The signing of the MCC and the death of the Queen
By Nirmal P. Acharya This past week, the biggest international news was the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven decades. Today, as I…
Xi to attend SCO summit in first foreign visit since pandemic, showing ‘focus on neighborhood diplomacy’
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in his…
China, Japan are partners, pose no threat to each other: Wang Yi
China and Japan are partners and pose no threat to each other, and the political consensus should be implemented in policies, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said…
Anti-US base incumbent governor wins reelection in Okinawa, may hamper Kishida’s security strategy, Japan-US security alliance
Okinawa's incumbent governor Denny Tamaki, the opposition-backed candidate who firmly opposes the relocation of a US military base on the southern island, won a second term in the prefecture's gubernatorial…
Stop MCC from making Nepal a playground of big powers’ competition
Khin Zaw Win Myanmar Scholar As a small country sandwiched between two rising powers China and India, Nepal is located in a sensitive geopolitical situation. King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the…
Maoist Centre Chair Dahal and Chinese leader Li hold talks
Kathmandu, Sept 13 : A delegation led by CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's…
UML Chair Oli and Chinese leader Li Zhanshu hold meeting
Kathmandu, Sept 13 : CPN (UML) Chair KP Sharma Oli and the visiting Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, Li…
India not part of IPEF trade pillar lays bare interest difference with US
The conspicuous absence of India in the trade pillar, one of the four pillars of the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), underlines the dispute between India and the US regarding…
China’s top lawmaker Li arriving tomorrow on four-day official visit
Kathmandu, Sept 11 : Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, will be arriving here tomorrow on a four-day…
Top Chinese legislator pays official goodwill visit to Russia
Li Zhanshu, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, paid an official goodwill visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday, at the invitation of Chairman of the Russian…