Opinion
June-21-2018
- PM Oli's visit elevates Sino-Nepalese ties to new high
- The leaders of two nations will bear friendly historical references in mind as they move to seize on new opportunities to take their bilateral bond to a new high.
June-20-2018
- SCO charts a formal course ahead against protectionism
- If the SCO can utilize its weight in geopolitics, it will be a phenomenal change in providing stability in Asia, at a time when the Western economies are retracing back to protectionism and isolationism.
June-19-2018
- Nepali communists hog the limelight
- Despite their growing popularity, the Nepali communist parties, including the CPN, have confronted several problems with insufficient ideological orientation for their cadres.
June-15-2018
- Italy and Spain, united against austerity
- Despite the media's focus on their political differences, the new governments of Italy and Spain may prove formidable allies against the German-led economic austerity of the EU.
June-14-2018
- Following the G7, the US stands alone
- With unwelcome positions on tariffs and Russia, American President Donald Trump is alienating his country from the rest of the world's leading industrial nations.
June-13-2018
- India lacks a grand strategy in Asia
- Despite rising expectations from the major powers, India has little to gain by playing a more assertive role in Asian affairs.
June-12-2018
- Spain: The government falls
- The new Sanchez government will now depend on the votes of the Catalan and Basque nationalist parties. A period of profound instability has opened up in Spain.
June-12-2018
- China-Nepal: BRI & emblem of cultural resurgence
- Nepal missed the opportunity offered by globalization led by America in the post second world war era. Analysts say the BRI is next opportunity that Nepal can't afford to miss.
June-11-2018
- G6 plus 1 and the hubris of US unilateralism
- As former staunch allies rally against Trump's recent trade posturing, the U.S. or "G6 plus 1" finds itself potentially a victim of its own hubris and isolationism.
June-11-2018
- The SCO: A regional organization which encourages cooperation among equals
- As the SCO continues to blossom in size, influence and stature it also offers an illustration of China’s style of leadership in an international context.
