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Space Technology is Nepal’s Next Frontier for Diplomacy

In my latest article for The Diplomat Nepal, I explore why space is no longer a luxury for developing nations ?  In this article I explored about the success of NepaliSat-1 and Munal. Embrace the $1.8 trillion global space market by 2035.

I argued that the reality of the 21st century is  space technology is the backbone of modern disaster resilience, climate monitoring and telecommunications.

Having followed our journey from the initial launch in 2019 to the current manufacturing of the RSMS-sat constellation, I believe our greatest strength lies in our soft power diplomacy.

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Sharpie and Trump : The Pens of U.S Presidents in Politics

Gobinda Prasad Pokharel

As soon as Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, he issued a series of executive orders. Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, WHO, pardoning the people convicted in the 2021 Capitol riot, declaring a national emergency at the southern border and establishment of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Elon Musk’s leadership were the major executive orders during the inagural day. According to the National Archives and Records Administration, 26 executive orders were issued on the first day of inaugural. By the time of writing this article as of 14th March 2025, 89 of Trump’s executive orders had been made public by the National Archives.

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