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No place in the world is without racism and discrimination
No place in the world is without racism and discrimination
Moderate racism includes discriminatory practices in public spaces and workplaces, often resulting in unfair treatment of people. Examples of such institutional racism include being served last in restaurants and being selected for random security checks at airports.
4 days ago
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Legal Eyes on Women’s Issues and Rights
Legal Eyes on Women’s Issues and Rights
For some, progress made in women’s legal rights in Nepal has been a Cinderella-like fairy tale; for many, women are frustratingly made to look like turtles in a race against rabbits of patriarchy.
5 days ago
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Bridging the Gap between Science and Diplomacy
Bridging the Gap between Science and Diplomacy
In any strategic mode of governance mapping the system's most critical or weakest nodes is the responsibility of its leadership. In recent years, the issues raised by the channel that can and do exist between diplomacy and science have become particularly 'HOT,' and several 'BRIDGES' have been built...
6 days ago
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Why is Nepal's climate concern not being heard on the global stage?
Why is Nepal's climate concern not being heard on the global...
Nepal’s participation in the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, which began on 11 November 2024, has drawn global attention to the country’s climate challenges.
Nov 16, 2024
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A Modest Call for China to Elevate Kailash's Status
A Modest Call for China to Elevate Kailash's Status
China is Nepal’s inseparable and close ally. Nepal should maintain a special relationship with such a large and prosperous neighboring country. Just as the Nepali people along the southern border share a people-to-people connection with India, the residents along the northern border share a bo...
Nov 15, 2024
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Rebuilding Trust in Nepali Politics
Rebuilding Trust in Nepali Politics
Nepal is confronting a serious crisis of public confidence in its political system, fueled by entrenched corruption, economic struggles, and declining principled leadership.
Nov 14, 2024
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The Bigness of Smallness
The Bigness of Smallness
Nepal can be transformed as a developed nation only if it succeeds politically, diplomatically, and economically, moving from a surviving "small state" to a significant "influencing power" by defying the notion of traditional theories of international relations that "bandwagon," "bargain," or "buffe...
Nov 13, 2024
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Nepal’s Foreign Policy: Lessons from BP Koirala and the Path Ahead
Nepal’s Foreign Policy: Lessons from BP Koirala and the Path...
In a 1979 interview with The Weekly Mirror, BP Koirala, one of Nepal’s most revered political figures, was asked a crucial question regarding his vision for Nepal’s foreign policy—one that remains strikingly relevant today. The journalist posed a simple yet critical inquiry:
Nov 12, 2024
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Balancing Nature and Development in Nepal
Balancing Nature and Development in Nepal
Out of 631 lives lost in various disasters in Nepal so far this year, an overwhelming 400 deaths occurred due to floods and landslides post June 2024. Bagmati Province suffered the most while financial losses amounted to billions of rupees this year.
Nov 11, 2024
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SuperFreakonomics: Capitalizing on the Global Spiritual Tourism Trend
SuperFreakonomics: Capitalizing on the Global Spiritual Tour...
Sometime in the 1970s, Janis and Jerry arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport, their eyes shining with excitement. Janis, who had first come to Nepal as a carefree hippie teenager in the 1960s, felt a wave of nostalgia.
Nov 10, 2024