Bridge of Europe and Nepal

Presidential  Election in France: Process and Rights Under the Fifth Republic and since the constitutional amendment of 6 November 1962 approved by the referendum of 28 October 1962, the President of the Republic is elected by direct universal suffrage. Presidential elections take place every five years, since the Constitutional Act no. 2000-964 of 2 October 2000. The French use a two-ballot majority poll for presidential elections:       To be elected on the first ballot, an absolute majority of votes...

Early History Neolithic tools found in the Kathmandu Valley indicate that people have been living there for at least 9,000 years. It appears that people who were probably of Kirat ethnicity lived in Nepal more than 2,500 years ago. The Kiratis are a tribe of jungle and mountain people who migrated from various parts of Central Asia,...

Buddhism has significant number of its residents in Nepal. Approximate 26% of the population practises Buddhism, specially Tibetan form of Buddhism. Nepal can be said to be the meeting point of Indian and Tibetan streams of Buddhism. This is not surprising for Nepal is in close proximity to Tibet. Fine Buddhist art has also hugely developed in Nepal. Ethnic groups residing in Central Nepal are mostly the followers...

Very openly speaking, on one side you have people associated with Rosenstein-Rodan who argues that a successful development/industrialization strategy needs to “attack on all fronts”, that is aim for increasing in productivity and investment in all sectors of the economy at once. On the other there is Hirschman who argues that it is better to focus on a few key industries. These will create demand for inputs (backward linkages)...

After the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Nepal and the European Union in 1973, the Union has extended invaluable cooperation to the socio-economic development efforts of Nepal. EEC joined the Nepal Aid Group in 1982 so as to coordinate its position with other donor countries. Besides economic assistance, the European Union has also taken keen interest in the problems of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. The...

Bilateral Relations: Belgium and Nepal Political Cooperatioin Nepal and Belgium established diplomatic relations on 19 August 1963. Nepal has opened her residential embassy in Brussels in 1992. The Embassy of Belgium in New Delhi is concurrently accredited to Nepal. The relations between the two countries have always been marked by goodwill, trust and mutual respect. The year 2003 marked the 40th anniversary of the...