Trump calls India's Modi a 'great friend' but warns of higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goods President Donald Trump greeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House with a bear hug on Thursday and called him “a great friend of mine," but nonetheless warned that India won't be spared from higher tariffs he's begun imposing on U.S. trade partners around the world. Nepal 14 Feb, 2025
Trump says Americans could feel 'some pain' from his new tariffs that are triggering a trade war Despite Trump’s claim that the U.S does not need Canada, one-quarter of the oil that the America consumes per day is from its ally to the north. World 03 Feb, 2025
'Regional power grid integration, a game changer for Nepal' At a time when climate crisis has taken centre stage in global debates and as countries try to reduce their dependence on fossil fuel, Nepal's hydropower can play a stabilising role in the ambitious regional plans to produce massive solar energy outputs by 2030, according to Kulman Ghising, managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority. Business 20 Nov, 2024
China's Xi Jinping to visit Russia next month for the BRICS summit The two countries have also deepened their military ties in the last two years. World 12 Sep, 2024
With its new pact with North Korea, Russia raises the stakes with the West over Ukraine China so far has avoided comment on the new pact, but many experts argue that Beijing won't like losing sway over its neighbor. World 23 Jun, 2024
China and Russia reaffirm their close ties as Moscow presses its offensive in Ukraine Russia-China military ties have strengthened during the war. World 17 May, 2024
On the eve of his visit to China, Putin says Russia is prepared to negotiate over Ukraine Putin has blamed the West for the failure of negotiations in the opening weeks of the war and praised China’s peace plan for Ukraine that would allow Moscow to cement its territorial gains. World 15 May, 2024
Building Resilience: Sustainability, Supply Chains and Geopolitics! It is a pleasure to see that the Observers Research Foundation and the Government of India are making a big effort in the Renewable or Green Energy Sector. In Energy, the world has shifted from Biogas to Coal to oil and renewable and now to Green. But we should not try to put Hydro Power Energy anywhere else than Green. Opinion 03 Nov, 2023
EDITORIAL: Poll candidates The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) in its annual report has recommended that public post holders facing corruption charges be barred from contesting elections. Opinion 20 Oct, 2023
Exporting electricity worth Rs 130bn will end trade deficit: Governor Adhikari ​​​​​​​Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari has said that the country’s trade deficit situation would end if the country could export electricity worth Rs 130 billion annually. Business 20 Sep, 2023
EDITORIAL: PM's India visit Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal embarks on his four-day official visit to India on May 31 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. Opinion 29 May, 2023
Iran-Saudi Arabia deal casts China in unfamiliar global role The agreement was seen as a major diplomatic triumph for China, coming as Gulf Arab states perceive the United States as winding down its involvement in the Middle East. World 13 Mar, 2023
