Opinion

RIVER NAVIGATION Connecting Naturally

River navigation can drastically increase the economic growth of Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and northeastern Indian states

By Keshab Poudel Aug 01, 2016

Looking Forward in Anger: The Glass Ceiling Wars

The Golden Bough is a work that puts forward the western scholar’s views of those far-gone days when to be white was civilised and to be any other colour or of any other origin was somewhat less civilised.

By Greta Rana Aug 01, 2016

Brexit Blues

The ripples of Brexit have been felt worldwide, and even here in Nepal.

By Dipak Gyawali Aug 01, 2016

Global Discourse and Food Security in Nepal

Different features of globalization, like changes in food habits and dietary patters, the media and advertising, technology, and state subsidies are discouraging local products, which complicates food security for poor people in Nepal. It has been ob

By Dr.Prabin Manandhar Aug 01, 2016

Birds Of The Same Feather

We have now gone full circle. It turns out now that the state coffers have been opened to party wallahs, the money has been distributed left, right and centre but the fact remains that many of the poor and the needy following the earthquake are stil

By Hemang Dixit Aug 01, 2016

Nepal Is Poised To Reap A Demographic Dividend

In many remote areas across Nepal, a girl who reaches puberty is often deemed by her family and community as ready for marriage, pregnancy and childbirth.

By Giulia Vallese Jul 11, 2016

New Spotlight At Ten

New Spotlight has been serving as an Alternative Magazine of Development, Economy and Politics

By Keshab Poudel Jul 09, 2016

Integrating sectors into NAP

By Batu Uprety Jul 08, 2016

‘ Vox Populi, Vox Dei ‘ (“The voice of the people is the voice of God” : reflections on Brexit)

This kind of incident led to a situation in the Nepali Press in which journalists don’t want to write the truth and readers simply want to be entertained with rumours and appalling stories about the misdeeds of people they don’t like! They prefer jok

By Greta Rana Jul 08, 2016

Conceptualizing and Practicing Civil Society

By Dr.Prabin Manandhar Jul 08, 2016

Controversy Behind Partition Law

The Constitution of Nepal, in Chapter 3, under Fundamental Rights and Duties, has provisions for the right to equality. Under the Right to Equality, Article 18(5) reads, "All offspring shall have the equal right to the ancestral property without disc

By Abhishekh Adhikari Jul 08, 2016

Seckeep or Secout ?

The recent referendum in the UK where BREXIT or BREMAIN was the option with the possibility of the UK having to leave the European Union (EU) within the next two years has caught the world’s attention

By Hemang Dixit Jul 08, 2016

NEPAL-INDIA RELATIONS Natural, Right?

Even in the absence of leaders of Nepal’s major political parties, Eminent Persons Group launched its first meeting

By Keshab Poudel Jul 07, 2016

Looking at Oli- led Government

Looks like Oli is getting some time simply because the nation wants him to be replaced by someone with a clear cut agenda to solve the burning problems without wasting time so that political stability and economic prosperity could be achieved in Nepa

By Dr. Tilak Rawal Jul 07, 2016

Reflecting on Rokaya’s Recants

Even those who have long thought that secularism was a Western conspiracy or those who have been campaigning for a Hindu state were stunned. The reason was that Rokaya, a teacher of engineering and a Christian pastor, was seen – and indeed had positi

By Dipak Gyawali Jun 23, 2016

Munchhausen

We’d shout “ Munchhausen, Munchhausen’ after an infamous German Baron of that name who was an accomplished soldier, but above all a teller of tall stories about his exploits.

By Greta Rana Jun 23, 2016

Resolving Simultaneously Energy Crisis and Terai Political Controversy

It is necessary to implement Sun-Kosi and Kosi storage dam projects to save the life and property of millions living in Sunsari and Morang districts of our country and also north-east Bihar.This calls for great sacrifice of the people living in

By Dr. A.B. Thapa Jun 23, 2016

Globalization and the Politics of Identity in Nepal

Can globalization and the identity politics co-exist in Nepal in light of the fact that both are not neutral concept? It is generally observed that globalization is largely driven by technological and economic processes, while identity is related to

By Dr.Prabin Manandhar Jun 23, 2016

Thoughts on Education

A point to remember is that in both the UK and in the USA one can be prosecuted for not sending one’s children to school. In the States one is even allowed to educate ones children’s by one ’s self too

By Hemang Dixit Jun 23, 2016

Business Continuity Management (BCM) in Nepal: Are we there yet?

BCM emphasizes that organizations of all types and sizes need to engage in a comprehensive and systematic Risk Management approach for their businesses to continue smoothly after enduring a disaste

By Amit K. Shrestha Jun 23, 2016

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