Prachanda’s plans

Published On: September 18, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Bishal Thapa

Prachanda’s plans

An imaginary set of ideas to help Prachanda, his government and broader political leadership complete the economic part of the unfinished revolution

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Some hard truths

Published On: September 17, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: P Kharel

Some hard truths

BIMSTEC might have a hard time taking off because of growing mutual suspicions and New Delhi’s aspiration to ignore Pakistan and distance China from any Indian initiative

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Makings of 2020 recession

Published On: September 17, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Nouriel Roubini and Brunello Rosa

Makings of 2020 recession

The current global expansion will likely continue into next year but by 2020, the conditions will be ripe for a financial crisis, followed by a global recession

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The BRI anxiety

Published On: September 17, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Umesh K Bhattarai

The BRI anxiety

From Zambia to Sri Lanka to Malaysia to Pakistan, everyone is talking about BRI debt trap. How can Nepal blindly accept BRI projects?

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Together we should care

Published On: September 16, 2018 12:20 AM NPT By: Ushma Rebel

Together we should care

I struggle to come to terms with some aspects of culture—the culture where while some trailblazer women are fighting for their right to light the funeral pyre of their deceased parents, others are still using excuses to avoid helping their frail and financially dependent parents and the culture where daughters are claiming equal rights in parental property, but do not share the responsibility of parental care.

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No more crawling

Published On: September 16, 2018 12:15 AM NPT By: Pranab Kharel & Gaurab KC

No more crawling

Departments under Tribhuvan University are often chided for their inability to spur academic environment. But the separated Central Departments of Sociology and Anthropology seem to be doing otherwise. Just last week Central Department of Anthropology (CDA) organized its annual Dor Bahadur Bista memorial lecture which was delivered by Prof Dilli Ram Dahal.

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Who creates value in economy?

Published On: September 16, 2018 12:05 AM NPT By: Mariana Mazzucato

Who creates value in economy?

LONDON – After the 2008 global financial crisis, a consensus emerged that the public sector had a responsibility to intervene to bail out systemically important banks and stimulate economic growth. But that consensus proved short-lived, and soon the public sector’s economic interventions came to be viewed as the main cause of the crisis, and thus needed to be reversed. This turned out to be a grave mistake.

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Save children from social media

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

Save children from social media

I am sure you will agree with me when I say social media plays a role in our lives. I am tempted to ask you a very personal question: How many times do you check your social media account in a day?  Now, don’t be embarrassed. At the same time also think of how you feel when you cannot check your social media account for a few days.  Do you feel you are missing out on something someone said or even the reaction to your pictures that you recently posted? If you do, believe me, that is the beginning of anxiety disorder.

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Flight of fancy

Published On: September 15, 2018 12:10 AM NPT By: Hemant Arjyal

Flight of fancy

We have complete dislikes for long routes and it cannot be anything but natural to take shorter ones where possible even while walking. It is not just distance: men are still striving to get to the farthest place faster by any means. It took almost 13 days to fly 9189nm between London-Sydney in 1935 and flying boats did it with 30 stops. People were happy with that as ships took months. The London-Sydney distance is taken as the last frontier even if Auckland is even further off.

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Talking Nepali movies

Published On: September 15, 2018 12:05 AM NPT By: Rahat Poudel

Talking Nepali movies

Ask any pedestrians or film addicts about their preference for Nepali movies and their answers will be this: Nepali movies seek to earn only profit, focus little on stories and talents and therefore they are boring.

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