Biranchi poydyal

I n the past few decades, the setting for international relations between states has transformed considerably at the regional and global levels. There has been a paradigm shift from Geo-political safety concerns to economic and social security concerns. The magnitude of economic inter-dependence between nations and associations based on a win-win position are becoming the new sustainable values in world politics. Nepal has been touched by the drastic surge in right-wing nationalism across Europe and America. Recently, China endorsed ‘Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era’ as one of its guiding principles, and India’s orientation to restructure its ‘neighborhood first’ policy has appeared as a challenge for Nepal.  In accordance with the changing milieu, Kathmandu needs to carefully revaluate its bilateral, sub-regional and multilateral relations and review its current foreign policy. Last April, the government formed an exclu...

H ow can we provide better health for our children? This is the question every responsible parent wants to be answered. The importance of breastfeeding in rural areas and urban areas in Nepal is well identified, but least consensus exists about its practice in urban areas. A study entitled “Knowledge and Practice on Breastfeeding among Mothers of Infants” shows that in urban parts only 20.8% mothers exclusively breastfeed their infant compared to 52.6% in rural Nepal.        In last decades of 19 th century many research reveals the association of breastfeeding with child neurological health. Then, Doctors and health advisors began to emphasize a fact that parenthood can uplift infant physical as well as mental health and reduce infant mortality rate, if paid proper consideration on breast feeding. Though breastfeeding was traditionally grounded practice in Nepalese society it also got scientific base after such researches.   Consequently...

I t has been evidently proven that the frequency of thyroid cancer in women is considerably higher than that in men. In Nepal alone more than 1 million people are under threat of thyroid and its 3 to 8 times more common among women. Yet more than half of those with thyroid are unaware of it because of its complex indicators. The most common thyroid disorders are conditioned by uncontrolled emission of thyroid hormones. Too much production of thyroid hormones leads to hyperthyroidism whereas inadequate hormone production may cause hypothyroidism. Many medical experts propose that the thyroid hormone tends to be enormously reactive especially in case of rising levels of other hormones, excluding thyroid stimulating hormones. Nowadays why maximum women are being prone to the thyroid abnormalities? Among various reasons, one relevant answer can be ‘birth control pill’.   Study shows that mini-pills or presence of oestrogen level in contractive pills...

               I n month of July, this year, Nepal experienced the ‘vulnerability test hack’ of 58 government website slashed in just three minute, as claimed by hackers group. Same year the Department of passport was hacked, tailed by Nepal’s president official website hack in July 2015. This recent breaks indirectly challenge the cyber security system of Nepal’s Government, indicating large loopholes and cyber vulnerabilities of central agencies that handgrip information of National importance. Preventing such attacks seems possible in future but it demands excessive finance and complete revision on the way government as well as other technological firm handle software and primary websites. Cyber-security has now become a global problem with no country in exception, including third world and least developed nations. After land, sea, air and space, the pendulum of security threat has tilted to another domain:...

P ost 1950s, world has witnessed a new face of colonialism (neo-colonialism) in which powerful states systematically uses other countries at its expense for its own benefits. During Nepal Investment Summit 2017, Chinese partnerships had assured to finance $8.3 billion in different sectors, greater than the Indian pledge of $317 million.  Both India and China are strategically trying to influence Kathmandu in their unique ways. Constant diplomatic pressure by either side will only encourage Kathmandu to align with one Asian giant. Besides, the likelihood that Nepal may entirely side towards the one country remains great security threat that both giants will not be ready to stake.                        Nepal’s geographical standing as a landlocked country has turned itself into hostage land, ruthlessly off-putting its international opportunities in economic, politi...