The end of America’s China fantasy

Published On: October 28, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Brahma Chellaney

America’s “China fantasy,” as James Mann calls it, was exemplified by Bill Clinton’s argument in favor of allowing China’s admission to the World Trade Organization

Lessons for Nepal from post-blockade Qatar

Published On: October 28, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Pratikshya Bhushal

After more than a year of the blockade, International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised Qatar’s efforts at repelling economic turmoil

How to talk about consent with your child?

Published On: October 27, 2018 12:15 AM NPT By: Usha Pokharel

One day I got a phone call from a reporter. She wanted my comments about talking to young children about rape. That got me thinking. Being associated with institutions dealing with the rehabilitation of child rape victims, I always felt the need to make parents aware of techniques to deal with the topic of rape with their children.

Jammu and Kashmir dispute, UN OHCHR report and way forward

Published On: October 27, 2018 12:10 AM NPT By: Dr Mazhar Javed

Every year, October 27 serves as a grim reminder of the painfully unresolved status of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute; a seventy-year-long history of a valiant struggle of the people of Jammu and Kashmir for their right to self-determination that was promised to them by the International Community through UN resolutions that required a free and fair plebiscite. This day is observed around the world as the “Black Day”.

The “No-Growth” prescription for misery

Published On: October 27, 2018 12:05 AM NPT By: Bjørn Lomborg

LONDON – From their ivory towers, nearly 240 academics have declared that economic growth is bad for Europe and the planet. In two months, they and global supporters of the “no-growth economy” have held conferences in Mexico City, Malmö, and Brussels.

Hurdles in horticulture

Published On: October 25, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Bhairab Raj Kaini

If Nepal is to benefit from World Trade Organization, it must make horticultural products competitive by removing all the constraints

Reviving postal services

Published On: October 25, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Krishna Sharma

Nepal may introduce postal payment services for reviving its postal services and facilitating financial inclusion

Will Italy sink Europe?

Published On: October 25, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Jim O’Neill

The European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the German government have erred in insisting on rigid enforcement of the EU Stability and Growth Pact, particularly the three percent of-GDP cap on fiscal deficits

Broken bonds and migration

Published On: October 24, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Sabita Nakarmi

How delightful it would be when people do not have to seek recourse to divorce and children do not have to suffer from family separation due to migration?

Making education three-dimensional

Published On: October 23, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Shyam Sharma

Higher education must be a three-dimensional deal, one that includes acquiring knowledge, developing skills for the workplace, and having meaningful experiences to shape learners for a lifetime