Together against gender violence

Published On: November 25, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Laws must recognize that sexual harassment is a form of discrimination against women and a human rights violation

Time to replace

Published On: November 25, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Rebanta Bahadur KC

Replacing 1950 treaty with new pragmatic agreement will best serve interests of both Nepal and India and strengthen their bonds

Respect matters for all

Published On: November 24, 2018 12:25 AM NPT By: Usha Pokharel

I can almost read you reaction to the title. “What is it with this word ‘respect’?” Let me put it this way, for no reason at all, today I remembered a 1967 hit song by Aretha Franklin, “R-E-S-P-E-C-T”, and some where along the song the singer says, “Find out what it means to me” and that’s what got me started.

Vision for Nepal’s health

Published On: November 24, 2018 12:15 AM NPT By: Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha

At the age of ten, I lost my mother because she was sick and didn’t get a chance to be treated with trained professionals. Dhulikhel was then a small backward town, from where people were starting to migrate in search of opportunities at other places. As I grew older, somewhere deep inside me was the feeling that no one else should bear what I had gone through. This fueled my passion to contribute in the field of health care in Nepal.

How leaders should rule

Published On: November 24, 2018 12:05 AM NPT By: Janaki Kumari Sharma

For ages, how leaders should rule has been a matter of debate and discussion. From Manu to Kautilya to Plato to Machiavelli, philosophers have dwelled on this subject. With evolution of modern nation states in the 1960s, concept of ruling has found wider currency across the globe. It is an important issue now because some of the established norms of ruling which worked for centuries have been challenged.

Enhancing Nepal’s trade

Published On: November 22, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Purushottam Ojha

Nepal should engage with both China and India through increased connectivity, trade facilitation and investment enabling measures to enhance its economy

Death of an intellectual giant

Published On: November 22, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Aditya Man Shrestha

K P Malla did not think like a commoner. He had a deep understanding of history, culture and values that sustained Nepal for centuries

Inconvenient truth

Published On: November 22, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Richard N Haass

Saudi strategy for dealing with the outcry over Khashoggi’s murder is clear: hunker down and weather the storm

Between the giants

Published On: November 21, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Eric Fan, Claire Crane and Bikash Gupta

Sandwiched between India and China, Nepal needs to learn from past experiences of others and gather lessons in dealing with these powers

Sports for inclusion

Published On: November 21, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Sudarshan Neupane

Through sports, people with disabilities acquire vital social skills, develop independence, and become empowered to act as agents of change