Nepal – Page 7 – Asia Times

Labor groups have launched a petition to urge the Hong Kong government to regulate working hours and improve accommodations for domestic workers. Photo: Facebook@Asian Migrants Coordinating Body

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Nepal, South Asia

Govt urged to regulate hours, accommodation for maids

by Asia Times staff June 11, 2018February 18, 2020

A man displays a new 2000 Indian rupee banknote after withdrawing from a bank in Jammu. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta

India, Nepal, South Asia, World

Renunciation and the real wealth

by Raja Murthy June 11, 2018

International law enforcment agencies suspect North Korea of using its overseas restaurants, such as the one pictured in Dubai, for money laundering purposes. Photo: AFP/Giuseppe Cacace

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand

US tightens the screws on North Korean restaurant in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

A file photo taken on April 29, 2018, showing mountaineers walking near camp two of Mount Everest, as they prepare to ascend on the south face from Nepal. Photo: AFP/Phunjo Lama

Nepal, South Asia, World

Everest crypto stunt linked to Sherpa’s death

by Asia Times staff June 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Central, Hong Kong Island
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China, Hong Kong, Nepal, South Asia

Nepalese man arrested for allegedly trafficking HK$3.5m in cocaine

by Asia Times staff June 4, 2018February 18, 2020

DO NOT USE, USE RESIZED VERSION -Gilgit-Baltistan occupies a strategic area of northern Pakistan. Image: iStock

Afghanistan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why Gilgit Baltistan should be a province of Pakistan

by Sabena Siddiqui June 2, 2018

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

India, Iran, Middle East, Nepal, Russia, South Asia, World

Oil price surge will haunt Nepal PM’s prosperity hopes

by Bhim Bhurtel June 1, 2018

Central, Hong Kong Island
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China, Hong Kong, Nepal, South Asia

Police arrest man filmed molesting women in Central

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

India's PM Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of a hydro power plant in Kashmir earlier this month. The Archbishop of Delhi has called for a prayer campaign until the next election, accusing Modi's party, the BJP, of threatening the country's secular fabric. Photo: Reuters/ Danish Ismail

India, Nepal, South Asia

BJP to fight 2019 poll with Hindu nationalist push, focus on Bihar

by Srinand Jha May 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Shanghai, China. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

What Pakistan brings to the Shanghai table

by Zamir Awan May 24, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS summit last year. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Laos, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, New Zealand, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

China’s political warfare – how vulnerable is India?

by Prakash Katoch May 22, 2018

The son of an Indian Central Reserve Police Force officer lights his funeral pyre in Sathiala village, 45km from Amritsar, on April 25, 2017. Raghbir Singh was killed in an attack by about 300 Maoists in Chhattisgarh. He was one of 25 troops killed in an ambush. They were security for the building of a new road opposed by the Maoists. Photo: AFP/ Narinder Nanu

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, South Asia

Maoists and security officials killed in east Indian states

by Asia Times staff and Bertil Lintner May 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front, C) and his cabinet members pose for a photo at his office in Tokyo on Aug 3, 2016. His Cabinet had three women at that time but now has just two. His latest efforts to promote gender parity have also been timid. Photo: AFP/ Yomiuri Shimbun

European Union, Japan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Abe’s push for gender parity too little and too late

by William Pesek May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Bhaktapur is a UNESCO world heritage site in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Photo: iStock

Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Modi’s visit to Nepal sought to soothe ill feelings over blockade

by Bhim Bhurtel May 18, 2018

Jordan in Kowloon where the assault took place. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia

Three men deny charges related to brawl and shooting

by Asia Times staff May 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Rahul Gandhi, center, president of India's main opposition Congress party, waves to the crowd before addressing a campaign rally ahead of the Karnataka state election in Bangalore on April 8. Photo: Reuters/Abhishek Chinnappa

India, Nepal, South Asia

Karnataka poll reveals how Modi can be beaten

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS summit last year. Photo: AFP

Australia, China, France, India, Japan, Maldives, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

China’s regional ambitions reshaping India’s foreign policy

by Bertil Lintner May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Aly Song

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Alibaba to buy South Asia e-commerce site Daraz

by Asia Times staff May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to his supporters as he arrives to address them during an election campaign meeting ahead of Gujarat state assembly elections, in Ahmedabad on December 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave

China, India, Maldives, Nepal, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Memories of 2015 blockade will haunt Modi’s Nepal visit

by Narayan Adhikari May 8, 2018June 4, 2018

India opted to buy 36 of the Rafale French-made fighter aircraft. The deal is now mired in a massive controversy. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Arnaud Gaillard

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, France, India, Japan, Maldives, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Romancing the West risks India’s regional influence

by Khalid Ibn Muneer May 8, 2018

Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (L) with Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh after his arrival at Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: AFP/MONEY SHARMA

China, India, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia, World, Wuhan

New outlook in Nepal’s relations with India and China

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa May 7, 2018

Gurkha soldiers. Photo: Tim I Gurung

India, Nepal, South Asia

Why the British never colonized Nepal

by Tim I Gurung May 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on April 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters via Madoka Ikegami/Pool

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Nepal, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World, Wuhan

A whiff of Sino-Indian détente is in the air

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian SU-30 fighter jet. Photo: Defense Forum India

China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia

India’s new think tank for military strategy planning misses the mark

by Prakash Katoch April 23, 2018April 24, 2018

Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister and State Counselor Wang Yi as they pose for media before their meeting on April 18, 2018, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Photo: Reuters via Parker Song/Pool

Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia

Beijing proposes ‘economic corridor’ to Nepal and India

by Asia Times staff April 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepalese police stand guard in Kathmandu. Photo: AFP

India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia

Indian consulate in Nepal damaged by bomb

by Asia Times staff April 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Brahmaputra river in Tibet. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Adding artificial rain to the Sino-Indian conundrum

by Sriparna Pathak April 10, 2018April 10, 2018

Mong Kok, Kowloon
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Nepal, South Asia

Man allegedly stabbed father to death during row over money

by Asia Times staff April 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (L) with Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh after his arrival at Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: AFP/MONEY SHARMA

Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

Nepal PM visits India, but will he be able to revive ties?

by Asia Times staff April 6, 2018February 18, 2020

The kukri has been known as 'The Gurkha Knife' since WWI and WWII. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Brunei, India, Nepal, Singapore, South Asia

A brief history of the Gurkha’s knife – the kukri

by Tim I Gurung April 6, 2018February 18, 2020