Emily Jonas

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Through collaboration between NIMHANS & #Bhutan’s PEMA initiative, #India is sharing mental health expertise to build local skills and services.

This is India's #NeighbourhoodFirst in action! @RmSalih

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UNICEF says #Nepal remains off track to end child marriage by 2030.
Despite years of promises, 28% of women aged 20–24 were married before 18 in 2024–25.
#BalenShah’s govt must explain how it plans to protect girls instead of letting this crisis drag on. @AcharyaSarmila

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Nearly two decades of free delivery schemes, & the #Nepal govt is still debating Rs1,845 worth of lab tests. #BalenShah must answer: how many more mothers must suffer before healthcare becomes a right in practice, not just on paper? @akhileshU 2/

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🇳🇵 #Nepal boasts of progress, yet a woman in labour was forced to deliver her baby on a pavement because she couldn’t afford blood tests. What exactly is “free healthcare” if a mother is turned away when she needs it most @ShahBalen ? @ourjaya 1/
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Seizing devices belonging to journalists & their families raises serious concerns for press freedom in #Nepal. #BalenShah’s govt cannot preach reform while allowing investigative powers to threaten privacy & chill independent journalism.
Where are the safeguards? @Vijaykumarko

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Quebec City’s schools are changing rapidly, with immigrant-origin students making up 50–72% of pupils in some schools.

The challenge is clear: can integration, educational standards and social cohesion keep pace with such dramatic demographic shifts?

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🇳🇵 #Nepal recorded 952 pesticide-poisoning deaths in FY 2023–24, down from 1,320 in 2018–19, but aluminium phosphide deaths barely declined.
The #BalenShah govt must explain why its controls aren't stopping this deadly chemical from claiming lives.
@gaunkomanchhey

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Recovery cannot end at the rehab gate. #BalenShah govt must provide safe housing, counselling, skills training & employment support.
Abandoning vulnerable women after treatment is not governance.
It is a failure of basic responsibility in #Nepal. @dhanrgrg 2/

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🇳🇵 #Nepal recognised drug dependence as a multidimensional crisis back in 2006, yet women recovering from addiction still face stigma, family rejection & inadequate support.
How long will #BalenShah govt tolerate this failure of rehabilitation & social protection? @t_urmila 1/

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The #BalenShah govt must explain why police are seizing phones & digital devices without clear justification.
Investigations cannot become a blank cheque to invade privacy. #Nepal needs the rule of law, not unchecked state power. @mahatsujit
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Money laundering, judicial influence & questions over access to senior officials—#Nepal's institutions face a serious credibility test.
#BalenShah must ensure an impartial probe, transparent findings & consequences for proven wrongdoing. Will accountability prevail? @amritna

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🇨🇦🇮🇸 Strong Canada–Iceland ties mean greater Arctic security, new trade opportunities and clean energy innovation. It’s encouraging to see both nations working together for a safer, more prosperous and sustainable future.

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This is what a “special friendship” with #China can look like: one major flood, & #Nepal’s key China trade corridors are disrupted.
If connectivity cannot withstand a disaster, how strategic is the partnership really? @DavidUllrich202

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🇳🇵 #Nepal Regmi panel found ONLY 300 of 1,778 accused potentially eligible for withdrawal. For the rest, allegations include murder, attempted murder, arson & looting. The #BalenShah govt should follow that legal line, not political convenience. @JohnClke
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Former Chief Justice Cholendra Rana was taken from his home around midnight without an arrest warrant & held for about 12 hours. #BalenShah govt called it a security measure, but still hasn’t clearly explained the threat. #Nepal deserves answers. @MadhuRamanACH

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For #Nepal, India is not just a neighbouring market—it is the market that already buys the most. Around 62% of Nepal’s external trade is with #India, while India takes the vast majority of Nepal’s exports. The numbers make the case for deeper trade ties. @rameshore

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Messages from #Kathmandu & #Thimphu on PM Modi’s 25 years in public service highlight something important: #India’s closest neighbours continue to attach significant value to their relationships with New Delhi.
#Nepal & #Bhutan are central to India’s #NeighbourhoodFirst. @ourjaya

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Jordin Canada was COOKING today 🔥

25 PTS | 5 STL | 4 AST\
4/6 from three | 9/14 FG

Efficient, explosive, and everywhere on defense. 💪🏀

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🇳🇵 #Nepal’s PM #BalenShah has attended just 12% of Parliament meetings, while Education Minister Sasmit Pokhrel stands at 15%, according to Parliament’s own records.
How can a govt demand accountability from others when its top leaders are so rarely in the House?
@MarioNawfal

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A #Nepal-#India reset through BIMSTEC could be a major opportunity.
With security, connectivity, trade & disaster cooperation on the agenda, #Kathmandu should focus on practical regional partnerships—not geopolitical posturing. @manjushreethapa