Category: Human Rights

What awaits us in next decade

We are closer to crossing the quarter of this century. The technological advancement of this century has been outside imagination while politics has grown to be divisive and regional. Globalisation was the tune of the time while democracies and liberalisation flourished well. Reflecting those impressive development in two decades,...

कथा १७ दिसम्बरको

भुटानको राष्ट्रिय दिवस १७ दिसम्बर मनाउनु हुने वा नहुने भन्ने बहसमा तर्क र वितर्कहरु धेरै आए । छलफलको यो पहिलो परिक्षण हो यो हाम्रो सन्दर्भमा । पुनर्स्थापित भुटानी समुदाय तीन भागमा बाडियो – पक्ष, विपक्ष र तटस्थ । चाहेर वा नचाहेर भुटानसंग संबन्धित धेरै विषयमा हामी भविष्यमा यसरी नै...

Why the land of happiness is unhappy?

In the age of militarisation, political conflicts, ethnic division and religious clashes, seeking happiness is an awkward but essential journey. Scientific development can no more necessarily measure the human progress but the personal wellbeing and satisfaction do. In recent years, the research on happiness have focused on the methods...

Citizenship gamble of Australian politics

Citizenship of federal parliamentarians has been a damaging gamble parties have been playing here in Australia, of late. The perpetrating saga emerged to limelight as the ruling coalition pushed forward the agenda to change the citizenship law that forces people to be perfect in English to receive Australian citizenship....

India must respect Bhutan’s sovereignty

The muscle flexing of the two rising powers in Asia is posing serious threat to the very stability in Himalayas this summer. The tussle is between the uncompromising New Delhi and Beijing whereas pain is transferred to the local residents who fear tension escalation means their life in danger....

Gorkhaland – scapegoat of suspicion theory

It’s a pity fact but the reality is Nepali-speaking community outside Nepal in South Asia always struggled to manifest their loyalty and live in constant suspicion of treason, while continue face trouble in establishing their identity. Current discourse is of course from the northern India – Darjeeling and Kalimpong....