Opinions

Again on citizenship issues

 An amendment bill on the Citizenship Act 1964 enabling all immigrants and their offspring to claim Nepali citizenship is awaiting legislative process of the House of Representatives for its passage into law. According to the bill, citizenship certificates will be…

The TRC of Liberia is constituted

 ”Intended to heal the wounds of the past, and reconcile all political forces in new Liberia, the TRC of Liberia is mandated to conduct a thorough investigation and publish a report documenting gross human rights violations, violations of international humanitarian…

Haggling over the price of peace

 It is not clear who said it, but the claim that every ambitious man is a captive and every covetous one a pauper, has a heavy dose of truth. Whether this claim applies to Prachanda, the most successful among the…

Under the shadow of arms

 The issue of management of small arms, which were used to ruthlessly slaughtering more than 13,000 Nepalis, is unfortunately still the most intractable part of the story of a revolution that has already gone sour. There are indigestible misrepresentation by…

Peace in the animal farm

 For a long time the people of Nepal have known deep down that the future of this country will be different from the past. The million dollor question is – “is the future that they are talking about going to…

Granting citizenship en masse?

 Harka Gurung, a senior scholar, once emphasized political boundary and citizenship as two bases of national identity. On both counts, he said, the situation of Nepal seemed precarious. This precariousness owes to several factors. The porous international border that this…

United Nations, sidelined

 Turning conflict into peace is challenging even if those attempting to do it are highly trained and well-equipped. Several of the most violent and tragic episodes of the 1990s occurred after the negotiation of peace agreements. This is the reason…

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