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Nepal’s Devastating Second COVID-19 Wave: Internal Political Turmoil and Ignored Pleas for International Support
More than 87 percent of globally administered vaccines have gone to high and upper-middle-income countries, and low-income countries such as Nepal constitute just 0.2 percent of the 700 million doses. The distribution of vaccines has only exacerbated the vast existing…
Nepal Braces for a COVID-19 Crisis
Nepal has been hit by a second wave of coronavirus, evident in the sharp increase in daily infections. As of April 30, Nepal’s daily cases of COVID-19 have crossed 5,000—over five times more than the cases recorded two weeks before…
Political Instability and Uncertainty Loom Large in Nepal
Nepal’s domestic politics have been undergoing a turbulent and significant shift. On December 20, 2020, at the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved the House of Representatives, calling for snap elections in April and…
Nepal 2020: Year in Review
Nepal has been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic over the last year. The government ordered a lockdown and shutdown, among other prohibitory orders, to control the situation and prevent more damage as the pandemic impacted life, polity, and the economy.…
اقتصادیات اور اثراندازی: نیپال میں چینی سرمایہ کاری
دہائیوں کے سیاسی عدم استحکام کے بعد آخرکار نیپال ۲۰۱۵ کے آئین کے تحت حال ہی میں اپنائے گئے وفاقی ڈھانچے کے ذریعے ایک مستحکم مستقبل کے لیے تیار ہے۔ دہائیوں تک ماؤ بغاوت کا سامنا کرنے، بادشاہت کے خاتمے…
Instruments of Influence? Chinese Financing in South Asia
Through efforts like the Belt and Road Initiative, China finances an increasing number of development projects in South Asia. From rebuilding and enhancing the strategic Gwadar Port in Pakistan and funding rural development projects in Sri Lanka to constructing a…