Nepal

Nepal’s new government entered office promising sweeping reforms, including significant changes to Nepal’s foreign policy. After completing its first 100 days in power, however, analysts say the government of Prime Minister Balendra Shah has brought more change to diplomatic style and procedure than to the substance of foreign policy. Shah has broken with long-standing diplomatic practice by avoiding one-on-one meetings with ambassadors stationed in Kathmandu and several visiting forei...

Nepali guide Dawa Sherpa has shared the extraordinary story of how he survived after crawling down Mount Everest alive six days after going missing. In an interview with the BBC, he said he managed to stay alive in extreme conditions by eating a few chocolates from his pocket and chewing snow f...

A narrow runway carved into the heart of the Himalayas, with a sheer mountain wall on one side and a deep abyss stretching thousands of feet on the other. There is no room for error. A slight miscalculation by a pilot could lead to catastrophic consequences. This is the story of Lukla Airport in...