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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
Cutting the Political Cord: Ending the Prime Minister�...
Cutting the Political Cord: Ending the Prime Minister�...
Dec 25, 2025
Nepal Cannot Heal Without National Dialogue
Nepal Cannot Heal Without National Dialogue
Dec 24, 2025
Rethinking Nepal-India Relations in the Post-Gen Z Upri...
Rethinking Nepal-India Relations in the Post-Gen Z Upri...
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KMC Mayor Balen to resign by Jan 20
Gold price hits new record, rises by Rs 1,300 per tola
3RSP leader Sobita hails party chair Lamichhane as ‘Supreme Commander’ of Blue Revolution
4UML General Secy Pokhrel warns of ‘conspiracy’ to destabilize Nepal following Rabi–Balen deal
5Gen Z movement martyr leaves family in shattered grief
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How do we secure our data while living in a glass house?
How do we secure our data while living in a glass house?
The scenarios are examples of measures to protect important information. Whether that information is in the form of spoken word, a document or other important item, the degree of precaution and the level of security measure used depends upon the importance of the concerned item. The challenge to ens...
May 08, 2020
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The fault lines of civil society
The fault lines of civil society
Debate on civil society has arisen in the midst of Covid-19 crisis and at the height of political conflict in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) which does not need to be elaborated here for the obvious reasons. The debate however, once again, is centered on who the ‘civil society’ in Nepal is....
May 07, 2020
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The Trump Effect on Global Press Freedom
The Trump Effect on Global Press Freedom
LONDON – I had been captive in Afghanistan for about two weeks when the government of my home country, Canada, contacted those attempting to negotiate my release. They told negotiators to get me on the phone the next day, when the United States military would be flying a drone over where they though...
May 07, 2020
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Virtual learning during lockdown
Virtual learning during lockdown
Governments and people around the world now are fighting against COVID-19. As with other disasters and emergencies, COVID-19 has impacted all groups of people differently. Students are the worst affected by this pandemic.
May 07, 2020
OPINION
Trust the local governments
Trust the local governments
The Constitution of Nepal-2015 has allocated the power of state among one federal government, seven provincial and 753 local governments, called rural and urban municipalities. Elections of these institutions were held in 2017 and all the office bearers are in place to run the business of the countr...
May 07, 2020
OPINION
A better new normal !
A better new normal !
In these times of COVID-19, the big challenge for most of us is to find ways to protect ourselves and our families from the virus and to hold on to our jobs. For policymakers that translates into beating the pandemic without doing irreversible damage to the economy in the process.
May 06, 2020
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Riddles of electoral democracy
Riddles of electoral democracy
The ongoing wrangling within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has brought to fore the question of relationship between statecraft and citizenship. In the near history, one of the key indicators to cement this relationship has been the voting process as part of what could be termed as electoral...
May 04, 2020
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The End of the US-China Relationship
The End of the US-China Relationship
NEW HAVEN – It didn’t have to end this way, but the die is now cast. After 48 years of painstaking progress, a major rupture of the US-China relationship is at hand. This is a tragic outcome for both sides – and for the world. From an unnecessary trade war to an increasingly desperate coronavirus wa...
May 04, 2020
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How the pandemic will disrupt project lifecycle
How the pandemic will disrupt project lifecycle
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There have been many analyses worldwide about the effects and possible effects of Covid-19 in social, economic, cultural, education, and public health sector. Economists have also discussed the multi-dimensional impacts of Covid-19 in Nepal, most of them based on assumptions or available rough data....
May 04, 2020
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Let there be food
Let there be food
Although the COVID-2019 epidemic is primarily a public health crisis, its impact on other sectors including the agriculture supply chain has started to be visible. The outbreak has already caused significant economic disruption around the world and is likely to continue to do so for some length of t...
May 03, 2020