Over a year has passed since the opening of an international airport in Nepal, funded by China,but still hasn’t received international flights.With loan repayments for the Pokhara airport (pronounced POK-ah-rah) due to start shortly, there are concerns that Nepal may have sunk into a debt trap.
A growing Hindu nationalist movement in Nepal is calling for the restoration of the Hindu monarchy and the adoption of Hinduism as the official state religion. The recent clashes between Hindu nationalists and police are causing concern at this time. Analysts say that the movement is a result of a mix of social media influencers, disillusionment from government, and inspiration from neighboring country India.
This year, two South Asian countries adopted different paths on LGBTQ rights. Although the tiny, mountainous country of Nepal made significant progress in legalizing non-heterosexual marriages, the Supreme Court of India has rejected the legalization of same-sex unions. The LGBTQ community in India is prepared to continue pressing for equal rights in spite of the setback.
India recorded a count of 3,682 tigers, establishing it as the habitat for 75% of the global wild tiger population, while Bhutan’s wild tiger population has increased to 131, up 27% since the first systematic survey in 2015.
Thousands of migrant workers died in the twelve-year period leading up to the 2022 World Cup, which has brought this issue to light. In the Dhanusha district of Nepal, Heather Murdock of VOA speaks with the families of the dead who say they would continue working in Qatar despite their suffering
The relatives of some of the tens of thousands of migrant workers who died while building facilities for the 2022 FIFA World Cup are the subject of a VOA report as the tournament takes place in Qatar. They say that recovery is impossible.
Tibetans living in Nepal observed Tibet’s Democracy Day under close watch by local police who kept Tibetan gatherings out of the public eye for fear of offending Nepal’s powerful northern neighbor China, an important source of foreign investment in the Himalayan country
In a new briefing released today(May 14), Amnesty International urges Nepalese lawmakers to put their differences aside and take decisive action in the next weeks to save thousands of lives as the country grapples with a devastating second wave of Covid-19
The first COVAX shipment of 348,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s Covishield vaccine arrived safely in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, before being distributed to provinces and municipalities throughout the world