American independence day, Moriarty's speech and Nepali politics
The USA marked its 203rd independence day on Tuesday. To mark the occasion, on Thursday, American ambassador James F Moriarty hosted a reception. The reception was hosted earlier as Moriarty was returning home on Saturday for a three week long leave. .... more
By Cocktailman
Politics and culture of sports
FIFA World Cup in Germany
The on-going football tournament for the World Cup in football (soccer) in Germany is fascinating to observe for a variety of reasons. At this stage of international politics, the choice of Germany as the venue .....
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By Sashi PBB Malla
Will reformed Nepal Maoists influence Indian counterparts?
It is too early to assess the long-term consequences of the decision of the Nepal Maoists to abandon their path of revolution and take part in parliamentary democracy. In India too several Maoist groups, known as Naxalites,
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By Amulya Ganguli
Justifying 1 February 2005
Obviously, the majority of the people and majority of the media had appreciated the 1 February 2005 move of His Majesty King Gyanendra. After failure of one after another constitutional attempts to bring on track the derailed democracy and restore lasting ... more
By Pushpa Raj Pradhan
King Gyanendra is son of the soil
TOMORROW is the 60th birthday of King Gyanendra. Although the 'loktantrik' government has not arranged for any function and even announced that there will be no traditional national holiday, people have arranged for different functions. This is clear evidence that the age-old ... more
By Jasudha Pradhan
The resurgence of Nepali nationalism
If there is anything that the present government ministers have succeeded in doing is creating chaos and confusion among the people. One is just amazed to look at the mess that they have managed to create in ... more
By Preeti Koirala
The coming anarchy
The American Ambassador lately has been pretty vocal in campaigning against any possibilities of the Maoists joining the government without completely renouncing violence, extortions and kidnappings. It seems, the Maoists
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By Bhuwan Sharma
A Nepalese Kerensky in the making?
The Nepalese government, defying a crescendo of internal and international admonitions, has done well to ignore the three-month unilateral ceasefire offered by the Maoist rebels earlier this month. Clearly, the royal regime has relied on the bitter experiences of the last two peace processes. ... more
By Krishna Singh Bam
Revisiting Godhra riots
Godhra Riots that engulfed the Indian State of Gujarat in February 2002 stunned the world with their sheer scale and intensity of violence. A peculiarity of these riots was that the entire range of administrative machinery, instead of protecting the Muslim community, actively ... more
By A.Siddique
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