Ram C Acharya
Ram C Acharya
The author holds a PhD in Economics and writes on economic issues in Nepal and Canada. He can be reached at acharya.ramc@gmail.com
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OPINION
The False Choice Between Prosperity and Equity
The False Choice Between Prosperity and Equity
For decades, Nepal has been trapped in ideological debates -- socialism and capitalism, public versus private, and state versus market -- that often obscure reality.
12 hours ago
OPINION
Nepal's Budget: Promising Reforms, Missing Strategy
Nepal's Budget: Promising Reforms, Missing Strategy
A reform-minded budget offers encouraging signals, but falls short of the decisive shift needed to place investment, jobs, and exports at the centre of Nepal's growth agenda.
Jun 03, 2026
OPINION
SEE Results Hide a Deeper Education Crisis
SEE Results Hide a Deeper Education Crisis
SEE failures are only the tip of the iceberg; the deeper crisis is the steady loss of students before they reach the exam.
May 18, 2026
OPINION
Beyond the Headline Numbers: What the Report Shows and What It Misses
Beyond the Headline Numbers: What the Report Shows and What...
A critical reading of the Ministry of Finance’s latest report reveals not just what is said, but what is left unsaid.
May 08, 2026
OPINION
Nepal’s Borrowed Resilience: Fuel Dependence and Fragility
Nepal’s Borrowed Resilience: Fuel Dependence and Fragility
Nepal is a low-energy country with paradoxically high fuel vulnerability.
Apr 08, 2026
OPINION
Nepal Has Voted to Break Its Cage
Nepal Has Voted to Break Its Cage
Nepal’s vote is a revolt against exhausted parties, stale ideologies, and political decay.
Mar 27, 2026
OPINION
Nepal: From Moon-Promises to a Nation That Builds
Nepal: From Moon-Promises to a Nation That Builds
Nepal’s path to prosperity requires moving beyond election-time “moon promises” toward disciplined institution-building, credible rules, productive investment, and measurable accountability.
Feb 19, 2026
OPINION
Investment: Nepal’s Broken Link to Prosperity
Investment: Nepal’s Broken Link to Prosperity
Nepal has money, but not the investment system needed to turn its savings into lasting prosperity.
Feb 08, 2026
OPINION
A Lamp Not Yet Lit: Nepal’s Energy Optimism
A Lamp Not Yet Lit: Nepal’s Energy Optimism
Living the paradox: one of the world’s most hydropower-rich countries remains among its lowest electricity users.
Jan 26, 2026
OPINION
Nepal: A Nation Where Education Has Failed Society
Nepal: A Nation Where Education Has Failed Society
Nepal’s education system wastes resources, deepens inequality, and channels schooling toward exit rather than prosperity.
Jan 18, 2026