Nepal

The two countries share strong cultural, religious, political, and economic ties. The same issues can pull them apart.

Suspicious about the military content and wary of antagonizing China, Nepal rejects a U.S. disaster mitigation program.   

A recent visit by an American official to Tibetan refugee camps in Kathmandu appears to have not gone down well with Beijing.

Six years after the project burst into the public discourse, little concrete progress has been made.

The Indian prime minister’s religious diplomacy could make Nepal a pawn in India’s domestic politics, even make it appear complicit in BJP’s communal politics.

The choice to visit Lumbini for Buddha's birthday was carefully crafted both religiously and geopolitically.

Nepal has progressive laws and quotas for women’s representation in politics, but patriarchy and gender discrimination run deep and influence the decisions of parties.

Although Nepal’s economic health is worrying, tourism is picking up and foreign remittances are poised to increase.

Nepal has shifted more toward India and the United States under the Deuba government, sparking concern from Beijing.

Nepal is heading into its second round of local elections under its 2015 constitution. How have local governments fared in their inaugural session?

The Varanasi leg of the Nepali PM’s visit to India was aimed at taking the wind off the sails of both Hindu nationalists and the main opposition back home.