Nepal – Page 13 – Asia Times

On parade with the Gurkhas. Photo: Tim I Gurung

AT Finance, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Why Hong Kong should not wash its hands of Gurkha history

by Tim I Gurung February 18, 2017February 18, 2020

A Sumatran rhino with her four-day old calf. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Fighting rhino poaching in India CSI style

by Giovanni Ortolani February 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Nepali punk rockers Squirt Guns: Sandesh Shakya (left), Dipesh Gurung (middle) Abinash Shrestha. Photo: Courtesy of Squirt Guns

Nepal, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Nepal’s hidden treasures raising the rooftop of the World

by William Marshall February 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Smart prayers. Devotees offer butter lamp to celebrate the Shreepanchami festival at Saraswati temple. Photo: Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar

Nepal, South Asia

Slideshow: Devotees at two religious festivals in Nepal

by Asia Times and Reuters February 3, 2017February 18, 2020

File photo of a Pakistani Naval guard warding off troublemakers at Gwadar port. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Game-changers ahead on the (long) Maritime Silk Road

by Pepe Escobar February 2, 2017February 18, 2020

The sun rises over a building under construction in Phnom Penh. Photo: AFP / TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Why Chinese cash will continue to feed Phnom Penh bubble

by Antonio Graceffo January 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko disembarks from a plane. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Vietnam

Hong Kong to relax visa requirement for Belarus and Cambodia

by Benny Kung January 18, 2017February 18, 2020

China has conducted and supported cyber intrusions into US commercial networks for over a decade, according to a US government report. Photo: Reuters / Edgar Su

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, Chengdu, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

How China wins the South China Sea war without firing a shot

by Bill Gertz January 10, 2017January 9, 2017

An adorned Gurung girl wearing traditional costume and ornaments is seen during Tamu Lhosar or Losar (New Year) parade in Kathmandu, Nepal December 30, 2016. Members of the community in Nepal celebrate Tamu Lhosar or Losar with a feast and various cultural programs to usher in the Gurung community's year of the bird. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia, World

Sino-Nepali joint military exercises: Mollifying Beijing?

by Sudha Ramachandran January 9, 2017January 9, 2017

This image shows an alleged human trafficking victim who was rescued from a village in Karnal. Photo: AFP

India, Nepal, South Asia, World

India’s horrifying sex slave trade is thriving with impunity

by Anusha Venkat January 8, 2017February 18, 2020

I'll be doggone... quality over quantity counts. Even in the canine corps. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Laos, Middle East, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, World

America’s military tentacles are in three-quarters of world

by Nick Turse January 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Timor Leste, World

North Korea famine focus misses the starving children of India

by Johan Nylander January 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Forces' infantry unit stand to attention. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon

China, Egypt, European Union, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Japan’s road to United Nations membership, 1956

by John J. Metzler December 24, 2016December 24, 2016

A pregnant woman, in the last trimester of her pregnancy, poses in this illustration photo in Sete, South France, March 26, 2016. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

Bangladesh, India, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia, World

Why altruistic surrogacy is impossible in India

by Amrita Mukherjee November 4, 2016November 3, 2016

Excavators work on land reclamation at "Colombo Port City" construction site, which is backed by Chinese investment, in Colombo. Photo: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

India’s ‘hush-hush’ assets face a Chinese privacy invasion

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 1, 2016November 1, 2016

Indian and Chinese armies hold joint drills in eastern Ladakh. Photo courtesy: ANI/Twitter

Beijing, Chengdu, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia

Joint military drills with China should hearten India

by Sudha Ramachandran October 27, 2016October 27, 2016

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in Benaulim, in Goa, India, October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Modi’s ‘big nation’ complex is pushing China away

by Kadayam Subramanian October 21, 2016

An Indian army soldier searches the boot of a car at a temporary check point near their headquarters in Srinagar October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Dhaka to back India if war breaks out

by Syed Tashfin Chowdhury October 10, 2016February 18, 2020

India, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey

Talks about talks in the Kashmir Valley

by M.K. Bhadrakumar September 10, 2016September 10, 2016

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton addresses the National Convention of the American Legion in Cincinnati

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

America: The ‘Indispensable’ nation

by Peter Lee September 4, 2016September 4, 2016

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, South Asia, World

Killer kala-azar dropping below tipping point

by Admin August 26, 2016May 7, 2017

Newly elected Nepalese PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal greets outgoing Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (R) upon their arrival at the presidential building "Shital Niwas" in Kathmandu

Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia

China calls on Nepal’s factions to unite for stability

by Admin August 16, 2016August 16, 2016

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

India’s Modi mounts the Baluchi tiger

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 16, 2016October 5, 2016

Nepal's newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, waves towards the media after he was elected Nepal's 24th prime minster in 26 years, in Kathmandu

Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia

New Nepal PM sends envoys to woo China, India

by Admin August 15, 2016August 15, 2016

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Fujiya Ramen — The ‘Zen’ of noodles in Montclair, NJ

by Doug Tsuruoka August 12, 2016October 6, 2016

Nepal's newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, waves towards the media after he was elected Nepal's 24th prime minister in 26 years, in Kathmandu

China, India, Nepal, South Asia

New Nepal PM faces a daunting task

by Sudha Ramachandran August 11, 2016August 11, 2016

Nepal's newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, waves towards the media after he was elected Nepal's 24th prime minister in 26 years, in Kathmandu

China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

Nepal picks Maoist as PM amid revolving-door politics

by Admin August 3, 2016August 3, 2016

K.P. Oli arrives for prime ministerial election at the parliament in Kathmandu

Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia

After Nepal prime minister goes, China says hopes for stability

by Admin July 26, 2016

Nepal, South Asia, World

Lifestyle: A piece of Himalayan culture may be lost because of a new road

by Admin July 25, 2016October 6, 2016

Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, also known as KP Oli, walks out from the parliament after announcing his resignation in Kathmandu

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

Unstable Nepal not good for India

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 25, 2016July 25, 2016