Friday, July 15, 2011
Links for July 15, 2011
Sushil Koirala finally gets to meet Sonia Gandhi---Telegraph Nepal
India feels its friendship with Nepal straining due to Nepal's silence on Mumbai blasts---MSN India
They claim that if Girija Prasad Koirala were alive, he would have called and expressed his sorrows within minutes of the news of the blasts. My take on this news is that India(ns) are overreacting. Nepalese lawmakers are busy squabbling with one another during the budget announcement time. So, maybe they could not "immediately" and "within minutes" send their condolences. But, they sent it after a few hours. If only India(ns) were this sensitive about other issues, as well, both the neighbors would be so much better off. Are we really good friends? Okay, then. Let us sit down and talk about our borders. Let us talk about re-writing the old treaties that were heavily favored against us. Let us sit down and talk about various dams and power projects. Calling oneself a good friend and expecting condolences is one thing. Proving your duties as a good friend is another. Let us stop whining, shall we?
Nepal signs a pact with World Bank for 1000 MW cross-border electricity share with India---MSN India
I very much doubt that this will be in favor of Nepal.
China very eager to spend in Nepalese hydropower---Hydro World
We could do with more work and less talk. Also, China actually seems to put the money where its mouth is. So, if this works, it's going to be great.
Nepal attracting Indian investments in Tourism and IT---Orissa Diary
I do think Nepal has a good pool of engineers for making Nepal a decent hub of IT activities. Tourism sector needs something more than investment. It needs professionalism, which it severely lacks today.
Ram Sharan Mahat blames communists in Nepal for squandering money---Himalayan Times
This reminds me of an anecdote. When the Maoists won the majority in the Nepalese elections, my American friends came to me and paid their condolences. "Mukesh, we're very sorry to hear that the communists, especially the Maoists, won the elections in your country." they said to me. I laughed. I said to them, "Guys, you think you are Capitalists? You haven't seen Capitalists if you haven't seen the communists in my country. Communists in Nepal are more capitalist than Capitalists in America."
Nepal Rastra Bank eases its loan policy---Republica
The mergers. The defaults. The easing of loans. The easing of loan policies. I'm just waiting to see how many more tricks the NRB has in total.
Finally, since I love Mathematics, I really like the comic strip below (Source: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal):
India feels its friendship with Nepal straining due to Nepal's silence on Mumbai blasts---MSN India
They claim that if Girija Prasad Koirala were alive, he would have called and expressed his sorrows within minutes of the news of the blasts. My take on this news is that India(ns) are overreacting. Nepalese lawmakers are busy squabbling with one another during the budget announcement time. So, maybe they could not "immediately" and "within minutes" send their condolences. But, they sent it after a few hours. If only India(ns) were this sensitive about other issues, as well, both the neighbors would be so much better off. Are we really good friends? Okay, then. Let us sit down and talk about our borders. Let us talk about re-writing the old treaties that were heavily favored against us. Let us sit down and talk about various dams and power projects. Calling oneself a good friend and expecting condolences is one thing. Proving your duties as a good friend is another. Let us stop whining, shall we?
Nepal signs a pact with World Bank for 1000 MW cross-border electricity share with India---MSN India
I very much doubt that this will be in favor of Nepal.
China very eager to spend in Nepalese hydropower---Hydro World
We could do with more work and less talk. Also, China actually seems to put the money where its mouth is. So, if this works, it's going to be great.
Nepal attracting Indian investments in Tourism and IT---Orissa Diary
I do think Nepal has a good pool of engineers for making Nepal a decent hub of IT activities. Tourism sector needs something more than investment. It needs professionalism, which it severely lacks today.
Ram Sharan Mahat blames communists in Nepal for squandering money---Himalayan Times
This reminds me of an anecdote. When the Maoists won the majority in the Nepalese elections, my American friends came to me and paid their condolences. "Mukesh, we're very sorry to hear that the communists, especially the Maoists, won the elections in your country." they said to me. I laughed. I said to them, "Guys, you think you are Capitalists? You haven't seen Capitalists if you haven't seen the communists in my country. Communists in Nepal are more capitalist than Capitalists in America."
Nepal Rastra Bank eases its loan policy---Republica
The mergers. The defaults. The easing of loans. The easing of loan policies. I'm just waiting to see how many more tricks the NRB has in total.
Finally, since I love Mathematics, I really like the comic strip below (Source: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal):
Labels: central bank of nepal, communists, hydroppower, IT, Nepalese Economy, tourism
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