Post-agreement politics

Published On: March 14, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Suman Mandal

Did the government sense that in absence of credible and strong opposition in Madhesi parties there is growing traction for a radical and secessionist politics?

Losing friends, impoverishing people

Published On: March 14, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Anne O Krueger

It is insult to suggest US industry cannot compete with firms in a lower-income country

Bettering Nepal-China transit

Published On: March 13, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Bipin Adhikari and Bidushi Adhikari

Nepal-China transit protocol has to be commercially-viable to match or overcome the access, competitive prices, and lingual and cultural similarities that India offers to Nepal

Toxic air is harming children

Published On: March 13, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Jean Gough

Air pollution is a severe and growing threat to people of all ages but it is particularly bad for children’s health and development

Pharaoh-friendly West

Published On: March 13, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Barak Barfi

In the land of the pharaohs, presidents tend eventually to become enthralled by myths touting their longevity, infallibility, and even divine right to rule

Lighting rural future

Published On: March 12, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Bishal Thapa

Nepal must adopt new approaches to rural electrification that delivers electricity and simultaneously improves the prospects for economic growth in the rural areas

Securing SAARC’s future

Published On: March 12, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Praman Adhikari

The role, scope and importance of SAARC should not be compromised just because of conflict between India and Pakistan

Trumping of Ukraine

Published On: March 12, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Nina L. Khrushcheva

Ukraine is reprising the same bizarre story that brought Trump to power in 2016

Fractured Nepali Congress

Published On: March 11, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: P Kharel

Nepali Congress can salvage its reputation by being true to its traditionally held principles that came in good stead for so many decades. It should abandon expediency of opportunism

China’s banking revolution

Published On: March 11, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Miao Yanliang

Today, People’s Bank of China is undergoing its own quiet revolution. Like the Fed before it, China’s central bank is becoming more communicative