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Three Nepali UN peacekeepers in DR Congo, ambushed, injured in firefight 17 Jul 2013 | 08:31 pm
July 18, 2013 Nepali soldiers are currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Congo, MONUSCO. Last Sunday, they saw all too clearly how ...
China’s steely grip on Tibet – a fresh (if dismal) forecast 16 Jul 2013 | 10:37 am
July 17, 2013 Below is Jayadeva Ranada’s latest article, first published in Hindustan Times earlier this month. Ranade is a member of the National Security Advisory Board and former additional ...
LUMBINI: Important new archeological finds followed by terrorist alert at the birthplace of Lord Buddha 14 Jul 2013 | 09:40 pm
July 15, 2012 Nepal has stepped up security in Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha, with security personnel frisking every tourist entering the central shrine, nearly a week after a terror ...
Nepal Army to send 230 UN peacekeepers to Syria 12 Jul 2013 | 09:25 pm
July 13, 2013 Under the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), Nepal is set to send 230 soldiers to the strategically sensitive Golan Heights-Syria-Israel border area where the United Nation...
Special Commentary: China's Defense White Paper 2013 15 May 2013 | 08:44 pm
May 16, 2013 Recently, the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) published Jayadeva Ranade’s analysis of China’s “Defense White Paper 2013”. Ranade is a member of the National Security Adviso...
Social Media Kicks in: Nepali Released From Qatar Prison 13 May 2013 | 08:32 pm
May 14, 2013 According to an article published this morning by Smriti Rai, Dorje Gurung, who had been imprisoned in Qatar last week on anti-Islam charges, was released yesterday. CLICK HERE to read my...
Shifting tides for non-Nepalis living in Nepal 12 May 2013 | 08:27 pm
May 13, 2013 Two very different news articles circulated in Asia this week. Both focused on the increased difficulty facing foreigners who are in Nepal without proper visas. The forces at work are ext...
Nepali teacher jailed in Qatar on charges of insulting Islam 10 May 2013 | 08:00 pm
May 11, 2013 Dorje Gurung, a chemistry teacher from Pokhara, who taught chemistry at Qatar Academy in Doha, has been jailed on felony charges for insulting Islam. If convicted, he could face up to sev...
Update on historic Kathok monastery in Derge, Kham, Tibet damaged by fire 9 May 2013 | 12:24 am
May 9, 2013 On May 7, 2013, Kathok monastery in Derge (Kham) caught on fire. Contrary to earlier reports, it was not burned down to the ground: According to Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center (TBRC), wh...
Mikel Dunham’s interview with Luigi Fieni – Master restorer of the 15th century Buddhist murals in Mustang 6 May 2013 | 06:38 am
May 6, 2013 “How do you translate “conservation” into Tibetan? The word doesn’t exist.” For years, I’ve heard about the conservation work that Luigi Fieni has conducted in Mustang. Documentaries have ...
