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July /August- 09

National Notions
Can a national government really live up to its name?- By Sanjaya Upadhya
After the perilous posturing precipitated by the fall of the Maoist-led government, there is a palpable acknowledgment of the urgency of rebuilding consensus..Read more

RECESSION IN THE US
Hitting Hard - By Mabi Singh and Ishwar Khatiwada
Both native and foreign born workers have been equally impacted by the economic recession in the US and for many immigrants,the ‘American Dream’ seems to have been deferred ...Read more

Foreign Aid During Tumultuous Times-By Anjan Panday
The cut back on the ODA will undoubtedly hit us hard, but the continuation of foreign aid now is perhaps more important than at any time in the recent history...Read more

DUAL CITIZENSHIP : Has The Time Come?

Debate regarding what makes a citizen is much older than what Greeks would want us to believe. Devotion to the nation and loyalty to the state are fundamental values for citizens of any country. Since citizenship is complete loyalty to nation, any matter which divides devotion and loyalty is contravening to it. According to legal experts, the concept of dual citizenship lies on divided loyalty and ... Read More

DUAL CITIZENSHIP : Top Agenda By Nabin Pokhrel in London

When Nepali Congress youth leader and a member of the high-sounding Constituent Assembly Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Resolution Committee, Gagan Thapa, arrived in UK in January to collect suggestions from the Non Residential Nepalese... Read More

NRNs IN JAPAN : Indifferent By Bhushan Ghimire in Tokyo

Even as the Nepal government and the political leadership now appear to have a positive view over the NRN community’s demand for dual citizenship, Nepalis living in Japan have not shown in-terest for such a concession. Japan does not have dual citizenship provision, which could be a reason why Nepalis here are not so keen on acquiring dual citizenship. There are few others reasons. For instance, ... Read More


	NEPAL’S PEACE PROCESS: Moving Off the Road By Shobhakar Budhathoki As the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) made decision to downsize the mandate and size of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), Nepal’s peace process seems moving further down the road and facing numerous challenges towards enforcement of the November 2006 Comprehensive Peace... .Read More		REMITTANCE: Hitting Where It Hurts The Most By Dr. Hari Bansha DulalThere are more than enough reasons to leave for greener pastures now. Chances of finding a job in the country, where 70 hours of load- shedding, organised labor militancy, and lack of law and order have crippled the industrial sector is as slim as it can get. But just when people are desperate to leave the country, global ... Read More
	UNITED MAOISTS: Appeasement, Either Way By Sanjay Upadhya True to tradition, the political class has begun plotting an alternative to the Maoist-led government six months after it rose to power. As usual, the opposition – which, not so bizarrely, includes elements within the ruling coalition – claims the future of the country is at stake. As he has always done when not... Read More		UML CONVENTION: New Leadership, Old Challenges By Suraj Acharya in Butwal Just a fortnight after the eighth convention of the party that elected him to the top job, the newly elected chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Jhal Nath Khanal, was busy in political parleys in the .... Read More
	Peace Unravelling? By Sanjay Dhakal in Kathmandu The Supreme Court’s March 13 verdict came as a reprieve for many. In response to a writ petition filed by Inhured International, a human rights group, the apex court asked Nepal Army not to carry out fresh recruitment in its rank and file until its final verdict but said there was no point in issuing an interim order ... Read More		FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT: Tale of Woes By Devendra Bhattarai in Doha Ram Kumari Darjee of Madhumalla, Morang, and Sukmaya Lama of Narayangarh, Chitwan, have been stranded at the Nepali Embassy of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for over two months due to lack of return tickets. Both of them had been .... Read More
	A Win-Win Proposition By Dr. Ambika P. Adhikari Nepalis have a long history of movement and migration to the foreign lands. The tradition of Nepalis moving to India is as old the country itself. In fact, some people suggest that the first Nonresident Nepali (NRN) movement in Nepal was started by Gautam Buddha... Read More		Dual Citizenship: Internal Experience By Dr. Hem Raj SharmaThe restoration of democracy in 1990 created an opportunity for middle and lower class Nepalis to move to foreign countries for higher education and in search of better life. The Maoist-insurgency commenced in 1996 yet generated...Read More