China commended the Nepali government’s decision to reject the United States’ partnership program and reaffirmed support for Nepal’s “non-aligned foreign policy,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on June 23. Nepal rejected the State Partnership Program (SPP) after a leaked draft of the program, which the United States reportedly forwarded to the Nepali leadership, sparked heated…
United States Donates 2.2 Million Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Nepal
The United States sent 2.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal for use in the country’s vaccination program for children aged five to 11 years, according to the U.S. Embassy in Nepal. These are in addition to the 2.26 million doses of Pfizer vaccines and 1.5 million single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines previously supplied…
Nepal Recovers Bodies of All 22 Victims of Plane Crash, Voice Recorder Found
KATHMANDU—Nepali search and rescue teams on Tuesday recovered the body of the last of 22 people aboard a small plane that crashed in the Himalayas two days earlier and also found the flight’s voice recorder. Two Germans, four Indians, and 16 Nepalis were on the De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter aircraft that crashed 15…
Plane Wreckage Found in Nepal Mountains; 21 Bodies Recovered
KATHMANDU, Nepal—Rescuers searching a mountainside in Nepal on Monday recovered the bodies of 21 of the 22 people who were on board a plane that crashed a day earlier, officials said. The search is continuing for the remaining person, Kathmandu airport spokesman Tek Nath Sitaula said. Recovery efforts were delayed because some bodies were pinned…
Nepal Authorities Recover Bodies of 14 Persons Who Were on Board Crashed Plane
KATHMANDU—Rescue workers in Nepal have so far recovered 14 bodies from the crash site of a small plane carrying 22 people that went down in a remote region, an airport official said on Monday. A Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter, tail number 9N-AET, in Simikot, Nepal, on Dec. 1, 2021. (Madhu Thapa/via Reuters) “The search…
Passenger Plane With 22 on Board Goes Missing in Nepal
KATHMANDU—A small passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing in cloudy weather in Nepal on Sunday and authorities suspended a search in difficult terrain as night fell. “The search operation has been suspended for today because of the darkness,” police spokesperson Bishnu Kumar K.C told Reuters. “We could not make any progress. The…
Nepal Can Defend Against China Through Stronger Alliance With America
Commentary On March 2, Nepal took a courageous step in denouncing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. It did so by breaking with China, India, and most other Asian nations to vote for a U.N. General Assembly resolution that deplored “in the strongest terms the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine in violation of Article 2,…
America’s $500 Million Aid to Nepal Must Support Democracy
April 5, 2022
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News Analysis On March 26, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced a new study to link Nepal’s electricity grid to China. This, despite Nepal’s closer economic proximity to India and the Himalayan mountains separating Nepal’s economic areas from China. China’s study is a thin mimicry of $500 million in U.S. funding through the Millenium Challenge Corporation…
Nepal’s Decision to Ratify US Grant Should Be Respected by All Sides, Including China: Government Official
March 17, 2022
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Nepal’s decision to ratify a $500 million American grant should be respected by all sides, a government official said Sunday, following China’s opposition to the project and pressure from political parties not to ratify the grant. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. government aid agency, made an agreement with Nepal’s government in 2017 to…
The Serenity and Danger of Childbirth in Nepal
I don’t remember her name, but I do remember her courage. We had all our gear packed, and we were ready for our caravan to take us back to “civilization.” Our guide received a call that a woman was about two hours out and badly needed to see the “doctor” who she heard was visiting…
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