IN OTHER WORDS Nuke threat:President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran made another blustering claim this week: that his scientists are tripling the size of their nuclear fuel program. The fact that it made barely a diplomatic ripple is another reminder that the major... 13 Apr, 2008
Paradise bypassed New Delhi:We must congratulate author Nishchal N Pandey for his insightful presentation on the current situation in Northeast India and emphasising the importance of developing a deeper understanding of the political, economic and infrastructure of... Travel Abroad 05 Apr, 2008
Global warming : The biggest security threat Global climate change, if left unaddressed, is likely to pose “as a great or a greater foreign policy and national security challenge than any problem” the United States currently faces, according to a major new report released here Monday by two... 07 Nov, 2007
IN OTHER WORDS There may still be sniping from hard-liners such as John Bolton, former US ambassador to the United Nations, but the process of negotiating North Korea’s denuclearisation is gathering unmistakable momentum. It represents a welcome turnaround by... 06 Sep, 2007
TOPICS: When terrorism succeeds and fails US difficulties in Iraq and the “surge” of American forces into Baghdad raise again the important question: When does terrorism succeed or fail? Neither Robert Gates, the new secretary of Defence, nor the Iraq Study Group have provided an answer.... 19 Feb, 2007
TOPICS: A grand bargain for the Middle East For all their hype, the 79 recommendations made by the Iraq Study Group (ISG) last week amount to a middle-of-the-road stance instead of a bold new direction. The panel paid lip service to the idea of broader diplomacy, even calling for a regional... 11 Dec, 2006
LETTERS Stop defaming university:I have been associated with Tribhuvan University (TU) for the last 15 years. As a student I devoted all my energy towards studies unlike many of my friends who got carried away by student politics. I am appalled at the string... 24 Feb, 2005
Food security Challenges facing Nepal’s agriculture Bishwambher Pyakuryal: The average yield in Nepal has fallen from 157 per cent to 61 per cent of the South Asian average. Food availability over time has increased in other countries in South Asia but decreased in Nepal during the period 1991-2001.... 21 Feb, 2005
