The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
As Sushila Karki crowdsourced electee of the Gen Z in Nepal takes over as the Prime Minister here is a look at the path ahead for stability in short-term perspective from enforcement
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If your house is not clean, then the ants will come through the door and draw in the snakes. The crisis in Nepal escalated in early September, bringing down the center-right government of
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On September 16, the people of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will mark the second anniversary of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), established by the Liptako-Gourma Charter in 2023. This is
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor Retired Indian Navy Captain Alok Bansal, strategic analyst and the Vice Presidnet at the India Foundation, has commented on the recent arrest of former Sri Lankan President
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The recent mass uprising in Nepal, which was preceded by uprisings in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Indonesia, is certainly a matter of concern. These four are developing countries, and some observers seem
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“The United Nations was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell.” ~ Dag Hammarskjöld Introduction The International Day of Peace, which we solemnly observe on 21
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The recent debacle involving the Indian media’s propagation of false claims about militants infiltrating Bihar from Nepal has exposed the inherent flaws in Indian information apparatus. The media outlet India Today, which
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I vividly remember reading Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai’s classic Malayalam novel Randidangazhi in high school. Set in 1940s Kuttanad, Alappuzha—Kerala’s rice bowl—it depicts the brutal socio-economic conditions of Dalit agricultural workers and impoverished tenant peasants,
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This is the 3rd article in a series exploring APEC within the current political conjuncture. If the previous articles covered “What is APEC?” and “The Making of Global Value Chains,” this article
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A big Cadillac limo with Jersey plates was parked down the block. Few locals in East Harlem even owned cars, let alone new ones. Curious, I asked the street kids what’s up.
More Editorial After subordinating the structures of the state and reducing to ashes the very institutions that once lent Nepal its prestige, one must ask: where shall these self-proclaimed revolutionaries now tread? The
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Government officials in Bangladesh demand the return of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India and a trial in Bangladesh. They accuse her of staying in power for years with assistance from
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From Europe to the Middle East a new phase of escalations is a stark warning of escalations where force has replaced diplomacy while on the political front Nepal has shown how Gen
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So, is living off the grid worth it? If you asked me on that particular night, maybe not. If you asked me today, after not having had a power bill in over
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Did Russia Attack Poland with Drones? Poland says that 19 allegedly Russian drones entered its airspace. In an all night operation on September 9th, the Polish air force tried to track them
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