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A Neighbourhood Strategy for Modi
Region by Sub-regions
D Suba Chandran. · 21 May, 2014 · #4464 · Commentary
Multiple foreign policy inputs have already started pouring in terms of options available or likely strategies that the new Prime Minister could/should pursue. Narendra Modi would have his own foreign policy priorities already in terms of what need ...
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Himalayan Frontier
Nepal: Challenges to Constitution-Making
Pramod Jaiswal. · 05 May, 2014 · #4422 · Commentary
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), the single largest party from the first Constituent Assembly (CA) election, is in a dilemma after suffering a setback in the second CA election. The party seems to have lost direction and is in ...
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Himalayan Frontier
Nepal's Restful Prime Minister
Pramod Jaiswal. · 07 Apr, 2014 · #4382 · Commentary
It has been over two months since Sushil Koirala took office as the Prime Minister’s of Nepal. In last two months, Koirala promoted six joint secretaries to secretaries and appointed Damodar Prasad Sharma as the new Chief Justice of the Supre ...
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Himalayan Frontier
Chinese Inroads to Nepal
Pramod Jaiswal. · 03 Mar, 2014 · #4319 · Commentary
Over the recent months, China, in an attempt to strengthen its relations with the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), has been taking efforts to build a close-knit strategic alliance with Nepal. At a meeting with a visiting de ...
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Himalayan Frontier
Constituent Assembly-II: Rifts Emerging
Pramod Jaiswal. · 03 Feb, 2014 · #4288 · Commentary
In the words of Aristotle, “Well begun is half done.” However, the second Constituent Assembly (CA) of Nepal is getting hiccups right from the beginning. The political parties do not seem to have learned much from the past. Though almos ...
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IPCS Debate
Expanse of Federalism: South Asia Sui Generis?
D Suba Chandran. · 20 Jan, 2014 · #4269 · Commentary
PR Chari, in his commentary titled ‘Limits of Federalism' in South Asia, makes several important assertions on the nature of federalism evolving in the region. Both his assertions and the nature of evolution need larger debate and underst ...
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South Asian Dialectic
Limits of Federalism
PR Chari. · 20 Jan, 2014 · #4265 · Commentary
The Indian Constitution distributes political, financial and legislative authority between New Delhi and the States, with the centre enjoying primacy due to its control over finance, defense, trade, telecommunications and foreign investment. ...
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Year in Review
Nepal 2013: Constituent Assembly Elections
Uddhab Pyakurel. · 10 Jan, 2014 · #4243 · Commentary
Three major developments took place in Nepal during 2013: conclusion of integration process, formation of the caretaker government and the second elections for the constituent assembly.
End of the army integration process
With an ag ...
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Himalayan Frontier
Nepal: The Crisis over Proportional Representation and the RPP Divide
Pramod Jaiswal. · 06 Jan, 2014 · #4236 · Commentary
Last year (2013) was lucky for the Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) led by Kamal Thapa as they emerged as the fourth largest party in the second Constituent Assembly (CA-II). But in 2014, the party seems to be sailing through rough wa ...
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Nepal Elections 2013
Five Things that Went Wrong
Sisir Devkota. · 13 Dec, 2013 · #4217 · Commentary
The CA-II election in Nepal was held successfully, gathering many accolades within the country and among the international community as well. The Election Commission of Nepal and civil society, with the exception of losing parties like Maoists, hai ...
