Ishika Pant

Ishika Pant

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The author is the Founder and Chairperson of Project Abhaya, a youth-led initiative advancing gender-inclusive political and digital literacy in Nepal. She leverages AI to improve governance, streamline policy-making, and maintain data on Members of Parliament, while developing ethical and inclusive frameworks for digital policymaking.

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Beyond the Ballot: Youth, Reform and the Future of Nepal’s Democracy

Beyond the Ballot: Youth, Reform and the Future of Nepal’s D...

Nepal’s recent election reflects rising civic engagement and generational change, but the real challenge lies in translating electoral momentum into inclusive, accountable, and sustained democratic reform.

Nepal’s recent election reflects rising civic engagement and generational change, but the real challenge lies in translating electoral momentum into inclusive, accountable, and sustained democratic reform.

Nepal’s AI Policy: Visionary Roadmap or Empty Rhetoric

Nepal’s AI Policy: Visionary Roadmap or Empty Rhetoric

Nepal’s first AI policy, while ambitious on paper, lacks the institutional capacity, enforcement mechanisms and structural reforms needed for real impact. Without concrete action on education, infrastructure, inclusion, and regulation, the policy risks deepening existing inequalities rather th...

Nepal’s first AI policy, while ambitious on paper, lacks the institutional capacity, enforcement mechanisms and structural reforms needed for real impact. Without concrete action on education, infrastructure, inclusion, and regulation, the policy risks deepening existing inequalities rather th...