Think beyond English

Published On: February 14, 2019 03:29 AM NPT By: Laxmi Prasad Ojha

In her email, the professor mentioned that she wanted the students to “commit to using English 100 percent of the time” and warned them to “mind” when they chose to speak Chinese in the building even outside the classrooms.

Boundless love

Published On: February 14, 2019 03:11 AM NPT By: Arun Poudel

Every year, people around the world celebrate February 14 as the day of love. Young or old, male or female or the ‘others’, people rush to show their affection to their loved ones. But oftentimes, what we actually show is attachment, not affection.

Gift them books

Published On: February 14, 2019 01:01 AM NPT By: Jeevan Karki

Today’s parents worry a lot about their children’s declining reading habits but they don’t seem to read themselves.

Nepali Congress 4.0

Published On: February 13, 2019 03:11 AM NPT By: Bimal Pratap Shah

In 1990, Nepali Congress mistakenly chose neo-liberalism overlooking the ideology of socialism suggested by B P Koirala.

Protecting economic interest

Published On: February 13, 2019 02:59 AM NPT By: Purushottam Ojha

A good transport network with India and China could provide Nepal a transit passage between these two countries in the future.

China’s difficult balancing act

Published On: February 13, 2019 01:50 AM NPT By: Gene Frieda

If China fails to ease monetary policy to complement the fiscal stimulus, it risks falling into a trap similar to the one that ensnared its Asian peers in the 1990s.

Aiding socialist movement

Published On: February 12, 2019 03:26 AM NPT By: Bishal Thapa

Foreign aid is helping to accelerate Nepal’s transition to a socialist State. By working largely through government systems, foreign aid has magnified the dependency on the State, stunted the maturity of civilian non-State institutions and nullified change agents.

Creating smart schools

Published On: February 12, 2019 02:15 AM NPT By: Hitesh Karki

The biggest push to integrate ICT in education in Nepal came in the form of ICT in Education Master Plan 2013-2017.

Is Japan’s sun rising?

Published On: February 12, 2019 01:04 AM NPT By: Jim O’Neill

If Abe’s overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin pay off, he might even be able to teach us something about Kremlinology.

Why I returned

Published On: February 11, 2019 11:27 AM NPT By: Dwaipayan Regmi

There are challenges but also opportunities in Nepal. Society, family, culture, belongingness and identity matter more.