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Whither Nepal s foreign policy

Whither Nepal s foreign policy Kathmandu Post Nepal, July 5 The fundamental principles of Nepal s foreign policy have been clearly and consistently communicated to the international community ever since Nepal joined the United Nations in 1955, and especially since the country s first democratically elected Prime Minister, BP Koirala, addressed the 15th regular session of the UN General Assembly in 1960. In his memorable speech entitled Small Nations Have a Role to Play, BP Koirala eloquently outlined how Nepal s foreign policy would be fully inspired by the principles and purpose of the United Nations Charter. Article 51 of the 2015 Constitution also clearly reaffirms that Nepal would conduct an independent foreign policy based on the Charter of the United Nations, non-alignment, principles of Panchasheel, international law and the norms of world peace, taking into consideration the overall interests of the nation. This harks back to BP Koirala s original affirm

On liberty, conspiracy, and vaccination

On liberty, conspiracy, and vaccination Kathmandu Post Nepal, July 5 Although countries like Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United States have done particularly well getting Covid-19 vaccines into arms as fast as possible, vaccine hesitancy remains a serious hurdle. In the US, it has already derailed President Joe Biden s goal of administering at least one vaccine dose to 70 percent of the US population by July 4. In a CNN poll in April, about 26 percent of US respondents said they do not intend to get vaccinated at all. That is a big problem, given that near-universal vaccination is the only reliable way to end the pandemic. Assuming, for example, that Covid-19 variants as contagious as measles become dominant, achieving herd immunity could require that 94 percent of the population is immune.

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