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Rebuilding Nepal’s Political Parties for Democracy
Nepal’s political parties must move beyond legacy-based hierarchies and cadre loyalty to focus on ideas, merit, and public accountability. Meaningful partisan reform requires internal democracy, transparent leadership elections, grassroots candidate selection, and issue-based politics that respond to citizens’ needs.
Jan 02, 2026
Nepal’s Future Demands Ideas Over Power
Nepal’s Future Demands Ideas Over Power
Jan 02, 2026
New Year Resolutions: Living With Purpose Beyond the Ca...
New Year Resolutions: Living With Purpose Beyond the Ca...
Jan 01, 2026
Reflecting on 2025: insights and learning in the develo...
Reflecting on 2025: insights and learning in the develo...
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Exit the Snake, Enter the Horse: A Final Look Back at Asia 2025
Exit the Snake, Enter the Horse: A Final Look Back at Asia 2...
The shared hope remains for a political force that can reform entrenched and corrupt systems, alleviate youth’s deep frustration with the status quo and bring about more economic opportunities.
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The Pro-Investment Turn on Post-2025 Movement
The Pro-Investment Turn on Post-2025 Movement
Nepal’s post-Gen Z uprising marks a historic break from past political shifts, creating a rare opportunity to finally align democratic aspirations with institutional reform and a pro-investment economic transformation.
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Nepal: A Nation Where Power Beats Law
Nepal: A Nation Where Power Beats Law
Nepal’s prosperity is blocked by rules that penalize the weak and shield the powerful.
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Voting as Nepal’s Anchor in Unstable Times
Voting as Nepal’s Anchor in Unstable Times
As the country heads toward the March polls, credible elections—backed by reforms, trust-building, and broad participation—remain essential to rebuilding public confidence and strengthening democratic institutions.
Dec 26, 2025
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Cutting the Political Cord: Ending the Prime Minister’s Chancellorship in Nepal
Cutting the Political Cord: Ending the Prime Minister’s Chan...
Nepal’s higher education system, particularly the governance of Tribhuvan University, remains closely linked to the country’s political history, fiscal dependence on the state, shifting developmental priorities, and rising public expectations.
Dec 25, 2025
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Nepal Cannot Heal Without National Dialogue
Nepal Cannot Heal Without National Dialogue
Nepal cannot move forward without honestly confronting the violence and human rights violations of its past. A national dialogue grounded in restorative justice is essential to heal deep societal wounds and rebuild trust between the state and its citizens.
Dec 24, 2025
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Rethinking Nepal-India Relations in the Post-Gen Z Uprising Era
Rethinking Nepal-India Relations in the Post-Gen Z Uprising...
As traditional pillars of India–Nepal relations—culture, education, labor mobility and military recruitment—gradually weaken, enhanced economic partnership must emerge as the new anchor of bilateral ties. Deepening cooperation in hydropower, trade, tourism, connectivity and finance...
Dec 23, 2025
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Election and AI
Election and AI
Nepal’s uprising was unmistakably Gen Z, which is fast, visual, and networked. That same energy can defend the vote if it gets redirected from outrage to skill.
Dec 22, 2025
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AI and the Evolving Nature of 'Being’
AI and the Evolving Nature of 'Being’
As artificial intelligence transforms our economies, reshapes how we live, and even challenges long-held ideas about what it means to be conscious, Nepal is stepping into the global conversation, not with supercomputers or Silicon Valley-style funding, but with something far older and quieter.
Dec 21, 2025
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Campaign Finance and Electoral Integrity in the Upcoming Elections
Campaign Finance and Electoral Integrity in the Upcoming Ele...
Campaign finance and money power remain critical challenges to electoral integrity, making transparency, regulation, and vigilant oversight essential for restoring public trust and democratic stability.
Dec 21, 2025