Losing trade strategy

Published On: September 3, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Ngaire Woods

If the UK really wants to become an exporting superpower, it should be welcoming immigrants

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Nation of challenges

Published On: September 2, 2018 02:00 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

Nation of challenges

There has been a serious breach of norms in making of provinces. Whose interest were our parties trying to serve by chopping Province 2 off from the hills?

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Standing up for the UN

Published On: September 2, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Dominique Moisi

Standing up for the UN

To restore UN’s standing and influence to the level it attained under Annan will require stronger support from Europe, Canada and Japan

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Why privacy bill should be amended

Published On: September 2, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Taranath Dahal

Why privacy bill should be amended

The state has no right to control people’s freedom and liberties while introducing right to privacy laws. No law should encroach on people’s right to know

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Learn from China

Published On: September 2, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Kaushal Pant

Learn from China

China is rising to superpower status in 40 years after Deng Xiaoping initiated reforms. We have lost 30 years of post-1990 doing nothing

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Wonders of elevators

Published On: September 1, 2018 12:15 AM NPT By: Usha Pokharel

Wonders of elevators

On my recent trip to the United States, I had a connecting flight from Dubai airport. In the process of getting to the departure gate, I had to take an elevator, a very fancy one at that, with glass doors with opening both front and back. I got in from the front door and exited from the back door.  This fancy elevator reminded me of the first time I rode an elevator long time back during the 1960s in Kolkata. At the time I was living with my father and attending school there.  One day my father took me to a building where his office was located. It was in Russel Street.  As I remember, at the time I believed, the building belonged to Subarna Shamsher’s family.

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Right, even when wrong

Published On: September 1, 2018 12:10 AM NPT By: Hemant Arjyal

Right, even when wrong

In material science creep is described as the likely trend of deforming permanently under the influence of mechanical stresses. Obviously, this process is unnoticeably slow and has uncanny resemblance to what happens when complacency gets better of us. Being confident is not a bad thing, but being overtly so often results in unwarranted consequences and people need to be constantly cautioned.

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Realizing BIMSTEC vision

Published On: September 1, 2018 12:05 AM NPT By: Rishi Dhamala

Realizing BIMSTEC vision

The fourth Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has concluded by endorsing the 18-point Kathmandu Declaration on Friday. Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said prosperity among BIMSTEC member nations is possible through combined efforts and collaborations among all the member states.

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Corruption runs deep and wide

Published On: August 30, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Surya Nath Upadhyay

Corruption runs deep and wide

Corruption is no more only a case where one takes money straight away from the service seekers. It has taken a shape where it is difficult to find out who the culprit is

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How cities are saving China

Published On: August 30, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng

How cities are saving China

China has learned that rejecting one-size-fits-all approaches and promoting competition among cities is a valuable means of achieving breakthroughs

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