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Budget 2026/27

What is budget, and how is it formed?

Every mid-Ashar, Nepal's fiscal year ends and a new fiscal year begins. Before the start of the new year, the government announces the budget for the coming year. For everyone from the private sector to the general public, the budget is the most important basis for planning for the future.

Economy

Let there be more international students in Nepal

In this second episode, we talk with Prof. Uddhab Pyakurel, Kathmandu University School of Arts, who emphasises that Nepal’s government must prioritise international students — for instance — simplify the visa process and fees for them and extend adequate support to universities, and budgetary support to extend scholarship opportunities to international students.

Society

For balanced international relations, the house has to be in order first

This episode with Gaurab Shumsher Thapa touched upon the foundational understanding of the broader themes of international relations, the history of Nepal's IR, the essence of soft power, national interest, and the principle of Panchsheel.

The bipartisan bill include historic investments in old-fashioned, New Deal-style projects

Economy  the_farsight

When women are educated, societies become richer and more stable

Economy  Karan Poudel

The latest IPCC Report in 2021 and the increasingly severe climate events ring a terrifying alarm: we are beyond the point of reversals, with more …

Environment  Sabin Jung Pande

The state pursues orderliness while society seeks liberty. When both push their way for too much of it, one turns repressive, the other becomes unsustainable. …

Economy  Ashraya Dixit

There’s plenty of talk about banking liquidity and credit crunch – headlining on a regular basis. What does the financial jargon mean and can result …

Finance  Prabodh Sharma

What drives fuel price in Nepal, and why Nepal should disrupt its reliance on fossil fuels and expedite its alternative energy ambition?

Economy  Sabin Jung Pande

In this detailed interview with The FarSight, Dr Surya Raj Acharya, Nepal's prominent infrastructure expert, presents historic insight and interesting examples, unravels the wrong path …

Interview  Sabin Jung Pande

From potential to become an exemplary megalopolis, imbibing knowledge from its past, to becoming a hideous and hazardous valley, here’s Kathmandu’s story. What was Kathmandu …

Environment  Sabin Jung Pande

Kathmandu Valley has lost its fertile land to sprawls while hills and forests are felled without rethinking. The air has become toxic, rivers are polluted …

Environment  Sabin Jung Pande

The past lock downs had lowered Kathmandu Valley's pollution level, but it has resurfaced now and even crossed hazardous level. It will return to its …

Economy  Sabin Jung Pande

In the history of measuring economic development, nothing rivals GDP's dominance. However, its dogged pursuit is dangerous, making it essential to move beyond its grip.

Economy  Sabin Jung Pande

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