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Yuba Nath Lamsal:-- Foreign policy is part of the broader national strategy, whereas diplomacy is a tool. The first and foremost strategy of any country is to ensure its survival and independence or broader national interest. Based on foreign policy priorities and guidelines, diplomacy is conducted. Foreign policy, as a strategy, seeks to secure what its national interests demand, while diplomacy, as an instrument, is concerned more with how foreign policy objectives are to be achieved. Diplomats are those who represent their county abroad and act tactfully and in an astute manner to achieve the goals and objectives laid down in the foreign policy strategy. As diplomacy is a form of political interaction in the international arena, it requires special skills, acumen, and expertise with which diplomats must be well versed. The world is ever more inter-connected and interdependent due to deeper economic interaction and technological advancement, requiring countries to have multiple ty...

Yuba Nath Lamsal: --- The foreign policy of any country is always guided by national interest. The national interests are permanent features which include, among others, sovereignty, territorial integrity, security and economic prosperity. Foreign policy, hence, is basically marked by continuity, which does not generally change with the change of governments and regimes. However, the approach and priorities in handling foreign policy sometimes change depending upon the domestic compulsion, regional and international developments and context. Individuals, too, sometimes make a difference in foreign policy and diplomacy. It depends upon the individual leader’s ability, competence, attitude and commitment. Nepal’s foreign policy has been marked by continuity and occasional change depending upon the domestic context and international environment. Nepal’s foreign policy goal has always been guided by its national interest, which primarily is its survival. Presently, our constitution has...

Yuba Nath Lamsal:----- With the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) securing almost two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, the party’s senior leader, Balen Shah, has assumed the office of prime minister. The new RSP government is now set to implement its commitments expressed in the election manifesto on a priority basis. It has promised to address several issues but its urgent focus seems to be on good governance, the economic sector and foreign policy front around which many other issues revolve. Foreign policy is definitely a key area of governance. Pragmatic and astute handling of foreign policy plays a key role in the success and failure of any government, especially in countries with geopolitical complexities like ours. This is so because foreign policy is the extension of domestic policy and foreign policy conduct is closely linked with several other matters, including national security, economic prosperity and national interests. T...

इतिहास केवल अतीतको घटनाक्रमको अभिलेख मात्र होइन । वास्तविक इतिहास भनेको अतीतको यथार्थ र वस्तुपरक विश्लेषण हो । इतिहासका पाना पल्टाउँदा संसारमा अनेकौँ सभ्यता, साम्राज्य र शासन व्यवस्था उदाएको र कालान्तरमा पतन भएको पाइन्छ । असिरियन, रोमन, पर्शियन, ग्रिक, मौर्य, मुगल, अरब, ख्मेर, चिनियाँ, जापानी, मङ्गोल, बाइजेन्टाइन, एज्टेक, ओटोमन, पोर्तुगाली, टर्किस, डच, जर्मन, फ्रान्सेली, बेलायती, रुसीलगायत थुप्रै साम्राज्यको उदय र पतन भएको इतिहास साक्षी छ । इतिहासको चक्र सधैँ अगाडि बढिरहन्छ । समय कहिल्यै पछाडि फर्कंदैन । संसारमा सबै कुरा परिवर्तनशील छन् । परिवर्तन नै प्रकृतिको स्थायी विशेषता हो । घटना दोहोरिएको जस्तो देखिए पनि वास्तवमा तिनले ठ्याक्कै पुनरावृत्ति गर्दैनन् । कार्ल माक्र्सका अनुसार इतिहास पहिलो पटक दुःखान्तका रूपमा र दोस्रो पटक प्रहसनका रूपमा दोहोरिन्छ । तथापि, इतिहास अतीतकै ढाँचामा पुनः दोहोरिँदैन । घटना मिल्दोजुल्दो देखिए पनि इतिहास उस्तै ढङ्गले दोहोरिँदैन । त्यसैले भनिन्छ– इतिहास ठ्याकै दोहोरिँदैन, दोहोरिए जस्तो मात्र देखिने हो । मानिसले इतिहासका घटनाबाट पाठ सिकेर भविष्यको दिशा कोर्न...

Yuba Nath Lamsal:--- The September 2025 Gen Z movement has brought about a new paradigm shift in Nepal’s political discourse. Two schools of thought have come up with their distinctly opposite views in defining the Gen Z movement and the new political changes. A section of society calls the new change a mere continuation of the ongoing political process, while the other one is of the view that the new change brought about by the Gen Z movement in the minds of people is a clear rupture in political development. However, this is neither a mere continuation nor a total rupture in political dynamics. Rather, it is a mix of both—continuation as well as a rupture. It is a continuation in the sense that the Gen Z movement did not bring about any systemic change in the political landscape, except pulling down the then government and forcing it to hold a fresh election for the House of Representatives. The constitution and all other state apparatus remained in place and are working accordingl...