Nepali delegation meets PM of B'desh An eight-member parliamentary delegation led by lawmaker Pabitra Niroula Kharel, chairperson of the International Relations Committee of the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, called on Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina at the latter’s office in Dhaka today. Nepal 06 Aug, 2022
Government formally writes to US on SPP Minister of Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka today said the government had written a letter to the United States of America about Nepal’s decision to shun the State Partnership Programme. Nepal 30 Jul, 2022
Details of SPP correspondence sought ​​​​​​​The International Relations Committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday decided to write a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence seeking copies of written communication they had with the United States of America about the US State Partnership Programme. Kathmandu 28 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL - Say no to SPP Nepal’s major political parties have resorted to the blame game against one another over the U.S. State Partnership Programme (SPP), which has stirred a diplomatic controversy after then Nepali Army Chief Rajendra Chhetri wrote a letter to the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu for Nepal’s willingness to participate in the SPP. Opinion 20 Jun, 2022
The State Partnership Programme: Heading for yet another déjà vu? The Nepali House of Representatives and so the country have been virtually shaken by the State Partnership Programme (SPP) like it had been by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement as if struck by a tremor of high magnitude. Opinion 20 Jun, 2022
Tell US Nepal not part of SPP: House panel "Gen Chhetri’s letter does not say Nepal wants to be part of a military alliance" Nepal 18 Jun, 2022
Minister Khadka rules out possibility of Nepal's involvement in SPP Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Narayan Khadka, has ruled out the possibility of Nepal’s involvement in the State Partnership Program of the United States of America. Kathmandu 17 Jun, 2022
Foreign policy is country's image: Minister Khadka Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka has said the country’s foreign policy depends on domestic state of affairs. Kathmandu 07 Oct, 2021
EDITORIAL: Bring them home As the Taliban closes in on Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, governments across the world are concerned about the safety of their citizens staying there, and are frantically trying to get them out as early as possible. Opinion 17 Aug, 2021
Government told to rescue Nepalis from Afghanistan The International Relations Committee under the House of Representatives has instructed the government to use all diplomatic means for immediate and safe rescue of all Nepalis in Afghanistan. Nepal 16 Aug, 2021
Fracas in parliamentary committee meeting CPN-UML lawmaker Naradmuni Rana, who is close to UML Chair KP Sharma Oli, incurred the wrath of Madhav Kumar Nepal, UML lawmakers close to Nepal, and CPN-Maoist Centre lawmakers in the International Relations Committee of the House of Representatives when he said Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s government came into being due to of a court directive, but did not enjoy people’s support. Kathmandu 26 Jul, 2021
Foreign policy should be based on national interest, says Gyawali Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said the nation was basing its foreign policy with national interest in mind. Nepal 19 Apr, 2021
