Three developments over the last month have enforced a renewed take on Nepal’s policies towards India and China. First, in a protocol treaty for the follow-up of the Transit and Transportation ...

China has plenty of promises and surveys, but all-year, all-weather throughput is not there. India provides Nepal contiguity, lowland railroad, and dozens of crossings.

Years ago, I undertook the journey from Beijing to Delhi by land, with three legs. The first involved a quick one by trains and buses from Beijing to Lhasa. This was followed by two longer ones: by ...

When I recently read Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall, I was struck by a reflection that has haunted me for decades: geography shapes the destiny of nations. Mountains, rivers, deserts, and seas ...

As a former prime minister with a long career in revolutionary and progressive politics, I want to share insights from ...

Abstract: Nepal’s 2015 earthquakes killed more than 9000 people, damaged more than half a million homes and destroyed nearly half of Nepal’s GDP. The earthquakes struck Nepal at a time when the ...

India remains Nepal's closest partner, but Kathmandu is expanding ties with China and other countries, reshaping the ...

The Nepal-China agreements on trade, economy, connectivity and security signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit last week could mark the beginning of the end of Nepal being in India’s ...

Geography, civilization, deep people-to-people ties, and a shared commitment to democratic ideals provide a stable foundation ...

MELVIN: Where do you think? Get the map out. Varanasi. BRIAN: It's there, look. Right, so that is in India. That is on the Ganges. NARRATOR: In northern India, the fourth checkpoint, Varanasi. This ...