For top-level talks to succeed, bilateral dialogue mechanisms should be strengthened, says Nepalese expert
1 year, 9 months ago

For top-level talks to succeed, bilateral dialogue mechanisms should be strengthened, says Nepalese expert

The Hindu  

The upcoming visit by the Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” has raised hope of a major breakthrough in India’s neighbourhood, but a leading analyst said the visit was not preceded by required meetings of the bilateral mechanisms that were created to lay the grounds for top level engagements. The sixth meeting of the India Nepal Joint Commission Meeting headed by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali took place in January 2021 in Delhi but then political instability in Nepal broke out which prevented forward movement of the discussion. Dr. Pyakurel argues that the bilateral dialogue mechanisms throw up important ideas that can be used to strengthen leadership level talks and said the dialogue between the two Prime Ministers could have benefited more if both sides had displayed commitment to keep the mechanisms on track. “It is unrealistic to expect Prime Ministers to suddenly produce a breakthrough as such a development can be possible only if the dialogue mechanisms provide them the right inputs much in advance,” said Dr. Pyakurel.

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Prachanda again claims Kalapani, Limpiyadhura belong to Nepal, says PM Modi assures to resolve border issue
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Prachanda again claims Kalapani, Limpiyadhura belong to Nepal, says PM Modi assures to resolve border issue

India TV News  

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Tuesday said that his government is clear and determined that all territories east of the Mahakali River, including Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipu pass, come under Nepalese territories. He recalled that as per the Sugauli Treaty signed between Nepal and East India Company government in 1816, these territories belong to Nepal and a …

Modi swearing-in ceremony: Nepal PM Prachanda to travel to India on June 9
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi swearing-in ceremony: Nepal PM Prachanda to travel to India on June 9

The Hindu  

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' will undertake a three-day visit to India from June 9 during which he is scheduled to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, an official said. The meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by Prime Minister Prachanda endorsed Mr. Prachanda's India visit. The Prime Minister will leave for New Delhi on Sunday …

Nepal PM 'Prachanda' to seek third vote of confidence by March 13: report
1 year ago

Nepal PM 'Prachanda' to seek third vote of confidence by March 13: report

The Hindu  

Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is seeking to hold his third vote of confidence in Parliament by March 13, days after he forged a new alliance with the CPN-UML, a media report said on Saturday. The third round of vote of confidence comes after Mr. Prachanda, a former guerilla leader, dumped the Nepali Congress and forged a new …

PM Modi dials his Nepalese counterpart, reviews several aspects of bilateral cooperation
1 year, 7 months ago

PM Modi dials his Nepalese counterpart, reviews several aspects of bilateral cooperation

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with his Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Saturday and discussed various issues of India-Nepal cooperation to bolster the longstanding friendship between the two countries. The two leaders discussed different topics of India-Nepal bilateral cooperation, and followed-up conversations conducted during PM Prachanda's recent visit to India. "The two leaders reviewed various …

More HIT than miss in India-Nepal ties
1 year, 9 months ago

More HIT than miss in India-Nepal ties

The Hindu  

On his return to Kathmandu after concluding his four-day official visit to India, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ described it as “successful”. This is Prachanda’s third stint as Prime Minister and compared to his earlier official visits in 2008 and 2016, the visit in 2023 has delivered many more concrete outcomes. A complex power-sharing arrangement has been worked …

India and Nepal: Redefining a relationship
1 year, 9 months ago

India and Nepal: Redefining a relationship

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 8 MINS READ When Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal returned to Kathmandu on June 3 after a four-day official visit to India, he expressed great satisfaction at a personal level. Highlights Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”’s four-day India trip that ended on June 3 was a visit of appeasement …

Nepal-India relations taken to new height, claims PM Prachanda after India visit
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal-India relations taken to new height, claims PM Prachanda after India visit

Firstpost  

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that his four-day visit to India was instrumental in elevating the two countries’ relations. Focus was laid on economic issues that would benefit the nation for a long whereas on the political side, increasing mutual trust in the coming days progressive talks would be held to solve the rising issues,” Dahal said …

Modi promises to build ‘super hit’ partnership with Nepal PM Prachanda
1 year, 9 months ago

Modi promises to build ‘super hit’ partnership with Nepal PM Prachanda

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Thursday held wide-ranging talks focusing on boosting India-Nepal cooperation in several areas including energy, connectivity and trade. Following the meet, PM Modi said, “We will continue to strive to take India-Nepal ties to Himalayan heights” PM Prachanda and I have taken many important decisions today to make …

PM Modi, Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ hold talks
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi, Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ hold talks

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Thursday held wide-ranging talks focusing on boosting India-Nepal cooperation in several areas including energy, connectivity and trade. Will strive to take India-Nepal ties to Himalayan heights: PM Modi India and Nepal will strive to take their relationship to Himalayan heights and resolve the boundary issue and all …

Nepalese PM begins India visit with development needs of Nepal in focus
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepalese PM begins India visit with development needs of Nepal in focus

The Hindu  

Nepal and India will sign several agreements during the four-day visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ that began on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/rRaG8Xcq4W — Arindam Bagchi May 31, 2023 Large delegation Mr. Prachanda was received at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi. Nepalese commentators accompanying Mr. Prachanda in the visit told …

India, Nepal may sign pacts on energy and water during Prachanda’s four-day visit
1 year, 9 months ago

India, Nepal may sign pacts on energy and water during Prachanda’s four-day visit

The Hindu  

As Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda prepares for an official visit to India, the “southern neighbour” maintained silence as fast-paced developments in Nepal remain the talk of the town here. The air of caution around Mr. Prachanda’s visit is partly due to the volatile political condition in Nepal which has witnessed two successive changes in the ruling coalition that …

Ruling Parties in Nepal Fail to Reach Consensus on Power-sharing Deal, Cabinet Expansion Likely on Friday
1 year, 11 months ago

Ruling Parties in Nepal Fail to Reach Consensus on Power-sharing Deal, Cabinet Expansion Likely on Friday

News 18  

Nepal’s 10-party ruling alliance on Thursday failed to reach a consensus on the power-sharing deal, causing yet another delay in the expansion of the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”. Top leaders held meetings at the Prime Minister’s official residence here at Baluwatar to reach an agreement on the distribution of ministries among various political parties. Power …

Nepal's PM Prachanda likely to visit India next month on his first overseas trip
2 years ago

Nepal's PM Prachanda likely to visit India next month on his first overseas trip

Firstpost  

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is likely to travel to India on an official visit next month - his first foreign trip since assuming the office for the third time in December last year, a media report said on Thursday. Sources close to the 68-year-old Prime Minister said that his visit to India in the near future is …

Nepal government in disarray over Prime Minister’s choice of President
2 years ago

Nepal government in disarray over Prime Minister’s choice of President

The Hindu  

Ram Chandra Paudel is set to become Nepal’s next President after he was backed by eight political parties on February 25 but the development may bring down the fragile two-month-old government of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, which could plunge the Himalayan nation once again into political turmoil. Principal opposition party Nepali Congress' senior leader Mr. Paudel was endorsed …

Nepalese PM Prachanda to Visit Delhi in March, FS Kwatra Will Extend Formal Invite in Kathmandu
2 years, 1 month ago

Nepalese PM Prachanda to Visit Delhi in March, FS Kwatra Will Extend Formal Invite in Kathmandu

News 18  

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is set to visit India in the last week of March. Foreign Secretary of India Vinay Kwatra, who will be on an official visit to Nepal from 13-14 February, is expected to handover a formal Invite from PM Modi to the Nepalese Prime Minister. In an exclusive interaction, a diplomatic source told CNN-News18 …

Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda to visit India soon
2 years, 2 months ago

Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda to visit India soon

Firstpost  

The 68-year-old CPN-Maoist Centre leader was sworn in as the Prime Minister for the third time on 26 December 2022, after he dramatically walked out of the pre-poll alliance led by the Nepali Congress and joined hands with opposition leader KP Sharma Oli Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that he will visit India soon on …

Prachanda-led coalition in Nepal vows to retrieve territories from India, silent on row with China
2 years, 2 months ago

Prachanda-led coalition in Nepal vows to retrieve territories from India, silent on row with China

Firstpost  

Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said his country will seek a balanced relation with India and China Kathmandu: Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who won the trust vote in the ‘Pratinidhi Sabha’, or the house of representatives, has said that his country will seek a balanced relation with India and China. The coalition led by him in the …

Twist in Nepal poses a new challenge to India
2 years, 2 months ago

Twist in Nepal poses a new challenge to India

Hindustan Times  

The November 20 elections have turned out to be one of high drama, even by Nepal’s standards of quick political turn-arounds. As the 5 pm deadline to stake claim for premiership approached, the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”, ditched the Nepali Congress and decided to shake hands with Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, the chairman …

DC Edit | New PM in Kathmandu to pose challenge for Delhi
2 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | New PM in Kathmandu to pose challenge for Delhi

Deccan Chronicle  

It is not certain that the former guerilla leader Pushp Kumar Dahal “Prachanda”, who took the oath of office as Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time on Monday following a strange twist of events, would himself be optimistic of offering his country a modicum of respite from the pulls and pressures of politics unleashed by ambitious top-guns of …

'Deeply Values' Ties with Nepal, Says China as it Congratulates New PM Prachanda
2 years, 2 months ago

'Deeply Values' Ties with Nepal, Says China as it Congratulates New PM Prachanda

News 18  

China on Monday congratulated Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” who was sworn-in as Nepal’s new prime minister as Beijing weighs its options in the wake of the dramatic political development in the Himalayan nation where it has made high strategic stakes in recent years. The 68-year-old former guerilla leader was appointed as Nepal’s new premier by President Bidya Devi Bhandari after …

Ex-guerrilla leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal ’Prachanda’ takes oath as Nepal’s new PM
2 years, 2 months ago

Ex-guerrilla leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal ’Prachanda’ takes oath as Nepal’s new PM

Live Mint  

Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" was on Monday sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Nepal for a third time, a day after the former guerrilla leader dramatically walked out of the pre-poll alliance led by the Nepali Congress and joined hands with opposition leader K P Sharma Oli. The new cabinet has three deputy prime ministers - Bishnu Paudel from Oli's …

Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' takes oath as Nepal PM; faces tough task of running alliance
2 years, 2 months ago

Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' takes oath as Nepal PM; faces tough task of running alliance

The Hindu  

Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal at a ceremony on December 26, 2022 in Kathmandu. Mr. Oli and Mr. Prachanda — both former Prime Ministers, had teamed up to win the election in 2017, the first election conducted according to the 2015 Constitution. Angered by these decisions, Mr. Prachanda began to agitate and …

Nepal: Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' takes oath as new Prime Minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Nepal: Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' takes oath as new Prime Minister

India TV News  

Nepal: Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' takes oath as new Prime Minister Nepal: Prachanda took the oath of office and secrecy from President Bhandari at an official ceremony at Shital Niwas. Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" was on Monday sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time, a day after the former guerrilla leader dramatically walked out of …

CPN-Maoist Centre Chairman Prachanda Appointed as Nepal's New PM for 3rd Time
2 years, 2 months ago

CPN-Maoist Centre Chairman Prachanda Appointed as Nepal's New PM for 3rd Time

News 18  

CPN-Maoist Centre chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time on Sunday. Prachanda along with CPN-UML chairman K P Sharma Oli, Rastriya Swatantra Party president Ravi Lamichhane, Rastriya Prajatantra Party chief Rajendra Lingden among other top leaders earlier went to the President’s Office with a proposal to appoint him as …

Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' to become Nepal's next PM with support from Oli-led CPN-UML
2 years, 2 months ago

Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' to become Nepal's next PM with support from Oli-led CPN-UML

India Today  

In a dramatic turn of events on Sunday, opposition CPN-UML and other smaller parties extended their support to CPN-Maoist Centre chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”, who is now set to become the next Prime Minister of Nepal. A crucial meeting of former prime minister KP Sharma Oli-led opposition CPN-UML, CPN-Maoist Centre, Rastriya Swatantra Party and other smaller parties agreed to …

Ex-Nepal PM Prachanda strikes deal with Oli, becomes new Prime Minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Ex-Nepal PM Prachanda strikes deal with Oli, becomes new Prime Minister

India TV News  

Nepal: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday appointed Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' as new Prime Minister of Nepal. The CPN-Maoist Centre chairman Prachanda was appointed new Prime Minister, after the former guerrilla leader dramatically broke away from the five-party ruling alliance led by the Nepali Congress, ending the political uncertainty after last month's general elections failed to produce a clear …

Echoes of 2009 in Nepal
2 years, 3 months ago

Echoes of 2009 in Nepal

The Hindu  

After days of uncertainty, Nepal’s ruling coalition led by the Nepali Congress is within striking range of forming the next government. Several leading lights of the Deuba cabinet like Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand and Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Office Umesh Shrestha have lost the election to the Pratinidhi Sabha. Working out a power-sharing agreement, against this …

Prachanda truly understands his people: Veteran commentator
2 years, 8 months ago

Prachanda truly understands his people: Veteran commentator

The Hindu  

Only an “internal desperation for stability” can bring lasting changes in Nepal, said a veteran Nepal watcher here on Friday. Speaking to The Hindu, Namit Verma, who has been part of the civil society-led back channel with Nepal for more than two decades, acknowledged that Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” who visited India during July 15-17, is the only leader from …

Amid Nepal Political Crisis, US Envoy Meets Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' to Discuss Biden Admin's Priorities
4 years, 1 month ago

Amid Nepal Political Crisis, US Envoy Meets Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' to Discuss Biden Admin's Priorities

News 18  

US Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry on Monday met Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the chairperson of the splinter faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, to discuss the priorities of the new Biden administration, including strengthening of democracies and combating climate change. Earlier on January 22, Ambassador Berry called on Prime Minister Oli to share priorities set by the new …

Nepal PM Oli, Prachanda Hold Talks to Discuss Ongoing Intra-party Rift
4 years, 6 months ago

Nepal PM Oli, Prachanda Hold Talks to Discuss Ongoing Intra-party Rift

News 18  

Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and ruling Nepal Communist Party's executive chairman Pushpakamal Dahal “Prachanda” held talks on Tuesday, days after a six-member panel submitted its report suggesting ways to resolve the ongoing intra-party rift. The panel in its report on August 23 suggested that Prime Minister Oli should complete his five-year tenure, while executive chairman Prachanda be allowed …

Nepal's ruling party leaders fail to negotiate power-sharing deal between Oli and Prachanda
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal's ruling party leaders fail to negotiate power-sharing deal between Oli and Prachanda

India TV News  

Nepal's ruling communist party leaders on Tuesday once again failed to negotiate a power-sharing deal between Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and executive chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', who convened a meeting of the powerful Standing Committee despite the former's decision to postpone it. Prachanda and some senior leaders reached the Prime Minister's official residence at Baluwatar at around …

Nepal\'s ruling communist party meet fails to resolve Oli-Prachanda feud
4 years, 8 months ago

Nepal\'s ruling communist party meet fails to resolve Oli-Prachanda feud

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: The much-awaited meeting of Nepal's ruling communist party on Tuesday failed to sort out the differences between Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and the rival faction led by party executive chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" as political issues did not figure during the brief deliberations held in the absence of the premier. The meeting of the Standing Committee …

Nepal political crisis: Prachanda says he will not allow NCP to split
4 years, 8 months ago

Nepal political crisis: Prachanda says he will not allow NCP to split

Live Mint  

Amid the political turmoil in Nepal, the ruling communist party executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' said on Sunday that he will not allow the party to split and any attempt from anywhere to weaken its unity would hurt the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and natural disasters. His remarks came amid speculation that the NCP could split after top …

Nepal’s ruling communist party’s meet to decide PM’s future deferred again
4 years, 8 months ago

Nepal’s ruling communist party’s meet to decide PM’s future deferred again

Live Mint  

A crucial meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party to decide the political future of beleaguered Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was once again deferred on Wednesday till Friday to allow more time for the top leaders to reach a power-sharing deal amid the heightened intra-party rift and his anti-India remarks. As the leaders need more time for negotiations, …

Real reason why Nepal mapped Indian territories as its own
4 years, 10 months ago

Real reason why Nepal mapped Indian territories as its own

India Today  

Nepal has released its new political map claiming Kalapani, Lipiyadhura and Lipulekh as its own territories. Unveiling Nepal's new political map that includes territories on Wednesday, central minister Padma Kumar Aryal expressed hope India will take it "in a positive way". THE BACKSTORY: OLI'S PM CHAIR Nepal is being ruled by a relatively upstart political party, the Nepal Communist Party, …

Something special: On Narendra Modi's Bhutan visit
5 years, 7 months ago

Something special: On Narendra Modi's Bhutan visit

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two day visit to Thimphu affirmed a long-standing tradition between India and Bhutan, where the leaders of both countries have given visiting each other a major priority early in their tenures. India’s assistance to Bhutan’s planned economy, to constructing its highest revenue earner of hydropower generated electricity, and then buying the electricity generated has also ensured …

Narendra Modi in Bhutan: From RuPay to education cooperation, a roundup of the PM's two-day visit
5 years, 7 months ago

Narendra Modi in Bhutan: From RuPay to education cooperation, a roundup of the PM's two-day visit

Firstpost  

On his second visit to Bhutan since his first re-election, prime minister Narendra Modi on his two-day visit to Bhutan held talks with the country’s leaders to further deepen the bilateral ties. On increasing the currency swap limit for Bhutan under the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation currency swap framework, Modi said India’s approach is “positive”. Lauding the country …

Nepal should involve all stakeholders in nation building: Pranab Mukherjee
8 years, 4 months ago

Nepal should involve all stakeholders in nation building: Pranab Mukherjee

Hindustan Times  

President Pranab Mukherjee has urged leaders of Nepal’s political parties to focus on implementing the new Constitution to accommodate broader sections of society in the process of strengthening democracy. Mukherjee, the first Indian head of state to visit Nepal in 18 years, met leaders of the ruling Nepali Congress, the main opposition CPN-UML and agitating Madhesi parties separately on Thursday …

Modi bumps into Xi, Prachanda on sidelines
8 years, 5 months ago

Modi bumps into Xi, Prachanda on sidelines

The Hindu  

An unusual trilateral meeting took place here on Saturday evening, which highlighted the significance of Nepal in India’s ties with China. The unscheduled meeting reportedly began when Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked in when President Xi Jinping of China was meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ of Nepal. Nepali sources confirmed that the fifteen minute-long meeting was unscheduled …

Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda looks to rebuild ties with India
8 years, 6 months ago

Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda looks to rebuild ties with India

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Nepal’s new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will work to build a “foundation of trust” with India. In an interview to Hindustan, the Hindi daily of HT Media Ltd, which also publishes Mint, the former Maoist leader, better known by his nom de guerre Prachanda, said that he and the people of Nepal trust Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Nepal PM Prachanda says his visit to India will improve soured ties between the countries
8 years, 6 months ago

Nepal PM Prachanda says his visit to India will improve soured ties between the countries

Firstpost  

Nepal PM Prachanda said he will not sign any controversial deal with India during his visit this week but would lay a “strong foundation” for mutual trust. Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has said he will not sign any controversial deal with India during his visit this week but would lay a “strong foundation” for mutual trust after bilateral ties …

All obstacles in ties with India cleared: Nepal
8 years, 6 months ago

All obstacles in ties with India cleared: Nepal

Live Mint  

Kathmandu: Terming his India visit as “successful”, Nepal Deputy Prime Minister Bimlendra Nidhi on Tuesday said all “obstacles” in the bilateral relationship between the two nations have been cleared ahead of Nepal Premier Prachanda’s trip to the country next month. Nidhi was on a four-day visit to India from 17 August as the special envoy of Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa …

Erred in the past, but I’m committed to ties, Nepal PM tells Modi
8 years, 7 months ago

Erred in the past, but I’m committed to ties, Nepal PM tells Modi

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI:Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” sent a message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi admitting errors in the past, reaffirming his commitment to friendship with India, promising efforts to forge an inclusive constitutional settlement and seeking closer development cooperation. HT Image “The PM is aware that Nepal’s development is not possible without cooperation with India, and wants to …

The two avatars of Prachanda, Nepal’s new prime minister
8 years, 7 months ago

The two avatars of Prachanda, Nepal’s new prime minister

Hindustan Times  

As Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ takes over as Nepal’s Prime Minister on Wednesday, for the second time in seven years, he can look back at a remarkable life - of accomplishments and failures, of joy and frustration, of receiving adulation and being the object of hatred, of inflicting violence and striving for peace. He slowly rose up the ranks and …

Nepal's CPN-MC chairman Prachanda signs pact with Madhesis to become the next PM
8 years, 7 months ago

Nepal's CPN-MC chairman Prachanda signs pact with Madhesis to become the next PM

Firstpost  

Nepal Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” is all set to become the Prime Minister for the second time as he filed his nomination on Tuesday after receiving crucial backing from the agitating Madhesis by signing a three-point pact. Kathmandu: Nepal Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” is all set to become the Prime Minister for the second time as …

New regime possible in Nepal, says Prachanda
8 years, 9 months ago

New regime possible in Nepal, says Prachanda

The Hindu  

The annual budget of Nepal will be presented by Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s government on Saturday amid political uncertainty caused by the call for change in government given by Mr. Oli’s chief ally, Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. On Thursday, Mr. Prachanda had said, “Due to the present political situation and the nine-point agreement with the CPN-UML, there …

The way forward in Nepal
9 years, 2 months ago

The way forward in Nepal

The Hindu  

While media attention has been focussed on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise Christmas rendezvous in Lahore with Nawaz Sharif and the terrorist attack at the Pathankot airbase, significant developments on the Nepal front have been taking place. In response, Mr. Modi reiterated the need to find durable solutions to Nepal’s political problems on the basis of “consensus” and conveyed his …

Thapa may meet Modi today
9 years, 5 months ago

Thapa may meet Modi today

The Hindu  

The first envoy of Nepal’s new government Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa met with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Delhi to day in an attempt to resolve their twin concerns over making Nepal’s constitution more inclusive, and easing the blockage of more than 2,500 trucks at the India-Nepal border that has led to weeks of chronic fuel, food and …

India advises Nepal to reach compromise on Constitution
9 years, 11 months ago

India advises Nepal to reach compromise on Constitution

The Hindu  

In his meetings with Nepal’s political leadership here in the past two days, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar conveyed New Delhi’s desire to see political stability in Nepal so that the country can move ahead on development. “India wants Nepal’s political leadership to write the Constitution with the broadest possible compromise,” Mr. Jaishankar said in his meeting with Prime Minister Sushil …

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