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Nepal’s New Era: Hope, Energy, and the Mandate to Deliver
Nepal’s electorate has given a fresh mandate to a young, innovative leadership, raising hope for real change and a new era of accountable governance.
Apr 03, 2026
An Open Letter to Prime Minister
An Open Letter to Prime Minister
Apr 03, 2026
Hybrid Ecology: Postmodern and Posthuman Currents in Ec...
Hybrid Ecology: Postmodern and Posthuman Currents in Ec...
Apr 02, 2026
Nepal’s Strategic Balancing Act in a Changing World
Nepal’s Strategic Balancing Act in a Changing World
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From Rivers to Results: Why Nepal’s Water Still Fails to Power the Nation
From Rivers to Results: Why Nepal’s Water Still Fails to Pow...
Despite possessing extraordinary hydropower potential, Nepal remains unable to transform its rivers into prosperity because weak governance, fragmented leadership, the absence of a coherent national strategy and India’s role are the decisive obstacles.
Jan 13, 2026
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The Unfinished Agenda of the Mayor of Kathmandu
The Unfinished Agenda of the Mayor of Kathmandu
Balen Shah’s tenure as Kathmandu mayor delivered visible urban improvements and bold social initiatives, but his decision to leave mid-term risks leaving an unfinished legacy in a city whose deeper challenges demand sustained leadership.
Jan 12, 2026
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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...
Jan 11, 2026
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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.
Jan 09, 2026
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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.
Jan 08, 2026
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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