Commentaries
Iran-Israel War and its impact on South Asia
On Thursday, June 12, 2025, Israel hit Southern Iran, striking Tehran’s district and targeting the Natanz nuclear facility about 225km south of Tehran, hours after the Israel Defence Force issued an evacuation warning to the c...
China-Maldives FTA And Tourism Deals Threaten Maldivian Livelihoods
Former Deputy Minister of Economic Development under President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (MDP), Riyaz Mansoor, claims that the Maldivian economy is deteriorating under President Mohamed Muizzu’s administration. He warned of serious...
Modi’s Colombo Mission: Security, Energy, and a Strategic Reset
Indian Prime Minister Modi’s fourth visit last week expressed his commitment to safeguarding the national interests of both India and Sri Lanka, particularly in the security and energy sectors. This agreement comes after nearly four d...
The Diplomatic Impasse of Indo-Canadian Relations: A Moment to Retrospect
The June 18th killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia unjumbled a seemingly forgotten past along with spurring a row between India and Canada that escalated into a serious diplomatic impasse. Canada’s Prime Minister J...
Enhanced Connectivity Marks India’s prominence at G20 Summit
The 2023 G20 Summit held in New Delhi marked India’s pivotal moment as a platform for addressing global challenges. This gathering of the world’s most influential countries highlighted India’s resolve to assert its maritim...
Migration and Nepal’s Economy: The Paradox of Development
Migration is essentially a common phenomenon amongst the youth predominantly, and in Nepal, this is on the rise. Every day, almost 1700 Nepali people migrate in search of a better life abroad. According to 2021 census data, almost 2.2 milli...
Remarks by H.E. Mr. Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Foreign Secretary of India at the first AIDIA Distinguished Lecture
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Madan Bhattarai, H.E. Ambassador of India Shri Vinay Kwatra and my colleagues in the Indian Embassy, Founder AIDIA Shri Sunil KC Former Ambassador of Nepal to India Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen Namaste...
Is Government Doing Sufficient to respond COVID 19?
The devastating public health crisis created by the coronavirus has a huge impact on human health globally. The virus, which has emerged from the city of Wuhan in China, has already killed 521,490 people affecting 10,923,460 till July 2, 20...
Talk at the top level
Nepal has to initiate head-to-head talks with BJP leadership, especially Prime Minister Modi. Previous experiences have shown that bureaucratic talks do not help much. The e-inauguration of Darchula to Lipulekh road by India&rs...
COVID-19 in Nepal: Low numbers don't tell the whole story
With over 1.5 million cases globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in countries with the strongest existing healthcare systems, while countries with weaker economies and healthcare infrastructure fac...