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New Year Resolutions: Living With Purpose Beyond the Calendar
This New Year, may we move forward with quiet courage, rooted in who we are, and open to who we are becoming living with honesty, humility, and a focus on what truly matters.
Jan 01, 2026
Reflecting on 2025: insights and learning in the develo...
Reflecting on 2025: insights and learning in the develo...
Jan 01, 2026
Exit the Snake, Enter the Horse: A Final Look Back at A...
Exit the Snake, Enter the Horse: A Final Look Back at A...
Dec 31, 2025
The Pro-Investment Turn on Post-2025 Movement
The Pro-Investment Turn on Post-2025 Movement
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Mayor Balen’s close aide Sasmit Pokharel likely to contest from Kathmandu-5
PR system turned into ‘MP post sale hub’ for parties: Rakshya Bam
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5Europe wanted its carbon border tax to go global -- is it working?
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From Streets to Seats: Can Nepal’s Youth Outmaneuver the Old Guard?
From Streets to Seats: Can Nepal’s Youth Outmaneuver the Old...
History teaches us that revolutions are rarely instantaneous. They require patience, strategic planning, and sustained engagement across both urban and rural spheres. Nepal’s Gen-Z has begun the moral awakening, but the hard test of political consolidation lies ahead.
Nov 07, 2025
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Nepal at a Crossroads: Elections or Reinstatement of Parliament?
Nepal at a Crossroads: Elections or Reinstatement of Parliam...
Nepal’s political landscape is torn between re-installing the dissolved parliament and holding elections on March 5, 2026, with major parties sharply divided on the way forward. The Interim Government under Prime Minister Sushila Karki faces criticism for its inaction and lack of seriousness,...
Nov 07, 2025
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China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: Charting the Path to Modernization and Global Influence
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: Charting the Path to Modernizat...
China’s commitment to wider opening-up may bring substantial investment to Nepal, particularly in services and technological innovation sectors.
Nov 06, 2025
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From Screens to Streets: How Tech Is Empowering a New Generation
From Screens to Streets: How Tech Is Empowering a New Genera...
Technology has transformed civic participation, enabling Gen Z to organise movements, demand transparency, and challenge corruption through digital tools and social media. As Nepal enters an era of tech-driven activism, good governance will depend on ethical leadership, accountability, and the strat...
Nov 05, 2025
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No One Leads the Revolution. The Network is the Leader
No One Leads the Revolution. The Network is the Leader
The greatest irony of our time is that those shaped by the old world of centralized governance are still searching for a single leader, a hidden mastermind, someone to match their familiar script of power.
Nov 04, 2025
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Nepal's Uphill Battle: SDG Progress Faces a Chasm Between Promise and Reality
Nepal's Uphill Battle: SDG Progress Faces a Chasm Between Pr...
With the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals on the horizon, Nepal stands at a precipice, grappling with a critical implementation gap that jeopardizes its national development trajectory.
Nov 03, 2025
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Gen Z uprising: Youths struggle for Nepal’s future
Gen Z uprising: Youths struggle for Nepal’s future
The framework of Why Nations Fail explains this pattern with clarity. Nations prosper when they create inclusive institutions—systems that limit elite capture, expand opportunity, and reward innovation. Nations fail when they remain trapped in extractive institutions—structures designed...
Nov 02, 2025
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Ekta Diwas and the Himalayan Ideal of Unity
Ekta Diwas and the Himalayan Ideal of Unity
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s vision of unity extends beyond India, offering Nepal and the wider South Asian region lessons in cooperation, inclusion, and shared progress. Ekta Diwas serves as a reminder that enduring peace and prosperity are possible only when societies choose solidarity over di...
Oct 31, 2025
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Nepal’s Gen-Z Has Given the Nation a New Heartbeat
Nepal’s Gen-Z Has Given the Nation a New Heartbeat
After decades of corruption and despair, young Nepalis have reignited hope for a republic rooted in dignity, fairness, and opportunity.
Oct 31, 2025
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Rebuilding from Ground Zero: Resilience, Recovery and Technology
Rebuilding from Ground Zero: Resilience, Recovery and Techno...
Policies targeting youth development can harness this potential and foster homegrown growth. Crises reveal systemic gaps. Secure civic spaces, resilient telecom networks, and protected data centres keep government services alive during shocks. Local bodies need disaster-management training plus digi...
Oct 30, 2025