ViewsWeek Views from around the world
2022 will be an election year and the prelude of election activities has been visible at party conventions. It will be a year that sees more businesspeople enter the political arena and more politicians develop private sector alliances. It remains to be seen what new promising faces in politics emerge.
February, 2022
November, 2021
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12 November
Association of Eastern States of South Asia–II, III, IV, V & VI
The second in the six-part series on the subject.
September, 2021
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1 September
Association of Eastern States of South Asia: Part-I
Instead of helping to alleviate the miseries of its poor neighbor, desperately keeping its head (literally) above the rising waters, Indian machinations in Bangladesh know no end. More than anything else, India’s undue interference has contributed to increasing the poverty and suffering of the Bangladeshi people.
February, 2021
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1 February
Water Levels in Himalayan River Basins Drop as World Warms
Rising temperatures mean more water is being lost through evaporation and absorbed by plants. At the same time, less water is entering river basins from rain and snowfall as weather patterns change.
December, 2020
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25 December
Trans-Asian Railway: Gateway for South and Southeast Asia
Trying to be a regional power on its way to being a global one, India is turning a blind eye to the fact that while Eurasia is a reality mainly because of BRI. The time of world leaders, global or even regional powers dominating others is vanishing and a multipolar world is in the making.
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12 December
Mt Everest Grows by 86cm
China and Nepal jointly announce the new elevation of the world’s highest point.
November, 2020
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27 November
Climate Change Adds to Woes of Lentil Farmers in Nepal
Once the world's leading lentil producer, Nepal is now having to import them as farmers struggle with low productivity and warmer, wetter weather. This could have serious implications in a country where lentils provide an important source of protein, especially for poor families.
July, 2020
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14 July
Why Nepal-India Relations Are in a Nosedive?
Indian propaganda against Nepal and its prompt action of stopping transmission of Indian channels will drive Kathmandu further away from New Delhi and facilitate China to enhance its influence in Nepal.
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3 July
Book Review: The New Himalayan Great Game
Timely new book warns India and China about dangerous manipulations in the Buddhist Himalaya.
June, 2020
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13 June
What is Stoking Nepal-India Tensions?
A full-blown war remains a distant possibility, because India is in no position in the new strategic realities to assert its military muscles against Nepal.
