The Nepal-India Border Dispute: Improving Dialogue
This June, Nepal amended its constitution to depict Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani – areas disputed with India – within Nepali territory. The current border dispute […]
Kamal Dev Bhattarai
Kamal Dev Bhattarai is a Kathmandu-based journalist and writer. He writes in international media about Nepal’s foreign policy, mainly focusing on India and China. In the last five years, he is rigorously following Nepal’s policy towards India and China, and vice versa. He was New Delhi Bureau Chief Kantipur Media Group, Nepal’s largest media house, from 2016-2018. As a senior political correspondent of The Kathmandu Post and The Himalayan Times, he closely followed Nepal’s peace and constitution drafting process. He has written a book about Nepal’s peace and constitution drafting process, titled Transition: From 12-Point Understanding to Constitution Promulgation. He teaches journalism and mass communication in colleges and is involved in media research.
Articles by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
COVID-19 and Nepal’s Migration Crisis
Nepali migrant workers stranded in the Gulf countries, Malaysia, and India to name a few have been hit hard by COVID-19. Some have already lost […]
Year in Review: Nepal in 2019
Since its landmark national elections in 2017—the first in two decades—the past two years in Nepal have been a time of newfound stability. In 2018 […]
What Does Nepal Expect from Modi 2.0?
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his second term in May, there was a sense of expectation in Kathmandu that the Nepal-India relationship would […]
Nepal’s Delicate Dance with China on BRI
For the second edition of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in Beijing late last week, there was high-level participation from Nepal, […]
Nepal’s Predicament: Stuck between the Indo-Pacific and BRI?
With the new government led by Nepal Communist Party Chairman (NCP) KP Sharma Oli completingone year in office last month, novel foreign policy challenges have […]
Looking Ahead to 2019: Nepal’s Development Aspirations Under Pressure
In 2018, Nepal witnessed defining political moments that have set the tone for a future course in the country’s domestic and foreign policy. With a […]
Between Two Giants: Why an India-China Dialogue Mechanism Benefits Nepal
Nepal’s tumultuous political transition came to an end with the promulgation of a new constitution in 2015, followed by elections that transformed the country from […]