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(1 comments) SHARE Friday, December 30, 2011 Western Perspectives on the Tibetan Issue and Nepal's One-China Policy
Any independence movement, less clear in its ideology and democratic modalities but more dependent on foreign input, money and media, is less predictable in terms of its goals and achievements.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Exposure to Dhamma meditation technique: an observational viewpoint
While most of the Nepalis are preparing to sacrifice millions of animals in the name of celebrating their major festival Dashain, about 140 participants of the 637th batch at Nepal Vipassana Center-organized 10-day Vipassana meditation course return home on 12 October 2010, with some impressions of mind purification meditational exercises and discourses based on the principles of compassionate love for all beings
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, December 11, 2011 Nepal: parties quarrel over state system, accountable politics greater need
It appears that the Civil Society intellectuals need to conduct heavy exercises to sensitize the Nepalis at grassroots level regarding why state restructuring and overall transformation should be the major agenda for transforming the conflicts productively and to establish a more stable peace in the country.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Understanding psychological barriers to Nepal's peace process
While 99 percent of the Nepalis have really welcomed the abolition of monarchy, 99 percent leaders in the Nepali Congress party and the United Marxist-Leninist (UML) party still have not internalized this change.
(5 comments) SHARE Tuesday, May 2, 2017 Ethical Journalism and Press Freedom: The Buddhist Perspective
This article has a purpose to clarify that ethical journalism is rooted in the development of an ethical mind; therefore, Noble Eightfold Path seems relevant in this context.
(5 comments) SHARE Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Minimize mental slavery in corporate democracy
Our mind is so saturated with the glamorization of sex market and related advertising that it is too dullified to work critically and creatively. The world we live in is saturated with evidences that the corporate democracy is lustfully indulged in objectification and commodification of women across the world.
(7 comments) SHARE Monday, March 7, 2022 Empower Dalit Women
As the Nepal Human Development Report 2020 points out, the widening inequality and continued deprivation of such substantially productive human capital would undermine the nation's overall strength. Nepal's National Planning Commission is yet to produce a well-considered plan for the overall empowerment of Nepali Dalits. Education, as a multi-faceted change tool, would be the best option to plan for this purpose.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, May 29, 2017 Nepal: danger of Neo-feudalization of republic
Although the concept of republic is to empower citizens in multiple ways, it seems to take much time before the Nepalis will begin to realize it.
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, September 14, 2021 US MCC Compact with Nepal As an IPS Component
It is natural for the MCC executives to take care of their nation as per their strategic goals and specific objectives. It is equally natural for Nepali people excluding treacherous leaders to take care of their country, so far guided by non-aligned principles and geopolitical sensitivity. The Nepalis put blame on their own leaders for their irresponsible politicking.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, April 2, 2012 Nepal: 61 years of Radio Nepal and Its Dilemma
Radio Nepal has served the Nepalis not only as a news supplier but also as a promoter of arts and literature. In clearer terms, the national broadcaster has played a key role in enhancing the quality of original Nepali music. Many singers and composers developed their identity through Radio Nepal.
(9 comments) SHARE Monday, October 5, 2020 Pandemic and global-mindedness
The COVID-19 global pandemic has provided us an opportunity to rethink our quality and character of our democracy in which public health is an essential component. The pandemic-caused global crisis seeks global cooperation; nations must not ignore this ground reality.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, February 13, 2011 18 days in Egypt; 19 days in Nepal: transformation the rationale
A more positive possibility to open the gate to democratic rule and political and socio-economic transformation has emerged in Egypt following the resignation of Hosni Mubarak who ruled the country for over 30 years continuously as a president.
SHARE Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Nepal: Parties seek royal promulgations from Ceremonial President
The Nepalis prefer to see stable peace through a new republican constitution that guarantees their human rights in the form of applicable inclusive democracy. However, no parties have ever concentrated on the change agenda; instead, they have demonstrated their full devotion to making or toppling the government--an activity that has annoyed the people.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, May 3, 2020 Reinforcing press freedom
Journalism is basically a public affair by its nature despite the creation of blurring lines between this public responsibility and commercial enterprise in the context of market-driven democracy. The greatest proof for this is the universal recognition of this field as the Fourth Estate. The Fourth Estate, considered an indispensable organ of a modern-day state, has to do public service rather than a private business.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, May 5, 2011 Understanding Democracy From Working Class Perspectives
Feudalists, capitalists, rightists and leftists all exploit people as much as they can. So far they have defined this age-old labor exploitation as democracy. For this reason, democracy sounds rather phony to the majority of the working class people in the world.
SHARE Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Where are the Libyans going?
Misperceptions
of democracy get culturally transmitted through media replications on a
global scale with the possibility of betrayal against people by their
glamorous leaders, too ambitious to heed public interests and grassroots
democracy.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, September 6, 2010 News of 500 million Nepali currency and the price of professional journalism
Nepali media have made coverage of what came first from an Indian channel based in New Delhi without source verification. With the help of the mass media, the Nepalis can remain more alert-minded. However, Nepali journalists could benefit the people and the country better by adhering to the vital principles of journalism: truth obligation, source verification, objectivity, loyalty to people, use of conscience and more.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, January 23, 2011 Nepal peace process: PLA handover to government-led committee and challenges ahead
This handover definitely is a step ahead in Nepal's peace process. To make it a final success, the Maoists, the Nepali Congress (NC), the Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) and the Terai-based parties will have to work with the full commitment to the CPA signed between the Nepal government and the Maoist party on 21 Novemenber 2006.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Nepal: Primary Factors Behind Objections Over Bippa
While the Seema Surakshya Bal (SSB) forces have been looting and removing Nepali settlements in the Indo-Nepal border territories, Prime Minister Dr. Bhattarai visited India, where he failed to raise this sensitive issue.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, February 15, 2011 18 days in Egypt; 19 days in Nepal: transformation the rationale
A more positive possibility to open the gate to democratic rule and political and socio-economic transformation has emerged in Egypt following the resignation of Hosni Mubarak who ruled the country for over 30 years continuously as a president.
SHARE Saturday, June 26, 2010 Market Prices Define Democracy in Nepal
One wonders why the market prices rocket up by dullifying the minds of nations' doctoral economists, dumbing their tongues and de-sensitizing senses.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, April 29, 2010 Nepal Army and PLA on high alert; Nepalis fear revocation of civil war
The crisis of confidence between the stakeholders of the peace process deepened after the former Maoist rebels won more than 50 percent seats in the Constituent Assembly elections held on 10 April 2008. After the CA elections, the then Prime Minister and the Nepali Congress (NC) President late Girija Prasad Koirala refused to resign from his post for almost four months saying that Maoists were illegible to head the government