Domestic Politics The Nepal Communist Party (NCP): Oli and Dahal failed to reach a conclusion on July 15 and were scheduled to meet again on July 16, a day before the standing committee meeting was supposed to resume; the NCP senior leader Madhav Nepal was to attend the July 16 Oli-Dahal meeting as well. Meanwhile, 17 of the standing committee members close to the … [Read more...] about News Digest (July 16– July 22, 2020)
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News Digest (July 02– July 08, 2020)
Domestic Politics Nepal Communist Party (NCP) dispute & the Standing Committee Meeting: After the President prorogated the parliamentary sessions recommended by the cabinet, amidst an ongoing standing committee of the ruling NCP, the intra-party dispute within NCP has climaxed to a peak, with Dahal-Nepal faction demanding Oli's resignation as both party chair and PM … [Read more...] about News Digest (July 02– July 08, 2020)
News Digest (June 25 – July 01, 2020)
Domestic Politics The Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP): The NCP vice chair Bamdev Gautam stated that Nepal should build a "five meter tall wall along Nepal-India border."[1] Accepting that the constitutional body does not have to oversee private sector, PM Oli expressed his willingness to reconsider the CIAA amendment act.[2] NCP's Standing Committee Meeting: The … [Read more...] about News Digest (June 25 – July 01, 2020)
News Digest (June 21 – June 24, 2020)
Domestic Politics Nepal Communist Party (NCP): The long-due Standing Committee meeting of the NCP kicked off on June 24, 2020.[1] The main agenda of the meeting is the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the government's performance.[2] Nepali Congress (NC): The opposition Nepali Congress—led by Balkrishna Khand, Pushpa Bhusal and Gagan Thapa—registered a motion in … [Read more...] about News Digest (June 21 – June 24, 2020)
Realignment, Post COVID-19
Nepal is often found torn between its two powerful neighbors — India and China, literally and metaphorically. The country finds it hard to strike a balance between its allies and even more so when it becomes the battleground. Nonetheless, Nepal has enjoyed enormous support from China, India and its western allies to combat and fight the coronavirus. The US, Germany and … [Read more...] about Realignment, Post COVID-19