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Kamal Dev Bhattarai
Kamal Dev Bhattarai is a Kathmandu-based journalist with a deep interest in international affairs. He currently serves as assistant editor at Annapurna Express.
Kamal Dev Bhattarai is a Kathmandu-based journalist and writer who currently serves as assistant editor at Annapurna Express. He writes in international media about Nepal’s foreign policy, mainly focusing on India and China. He has been rigorously following Nepal’s policy toward India and China, and vice versa, for over five years.
He was New Delhi Bureau Chief for Kantipur Media Group, Nepal’s largest media house, from 2016-2018. As a senior political correspondent of The Kathmandu Post and The Himalayan Times, he closely followed Nepal’s peace and constitution drafting process. He has written a book about Nepal’s peace and constitution drafting process, titled Transition: From 12-Point Understanding to Constitution Promulgation. He teaches journalism and mass communication in colleges and is involved in media research.
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January 27, 2020
Nepal Gets Serious About Climate Change
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Sujata Karki
Amid worries of a meltdown in Himalayas, Nepal plans to hold the Everest Dialogue.
January 01, 2020
A Rock and a Hard Place: Nepal’s 2019 Diplomacy in Review
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
Over the past year, Nepal has been in a tight spot as it seeks to balance between major powers.
December 28, 2019
Is Nepal’s New Airport Dream an Environmental Nightmare?
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
Nepal’s Supreme Court halted the construction of a new international airport as it considers a protest from environmental groups.
October 03, 2019
Amid China-US Rivalry, India Maintains Low Profile in Nepal
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
With Xi Jinping expected to visit Nepal soon, Kathmandu is caught between the BRI and the United States’ Indo-Pacific strategy.
May 09, 2019
Nepal Inching Toward China
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
Warnings of a debt trap aside, there is consensus in Nepal on the benefits to be had from the Belt and Road Initiative.
May 07, 2019
Why Nepal Is Keenly Watching India Elections
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
The stakes for Nepal are high as India votes.
March 13, 2019
Are the Maoists Rising Again in Nepal?
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
13 years after the civil war ended, a splinter Maoist group is waging a new campaign of violence.
March 01, 2019
High-Profile Helicopter Crash Draws Attention to Nepal’s Aviation Safety Problems
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
If Kathmandu wants to attract more tourists, it needs to take serious steps to improve its aviation safety record.
December 21, 2018
Nepal Finally Looks Beyond India and China
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
The Oli government is taking long-overdue steps to broaden Nepal's foreign policy horizons.
December 06, 2018
The Rape Case That Shook Nepal
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
Five months on, the justice for Nirmala campaign is still going strong – but still unheard by the government.
October 31, 2018
#MeToo: Nepal’s Women Speak Up
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
After taking India by storm, the #MeToo movement has come to Nepal. Can it bring change?
September 13, 2018
The Limits of Nepal’s China Outreach
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
Nepal and China finalized the protocol of their Transit and Transport deal. What will that mean in practice?