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Significance of Army in Nepal
By P.R. Pradhan Time and again, the role of the Nepal Army has been overshadowed by the political parties and they have always tried to downsize the…
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Security woes hamper Afghanistan virus fight
A health official checks a passenger's body temperature at a traveler screening point in Shiberghan city, capital of Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, March 15, 2020. Photo: Xinhua By Baheen Sultan Ahmad…
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China’s coronavirus aid to Cambodia will boost regional relations
Chinese medical experts on the COVID-19 are greeted upon their arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport of Cambodia on Monday. The seven-member team sent by the Chinese government also brought…
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Virus control tests solidarity of South Asia bloc
A staff sprays disinfectant in a public vehicle before it starts its route in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 17, 2020. Photo: Xinhua By Long Xingchun With the coronavirus spreading around…
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US steps up maritime provocations in attempt to distract China’s COVID-19 fight
By Cheng Hanping The guided-missile destroyer Hohhot (Hull 161) attached to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command steams in waters of the South China…
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Pakistani president’s timely visit to China solidifies longstanding friendship
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Pakistani President Arif Alvi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua Editor's Note: With…
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Afghan peace deal unlikely to end terrorism threat
Illustration: Liu Rui/GT By Bingjie Becky Shen The US launched an airstrike on the Taliban forces on March 4, just days after the two sides signed a peace deal.…
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Better late than never
By PR Pradhan Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli underwent his second successful kidney surgery, that too, in Nepal and from Nepali experts produced from local medical institutions. Last week, a…
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What will it be? Let’s wait and see
By Maila Baje Why did Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli choose to undergo such a risky kidney transplant in Nepal considering that he flew abroad for the most innocuous follow-up…
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US stirs regional conflict to stem China’s rise
Illustration: Liu Rui/GT By Li Haidong Following the USS Carl Vinson's visit to Vietnam in 2018, the USS Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Da Nang, Vietnam, on March 5, marking…