Burden of two-thirds majority

Published On: April 2, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: THIRA L BHUSAL

Burden of two-thirds majority

None of majority governments in Nepal have survived full term mainly because of intra-party feuds and personal rivalry among leaders of ruling party. What will happen to Oli government?

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Reducing food loss

Published On: April 2, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Bhairab Raj Kaini

Reducing food loss

Nepal lacks specific policy to address food loss. Most programs focus on boosting agricultural production and increasing farm productivity

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China and Western critics

Published On: April 2, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng

China and Western critics

Contrary to popular belief in the West, where democratic elections are regarded as essential to holding governments responsible, China’s approach supports accountability

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Genealogy of xenophobia

Published On: April 1, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: CK Lal

Genealogy of xenophobia

In a country burdened by ethno-nationalism, self-destructive jingoism and hubristic self-importance, the politics of prosperity is merely a façade to decorate existing power structure

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Reimagining leadership

Published On: April 1, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Charan Prasai

Reimagining leadership

Transitional justice process has not come to a meaningful end because conflict victims were not placed at the center

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Bad news for women

Published On: April 1, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Hannah Storm

Bad news for women

The media have a responsibility to reflect society not only as it is, but also as it should be. This means more reporting about women

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Democracy’s discontents

Published On: March 31, 2019 02:05 AM NPT By: Babu Ram Neupane

Democracy’s discontents

Dichotomy dictates Nepal’s democracy. The mainstream news media is dominated by journalists, who hold an unwavering faith in democracy. However, a large majority of opinionators, freelancers, and wordsmiths hail from political ideologies that are hostile to democracy. The national narratives and political discourses seem to be titling toward favoring authoritarianism. Hence, the unwarranted desire for a ‘soft tyrant’ gets currency among the general public.

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Europe must unite on China

Published On: March 31, 2019 01:25 AM NPT By: Guy Verhofstadt

Europe must unite on China

BRUSSELS – When seeking investment capital and seemingly lucrative commercial deals, EU member-state governments do not always consider shared European interests. This has especially been the case with respect to China. Yet member states that pursue a relationship with China unilaterally endanger both themselves and the rest of Europe.

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Give job, more than law

Published On: March 31, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Jivesh Jha

Give job, more than law

“A man willing to work, and unable to find a work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune’s inequality exhibits under this sun,” says Thomas Carlyle, a British historian and novelist.

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Teaching with computers

Published On: March 31, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Hitesh Karki

Teaching with computers

Out of more than 4, 00,000 students appearing for SEE examinations this year, there will be thousands who will be appearing their Computer Science paper. Out of these thousands, there will be a significant sizeable population who will be appearing the subject without having used or even seen computers throughout their school life thus far.

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