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Can Nepal Become the “Next Enclave of Peace and Love?

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Nepal stands at a historic crossroads following the Gen Z revolution, which exposed deep-rooted corruption, instability, and public disillusionment with the political system. To restore peace and stability, the country must foster trust among political forces, engage youth voices, and commit to mean...
Oct 17, 2025
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Correcting the fault lines of trust

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Elites in the capital must pay attention to the realities faced by the people in the border areas while defining the scope of bilateral relations between Nepal and India.
Dec 01, 2020
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Cooperation for trade

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Economic and trade integration at the global and regional level has faced a strong headwind in recent years as the multilateral trade body—the World Trade Organization—is struggling to remain relevant in global trade architecture. Trade negotiations are stymied and appellate body, also the umpire of...
Sep 20, 2020
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Moving towards a new normal

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Coronavirus pandemic has engulfed almost all countries around the world. The number of infected person and subsequent death has reached almost 6.7 million and 400 thousand respectively and the number is on rise with every passing day. It is still uncertain when this annihilation will stop and the pe...
Jun 07, 2020
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Trust the local governments

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The Constitution of Nepal-2015 has allocated the power of state among one federal government, seven provincial and 753 local governments, called rural and urban municipalities. Elections of these institutions were held in 2017 and all the office bearers are in place to run the business of the countr...
May 07, 2020
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Investing in infrastructure

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An international expert on transport and highway engineering, after making a visit to major road infrastructures in Nepal, commented that there is no single stretch of road in Nepal that is worth of calling a highway. According to this expert, there are certain parameters for any road to be called h...
Feb 12, 2020
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Tap into connectivity prospects

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The rising economic clout of China and India as the next door neighbors could be a blessing for socio-economic transformation of Nepal if Nepal can maintain a balanced foreign policy and constructive engagement. One of the major challenges faced in overall socio-economic development of the country i...
Jan 11, 2020
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Relevance of WTO reform

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Global merchandize trade has experienced slowdown after 2011 which is mainly attributed to the economic recession of 2009-10 and the drop in the prices of fuels and minerals in the ensuing years. The situation got aggravated as the US government made a big shift in its trade policy after 2016, intro...
Dec 03, 2019
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Connecting Asia

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The moot question is whether China and Nepal can provide a conduit for linking pipeline from Central Asia to South Asia. It needs trilateral dialogue among China, Nepal and India
Nov 20, 2019
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Betting on foreign investment

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The commonly accepted objective of foreign direct investment is to create conducive policy, regulatory and operational environment for attracting foreign owned companies or the multi-nationals to invest into the host country. The investment made in the productive sector of economy not only helps cre...
Sep 02, 2019