Poets of Divine Derailment
The Argentinian poet Borges said, ‘Every writer creates his own precursors’. My precursors--consciously reclaimed, gratefully acknowledged--are the devotional poets of the Indian subcontinent. I will admit I paid them little attention when I was...
SD Muni: ‘India is always sensitive to the growing influence of third powers in...
SD Muni is considered to be one of India’s foremost experts on the issue of Nepal. He taught for over 30 years at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He completed his Ph.D. in Nepal’s foreign policy in 1972....
SD Muni: ‘People of Nepal have lost interest in the existing major parties, all...
SD Muni is considered to be one of India’s foremost experts on the issue of Nepal. He taught for over 30 years at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He completed his Ph.D. in Nepal’s foreign policy in 1972. He...
Minendra Rijal: ‘I am down but not out and will not ask for the...
Dr. Minendra Rijal is a Nepali politician and former Defence Minister of Nepal. He is the leader of the Nepali Congress party. He served as Minister of Information and Communications during the prime ministership...
Nepal’s feminist movement has failed to embrace an inclusive approach to address diversity in...
Mohna Ansari served as a member of National Human Rights Commission of Nepal and well-known rights activist. She is Nepal’s first female lawyer from the Muslim community. Mero Tribune talks with Ansari about her journey...
Q&A: Priya Sigdel
Priya Sigdel is President of HattiHatti Nepal, a non-formal and tailoring training to underprivileged women of Nepal. She also grabbed the title of 'Miss Nepal Earth' in 2018. She is also a youth change...
Ranjit Rae: ‘PM Modi’s Nepal visit will develop the soft power of both Nepal...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Nepal for a long-day visit to Lumbini on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.
PM Modi was received by Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba. PM Modi and his...
Jeffrey D. Sachs: ‘US should support peace talks between Russia and Ukraine to end...
JEFFREY D. SACHS is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. He is University Professor at Columbia University, is Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at...
Interview with Australian Ambassador to Nepal
H. E. Felicity Volk is the Australian Ambassador to Nepal. Ms. Volk is a career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was most recently Director, New Colombo Plan Secretariat. She...
Interview with MCC Vice President Fatema Sumar
Fatema Z. Sumar, Vice President of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact Operations, visited Nepal on September 9. She came to Kathmandu with her deputy Jonathan Brooks.
She had talks with Nepal’s top political leaders who...
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