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Give credit where due
Published On: August 20, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Gopal Thapa
Present day political leaders and self-declared intellectuals revel in demonizing King Mahendra as a dictator. Let’s not be so thankless to the King who created a foundation for us to stand on
Costs of justice delayed
Published On: August 20, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Ram Kumar Bhandari
If the voices of the victims are ignored and justice process is put on hold like this, Nepal’s TJ process is surely going to attract universal jurisdiction
More than windmills in South Asia
Published On: August 20, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Richard N Haass
With the end of the Soviet military presence in Afghanistan in February 1989 and the end of Cold War, the US chose to reconsider its stance toward both India and Pakistan
Nepal’s solar aspirations
Published On: August 19, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Tapendra Chand and Manoj Paudel
Planned and sustainable development of solar energy as part of a larger green energy development plan can truly help Nepal accelerate its action for cleaner planet
Celebrating #Womenhumanitarians
Published On: August 19, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Indu Ghimire and Valerie Julliand
In the aftermath of disasters, women’s specific humanitarian needs are often not adequately identified nor responded to. Women and other minorities face further marginalization during disasters
When Leninists overreach
Published On: August 19, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Nina L. Khrushcheva
As with Putin, overreach seems to be Xi’s default position nowadays, judging by his handling of the trade war and aggressive behavior toward China’s neighbors
The battle of Sindhuli
Published On: August 18, 2019 02:05 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat
King Prithvi Narayan Shah’s unification campaign was focused on Kathmandu but it seemed like a powerful state to win over. To weaken it, he blockaded the Kathmandu Valley. This affected East India Company’s trade with Tibet (and China) because their trade was carried out via Kathmandu.
Living after marriage
Published On: August 18, 2019 01:25 AM NPT By: Niraj Shrestha
My wife knows it all but still, I have an honest confession to make. I am a culprit of reinforcing the age-old patriarchal practice of welcoming the bride into bridegroom’s place. I got married in October 2018. Post the October event, I have come across several instances where I have had to battle a self-imposed mental entanglement, primarily originating from my conscience. Here are three stories of entanglement.
Trump’s one-way economy
Published On: August 18, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Jim O’Neill
LONDON – Nowadays, when people ask me how I am, I answer, jokingly, that I’m doing great, so long as I ignore Donald Trump’s presidency in the United States, Brexit, the crisis of the United Kingdom’s major political parties, and the performance of Manchester United.
Case against Chhaupadi
Published On: August 18, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Republica
Chhau is a tradition associated with the menstrual taboo in the western part of Nepal. This tradition prohibits Hindu women and girls from participating in normal family activities during menstruation as they are considered impure. Women are required to live in a cattle-shed or hut during menstruation.
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