Nepal - Himal Southasian (Page 31)

Nepali Cart Before Horse

When the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) declared a "People´s War" in February 1996 and attacked police posts in some areas in the Nepali hills, it came

By Shyam Shrestha

/ 1 Sep 1997

Himalayan Treasure

If the best of a commodity happens to come from the Himalaya, should it trade more cheaply in world markets than lesser brands simply because it is South Asian? Despite

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1997

Doom and gloom

If observers have been concerned about the squabbling parties and the resultant political downturn in Nepal, take a look at its economy. With the financial year coming to a close

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1997

Roads without borders

If one does not count the Indo-Pakistan land border, which has to have its own solutions, the problem of closed terrestrial crossings may be resolving itself elsewhere in South

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1997

Test of the treaty

Expectations were high in Bangladesh when the newly-signed Farakka Treaty came into effect on 1 January 1997. Bangladeshis swung into action to take advantage of the additional flows as

By The Editors

/ 1 May 1997

Left-right-left-right

Seven years is not a long time in a country´s political history. But during this period Nepal has seen unfettered political promiscuity. It is, to some, a horrific reflection

By The Editors

/ 1 May 1997

Sins of statecraft

The Spring of 1990 ushered democracy to Nepal and with it the hope for the achievement of a more just society created by upright leaders commanding popular respect. Half a

By Dipak Gyawali

/ 1 Mar 1997

Monitoring the Monitors

For the last few years, every general election in a South Asian country has seen a group of individuals from the region fly off to monitor the polls. The South

By Sasanka Perera

/ 1 Mar 1997

Foreign Aid in Nepal: What do the data show?

From its modest appearance in the early 1950s, foreign aid has grown to form an integral part of the development process in Nepal, and it is amazing to note how

By Bikas Joshi

/ 1 Mar 1997

Made In Nepal, Exported to India

The new Indo-Nepal trade treaty signed on 4 December 1996 will allow, for the first time, goods manufactured in Nepal access to the Indian market free of custom duties.

By The Editors

/ 1 Jan 1997

Out of India

Kathmandu Valley´s booming economy has attracted plains labour by the tens of thousand. Kathmandu residents do not need reminding that there is an open border between India and Nepal.

By Sangeeta Lama

/ 1 Jan 1997

In Nepal, the problem with numbers is not unique to counting emigrants. Newspaper columnists, activists and researchers routinely manipulate or exaggerate figures in order to demonstrate the supposed seriousness of

By Dilli R Dahal

/ 1 Jan 1997