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Nepal’s Shifting State-Citizen Compact
Nepal’s governance journey reflects citizens’ evolving expectations—from access and convenience to responsive, citizen-centred service delivery.
Jun 19, 2026
The Missing Value in Nepal’s Tourism Boom
The Missing Value in Nepal’s Tourism Boom
Jun 19, 2026
Bringing Discipline Back to Tribhuvan University
Bringing Discipline Back to Tribhuvan University
Jun 19, 2026
Nepal and Neighbourhood Perspectives
Nepal and Neighbourhood Perspectives
Jun 18, 2026Most read this week
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Iran to lodge complaint with FIFA over World Cup restrictions: team
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Fix Relief Gaps
Fix Relief Gaps
Evicted squatters housed in Kathmandu holding centres are facing acute hardship after disruptions in food and basic services, exposing gaps in government rehabilitation efforts and deepening mistrust among displaced families.
2 days ago
OPINION
From Kathmandu to Seattle: Nepal in the Global AI Conversation
From Kathmandu to Seattle: Nepal in the Global AI Conversati...
Nepal is positioned to participate in the global AI revolution from the outset, with talent and access leveling the field like never before.
3 days ago
OPINION
Beyond "Actual Bias": Why Nepal Must Adopt the IBA Traffic Light System
Beyond "Actual Bias": Why Nepal Must Adopt the IBA Traffic L...
Nepal’s arbitration law still requires proof of actual bias to challenge arbitrators, and adopting the IBA’s Traffic Light System would replace this outdated standard with objective transparency, strengthening investor confidence and aligning Nepal with international best practices.
3 days ago
Editorial
A Cover for Dirty Money
A Cover for Dirty Money
Trade-based money laundering is increasingly emerging in Nepal’s cross-border trade, using manipulated invoices and documentation to disguise illicit financial flows, exposing regulatory gaps and weakening financial integrity.
3 days ago
OPINION
What’s Keeping Nepal’s Women from Winning Office?
What’s Keeping Nepal’s Women from Winning Office?
Nepal’s constitutional commitment to women’s political inclusion is being undermined by entrenched patriarchy within party structures, financial barriers, and informal political dealmaking, even as emerging women’s networks offer a potential pathway to transform participation into...
4 days ago
Editorial
A Crisis of Regulatory Credibility
A Crisis of Regulatory Credibility
A financial crime case involving over Rs 100 billion and top business figures and regulators has exposed deep vulnerabilities in Nepal’s financial system, raising urgent questions about trust, oversight, and accountability.
4 days ago
OPINION
When Generations Drift Apart
When Generations Drift Apart
Rapid technological and social changes are widening the generational gap, making dialogue, empathy, and mutual understanding more important than ever.
5 days ago
OPINION
The Sunday Solution to Nepal's Education Crisis
The Sunday Solution to Nepal's Education Crisis
Nepal's two-day weekend could become an opportunity to transform education by expanding the "Book-Free Friday" model into a structured, parent-inclusive vocational learning system that bridges classroom learning, family engagement, and practical skills development.
5 days ago
Editorial
A Tea Crisis Years in the Making
A Tea Crisis Years in the Making
India's prolonged testing requirements have stranded over one million kilograms of Nepali tea, forcing factory closures, threatening thousands of livelihoods, and exposing Nepal's dangerous dependence on a single export market.
5 days ago
OPINION
Budhigandaki Stalled: A Governance Failure, Not an Engineering One
Budhigandaki Stalled: A Governance Failure, Not an Engineeri...
Leadership instability, sequencing failure, and weak institutional trust—not engineering constraints—continueto delay Nepal’s most important storage hydropower project.
Jun 12, 2026