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Caretaker Governments and the Future of Fair Elections
Nepal’s repeated reliance on caretaker governments during political crises highlights a growing debate over whether a constitutionally mandated, non-partisan interim administration is necessary to ensure free and fair elections or whether it undermines democratic accountability.
Jan 14, 2026
How a Nepalese Chef on MasterChef India Captured the So...
How a Nepalese Chef on MasterChef India Captured the So...
Jan 13, 2026
From Rivers to Results: Why Nepal’s Water Still Fails...
From Rivers to Results: Why Nepal’s Water Still Fails...
Jan 13, 2026
The Unfinished Agenda of the Mayor of Kathmandu
The Unfinished Agenda of the Mayor of Kathmandu
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2025 Year-End Letter to Nepal
2025 Year-End Letter to Nepal
The conditions that produced that uprising are still entirely intact: stagnant growth, weak institutions, and a political order that rewards power over performance
I left Nepal in 1990 for Canada at a moment of great political promise. The Panchayat system had just fallen, and a multiparty interim...
3 days ago
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The Many Paradoxes of AI
The Many Paradoxes of AI
Artificial intelligence, as currently developed, is a technology full of paradoxes (about learning, teaching, expertise, power, equity, and responsibility). We must expose them to prevent its corrosive influences on society.
5 days ago
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Iain Douglas-Hamilton: The Architect of Conservation in Footsteps of Silent Giants
Iain Douglas-Hamilton: The Architect of Conservation in Foot...
The existence of elephants and Douglas-Hamilton’s legacy will now echo not only in the pages of history but also in the future of conservation.
6 days ago
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Rethinking Nepal’s Foreign Policy: Why the Yam Between the Boulders Must Move
Rethinking Nepal’s Foreign Policy: Why the Yam Between the B...
Nepal’s challenge is not choosing between India and China, or between East and West. It is between hesitation and decision.
Jan 07, 2026
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Rebuilding Nepal as the Frontier of Global Startups
Rebuilding Nepal as the Frontier of Global Startups
Nepal has the potential to become a global startup frontier, but achieving this requires urgent investment in AI, digital infrastructure, skilled talent, and regulatory reforms to turn policy aspirations into tangible innovation and economic growth.
Jan 07, 2026
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Justice Deferred, Victims Forgotten
Justice Deferred, Victims Forgotten
Despite promises of change, PM Sushila Karki’s government remains indifferent to conflict victims, failing to advance Nepal’s long-stalled transitional justice process. Political interference and lack of victim consultation ahead of the UPR review have further undermined the peace proces...
Jan 06, 2026
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Nepal at a Crossroads: When Weak Systems Undermine Good People
Nepal at a Crossroads: When Weak Systems Undermine Good Peop...
To move forward, Nepal must transform governance into a disciplined political culture, geography into strategic leverage, and democracy into consistent delivery. Only then can human intelligence shape the nation’s trajectory while artificial intelligence and digital systems empower its executi...
Jan 05, 2026
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Counter-Revolution, Political Apartheid and Civic Erasure
Counter-Revolution, Political Apartheid and Civic Erasure
Nepal’s Gen Z divide is not ideological but temporal, between those who prioritise electoral stability and those who fear democracy will fail if it does not adapt to rapid AI-driven change. Ignoring this tension and continuing exclusionary practices risks keeping democracy procedurally intact...
Jan 04, 2026
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Rebuilding Nepal’s Political Parties for Democracy
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 res...
Jan 02, 2026
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Nepal’s Future Demands Ideas Over Power
Nepal’s Future Demands Ideas Over Power
Nepal’s democracy is faltering due to a lack of ideas and vision, while leaders like Lamichhane and Shah show that competence and performance are replacing power politics.
Jan 02, 2026