This new book on the Soviet economy by Yakov Feygin is an important read, especially for China watchers, as Michael Pettis points out in one of the book's blurbs.

#XiJinping: Strengthening solidarity, cooperation with Africa cornerstone of China's diplomacy #ChinaAfrica #FOCAC2024

Very nuanced, sensible, & eloquent! - Subtly questions Mayor Balen's unilateral decision-making - Suggests CPN-UML/Oli isn't completely helpless, but has tools to tame the mayor - Hints at his declining popularity among the voters (his social media posturing/craze means little)

Nepal's mushrooming digital media, whose business model is often based on the number of likes, views, and shares, is equally to blame for the politicians' growing obsession with these indicators.

समसामयिक नेपाली राजनीतिको आधारभूत समस्याबारे राजनीतिशाश्त्रका विद्वान तथा लोकतान्त्रिक आन्दोलनका अगुवा Krishna Khanal को गम्भीर विश्लेषण! वेलैमा नीति/नेतृत्व/दलको अग्रगामी लोकतान्त्रिक विकल्प दिन नसके देश भयानक अनिश्चयको भुमरीमा फस्न सक्छ।

...against a popular misperception about American companies' choice of China for manufacturing.

China’s FM Wang Yi: All parties agree that the #FOCAC2024 Beijing Summit is a full success with main outcomes in 4 aspects: 1⃣ China has entered into strategic partnerships with all African countries having diplomatic ties with China. 2⃣ The characterization of the overall

This is high time India rethought the miserable state of its air connectivity (from different Indian cities) with Nepal.

पुकदा सरकारको टिकटक प्रतिबन्ध खप्रओ सरकारले उल्ट्याएको छ, राम्रो; तर खप्रओ सरकार यति असहिष्णु छ कि विरोध गरेको, फेसबुक पोस्ट लेखेको आधारमा नागरिक थुन्दैछ। अस्तिको पुकदा र ऐलेको खप्रओ सरकारको गलत कदमहरूका बेलामा सत्ता साझेदार चाहिं आफूलाई 'लोकतान्त्रिक' भन्ने नेपाली कांग्रेस।🫤

New kinds of political competition are playing out, but changes to the status quo look difficult. By the next round of elections only three individuals would hav been the PM--eight times in 12 years. Stability, of the unwanted kind kathmandupost.com/columns/2024/0… via The Kathmandu Post

नेपाली नेता/कार्यकर्ता ओसार-पसारको लागि मात्र पनि चीनले पोखरा र भैरहवा एयरपोर्टवाट विमान सञ्चालन गरे यी दुई एयरपोर्ट नाफामा जान्थे होला। 😀

Four of the five least literate districts in Nepal are from the Madhesh Province.

Discussion on "Nepal-India Relations in the Context of Growing Geopolitical Rivalry between China and US" with Amb. Ranjit Rae at Centre for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy today.

Nepal becomes the 101st member of the International Solar Alliance. The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal handed over the International Solar Alliance Instrument of Ratification, during the meeting of Cd’A Surendra Thapa with Abhishek Singh, JS (ED & MER) and Head of Depository, in New

दुबै सांसद।अभियोग उही, सहकारी ठगी। रवी संलग्न हुँदा खोजी खोजी हरेक दिन फ्रन्ट पेज कभरेज। धनराजको ठगी प्रहरीकोमा पुग्दा ५ पेजमा। युवराज अधिकारीको वेथिति बारे निरन्तर लेखिरहने कान्तिपुर प्रदीप अधिकारी संलग्न भ्रष्टाचारबारे एक शब्द लेख्दैन। मिडियाको विश्वसनीयता त्यसै खस्किएको होइन

अनि बालकृष्ण खाणले देशको कौनसा शिर उचो बनाएका थिए काँग्रेसी ब्रो ! अनि खाणले राजिनामा दिए ? दिनु पर्दैन ? माग्नु पर्दैन Sher Bahadur Deuba Purna Bahadur Khadka Gagan Thapa Bishwa Prakash शर्मा Dr. Prakash S. Mahat Dr Shekhar Koirala nepalpress.com/2024/09/11/509…

Away from the chaos for a bit.

Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Lu’s Travel To India and Bangladesh (Sept 10-16) state.gov/assistant-secr…

Spying in South Asia releases today. It takes a village to produce a book & for those who helped to get this one over the line, thank you. You know who you are &, if you’ve forgotten, check out the acknowledgements! Treat yourself to a copy from CUP at: cambridge.org/9781108843676

अव कार्यसम्पादनको नौटंकी सुरू भयो, प्रमले मंत्रीहरूसंग, मंत्रीले सचिवसंग, सचिवले सहसचिवसंग, र अरूहरूले आफ्नो मातहतका संग गर्दै दुई चार महिना खर्च गर्ने। फेरि नेकाका मंत्रीलाइ हटाउन शेरबहादुरजीले प्रम खड्ग प्रसादजीसंग अर्को सम्झौता गर्ने होला।यस्तै नौटंकीले देश समृद्ध हुन्छ। बधाई