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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 declaration of persona non grata to each other’s senior diplomats confirmed a sour diplomatic faceoff between Canada and India.

International  Ashish Ghimire

A diplomat should proactively engage to build the country’s goodwill in the host country

Podcast  Ashish Ghimire

Behind the recent Chandrayaan-3’s historic milestone is India’s national space agency ISRO which has sent three missions to the moon, one that orbited Mars and …

Tech  the_farsight

Global health governance has witnessed a significant shift from the previous century. Non-state actors including civil societies and philanthropic organisations now play a key role …

International  Ashish Ghimire

WGA, which represents 11,500 screenwriters, and SAG-AFTRA, which represents approximately 160,000 on-screen workers including actors, announcers, and broadcast journalists, among others, went on strike demanding …

International  Dibyak Kapali

The shortage of rice would total 8.7 million metric tonnes, making it the worst crisis since 2004, when the deficit hit 18.6 million metric tonnes

News  Dibyak Kapali

The treaty that laid foundation to modern international relations

Politics  Dibyak Kapali

A panel of individuals from a diverse range of professions with expertise on Nepal-India relations, was formed in 2017 to review and redefine Nepal-India bilateral …

International  the_farsight

Exploring the concept of international relations, global and Nepal's International Relations history and some foundational understanding of key tenets

Podcast  the_farsight

The Indian public sector undertaking SJVN which is currently developing Arun-III (900 MW) has now bagged the Lower Arun (679 MW) after IBN's recent Board …

News  Rima Sah

Gold, one of the major import commodities of Nepal, is hitting new price records since the last few weeks. Know the reasons behind.

Market  the_farsight

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