Concerns escalate in Nepal as China claims BRI ownership over Pokhara airportLast week, the Rastriya Ekta Abhiyan organised an awareness rally in Pokhara, highlighting apprehensions about the BRI and its potential co...
12 Feb, 2024, 08.46 AM IST
How expensive Pokhara airport could become another China-funded debt trap for NepalNepal's Pokhara international airport, built with Chinese funding, has become a financial burden for the country and left it in debt to Bei...
18 Oct, 2023, 03.55 PM IST
Indian projects in Nepal make headway while BRI faltersHowever, a number of Chinese projects in Nepal exist only on paper, in stark contrast to projects funded by India in the Himalayan country,...
03 Oct, 2023, 06.32 AM IST
Ahead of polls, China signs pact with Nepal to extend grants for projectsBishnu Pukar Shrestha, Nepalese ambassador to China, and Luo Zhaohui, chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (C...
18 Nov, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
China’s agony: Slow pace of BRI projects in NepalDuring the recent visit (March 25-27) of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Nepal, both countries signed nine agreements, but none of them...
30 Mar, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Chinese FM Wang calls on Nepal President Bhandari, discusses bilateral tiesWang, who holds the rank of a State Councillor - a high ranking position in the executive organ of the Chinese government, also held separa...
27 Mar, 2022, 05.57 PM IST
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Nepal on March 25 to explore bilateral ties, push BRI projectsWang is the highest level foreign dignitary to visit Nepal after the Sher Bahadur Deuba government assumed power last year.
21 Mar, 2022, 02.39 PM IST
Ties may take a hit as China gets upset with Nepal over vaccine disclosureSinopharm and the Chinese Embassy in Nepal have expressed their displeasure to the Nepalese government over information leak, said Kathmand...
22 Jun, 2021, 11.41 PM IST
Nepal sees rare protest against Chinese infrastructure projectLocals are demanding adequate compensation for the land acquired for the project and transparency on the Chinese investment, according to p...
04 Jan, 2021, 08.24 AM IST
Nepal, China hold first-ever joint military exercisesThe 10-day-long military drill "Sagarmatha Friendship 2017" that will last till April 25 is being organised by the two countries as part of...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.12 PM IST
India’s aid to Nepal up 73% to check China’s infra pushThe largest allocation of aid by India has yet again been kept for Bhutan at Rs 1,813 crore, which is part of the five-year commitment to h...
21 Mar, 2018, 10.44 AM IST
Congressional committee moves to restore US aid for TibetTrump administration had cut the US aid to Tibet to zero, resulting in a huge disappointment to the large Tibetan community around the worl...
20 Jul, 2017, 03.29 PM IST
Nepal signs mega hydro project deal with Chinese firmNepal's Ministry of Energy signed an MoU with China Gezhouba Group Corporation for the development of teh much-touted 1,200 MW Budhigandaki...
05 Jun, 2017, 11.38 AM IST
Beijing pulls up its People's Liberation Army over India's swift rescue operationsThe media in China has questioned why air force planes were not deployed to airlift over 8,000 Chinese, many of whom are still stranded in ...
01 May, 2015, 11.16 AM IST
PLA faces flak over swift Nepal evacuation by Indian militaryThe Indian military's swift evacuation of thousands of Indians from quake-hit Nepal has put China's PLA on the defensive with questions rai...
30 Apr, 2015, 08.04 PM IST
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Nepal visitWang Yi is the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Nepal after the Constituent Assembly elections held in November, 2013.
25 Dec, 2014, 09.26 PM IST
Nepal, China join hands to set up international airlineThe Nepali companies will have 51 per cent stake while Tibet Airlines will have 49 per cent in the airlines, which will have initial invest...
20 Aug, 2014, 09.01 PM IST