I represented Gilbia and within that I played the role of a diplomat. I felt really prepared because I made sure to read all the handouts and write down that I wanted to talk about and accomplish with all the other actors. What the class decided on I was relatively happy with because Budan took responsibility, we received business… Read more »
Foreign actors are now lining up to help central Asia to turn green. Although I applaud the decision to reduce climate change, I wonder if they will actually be successful. This is not due to capability, but if it is the most beneficial route for central Asia because of their ties to oil.
Results for Nepal’s upcoming election are expected in a few days. The vote will decide whether or not Nepal will stay a monarchy or become a federal democracy. This vote comes after a long period of turmoil in the nation among ethnic groups and recovery from an earthquake that struck 2 years ago. If Nepal becomes a federal democracy, it… Read more »
I played the role of a UNHCR representative. Prior to the simulation, I felt very prepared because my group and I reviewed the material and possible actions we would like to take. Our short term goal was to gain funding to first help improve the refugees living conditions. Our long term goal was to try and find a permanent settlement… Read more »
The exodus of Rohingyas from Myanmar affected Bangladesh and India the most. But, there is little information that they made their inroads into Nepal. During last few years, if any minority community in the world that has caught maximum international attention, it is the Rohingyas of Myanmar. With a population of nearly 1.1 million, the Rohingyas are predominantly Muslim ethnic… Read more »
With its ancient culture and the Himalayas as a backdrop, landlocked Nepal was closed to the outside world until the 1950s. Since then the country has seen the creation of a multi-party parliamentary system, a decade-long Maoist insurgency and the abolition of its monarchy. Flanked by China and India, it is home to eight of the world’s highest mountains including… Read more »
The revoking of the Budhi Gandaki agreement also heralds a shift in Nepal’s bilateral relations with China. The Sher Bahadur Deuba government in Kathmandu recently scrapped the deal signed with the Chinese company China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) for the construction of $2.5-billion Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project in Nepal. [i] The government took this decision in accordance with the instructions given… Read more »
Nepal’s troubled south votes Thursday in historic elections many hope will bring much-needed stability to the desperately poor country, but which have been marred by violence and fears of ethnic tension. The watershed vote marks Nepal’s transition from a monarchy to a federal democracy, after emerging from a brutal decade of civil war only to stagger through political turmoil and… Read more »
By Brown Political Review The Kyrgyz Republic, a small mountainous country in Central Asia, has been through multiple violent revolutions, in both 2005 and 2010.The post-Soviet nation has just been through another revolution, yet of a completely different kind; on October 15th, the nation held its first truly democratic elections, not just in the country’s history, but in that of… Read more »
By The News International LAHORE: The hasty opening of the first phase of Iran’s India-financed Chahbahar seaport at a time when China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is about to take off has raised concerns in the economic corridors of the country.