Why Modi’s shifting India away from US toward China

3 weeks ago

India and China have recently agreed to disengage from their prolonged border standoff in the western sector of the India-China Himalayan border on the sidelines of 16th BRICS summit. Tensions have...

Justice Chandrachud should not blame God for his own awful Ayodhya judgment

1 month ago

CJI DY Chandrachud. In the background is a detail from 'The Creation of Adam,' by Michelangelo. (Credit: The Wire) Speaking at a public event in Maharashtra over the weekend,...

Bridging borders: How the Nepali diaspora shapes Nepal’s future

1 month ago

The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) was founded in 2003 with a heartfelt mission: to unite Nepalis living abroad and ensure their contributions play a vital role in shaping the future...

This year’s Nobel prize exposes economics’ problem with colonialism

1 month ago

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson have been awarded the 2024 Nobel memorial prize in economics for their influential work on how institutions shape economic development. Some would say the decision...

From Industrial Revolution to Ecological Collapse

1 month ago

KATHMANDU — The global environment is in a state of crisis posing a threat to human civilization. The central problem stems from the growing imbalance between human development and environmental...

What’s wrong with ChatGPT?

1 month ago

CAMBRIDGE — Microsoft is reportedly delighted with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a natural-language artificial-intelligence program capable of generating text that reads as if a human wrote it. Taking advantage of easy access to finance...

Festivals as anchors of identity and community

1 month ago

Migration, as a key element of human development, continues to reshape societies, not only improving the livelihoods of millions of migrants and their families but also bringing about profound challenges...

No propaganda on earth can hide the wound that is Palestine: Arundhati Roy's PEN Pinter Prize acceptance speech

1 month ago

Arundhathi Roy accepts the PEN Pinter Prize 2024. She is holding a portrait of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, British-Egyptian writer and activist, named Writer of Courage by her. Photo: www.englishpen.org ...

Global capitalism and perpetual war

1 month ago

LJUBLJANA — When one looks for a figure who best represents the worst tendencies of our brutal age, the first names that come to mind include Yahya Sinwar (Hamas’s leader...

The role of NRNA in promoting Lumbini as a spiritual and cultural hub

1 month ago

Imagine standing in a serene garden, the sunlight filtering through the leaves, as you approach a simple yet profound structure—the Maya Devi Temple. Here, in Lumbini, Nepal, lies the birthplace...

October 7: A terrible day, a tragic year

1 month ago

By Jérôme Fenoglio  At the beginning of this terrible year, there was an atrocious day. On October 7, 2023, the Hamas assault on the outskirts of the Gaza Strip...

Earthquakes in the Middle East

1 month ago

WASHINGTON, DC – The Middle East resembles nothing so much as an earthquake zone with multiple fault lines. This week, fighting increased sharply along one of those lines, Israel’s border...

Harnessing Nepal’s tourism potential: An adventure in culture and sustainability

1 month ago

Nepal, cradled in the heart of the Himalayas, is more than just a picturesque destination – it’s a land of adventure, deep spirituality, and cultural richness. Known for the towering...

Did 1.4 billion Chinese achieving poverty alleviation cut into Washington’s cake?

1 month ago

The hopeless fault-finder. (Illustration: Liu Rui/GT) These days the People's Republic of China is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Over the past 75 years, China has grown from a poor...

World Tourism Day 2024: Connecting Cultures

1 month ago

World Tourism Day, first celebrated in 1980 by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), reminds us each year of the profound impact that travel can have on the world....