... Gross National Happiness Nepal democratization migration citizenship minority rights The Himalayan country of Bhutan, with starkly rising mountains in the north and fertile plains in the south, is most famous for advancing the concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH) as an alternative...

...Sanjay K. Nepal Long a prime destination for mountaineers and trekkers, Nepal has struggled to develop a tourism industry that is economically and environmentally sustainable. After becoming a draw for hippies in the late 1960s, the country never managed to reorient itself away from budget...

...Andrea J. Nightingale Clearly, Nepalis have to adapt to climate change. It is less clear what precisely the challenges are and who is best positioned to lead the response. Andrea Nightingale Nepal climate change Himalayas glaciers agriculture climate adaptation development caste...

... India Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal Ganges River Indus River Brahmaputra River Indus Water Treaty Ganges Waters Treaty climate change environment rivers South Asia 148 [D]isputes have deepened to the extent that water is seen as inherently a source of conflict rather than...

...Amanda Snellinger Nepal's new constitution was supposed to cap a momentous decade that saw the end of the monarchy and civil war. But identity politics and economic discontent have called national unity into question. © 2016 Current History. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents...

... and adjust a policy approach that has alienated both minority and majority groups in the name of interethnic equality and harmony. ! Yan Sun Xinjiang Tibet China ethnic stick carrot minorities religious Muslim Uighur Uyghur Nepal monks Buddhist party-state Han hanification sinocization...

...Aditya Adhikari [T]he struggle for power between the Maoists and the traditional political parties has dominated much of Nepal's politics for the past seven years. Aditya Adhikari Nepal democracy constitution Maoists monarchy caste ethnicity federalism © 2013 Current History. All...

... Sridharan India Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka Nepal Bhutan Maldives South Asia regional cooperation trade 148 If India can create a vibrant regional economic community around itself, the gains will be not just economic but geopolitical in both the Asian and global con- texts. How India Can...

... Nirupama Rao Kashmir Srinath Raghavan Nepal Myanmar Bharat Karnad 156 Beijing s recent behavior has strengthened hard-liners in India by legitimating the assumptions on which their worldview is built. Why India Is Becoming Warier of China shashank JoshI When the Chinese prime minister visited...

... India Pakistan Kashmir Nepal 162 Over the past decade, the South Asian security complex has expanded in four directions. To the north, China has reas- serted itself as a major player in Nepal. To the east, Beijing and New Delhi compete for influence in Myanmar. In the south, a major race is under...