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Author Archives: Bhim Bhurtel

Bhim Bhurtel teaches Development Economics and Global Political Economy in the Master's program at Nepal Open University. He was the executive director of the Nepal South Asia Center (2009-14), a Kathmandu-based South Asian development think-tank. Bhurtel can be reached at bhim.bhurtel@gmail.com.

India and China flag buttons. Image: iStock
Posted inOpinion

Jaishankar’s pro-US strategy pushing India into trouble

by Bhim Bhurtel July 1, 2020July 4, 2020
Posted inOpinion

How Modi fell prey to ‘coconut’ strategy on China

by Bhim Bhurtel June 24, 2020June 26, 2020
Posted inOpinion

India paying price for Modi’s myopic China strategy

by Bhim Bhurtel June 17, 2020July 4, 2020
Posted inOpinion

India’s strategic illusions, delusion and hallucinations

by Bhim Bhurtel June 5, 2020June 5, 2020
Posted inOpinion

TV vitriol eats away at India’s persuasive power

by Bhim Bhurtel May 30, 2020May 30, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Modi’s ‘neighborhood first’ a fiasco in Nepal

by Bhim Bhurtel May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Corporate media a serious threat to Indian democracy

by Bhim Bhurtel April 29, 2020April 29, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center). Photo: Prakash SINGH / AFP
Posted inOpinion

Modi promotes Hindutva even in the pandemic

by Bhim Bhurtel April 9, 2020April 9, 2020
Posted inOpinion

US in danger of failing as a global leader

by Bhim Bhurtel March 24, 2020March 24, 2020
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Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

India’s ‘free-riding’ strategy dooms SAARC

by Bhim Bhurtel July 19, 2019February 18, 2020
The iconic Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Catholic clerics in the city are deeply concerned about a new law that gives Jews a special status. Photo: iStock
Posted inWorld

Crisis of ‘the West’ results from apostasy of Christianity

by Bhim Bhurtel June 21, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Indian PM pins global hopes on Jaishankar

by Bhim Bhurtel June 5, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, Belt and Road, China, European Union, United Kingdom, United States, World

‘Clash of civilizations’ or abandonment of civilization?  

by Bhim Bhurtel May 24, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNepal, South Asia, United States, World

US suffers strategic loss in Venezuela

by Bhim Bhurtel May 12, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBelt and Road, China

BRI brings competitive advantage

by Bhim Bhurtel April 26, 2019February 18, 2020
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev. His latest product, a messaging app, has turned out to be a security nightmare for users. Photo: Hindustan Times
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Why Ramdev isn’t backing Modi this time

by Bhim Bhurtel April 16, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNepal, South Asia

World Bank’s double standard in Nepal

by Bhim Bhurtel April 2, 2019February 18, 2020
A young Indian demonstrator holds a placard at a rally in New Delhi, in protest over a spate of assaults against Muslims and low-caste Dalits by Hindu vigilantes in India. Photo: AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia

BJP perverting Hinduism for electoral victory

by Bhim Bhurtel March 21, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNepal, South Asia, United States, World

US tries in vain to pull Nepal into its orbit

by Bhim Bhurtel March 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

Terror attack political bonanza for Modi

by Bhim Bhurtel February 28, 2019February 18, 2020

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