Opinion

A Momentous Partnership – Nepal And Germany Today

60 years ago Nepal established diplomatic relations with Germany. Both countries were emerging from dark and difficult times, both were trying to establish a new identity.

By Roland Schäfer May 21, 2018

Modi’s Nepal Visit: More Drama Than Substance

The Indian and the Nepalese prime ministers termed the visit “historic.” However, it is yet to be seen if the visit will have any real impact on bilateral relations.

By Pramod Jaiswal May 18, 2018

Adaptation In The Bonn Session

Nepal is attending all negotiating sessions and meetings right from the adoption of the UNFCCC in May 1992 in New York and CoP1 in 1995

By Batu Uprety May 14, 2018

Reshaping India’s Neighborhood Policy

India’s attempts to reshape its neighborhood policy have started with taking India-Nepal relations back in track. Actually India- Nepal relations had reached to its lowest web during last few years over several impinging issues.

By Prof. Bhuwan Upreti May 14, 2018

Are We OTT?

Women wanted equal rights and a much bigger share of the pie. They inched ever closer to all this not through debate and brains but through pills, birth control pills! These little wonders put women in control in a way they had never been before.

By Greta Rana May 04, 2018

Sea Vessels In Nepali River Ports

The use of the Kosi canal for navigation instead of the natural river course would allow Nepal to develop this very important waterway on a par with the waterways that exist in Europe and America that would be suitable for operation of river/sea vessels.

By Dr. A.B. Thapa May 03, 2018

Politics And Our Economy

A mid-way involving concession from both sides will have to be worked out if the idea is to save the party from further degradation. Deuba will have to appreciate the demand of the changing time, while those wishing to see him out at the earliest should not forget that he is the strongman of the party till date and can afford to take negative remarks about him as nothing more than tantrums of the disgruntled leaders.

By Dr. Tilak Rawal May 03, 2018

Remittance And Sovereignty Perception In Economic Development Process

Nepal embarks on bold and realistic yet pragmatic initiatives

By Kedar Neupane Apr 29, 2018

Benefits Women Want At Work

Your reputation as an inclusive, women-friendly employer won’t go far these days without offering a highly sought-after benefit of flexibility. For women, flexibility has proven to correlate to higher levels of ambition, and flexibility helps employers, too. Studies have shown that flexible workers are happier, more productive, and less likely to burn out, leading to lower turnover rates.

By Shradha Gyawali Apr 22, 2018

Localising Climate Change Adaptation

The Government led the LAPA formulation process with support from DFID in generating ideas, conceptualising and piloting the LAPA framework. Implementation of the NCCSP in 14 districts with support from DFID and EU proved that LAPA works well.

By Batu Uprety Apr 22, 2018

From Sagarmatha To Sagar: Nepal’s Access to Sea

It would not be practical to use the channel of our main rivers for the development of large scale navigation because of steep gradient and heavy withdrawal of water for irrigation throughout the lengthy non-monsoon season rendering a long stretch of the river downstream already built barrages virtually dry. However, we can follow the example of the Switzerland, where a multi-purpose canal has been built to develop inland navigation in upper reach of the Rheine river, which is not suitable for the development of commercially viable large scale navigation.

By Dr. A.B. Thapa Apr 22, 2018

Whither Federalism?

Federalism is currently running into practical and theoretical difficulties: the former could have been ameliorated if the party foot soldiers and hangers-on in CA1 and CA2 had been serious about their duties in the decade they spent in parliament.

By Dipak Gyawali Apr 21, 2018

'We greatly Value Our Relations With China'

We greatly value our relations with China and appreciate the continued support to the people of Nepal by China irrespective of major political changes in Nepal and changes in the outside world

By Pradeep Kumar Gyawali Apr 18, 2018

India And Nepal Search For A Durable Understanding

The questions that have come up after the present visit of PM Oli to India are obvious in the context of the immediate background of the bitter relations between the two countries.

By Prof. Bhuwan Upreti Apr 15, 2018

Perfectionism: The Risk And Reward

The perfectionism I know makes me believe I’ll never be ‘good enough’. It makes me believe that there’s always something more. More I should be doing. More I should be thinking. More I should be saying and more I should be achieving.

By Shradha Gyawali Apr 07, 2018

An alternative Meaning Of Inclusion And How Nepal Should Strategize Development 2018-2025

By Prof. Madhukar SJB Rana Apr 06, 2018

Debate On Radhika Tamang’s Remark

MK Gandhi, who considered himself a devout Hindu also professed cow protection but never let his own religious principles dominate over that of the others because he claimed to have said that his religious beliefs would not be applied to everybody.

By Aditi Aryal Apr 06, 2018

Oli Visits India

Let us hope Oli succeeds in persuading the concerned in Indian to expedite work in a meaningful way on the much delayed Pancheswor (Mahakali) project and hopefully finds India serious in completing Arun 111 hydro project (costing 1.4 billion dollar) in the stipulated time of 5 years because friends of India here would like to believe that their neighbor on the south delivers what it promises, maintaining a timeline.

By Dr. Tilak Rawal Apr 06, 2018