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Foreign direct investment in Nepal
Foreign investment in a least developed country: the Nepalese experience This article aims to contribute to the literature on the developmental role of foreign direct investment (FDI) through an examination of the Nepalese experience. Despite significant liberalization of the foreign … Continue reading
Kusunda: Stone-basher circled by students
Ah, anthropologists and linguists; poking the poor with sticks while they try to get on with bashing stones together. Still, fascinating story. Nepal’s mystery language on the verge of extinction Gyani Maiya Sen, a 75-year-old woman from western Nepal, can … Continue reading
Former French ambassador bravely says “don’t copy us”
Very interesting piece in the Nepali Times by a former French ambassador: he says to the Maoists: don’t copy the French, the presidential system wont work here, it’s just be divisive. Dangers of cohabitation Now that the peace process is almost complete, … Continue reading
Slums face India/Brazil-esque evictions
The old question of planners versus squatters. NEPAL: Concern over the condition of the elderly, women and children rendered homeless by evictions The Asian Human Rights Commission condemns the excessive use of force and the lack of due process … Continue reading
Update on third gender attempts to gain citizenship
There’s a long way to go: Dividing by Three: Nepal Recognizes a Third Gender Badri Pun slept in a gravel courtyard in rural Nepal for more than a week. After the first two days, he stopped eating. By night, he … Continue reading
Travels in the third gender
Fascinating: Documents and Disasters: Can Proper ID Save the Lives of Transgender People in Emergencies? Last summer when Bhumika Shrestha travelled to New York City to represent Nepal at the United Nations, she encountered some special questions during her layover … Continue reading
Update on third gender
Another interesting update from Fulbright Scholar Kyle Knight. Nepal’s Third Gender and the Recognition of Gender Identity On Dec. 27, 2007, the Supreme Court of Nepal issued a decision that has been called “arguably the single most comprehensive judgment affirming protections for gender identity … Continue reading
Shock! Mountain people excluded
‘Indigenous mountain people’? Really? Is this a way of saying that Dalits or Chetris are not poor in the mountains? Nepal: Mountain dwellers “neglected” KATHMANDU, 8 May 2012 (IRIN) – The needs of millions of indigenous mountain people across Nepal … Continue reading
First ‘gender inclusive’ bathroom
Nepal continues to lead the world in third gender developments… Nepal Flushes Out Genderism “I feel safe now,” says Om, a 24-year-old who identifies as third-gender, as he walks across Bageshwori Park in Nepalgunj to buy coconut milk. “I used … Continue reading
Nepal receives 89.64 billion in foreign aid ($1.2b)
Phew! Nepal receives Rs 89.64 b foreign aid Nepal has received foreign assistance of approximately Rs 89.64 billion (about USD 1.8 billion) in the Fiscal Year 2010-11. As per the Development Cooperation Report for Fiscal Year 2010-11 prepared by the … Continue reading