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Smart Technology, Poor Choices: The AI Allocation Problem
AI is accelerating efficiency across sectors, but without strategic allocation, it risks deepening inequality, distorting priorities, and diverting resources away from long-term societal needs.
Apr 17, 2026
Reversing Nepal’s Deindustrialization Curve
Reversing Nepal’s Deindustrialization Curve
Apr 17, 2026
Beyond GDP: Rethinking What Development Means for Nepal
Beyond GDP: Rethinking What Development Means for Nepal
Apr 16, 2026
To Minister Pokharel: Good Intent, But Reform Needs Dep...
To Minister Pokharel: Good Intent, But Reform Needs Dep...
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Beyond Money: How Migration Is Reshaping Nepal’s Political Landscape
Beyond Money: How Migration Is Reshaping Nepal’s Political L...
Migration is not only transforming Nepal’s economy through remittances but also quietly reshaping citizens’ expectations, weakening state dependency, and redefining the foundations of political authority.
3 days ago
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The Strategic Rise of India-Nepal Energy Trade
The Strategic Rise of India-Nepal Energy Trade
India-Nepal electricity trade is transforming traditional geopolitics by replacing territorial boundaries with energy interdependence, reshaping regional cooperation and strategic relations in South Asia.
3 days ago
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Beyond the Ballot: Youth, Reform and the Future of Nepal’s Democracy
Beyond the Ballot: Youth, Reform and the Future of Nepal’s D...
Nepal’s recent election reflects rising civic engagement and generational change, but the real challenge lies in translating electoral momentum into inclusive, accountable, and sustained democratic reform.
4 days ago
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Nepal’s Reform Moment: Between Energy and Execution
Nepal’s Reform Moment: Between Energy and Execution
Nepal’s generational leadership shift has injected urgency into governance, but without strong institutions and embedded experience, political energy risks being outpaced by the very system it seeks to transform.
5 days ago
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AI, Banana and Peel
AI, Banana and Peel
To realize the potentials of AI for good governance, policy makers must get past initial excitement about the technology, educate themselves about its established harms, and bolster their domain knowledge that effective and responsible AI use demands.
Apr 10, 2026
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A Decade Later: What Nepal Got Right—and What Still Ails It
A Decade Later: What Nepal Got Right—and What Still Ails It
Nepal has undergone a quiet but significant civic awakening driven by youth and public consciousness, yet entrenched power structures and institutional inertia continue to threaten lasting democratic transformation.
Apr 09, 2026
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Drowning in Cash, Starved of Credit: Nepal’s Policy Paradox
Drowning in Cash, Starved of Credit: Nepal’s Policy Paradox
Nepal’s bond market is not a market. Eighty-one percent of government securities sit on bank balance sheets for SLR compliance.
Apr 09, 2026
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Nepal’s Borrowed Resilience: Fuel Dependence and Fragility
Nepal’s Borrowed Resilience: Fuel Dependence and Fragility
Nepal is a low-energy country with paradoxically high fuel vulnerability.
Apr 08, 2026
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Beyond Apology: Dalit Women Still Excluded from Healthcare
Beyond Apology: Dalit Women Still Excluded from Healthcare
Despite Nepal’s overall health progress, entrenched caste, gender, and economic barriers continue to deny Dalit women equitable, timely, and dignified healthcare.
Apr 07, 2026
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Administrative Reform: Nepal’s Key to Political Stability
Administrative Reform: Nepal’s Key to Political Stability
Nepal’s political stability can only translate into effective governance through comprehensive administrative reforms that prioritize merit-based recruitment, transparent transfers, and efficient institutional management.
Apr 07, 2026