The poorly constructed Pokhara airport, which has engulfed Nepal in massive debt, illustrates the risks of importing China's infrastructure-at-any-cost model.
Nepal is sending mixed signals on whether the new airport in Pokhara is a Belt and Road project. Could it be feeling edgy about BRI's fast-losing...
Small museums that safeguard Asian monuments and the history of some of the greatest empires and religions in history need visitors to survive.
A risky project in the world's highest mountain range is estimated to cost Nepal 10% of its GDP. Experts worry it could be another one of...
Japan, with its technology and infrastructure investment, is an integral part of India’s “Act-East Policy,” just like the ASEAN countries. Together they can help lift the...
Discovery of the sea-route to India became the transformational factor in encouraging a new culture (namban bunka) that radically shifted the focus of India-Japan relations.
COVID-19 dominated every facet of our news and daily lives from the end of January. Here we look at the international friction that clung to the...
Earlier in November, Nepal’s political opposition was more than vocal in highlighting Beijing’s latest territorial seizure worth around 150 hectares along the Himalayan border running between...
During the India-Japan Annual Summit in October 2018, Japan’s then- Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored two vital areas of...
Tibetan Buddhism's Tawang Monastery in India (Author Vikramjit Kakati, C C License, Wikimedia Commons) China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has refused to de-escalate the...
In the light of last month’s violent clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, New Delhi has been forced to...
The recent clashes along the Sino-Indian border point to a new era in the ties between India and China. While the two nations had...
