building lasting peace.
February, 2018
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25 February
Why Nepal Wants to Stay Poor
At a time when Nepal is hoping for more foreign aid to support new federal structure, it does not want to lose potential funding by being identified as a developing nation.
December, 2017
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25 December
Nepal’s Leftist Victory And the Changing Trans-Himalayan Order
With a leftist-alliance government at federal and most provincial levels, Nepal has the chance to work on the diversification of its overwhelming dependence on India by connecting more with China.
October, 2017
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29 October
Milk to Meat: A Nepali Village Diversifies
After the 2015 earthquake, a small village in Nepal which depended entirely on making traditional milk-based sweets has diversified into poultry and fish farming.
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9 October
Preparing for the Expected in Nepal
Natural disasters strike randomly, they do not choose a country. The issue then is how you prepare for these disasters in countries like Nepal where resources are not properly deployed towards initial preparedness that could help in the actual relief efforts.
April, 2017
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10 April
South Asia Braces for Intense Heat This Summer
With temperatures already topping 40 degrees Celsius in many places and a weak monsoon forecast, southern Asia is likely to suffer through yet another recording-breaking summer
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2 April
Pakistan Ranked Happiest Country in South Asia
Pakistan is ranked as the happiest country in South Asia. Israel in Middle East, Uzbekistan in Central Asia, Costa Rica in Central and South America and Algeria in Africa are ranked happiest countries in their respective regions in the 2017 World Happiness Report.
