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NEW SPOTLIGHT | Dec. 11. 2020 | 1 NEW SPOTLIGHT | Dec NEW SPOTLIGHT | Dec. 11. 2020 | 1 NEW SPOTLIGHT | Dec. 11. 2020 | 2 NEW SPOTLIGHTFORTNIGHTLY Notes From The Editor Vol.:Vol.: 14, 13, No.-08, No.-11, December-11, January- 24, 2020 2020 (Mangsir(Magh. 10.2076) 26. 2077) Price: Price NRs. 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Ltd., Dhapasi, Kathmandu Tel. : 977-1-4363624 Keshab Poudel Editor NEWNEW SPOTLIGHT | Dec.Jan. 11. 24. 2020 2020 | 1 1 CONTENT US SUPPORT Friend In Deed 3 NEWSNOTES 4 BUSINESS BRIEF 6 OPINION Dipak Gyawali 8 COVERSTORY: World Disability Day 2020: One Bhatta’s Tale 26 POLITICS Upsurge For Monarchy 12 FOREIGN POLICY 2020 Bundle Of Jargons 16 ARITICLE Aagya Pokharel 19 CHANDRA PRASAD DHAKAL Goodwill Winner 20 VIEWPOINT François-Xavier Léger 24 INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY VISIT: Restoring Trust 10 FORUM Dr. Prabin Manandhar 25 DOCUMENT Harsh Vardhan Shringla 31 UNMISS Reward & Recognition 33 COVID-19 Children Under Stress 34 CHINESE DEFENSE MINISTER’S VISIT: Security Concern 14 ARITICLE Hemang Dixit 36 NEW SPOTLIGHT | Dec. 11. 2020 | 2 US SUPPORT Friend In Deed By providing more than 100 ventilators and other materials to Nepal in response to COVID-19, the United States has shown its commitments towards helping Nepal By A CORRESPONDENT ith the increase of COV- As the United States, the ed remote health counseling with more ID-19 related cases, de- world, and Nepal confront an increase than 500,000 families during the lock- Wmands for ventilators and in COVID-19 cases, America stands downs, identified more than 60,000 ICU bed have also increased. How- with the Nepali people to combat the food insecure families and referred ever, Nepal is unable to fulfill the de- pandemic that has hit both the coun- them to food aid programs, and reached mands. At a time when Nepal desper- tries hard. To help relieve the pressure more than 14 million people with mass ately needs ventilators, U.S. comes to on some of the most critical cases, the media messages about COVID-19. rescue Nepal from the health catastro- U.S. government is providing these USAID is also funding a tai- phe, donating 100 ventilators, which highly versatile ventilators to help lored package of ventilator support that is equivalent to existing numbers of even the ventilators in Nepal. most re- On November 13, 2020, the mote com- United States government, through munities. the U.S. Agency for International They are Development (USAID), donated 100 compact, state-of-the-art ventilators to Nepal to deployable, assist its fight against COVID-19. For and provide more than 70 years, through disaster, Nepal with conflict and rough times, the United portable States has stood by Nepal in partner- flexibility ship and, continuing this collabora- in treating tion, it was helping the people of Ne- patients pal through the COVID-19 pandemic. affected “This is a great support for us by the vi- at the time of major crisis. With these rus. For ventilators, Nepal’s health system will COVID-19 be now able to provide much needed patients life saving support to large number of whose lungs patients of COVID-19,” said Minister are not of Health and Population Bhanubhak- working adequately, this vital re- includes accompanying equipment, ta Dhakal. Dhakal thanked US gov- source may prove life-saving. service plans, and technical assistance. ernment for its continuation support During the event, U.S. Am- This donation builds on the $28.3 in modernizing Nepal’s health sector. bassador Randy Berry stated, “The million (3.4 billion NPR) to active As minister Dhakal said United States remains committed to its projects that USAID has committed US has been providing much need- partnership with Nepal through the best to Nepal in response to the pandem- ed support to Nepal’s health sec- and worst of times. With these ventila- ic. The United States is committed to tor since last seven decades or tors, we want to help Nepali families be providing an All-of-America approach establishment of diplomatic rela- prepared to help their loved ones that for life-saving support by coordinat- tions between the two countries. are the most affected by COVID-19.” ing with the Government of Nepal. From early stage of Ne- In addition to the ventilators, By providing 100 ventila- pal’s health sector development, USAID activities have also support- tors at the midst of major health cri- U.S. has remained a major devel- ed 113 municipal contact tracing and sis in Nepal, U.S has shown once opment partner providing all kinds case investigation teams, provided again its commitment to health sec- of support to Nepal’s health sector, COVID-19 telephone counseling to tor of Nepal. This is what makes from community to policy levels. almost two million families, conduct- U.S a friend in need for Nepal. NEW SPOTLIGHT | Dec. 11. 2020 | 3 NEWSNOTES Nepal-India IGC Meet On Trade, Transit And Cooperation prove safety mechanisms as progress has been made in re- The Commerce cent years to address the challenges of aviation safety. The Secretaries of Commission is aware of the efforts that have been under- India and Nepal taken by the country, notably as regards the proposed new co-chaired the aviation legislation currently before Nepal Parliament. It meeting of the would be key for this legislation to be adopted by the Par- Inter-Govern- liament and subsequently implemented. This would allow mental Com- the Commission to advance with the
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