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Exit the Snake, Enter the Horse: A Final Look Back at Asia 2025
The shared hope remains for a political force that can reform entrenched and corrupt systems, alleviate youth’s deep frustration with the status quo and bring about more economic opportunities.
Dec 31, 2025
The Pro-Investment Turn on Post-2025 Movement
The Pro-Investment Turn on Post-2025 Movement
Dec 30, 2025
Nepal: A Nation Where Power Beats Law
Nepal: A Nation Where Power Beats Law
Dec 29, 2025
Voting as Nepal’s Anchor in Unstable Times
Voting as Nepal’s Anchor in Unstable Times
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Foreign Minister Sharma to attend state funeral of Begum Khaleda Zia in Bangladesh
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The Regulatory Dam – Obstructing the Private Sector Flow
The Regulatory Dam – Obstructing the Private Sector Flow
The article argues that without urgent legal reform and a level playing field for the private sector, Nepal will continue to waste surplus energy and miss opportunities for economic growth and cross-border power trade.
Dec 17, 2025
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The Echo of 1954: Why Nepal’s India Policy Keeps Repeating Old Mistakes
The Echo of 1954: Why Nepal’s India Policy Keeps Repeating O...
Without anchoring foreign policy in internal legitimacy and accountability, this pattern of hesitation and drift will continue.
Dec 17, 2025
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Why Metro Rail in Kathmandu?
Why Metro Rail in Kathmandu?
Metro rail is not a luxury. It is the only structural solution left. The time to act is now.
Dec 16, 2025
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Big Tech’s Impacts on Fragile Democracy
Big Tech’s Impacts on Fragile Democracy
Nepal’s fragile democracy is increasingly threatened by unregulated social media platforms that help amplify AI-generated disinformation content while operating above the regulation and democratic oversight. Although they have proven helpful for media and public participation, their lack of ac...
Dec 15, 2025
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Finding Species First: Nepal’s Conservation Challenge
Finding Species First: Nepal’s Conservation Challenge
Nepal’s rich insect biodiversity remains largely undocumented. Effective conservation and sustainable management require urgent nationwide insect surveys, strengthened research institutions, and citizen participation to record and protect these vital species before they vanish.
Dec 14, 2025
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Belem and the Battle for Truth: COP 30’s People vs Power Showdown
Belem and the Battle for Truth: COP 30’s People vs Power Sho...
COP 30 in Belém exposed the persistent failure of global climate talks to confront fossil fuel–driven injustice, while underscoring that real climate solutions continue to emerge from people-led movements and frontline communities rather than the UNFCCC process.
Dec 13, 2025
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Fixing Nepal’s Broken Medico-Legal System
Fixing Nepal’s Broken Medico-Legal System
Nepal’s medico-legal procedure for rape cases lacks clear guidelines, leaving survivors vulnerable to inconsistent examinations and secondary trauma. A comprehensive national framework is urgently needed to protect victims’ rights, ensure proper evidence collection, and uphold justice.
Dec 12, 2025
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Cultural Assimilation or the Quiet Theft of Culture
Cultural Assimilation or the Quiet Theft of Culture
Culture has no boundaries and should be a medium for sharing, learning and celebration across the world.
Dec 11, 2025
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Not a Revolution – Yet
Not a Revolution – Yet
Victims and survivors warn that unless the government adopts a genuinely victim-centred justice process, the country risks facing a renewed wave of unrest.
Dec 10, 2025
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India-China Relations: Prospects and Problems
India-China Relations: Prospects and Problems
Despite high-level engagements and strong economic potential, political tensions, asymmetry, and conflicting alignments continue to constrain bilateral progress.
Dec 09, 2025