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How Nepal s Hunting Diplomacy Kept Britain From Colonising Land Of The Everest
Nepal s hunting diplomacy was a common practice in the Hindu Kush mountains that existed in the form of gifts & monetary loans to strengthen bilateral relations
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The small and strategically important mountainous country of Nepal sits at the crown jewel of the Himalayas. It houses a diverse territory ranging from altitudes of 60 meters to 8,848 meters above mean sea level within its border of under 150,000 square kilometres.
According to the National Biodiversity Strategy of 2002 Nepal encompasses 118 different types of ecosystems. Home to big cats and one-horned rhinoceros, it is also home to nearly 12,000 different species of flora, and as such Nepal is positioned as one of the most unique nations in the world sandwiched between China and India with an abundance of natural resources.
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Why national unification day and Prithvi Narayan Shah should not be celebrated My Republica
Nepal, Jan. 14 The demand for the monarchy s restoration and the desire to reinstate the importance of Prithvi Narayan Shah and national unification day is a desire to revert to an era where both caste and cultural dominance had the overt backing of the state.
On Tuesday last week, the committee formed to celebrate the 299th birth anniversary of King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founder of Nepal , at a press conference, made a passionate appeal to one and all, emphasizing the need to celebrate Prithvi Narayan Shah s birth and the national unification day with grandiosity. This committee comprises of such personalities as the once Bollywood queen Manisha Koirala, former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Ramesh Kharel, and activist Bharat Basnet.