Our correspondent explores the various connections between nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and their potential for shared ecological stewardship.

This article originally featured in The Kathmandu Post:
https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2022/09/24/cooperation-for-ecological-protection

Written by Dr Balmukunda Regmi, and read by Andy Brain, for non-profit freeform station Beware! The Radio.

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Our correspondent ponders the thorny relationship between Pakistan and the United States, and its wider implications.

This article originally featured in People's Review: A Political and Business Weekly.

Written by Dr Balmukunda Regmi, and read by Andy Brain, for non-profit freeform radio station Beware! The Radio.

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Our correspondent reflects on Nepal's geopolitical history of judicious non-alignment. Indeed, founding king Prithvi Narayan Shah observed Nepal as a yam between two boulders - China and India.

This article originally featured in The Rising Nepal.

Written by Dr Balmukunda Regmi, and read by Andy Brain, for non-profit freeform radio station Beware! The Radio.

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Our correspondent allows himself to become reacquainted with a village in the Kathmandu Valley, and reflects on changes and similarities since his last visit 35 years previously.

This article originally featured in the Asia Pacific Daily.

Written by Dr Balmukunda Regmi, and read by Andy Brain, for non-profit freeform station Beware! The Radio.

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Some ruminations on how Nepalis perceive and relate to others, and to the natural world around them. There are suggestions of land reforms which might improve food security.

This article originally featured in the Annapurna Express: https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/what-are-nepals-priorities-5560

Written by Dr Balmukunda Regmi, and read by Andy Brain, for non-profit freeform station Beware! The Radio.

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This time, Dr Balmukunda Regmi explores the voting process, looking at its barriers and benefits. Article read by Andy Brain, for non-profit freeform station Beware! The Radio.

The article as originally published is available at: https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/10481.

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This time, Dr Balmukunda Regmi discusses Nepal's concerning trade imbalance, and suggests some ways of balancing the books. Originally published in The Annapurna Express, and broadcast on Beware! The Radio, a freeform, non-profit station. Read by Andy Brain, with apologies for any shaky pronunciation.

This time, Dr Balmukunda Regmi shares some wry observations on the whole system of corporate social responsibility, and how its current weaknesses could be avoided. Originally published in The Rising Nepal, and broadcast on Beware! The Radio, a freeform, non-profit station. Read by Andy Brain, with apologies for any shaky pronunciation.

You can read the original article here: https://risingnepaldaily.com/opinion/fulfilling-corporate-social-responsibility

This time, Dr Balmukunda Regmi considers the types of relationship Nepal may wish to pursue with the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Originally published in The Annapurna Express, and broadcast on Beware! The Radio. Read by Andy Brain.

This time, Dr Balmukunda Regmi looks at how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights measures up to our experience of an unequal world. Read by Andy Brain, as transmitted on Beware! The Radio.