Opinion

China’s Proactive Approach Towards Nepal

There are ominous signs for India in Beijing’s outreach to Kathmandu As the India-China stand off over Doklam continues, Nepal, so far a neutral party, will be hosting high-level visits from both countries.

By Yubaraj Ghimire Aug 07, 2017

Sorry State Of Metropolitan Kathmandu

Now I would like to ask these questions to the newly elected Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City

By Dr.Prabin Manandhar Jul 23, 2017

School Environment And Safety For Students With Disability

In Nepal, there are very little accessibility options, for instance infrastructural support or other kinds of support that make it convenient for children with disabilities.

By Aditi Aryal Jul 23, 2017

New Nepal’s Persistent Old Malady

Tinkering around trying to reform the entrenched kleptocratic machinery we have been bequeathed, especially by the political adventurism of 2006, is futile as proven by the Ranju Darshanas, Rabindra Mishras and Kishor Thapas in the recent hustings and by Devendra Raj Pandey a generation ago with his now aborted Lok Dal

By Dipak Gyawali Jul 23, 2017

The French People Have Clearly Chosen An Open France

Together with our German partners, our leaders aim at building an active European Union which protects better our citizens against terrorism and climate change as decided by the Paris agreement in 2015 and endorsed last week in Hamburg by the G20; an Union which promotes free and fair trade of which the signing of an EU-Japan economic partnership agreement is a recent example.

By Yves Carmona Jul 15, 2017

Misinterpretation Of Communism In Nepal Or Populism To Reach Out To The Voters?

One paradox that strikes me is the ideology of abolishment of exploiter class against the exploited as a basic feature of communism.

By Petra Matouskova Jul 10, 2017

Kathmandu A City of Candor

It sounded unique to me when I later came to know its beautiful meaning: I bow to the divine in you

By Fan Chen Jul 09, 2017

Raking up the Past

On the Statue of Liberty Emma Lazarus’ poem, The ‘New Colossus’ is inscribed on a plaque

By Greta Rana Jul 09, 2017

The Dragon and the Elephant at it, again!

In response to Beijing’s warnings, India’s Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley stated that India is not what it was in 1962 anymore.

By Abijit Sharma Jul 09, 2017

Nepal Earthquake and Human Trafficking

Nepal is a source country for women, men and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking, primarily across Asia and the Middle East.

By Dr.Prabin Manandhar Jul 09, 2017

Unique Local Governance Model

Nepal does not fit in any of Nico’s criteria set out in his report on a dialogue on comparative local governance system in federations that was published in 2005

By Dr. Surya Dhungel Jul 09, 2017

Deuba and Polls

On many occasions in the past, he has shown his ability to save governments led by him even during tough period, bending and showing maximum flexibility

By Dr. Tilak Rawal Jul 09, 2017

For Whom Nepal’s Storage Projects Toll?

The Electricity Development Decade 2016/2026 was recently launched by Nepal’s Energy Ministry to eradicate the decade-long national electricity crisis. One of the major thrusts of this crusade that envisages commissioning 9,935 MW of hydropower plants within the 2016/2026 decade is on the 11 storage projects with an installed capacity of 5,373 MW

By Santa Bahadur Pun Jul 04, 2017

'May You Live Through Interesting Times’

Not an original citation: I was always told it was an ancient Chinese farewell wish. Not a bad wish as wishes go; after all if one can’t be rich or famous, surely the next best thing to be is continually interested in what is going on around you?

By Greta Rana Jul 04, 2017

A Realization In 'Maskmandu'

Kathmandu has earned a dubious distinction as 'maskmandu' and 'dustmandu' for its heavily populated and equally polluted capital city. It took several years for the air quality of the city to degrade to its current level

By Batu Uprety Jul 04, 2017

How Crazy Are We?

Fifty percent of Stage One of three scheduled elections for Nepal is now over, though the counting in this electronic age reverted back to very slow manual format. Surprisingly, the same method of manual counting that was done in the UK produced a decisive result almost after 12 hours!

By Hemang Dixit Jun 24, 2017

Nepal: A Bonanza For Political Scholarship

Bureaucracy and state organization capture the attention of academics and students of politics and government. My bonus incentive was I had always dreamt of trekking in the Himalayas.

By Petra Matouskova Jun 24, 2017

Constitutionalism Versus Political Expediency

The oft-repeated nobility of the initiative was noble neither in form nor in substance. No wonder the end results of the little that has been achieved are still being questioned, by both external as well as internal elements, in addition to being subjected to continual attempts to foil, directly or by proxy

By Dr. Kishor Uprety Jun 24, 2017

Expanding Dragon, PanickingElephant

Mughlani angst is as thick as that of a disappointed Bollywood saasu-ma (mother-in-law) sulking and histrionic at the same time.

By Dipak Gyawali Jun 23, 2017

Political Deadlock

Although the government has presented its budget before the Legislature Parliament, the whole process was in the back bench, given the country's business to hold the second round of elections, which are coming closer.

By Keshab Poudel Jun 18, 2017

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