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Commentary: National Security and Climate Change

Yunish Ghimire
February 24, 2022

Home Ministry’s Plan to Draft a Border Security Act The Ministry of Home Affairs has published a Home Administration Reform Action Plan -2078 with the objective of improving the departments under the ministry. The document has highlighted ten major areas for improvement including policy and legal reform, peace, security and crime control, institutional reforms and…

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Unseasonal Rainfall Wreaks Havoc in Different Parts of the Country

Yunish Ghimire
November 15, 2021

Death toll from heavy rainfall and landslides in different parts of the country reached 101 while 41 people are still missing. The unseasonal rain which started in the third week of October displaced hundreds of families. Due to rising water levels, 42 out of 56 gates of Koshi barrage were opened. The people living around…

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Time to rewrite the constitution

Ajaya Bhadra Khanal
December 31, 2020

“It is time to move beyond the idea of political stability to the idea of constitutional stability.” Prime Minister KP Oli’s move to dissolve Parliament has unleashed a phase of political uncertainty which could devour more than the legislative body. Oli’s political endgame is not clear; it has brought into play internal political conflict, foreign…

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Is Nepal Prepared to Take On the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19?

CESIF Nepal
February 13, 2020

The Scare of COVID-19 The Nepal Embassy in Beijing has reported that as of February 2, 2020,[i] 180 Nepali students in the Hubei province of China including 62 from the Wuhan City have applied for immediate evacuation from the province that is currently reeling under the scare of coronavirus.[ii] The worldwide death toll continues to…

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Overambitious Campaign

CESIF Nepal
February 13, 2020

With the share of foreign tourists standing at 49 percent, the target of two million is doomed. Visit Nepal Year 2020 targets two million international tourists. However, looking at the decreasing rate of incoming tourists in 2019, the campaign may be at a great disadvantage. The tourist growth was merely 2 percent last year. For…

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News Digest: National Security & Climate Change (February 3 – 9, 2022)

CESIF Nepal
February 15, 2022

National Security The Ministry of Home Affairs is planning to draft a separate ‘Border Security Act’, which is expected to be finalized within a year. The Border Security Act is one of the plans under the Home Administration Reform Action Plan -2078 unveiled by the Home Ministry. The spokesperson for the government, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki…

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News Digest: National Security & Climate Change (January 27 – February 2, 2022)

CESIF Nepal
February 2, 2022

Covid-19 After the Ministry of Health and Population started issuing booster shots for people above 60, it has highlighted that it will use Covishield/AstraZeneca vaccine as the common booster even if they have previously received other vaccines.  Although the government has expanded the vaccination drive, they have not been able to facilitate proper Covid-19 testing…

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News Digest: National Security & Climate Change (January 20 – 26, 2022)

CESIF Nepal
February 2, 2022

Covid-19 According to a data from National Public Health Laboratory, Omicron accounts for 88 % of the total cases in the country. However, the study was conducted in a very small sample size of 32, out of which 28 were proven to be Omicron variant. The authorities have made vaccination cards mandatory for booster dose.…

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News Digest: National Security & Climate Change (January 13 – 19, 2022)

CESIF Nepal
January 20, 2022

According to the Former Minister J.P Gupta, inclusion of only 8 districts in the Madhesh Province impacts the identity of Madhesi communities in other districts. The Interim Constitution of Nepal had recognized 22 districts in the South and East Nepal as Madhes. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) will initiate the…

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News Digest: National Security and Climate Change (January 5 – January 12, 2022)

CESIF Nepal
January 14, 2022

Covid-19 The meeting of Chief District Officers (CDOs) of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur have issued an 18-point order which will be on effect from January 11. Some of the major points included are: Ban on the gathering of more than 25 people in public placesProof of vaccination while entering public places like restaurants, government offices,…

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April Analysis: National Security and Climate Change

Yunish Ghimire
May 26, 2022

The upcoming local poll also has security implications. One of the major security issues identified is party rifts during the elections. Similarly, organizations such as Himal Surakshya Parishad and Mongol Nepal Organization have been recognized as a possible security threat. To address the security challenges, the security agencies including Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police…

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March Analysis: National Security and Climate Change

Yunish Ghimire
April 13, 2022

As per the recommendation of Election Commission, the government announced that the local elections will be held on May 13 in one phase. To address the security challenges of local election, Central Security Committee endorsed an integrated security plan. Similarly, Nepal Police announced the recruitment of 100,000 temporary police. The main role of temporary police officials is peacekeeping during the elections and safeguarding election booths.

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February Analysis: National Security and Climate Change

Yunish Ghimire
April 12, 2022

The Ministry of Home Affairs has published a Home Administration Reform Action Plan -2078 with the objective of improving the departments under the ministry. The document has highlighted ten major areas for improvement including policy and legal reform, peace, security and crime control, institutional reforms and physical infrastructure, disaster management, and good governance among others. Under the policy and legal reform section, one of the actions that is outlined is drafting of a Border Security Act which is planned to be completed in a year. Nepal Armed Police Force along with the Home Ministry will be responsible for drafting the act.

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January Analysis: National Security and Climate Change

Yunish Ghimire
February 24, 2022

In the front of National security and Climate change, several high-level corruption cases came to light which force to question the government’s ability to control it. The lack of transparency in the cases involving Batas Organization and Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation, and cronyism in the Agricultural Inputs Company have been the major causes of corruption in the…

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November Analysis – National Security and Climate Change

Yunish Ghimire
December 15, 2021

Nepali delegation led by PM Deuba attended the World Leaders’ Summit (WLS) for the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) summit on climate change in Glasgow on November 2. At the COP26, Deuba urged world leaders to recognize climate vulnerability in the Himalayas and to put the mountain agenda at high priority. Nepal also submitted a…

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Disputes on the Northern Border of Nepal—The Case of Humla

CESIF Nepal
March 1, 2021

Photo: RSS Centre for Social Inclusion and Federalism (CESIF) held an event on February 9, 2021, focusing on ‘Disputes on the Northern Border of Nepal – The Case of Humla’ at Hotel Summit, Sanepa, Lalitpur. Jiwan Bahadur Shahi, Karnali Province’s opposition Nepali Congress leader and lawmaker, was the chief presenter at the event. Former Director…

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Covid-19 raises questions about the future of the Nepali state

CESIF Nepal
March 16, 2020

Nepal will have to debate and talk about our ideas about the nation-state. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was discharged from the hospital Friday following a kidney transplant for the second time. Instead of resting as advised, he was eager to promote an optics of good health and political control. But he stumbled. While he…

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