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Jan 24, 2025 | 
farsightnepal.com | Saurav Raj Pant
On November 18, 2024, India's External Affairs Minister (EAM) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and China’s Foreign Minister (FM) Wang Yi held a sideline meeting in Rio, Brazil, indicating a progressive step between the two rival countries, since the tense border standoff that broke out in 2020 — the Galwan Valley incident, which killed 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
vifindia.org | Saurav Raj Pant
Nepal is a sovereign country, and promoting and expanding its foreign relations fall under its sole rights. However, such extensions and promotions should not harm its immediate neighbours, India and China. Nepal must be aware of its red lines, and its immediate neighbours must respect these limitations.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
moderndiplomacy.eu | Saurav Raj Pant
During 35+days of hostilities (as of November 14th, 2023), 103 UNRWA staff’s members have died and at least 27 injured since the start of the Gaza crisis. This has been the greatest number of UN staffs killed ever in the history of UN. Israel allowed the opening of a corridor along the main North-South Road in the Gaza strip, dedicated from 10 am to 2 pm. This resulted in the travel of at least 70,000 people, who walked from North to the South.
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Nov 10, 2023 | 
moderndiplomacy.eu | Saurav Raj Pant
In July 2023, India witnessed a skyrocketing price of tomatoes. This has put the lives of ordinary Indians in peril. In order to stabilize prices within India, a strategy was initiated to lower tomato prices by importing them from Nepal. This was confirmed by Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman’s speech in parliament. As a result, the price of tomatoes has dropped from INR 70 to INR 50 per KG since August 15th, 2023.
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Oct 20, 2023 | 
moderndiplomacy.eu | Saurav Raj Pant |Yihan Zhang
Authors: Nodir Boboev & Yihan ZhangThe Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) started in 2012 as a multiple organization of its original member-states such as China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The main goals of the SCO range from promoting good neighborly relations and mutual cooperation in spheres of economy, education, energy etc. to the maintenance of regional peace, security and stability.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
flipboard.com | Saurav Raj Pant
'They're Starting To Make Australia Look Good' - Afghanistan Shell Two Horror Drops In Consecutive Rashid Khan Overs | CWC 2023Afghanistan imploded in the field after ripping through New Zealand’s top order, dropping Tom Latham twice off Rashid Khan as he piled on the runs at …
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
eurasiareview.com | Saurav Raj Pant
We have a tradition of Prime Ministers visiting India and China whenever they are sworn in power. This is not just tradition, but also our ‘reality’ and ‘geopolitical necessity’. The harsh reality is that we are surrounded on three sides by India and one side by China, with the high Himalayas. We can’t move beyond this ‘destiny of geography’ and this has shaped our thinking, philosophy, foreign policy and art of living life since millennia.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
idsa.in | Saurav Raj Pant
Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” will undertake an official visit to China on 22 September 2023. This would be his second foreign visit after assuming office. His first foreign visit was to New Delhi, India in May–June 2023. This visit is being deemed as important in Nepal given the preceding government’s ‘neighbours first’ policy, which meant Nepal would maintain good relations with both its important neighbours—India and China.
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Sep 16, 2023 | 
myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com | Saurav Raj Pant
One solution could be adjusting our foreign policy based on our larger interest that incorporates remittance-sending countries, including our development partners, by replacing our non-aligned foreign policy. This policy stems from the Cold War era and needs adjustment according to the present time, context, and situation.
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Aug 21, 2023 | 
english.khabarhub.com | Saurav Raj Pant
Prime Minister Prachanda has taken center stage in Nepal’s political arena, which has been a cauldron of intrigue and scandal. Despite being perceive as the representative of corruption himself, Prachanda’s recent efforts to handle scandals including the Lalita Niwas land grab case, the fake Bhutanese refugee fraud, and gold smuggling have drawn appreciation, criticism and questions. With only 32 members in the House of Representatives, Prachanda’s intentions and tactics are being examined.
