Report in The Kathmandu Post, February 15, 2023Whenever there are high-level visits from New Delhi, the media, political circles and talking heads in Kathmandu are eager to know what message the visiting dignitaries passed on to the Nepali political leadership. Accordingly, Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra’s two-day visit (Feb 13-14) to Kathmandu got a lot of attention. Kwatra, who served as Indian envoy to Kathmandu until February last year, is someone familiar with the…
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report in The News, Feb 12, 2023Karachi: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Sindh police claimed to have arrested two target killers during raids carried out in different parts of Karachi on Saturday. The CTD police said they arrested a target killer named Muhammad Baig, alias Shiraz, who is affiliated with a political party. Police said they also found weapons, including a hand grenade, on the suspect. The CTD spokesperson said Baig was employed…
by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla inThe Daily Star, Feb 12, 2023is important for a political party to tolerate and respect other parties. When we see that the ruling Awami League lacks such qualities, it becomes evident that Bangladesh’s oldest political party is going through a critical phase. One might wonder why I am saying “critical” when the party has been in power for the third consecutive term. When the BNP started holding divisional rallies protesting against…
ByNizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press,Feb 12, 2023General Abdul Rashid Dostum, leader of the Junbish-e Milli political party has called on Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to hand over the former government army’s helicopters to National Resistance Front (NRF) fighters. The leader of the Junbish-e-Milli party has said that these helicopters should be used by the NRF personnel in different provinces of Afghanistan. General Dostum has expressed these comments in a ceremony in London commemorating the martyrdom of…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 11, 2023Differences between the major two coalition partners—the CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre)—resurfaced even at the meeting of the High-level Political Mechanism (HLPC) on Friday. At the heart of their disagreement is UML chair KP Sharma Oli’s insistence that he will not accept a consensus candidate for President. The long-awaited meeting of the political mechanism led by Oli, the chairman of the largest party in…
By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Feb 6, 2023The government hasn’t received proposals from political parties regarding President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s decision to implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution fully. President Wickremesinghe, on January 26, requested party leaders to furnish their suggestions, if any, by Feb. 04 as he intended to brief Parliament on Feb. 08 as regards the implementation of land and police powers. Political parties, represented in Parliament, had not responded to President…
by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 5, 2023The CPN (Unified Socialist) party in its political document has criticised the country’s communist forces while also being critical of the international democratic forces. The document sympathises with the northern neighbour, China, and its flagship project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The document, which was presented to the party’s central committee on Saturday, criticised forums that are supported by democratic countries. A section of UML…
Nuland accuses China of failing to help SL with ‘credible and specific assurances’ acceptable to IMF
US hopes LG polls will be held in MarchBy Saman Indrajith IN THE ISLAND, FEB 2, 2023US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, yesterday said China had not provided credible and specific assurances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Sri Lanka to overcome the current economic crisis. Addressing the media in Colombo, Nuland said: “What China has offered so far is not enough. We need to see credible and specific assurances…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 1, 2023Visiting United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland has urged Nepali officials to protect national sovereignty while dealing with neighbours, particularly on economic partnerships. Addressing a press conference in Kathmandu before wrapping up her two-day Nepal trip on Monday, Nuland, the first foreign dignitary to visit the country after the formation of the Pushpa Kamal Dahal government, said Nepal could pursue economic…
report in Daily FT, Jan 27, 2023International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Director Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian yesterday said the political will displayed by the Sri Lankan leadership to speed up reforms and implement difficult tax increases in order to revive the economy is highly appreciable. Dr. Subramanian, who called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday said almost all the requirements for the IMF relief package for Sri Lanka have been completed and the moment the final…
report in Daily Times, Jan 26, 2023Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN Munir Akram has called for exploring a new strategy of engaging and persuading the Taliban to heed the international community’s concerns over political and human rights in Afghanistan so as to continue the global support for its suffering people. “The strategy that has been followed so far of leveraging international assistance in order to pressurize the Taliban to do what the international community wants,…