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Wednesdays #4: Nepal’s FDI conundrum

Elvish Mainali

Foreign investment has long been more a promise than a reality. Despite big commitments, only a fraction of pledges ever arrives. This week, we trace a decade of missed conversions, stalled hydropower dreams, and the deeper trust deficit shaping Nepal’s FDI story.

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Short Video Stories. Podcast.

Videos

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.

Foreign investment has long been more a promise than a reality. Despite big commitments, only a fraction of pledges ever arrives. This week, we trace …

Newsletters  Elvish Mainali

Nepal’s anti-corruption laws are robust on paper—but selective enforcement, political interference, and institutional reshuffles have left citizens frustrated and protests erupting. We dissect why public …

Newsletters  the_farsight

Our Deep Dive this week examines the cost of democracy—financially, politically, and constitutionally—as Nepal grapples with elections under extraordinary uncertainty.

Newsletters  the_farsight

We take a closer look at the institutions that shape everyday life in Nepal—from classrooms to fertility clinic regulations and IVF and its dark sides …

Newsletters  the_farsight

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