Category Archives: Articles
Nepali Burmese
For a long time now academics and writers have been interested in Nepalis in India, the UAE and the West. Finally, Sushma Joshi has written something about the many residing in Burma. Sushma misses out the ‘big question’ given to … Continue reading
Human rights in context: The case of Dalits in Nepal
This essay will examine the issue of caste-based discrimination against Dalits in Nepal. In its brevity, the essay is not intended to provide an all-encompassing description of human rights law, nor the internal workings of the UN system, but rather … Continue reading
Is “Good governance” important for promoting economic development in Nepal?
Over the past decade, “good governance” has become of increasing importance to the development debate. This essay will strive to provide contextualisation for its introduction, including a brief overview of “development” and its discourse, and then proceed to offer some … Continue reading
International humanitarian law for Nepali civilians
International law is a body of public, private and supranational laws that have mostly emerged from the 19th century onwards and which primarily concern the governing of conduct between states. International law binds states to observe certain agreements, but unlike … Continue reading
Volunteers or abusers?
In many situations this is far too truthful, particularly for care homes (of which Al Jazeera did a great documentary recently). A past article wrote of one particular case whereby foreign nationals were being protected by their embassy from being … Continue reading
Al Jazeera, Nepali sovereignty and Tibetan identity
This Al Jazeera documentary was a thoroughly good piece on Mustang and was presented by a (Hong Kong-ese?) journalist who previously covered the one-China policy. It’s surprising however that Thapa was unaware of the government’s legislative crackdown on Tibetans exercising … Continue reading
Dixit: Journalism’s important public service remit
Not sure I entirely agree with this on a global level; think about the exponential growth of Al Jazeera, for example. Experience says this is true about South Asia however – they’ve very much adopted the Fox News style that … Continue reading
Cash grants for food incentivise birth registrations | Nepal | Children | Health & Nutrition
A cash grant programme to promote the purchase of nutritious food for children in the remote Karnali region of Mid-West Nepal increased birth registration by 300 percent in the past year, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The child … Continue reading
Youth and drugs, Dharan
Child drug users in one of Nepal’s largest cities, Dharan, near the border with India, lack access to proper rehabilitation and social services, and those from lower caste families are especially vulnerable. “More than 50 percent of youth [in Dharan] … Continue reading
News flash: Nepal is f***ed
We ran from the house, everybody thinking ‘this is it’. Days later, the epicentre remains cloaked in secret as the Nepali and Sikkimi governments show the world their complete ineptitude. NEPAL: Indian earthquake prompts “wake-up call” KATHMANDU, 19 September 2011 … Continue reading