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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.

As the US-Israeli attacks on Iran completes its second week with thousands of Iranians already dead and hundreds of thousands displaced, the war only continues …

International  the_farsight

Talks had moved beyond rhetorical posturing toward concrete proposals. For the first time in years, there was credible movement toward stabilising the nuclear issue.

International  Bamo Nouri

Iranian state television announced a 40-day mourning period and seven public holidays following the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death.

International  AFP/RSS

The 2026 Munich Security Report warns that the international order is no longer slowly eroding, it is being actively dismantled. From “wrecking-ball politics” in the …

International  Saurav Raj Pant

Rahman's win marks a remarkable turnaround for a man who only returned to Bangladesh in December after 17 years in exile in Britain, far from …

International  AFP/RSS

The 127 million voters will also decide in a referendum whether to endorse proposals for prime-ministerial term limits, a new upper house of parliament, stronger …

International  AFP/RSS

Around 7,000 Nepalese have Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protection following a 2015 earthquake in the Asian nation.

International  Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS)

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has swept a snap general election, handing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a commanding supermajority and a strong mandate just months …

International  the_farsight

How geoeconomic rivalry, information warfare, climate risk, and AI are reshaping global power in an era of fragmented multipolarity.

International  Saurav Raj Pant

State-organised pro-government rallies have also been held across Iran, officially billed as demonstrations against “American-Zionist terrorism.” Iranian supreme leader Khamenei said the rallies which are …

International  the_farsight

In a brazen military operation, US forces under Trump abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, escalating global tensions and challenging the rules-based international order.

International  the_farsight

The incidents occurred at Brown University in the US state of Rhode Island late Saturday night and at Bondi Beach, a popular tourist area in …

International  the_farsight

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