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Akhilesh Upadhyay

@akhileshu

Stories • South Asia • Borderlands • Himalaya • NYU

Former Editor Kathmandu Post • Columnist Hindustan Times

Never assume loud is strong & quiet weak -Buddha

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What alarmed U.S.🇺🇸 to intensify diplomatic push for India 🇮🇳 🇵🇰 cease-fire late on Saturday? 🇮🇳 🇵🇰 were not only increasing strikes to sensitive sites. But U.S. was also alarmed about a next step - amid a rapid escalation between the two nuclear powers nytimes.com/2025/05/11/wor…

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The US and China said they have agreed a deal to slash reciprocal tariffs for now as the world's two biggest economies seek to end a trade war that has disrupted the global outlook and set financial markets on edge reut.rs/3H561JR

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PM Oli please stop this kind of nonsense. Inflated sense of self-importance is unhealthy in anyone. When a country's head of government suffers from it, what should the people he governs do - laugh or despair, or laugh and despair at the same time !?

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“सर, सगरमाथा सम्वाद बारे केही भनिदिनुस् न!” एक पत्रकारको प्रश्न! मेरो उत्तरः “यस बारे मलाई केही थाहा छैन।” न कुनै परामर्श न कुनै निम्ता न कुनै संलग्नता हावामा गोली हानिन्न! बस!!

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Nepal was expected to be on a global stage this week: showcasing impact of climate change on the Himalaya, 'Third Pole'. But 'Sagarmatha Sambad' has been a poor show. Hopefully we do a better job next year on. HIMALAYA ❤️🙏🏻 deserve more please. kathmandupost.com/national/2025/…

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My article in Hindustan Times today argues- 🇮🇳🇵🇰 ceasefire offers space for reflection; 🇮🇳's expectation of 🇳🇵& neighbors: - Don't equate us w/🇵🇰, who 🇮🇳 regards as 'sponsor of cross-border terrorism' - Delhi not happy w/ traditional peace platitudes *Nepal in a v. tight spot*

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मलाई लाग्दैन एस्तो वर्षा May महिनामा पैला कहिले भएको थियो (डाटा राम्रो संग हेर्न बाकि छ है), तर दैनिक नेपालभरि बर्षा त्यो पनि मध्यरातमा ४-५ घण्टा मा १०० मिलिमिटर भन्दा धेरै वर्षा त्योपनि धेरै ठाउँमा। Clouds (shallow convection) in last 12-hr and total/hourly rain in last 24-hr👇

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*Stories* of hardy characters in the Himalaya ❤️ 🙏🏻 'Carrying food supplies, cooking utensils, woollen blankets, and traditional woollen coats in a basket, and accompanied by his dogs, Gobinda Adai herds a flock of 200 sheep uphill.' kathmandupost.com/money/2025/05/…

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New Delhi has asked Nepal to demonstrate a firm position against what it regards as Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. READ #HTPremium ✨story⏬ hindustantimes.com/india-news/vie… (✍️Akhilesh Upadhyay)

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1 POSITIVE ON Sagarmatha Sambad PM Oli's opening remarks very good, foucused on message, stuck to what was on the teleprompter👍🏻 No 'gaidas', no 'dafnés', no rambling. This is the best many have heard from him in a longest time. Moral of story: Stick to written script plz!

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Chinese spokesperson on 🇵🇰 Foreign Minister Dar's visit to China: - 🇨🇳 and 🇵🇰 are 'all-weather strategic partners' - If Dar's visit related 🇮🇳 🇵🇰 tensions? "Both 🇮🇳 and 🇵🇰 are important neighbors of 🇨🇳, and 🇨🇳 attaches great importance to both 🇨🇳-🇮🇳 ties and 🇨🇳-🇵🇰 ties"

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Finally - Nepal has Governor of the central bank. And an economist too. Some name(s) that came up were very controversial, to say the least. A catastrophe averted & five years to look forward to. Best wishes to Dr Biswa Nath Poudel.

Finally - Nepal has Governor of the central bank. And an economist too. 

Some name(s) that came up were very controversial, to say the least. 

A catastrophe averted & five years to look forward to. 

Best wishes to Dr Biswa Nath Poudel.
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Xizang...A war over narrative. But we, you are one, also keep writing. Of history & stories of the Himalaya - as communities *there* (yaks, migrations..) see it. Nation-states demand uniformity. And there are people in the fluid transbounary boderlands - diverse & in periphery

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There are many things a border - even as clear-cut and well gauarded as this cannot prevent crossing. The Estesian wind... the 🦋, grasshoppers and 🦎. Occasionally, a birthday 🎈 that escapes a child's grips drifts in the sky, strays into the other side... ❤️ - Elif Shafak

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The inevitable happened. Musk and Trump were not going to remain friends for long. Now we sit back, relax and watch the whole movie!

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Kailash Mansarovar Yatra Via Nathu La In Sikkim To Resume After Years; First Batch Of 50 Pilgrims To Reach Gangtok On 15 June swarajyamag.com/news-brief/kai…

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Frederick Forsyth: Life as a thriller writer, fighter pilot, journalist and spy. Great obit of a gifted writer 🙏🏻❤️ His writing was a page-turner - fast-paced, with intricate technical details. 'The Day of the Jackal' immediately springs to mind. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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This was heart-breaking 🇳🇵 It's the first time any men's professional match - T20 or List A - has gone into a third Super Over. But super-proud of our boys! Getting there 🙏🏻❤️ Result: NED 152/7 NEP 152/8 Match tied (Netherlands won the Super Over) espncricinfo.com/series/scotlan…