Kathmandu, Dec. 17
Minister for Communication and Information
Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has said that the country is in the process
of renaissance of politics and development so political parties should be able
to meet the demands of time by adjusting their policies.
"Strengthening the internal unity and
exploiting the natural resources for the holistic and sustainable development
of the country should be our priority in order to benefit future generations
from present initiatives," he said while speaking at a programme organised
to launch a book 'Gaida's dance with tiger and dragon' published by Friedrich
Ebert Stiftung (FES) Nepal office.
According to him, Nepal should focus on
harnessing benefits from the two large markets in the neighbourhood – India and
China.
He also said that the FES has supported in
the leadership development of Nepali political leaders and he was also one of
the beneficiaries of such programmes.
Nepal's proposed Ambassador to the United
Kingdom, Gyan Chandra Acharya, said that Nepal should balance its relations
with the two economic giants in the region.
"Positive opportunities and impacts
should be amplified while the negative sides downplayed," he said.
Resident Representative of FES Nepal,
Jonathan Menge, said that digital security was the issue of growing concerns.
According to him, Nepal should explore ways to cope with news challenges.
According to the publisher, the book deals
with some of the pressing issues such as prospects for development, national
security, geopolitics at the neighbourhood and foreign policy options for small
states.
Chandra Dev Bhatta, chief of FES in Nepal, said
that there is demand for redefining the classical bilateral relations with
India and China as Dragon is coming to Kathmandu prominently in recent years
and people to people relations with India have become stronger in the wake of
recent communication development.
The book is divided into four different
sections: prospects for development, national security, dancing with tiger and
dragon, and foreign policy option for small states. Contributors of the book
include Professor Dr. Achyut Wagle, former Ambassador Madhu Raman Acharya,
former Vice Chairman of National Planning Commission, Dr. Jagadish Chandra
Pokharel, security analysts Dhruba Kumar, Geja Sharma Wagle, Indra Adhikari,
and Nihar R. Nayak, Assistant Professor Dr. Lila Nyaichyai, and political
scientists Anand Aditya, Dr. Mendee Jargalsaikhan, and Dr. Nargiza Muratalieva.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 18 December 2021.
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