In recent years, a growing number of students have approached me for migration certificates or recommendation letters to leave the country and study abroad. To the questions, ‘Why do you want to leave your parents and homeland and go abroad? Why don’t you study in Nepal?’, they had answers or counter questions that explained the thought process behind their decision.

Nepal has historically strong relations with China. In fact, many Nepalis have little knowledge about Nepal’s relation with Tibet and that it was easier and safer compared to travel towards the south, at least until the 19th century.

Central banks as regulators are responsible for providing support and guidance to regulate banks and financial institutions (BFIs) for the development and execution of Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) guidelines. This in turn helps improve risk management practices by integrating Environmental and Social Risks. The future of sustainable banking industries depends on the ability of banks to identify and manage environment/climate and social risk.

As cybercrime becomes more organized and frequent across the world, Nepal too has seen a surge in hacking, frauds and digital extortion threatening our economic, social and security interests. However, our law enforcement capabilities to tackle cyber threats remain primitive.

In retrospect, it becomes increasingly evident that the NRNA has diverted significantly from its original mission of bridging the gap between Nepali expatriates and Nepal. Its primary mandate was to facilitate diverse forms of engagement, support, and development. Nevertheless, historical records indicate a stark departure from this objective, raising serious concerns about the organization's future direction.

The twenty-first century has borne witness to highly pathogenic and easily transmissible zoonotic virus outbreaks, including the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Ebola virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and Nipah virus (NiV).

Ultimately, social media is a double-edged sword; it can be full of flowers or it can be a pit of pity, which depends upon individual users.

The fifteenth BRICS summit, the first in-person gathering since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2019, took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from August 22nd to 24th. This summit was part of a series initiated in 2009 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. It gained more global attention than previous summits, occurring amidst the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and escalating geopolitical tensions between the USA and China.

On August 23, 2023, reports emerged of a plane crash in the Tver Region of Russia; the plane was carrying the Private Military Company (PMC) Wagner’s Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his close aide Dmitry Utkin. The death of Prigozhin has sent ripples across the group and its loyalists and could have a long-term impact concerning its relationship with the Russian state.

The 20th century witnessed numerous terrible religious and ethnic conflicts that inflicted suffering and turmoil on various regions around the world. These conflicts often stemmed from deep-seated historical grievances, religious and cultural differences, unequal access to resources, and political struggles. Nepal, too, teeters on the brink of such potential conflicts, threatening the harmony that has long graced the nation.