Author name: Rajeev Kunwar

Mr. Kunwar is a politics and international relations analyst based in Kathmandu.

Nepal, India and China: Can Trilateralism Shape a Pax Asiana?

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The success of Nepal, India and China should be measured beyond achievements. The intricacies of bilateralism, trilateralism, regionalism, plurilateralism and multilateralism all converge on sustainable development, humble progress and durable economic growth. Asia is a vast continental geo-space that connects every hemisphere and continent, even those separated by the Himalayas or the seas. It is […]

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Democracy and Diplomacy in a Multipolar Order

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The growing multipolar nature of the world motivates this essay. It is neither unipolar nor bipolar nor driven by Cold War-type mentality. Today, conflicts between democratic and authoritarian tendencies continue to shape both domestic and international power politics. The contemporary world is in constant transition; without the momentum of space and time, human society would

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Dispatches from Kathmandu: Youth Uprising and Reset in Polity

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A liberal democracy in Nepal has repeatedly faced illiberal attitudes and political turbulence over the decades. There may be many dispatches from Kathmandu since 1947 about Nepalese politics that have caught the world’s attention. The geopolitics of emotions and reasons have governed then, now, and in the future to survive, struggle, and exist as raison

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Navigating Leadership in a Complex World: Balancing Tradition, Innovation, and Global Challenges

Navigating Leadership in a Complex World: Balancing Tradition, Innovation, and Global Challenges

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Politicians must continually strive to define the “balanced line of history.” Leadership strategies, with all their contradictions and similarities, must prevent their nations from descending into a “form of illusion.” Political leaders today may have moved beyond traditional concepts of democracy and the nation-state, seeking quantum procedural, methodical, or systemic solutions to the challenges they

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Navigating Nepal's Public Policy: Challenges, Innovations, and the Path to Good Governance

Navigating Nepal’s Public Policy: Challenges, Innovations, and the Path to Good Governance

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If the state’s government and administrative activities are committed and meticulously managed, the living standards and well-being of the people can be significantly improved. Public policy is an essential policy related to prudent and timely management of public and international affairs. It includes the appropriate policies required under the government’s division of functions according to

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International Relations Choices Concerns

International Relations: Choices or Concerns

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The dichotomy of realists’ pessimism and liberalists’ optimism frames political debates globally. With international relations often dominated by authoritarian tactics, democracy becomes a challenging but desirable method in garnering global consensus. Though imperfect, democracy can offer strategies for balancing emotion and reason in its practices. Autocratic and democratic nations approach these issues differently. International society strives for a universal experience, aiming for cooperation despite differing political ideologies. Thoughts are converging, ushering in an anthropocentric world focused on existential rationality and mitigating global catastrophe.

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Israel-Hamas War International Pressure

Israel-Hamas War: No Endgame Amid International Pressure

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In response to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the United Nations General Assembly has called for an immediate ceasefire. The warfare has resulted in significant casualties and prompts international concerns about an impending humanitarian catastrophe. Despite global pressure, Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, remains resolute to continue ground operations. Simultaneously, diplomats are considering possible administration changes in Gaza post-conflict. The international community continues to advocate for a two-state solution, emphasizing the significance of justice, reconciliation, and peaceful coexistence.

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Israel Palestine Conflict Dynamics

Israel-Palestine Conflict Dynamics in West Asia

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The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine marked a significant turn, with a surprise attack on Israel marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Arab-Israeli war. The violence, which has been consistent since post-WWII, escalated as Hamas launched over five thousand rockets at Israel. Despite international efforts, including the Cairo Summit for Peace, a resolution seems elusive. Accusations of Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands and retaliatory violence add tension, while powerful countries attempt to exert influence and propose solutions.

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Nepal_ Semantics of Judiciary

Nepal: Semantics of Judiciary – To Be Just, Not Unjust

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Judiciary faces a challenge to its independence, impartiality, autonomy, and fairness. It is to be just and not unjust; the judiciary has to be cognizant of the constitution. Parliamentary impeachment of chief justice cases triggered after the 2007 Constitution of Nepal and a political role of Chief Justice becoming Interim Chief Executive to conduct Constituent Assembly Elections in 2013 are clear examples of why the judiciary is mired in political changes and the political subjects of interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution. Judicial review and legal activism are the domain of the Courts, and the judiciary in Nepal is the medium for monitoring, enforcing and resolving these constitutional and legal issues. In Nepal, the judiciary is a resort to observe, abide and pursue these two judicial service deliveries among many tasks to make our society just and democratic. Criticisms are rife over the conduct of justices in Nepal and it is a serious matter that needs to be paid adequate attention by those who would like to realize that justice prevails over injustice or truth prevails over falsity, or honesty/integrity prevails over vices/manipulations.

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Nepal at UN: A Perspective

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Nepal’s membership in the United Nations has passed 67 years since its accession in 1955. Nepal provides the second largest peacekeeping contingent under the Blue Berets of the UN. Nepal espouses norms and values of world peace and follows international law. But sanctity of Nepal’s sovereignty must not be compromised. The world community at UN gatherings has to listen to countries – not only the powerful but also the powerless, not only the great but also the small, not only the loud but also the feeble.

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International Relations: Beyond the Prism of 'Isms'

International Relations: Beyond the Prism of ‘Isms’

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The follies of international relations compel us to see beyond the prism of ‘isms’ to save generations in the quest for sanity and humanity. This pitch dwells on the salient glimpses of discursive disciplinary symptoms in International Relations wherein ideologies are emanating from diverse ‘isms’. Multiple ‘isms’ are replete with their framework of ideas to underpin principles chosen in praxis. An evolution, growth and development in IR rely on trendsetting discourse and rhetoric revelation.

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Nepal: Discourse in Geopolitics

Nepal: Discourse in Geopolitics

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In the Asia-Pacific region, India behaves in a mutually beneficial manner. Kathmandu needs to do a field study of Indian affairs. Nepal needs to have a deeper discussion and synthesis of Indian mentality and thinking compared to China. Diplomatic history has shown that the Nepali people’s perception of Nepal-India relations does not take long to become fluid. Diplomatic injuries, conflicts, and risks are serious.

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Reinventing Resilience in Tough Times

Reinventing Resilience in Tough Times

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An overriding concern is the creation of a cultural wealth of nations where happiness and prosperity are within our means and resources. Despite turning the tide and time in favour of capitalism, everyone aspires for contentment and prosperous living today. It is appropriate to say some of the parameters of democratic civilization reinvent resilience in our tough times

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Nepal Politics of American MCC

Nepal: Politics of American Initiative of MCC

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A hoary resistance and a series of protests against the MCC agreement broke out in the capital of Kathmandu and across the country a few days back. The geopolitical showdown is no good when internal architecture is unstable or weak to withstand temperatures of the global political and economic climate. Governmentality and governability have to curb intrinsic unlimited crises and address multiple frontlines of chaos and complexity in political society.

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Deuba Foreign Policy Continuity or Change

Deuba’s Foreign Policy Amid Fluidity: Continuity or Change?

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Deuba’s Foreign Policy is being watched by its neighbours as it will decide the fate of its international relations across borders. On the Nepali side, new Prime Minister Deuba has an opportunity to reach out to India and establish an honest line of communication to discuss all outstanding issues and find common grounds. Will his fifth-inning into the corridors of Singh Durbar be different or similar to his predecessors?

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Statecraft in Politics without Frontier

Statecraft in Politics Without Frontiers

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Politics seems to be everything and the core of anybody’s everyday talks. However, statecraft is sorely missing in the state of affairs when transcendence is important to focus on reform, perform and transform the state apparatus. The needs of public management are felt in the backdrop of international or global policy impinging inside a political territory in an ongoing political transition. Politics without frontiers has become a reality wherein knowns and unknowns are common among citizens.

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