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The betrayal by Balen’s government
From promises of good governance to secrecy, intimidation, and unaccountable power
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The betrayal by Balen’s government
From promises of good governance to secrecy, intimidation, and unaccountable power
AI must enlarge the economy, not divide it
Replacing a worker is easy to price, finance, and explain, while building tools that enable people to accomplish things no one could before is harder, …
The price of peace: Why Nepal’s transitional justice cannot erase its child soldiers
Until the state acknowledges the full extent of the harm done to its youngest combatants, its path to true reconciliation will remain fundamentally broken.
Nepal’s anti-poor national mood
An anti-poor agenda is purposefully set by governments to shift the housing crisis, rent problems and unemployment to the fault of the public.
Why secretariat support is essential for effective MPs
A secretariat can also serve as an entry point for younger voices to engage directly in political and policy processes, strengthening their sense of ownership …
The subversion of the International Criminal Court
In the latest development, ICC member states are preparing to conflate two separate questions—whether serious misconduct occurred and whether the prosecutor should be removed—in a …
The fire last time, the fire now: Self immolation as a political protest in South Asia
The protestor concludes that their living voice has been rendered entirely silent by bureaucracy, corruption, or tyranny, and that only the horrific, public destruction of …
Why should Nepal join the WTO’s interim appeals system
Membership in the MPIA would help safeguard Nepal’s interests in an uncertain global trading system while reinforcing its commitment to rules-based international trade.
250 years of American state capitalism
The myth of laissez-faire America has proved remarkably durable, functioning almost as a national religion, even as the practice diverged from the creed.
Beyond the grade 12 result controversy is a deeper learning crisis
Students are on the streets demanding accountability for a flawed Grade 12 evaluation. They deserve answers. But Nepal's education system owes them more for something …
Technofeudalism with Nepali characteristics
How a nation that survived kings, Maoists, and catastrophes is now learning to genuflect before a new kind of lord
Nepal’s gold sector squeezed by quotas, taxes and smuggling
If Nepal wants a healthy, transparent, and globally competitive gold jewellery sector, serious reforms are necessary, particularly stable and transparent gold import policy, taxation and …
