Hemophilia cure

Published On: April 18, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: S Satapathy

The government should consider incorporating a specific hemophilia care policy in the national health policy of Nepal

Developing Madhes

Published On: April 17, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Sukhdev Shah

If Prime Minister Oli and Chairman Dahal are truly concerned about Madhesi welfare, they should work to tame Koshi floods and put in place a mechanism to harness Kosi water

Think beyond training

Published On: April 17, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Bhogendra Lamichhane

Continuing professional development method is slowly being recognised in Nepal as a key motivator for teachers to develop their skills and knowledge

NATO’s Stoltenberg paradox

Published On: April 17, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Bogdan Klich

The US and its European NATO allies disagree on many important issues, but their cooperation within the Alliance is better than it has been in years

Balance in a turbulent world

Published On: April 16, 2019 01:25 AM NPT By: Prakash Chandra Lohani

The Trump administration in the US has come up with the Indo-Pacific doctrine which in many ways is a restatement of Barak Obama’s pivot to Asia, known as the rebalance doctrine. Both doctrines are of the same origin and carry a shadow of the famous Thucydides trap that was popularized by Harvard Professor Graham Allison in the 1990s.

Post-summit challenges

Published On: April 16, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Bhairab Raj Kaini

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is an effective instrument for promoting sustainable development in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Nepal. Realizing this fact, the government of Nepal has organized three investment summits so far. First was in 1992 following the restoration of democracy. The investors attending the summit had pledged investment of approximately $100 million, but only around 25 percent of the pledged amount was realized.

Future of economic growth

Published On: April 16, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Jim O’Neill

MANCHESTER – Last month, I wrote about the growing divide between economic theory and real-world economic conditions, and reminded readers that economics is still a social science, despite whatever loftier ambitions its practitioners may have. Nonetheless, when it comes to the specific question of what drives economic growth in the long term, one can still offer rigorous predictions by focusing on just two forces.

The palanquin press

Published On: April 15, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: CK Lal

The justice system has had a checkered past in Nepal. The chieftain of Gorkha is publicly celebrated for administering victors’ justice to the vanquished. For over hundred years, the word of not just one ruler but the entire Rana clan was the law. There was a brief interregnum in the 1950s when judges and lawyers imported from India tried to establish a semblance of rule of law. However, darkness soon enveloped as not just the speech but even wishes of Shah Kings became tantamount to supreme law.

World Bank must change course

Published On: April 15, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Bjørn Lomborg

BRUSSELS – Critics have called new World Bank president David Malpass an arsonist in charge of a fire department, because of past comments he made on Bank salaries and loans to China. But it’s far more important to focus on improving progress toward the World Bank’s core mission of ending extreme poverty.

Work for social good

Published On: April 15, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Pratikshya Sharma

Today’s social structure is incredibly complex, and our societies are left with many more challenges: judicial, socio-economic, religious and psychological to mention a few. The most important workforces in helping us address these challenges are social workers. They have committed themselves to bringing a positive change in people who face various challenges in their social, economic and psychological spheres of life.