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India’s Women’s Empowerment and Its Cross-Border Significance
Nepal can draw lessons from India’s decade-long gains in women’s financial inclusion, political representation, and grassroots empowerment to strengthen its own gender equity and development initiatives.
Feb 01, 2026
Weak Diplomacy, Heavy Burden
Weak Diplomacy, Heavy Burden
Feb 01, 2026
From the Cold War to Gen Z: Nepal’s Long Struggle wit...
From the Cold War to Gen Z: Nepal’s Long Struggle wit...
Jan 30, 2026
Households feel strain as LPG shortage hits consumers
Households feel strain as LPG shortage hits consumers
Jan 30, 2026Most read this week
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The Missing Voices in Nepal’s Gen Z Uprising
The Missing Voices in Nepal’s Gen Z Uprising
Nepal’s Gen Z movement risks reproducing old power hierarchies unless inclusion, dignity, and leadership opportunities for Dalit and other marginalised youths become as central as the fight against corruption and bad governance.
3 days ago
Editorial
Time for Public Debates in Nepal’s Election
Time for Public Debates in Nepal’s Election
Public debates among Nepal’s prime ministerial candidates could make elections more transparent, cost-effective, and informed, allowing citizens to understand candidates’ policies and leadership before voting.
3 days ago
OPINION
Carbon Credits and the Story We Are Not Told
Carbon Credits and the Story We Are Not Told
Behind Nepal’s celebrated LEAF carbon credit deal lie deep political, ecological and justice concerns that challenge the credibility of forest carbon markets as genuine climate solutions.
4 days ago
Editorial
Acting Early on Election Security
Acting Early on Election Security
By moving early to centralise command and tighten coordination, the government has signalled a serious commitment to ensuring a safe, credible and fear-free March 5 election, though effective execution on polling day will be the real test.
4 days ago
OPINION
Western Unity on a Severe Test
Western Unity on a Severe Test
The deepening rifts between the US and Europe over Ukraine, security and strategic autonomy are fracturing Western unity, reshaping global geopolitics and creating serious challenges for smaller states like Nepal navigating great-power rivalry.
5 days ago
Editorial
Deepfakes and Democracy
Deepfakes and Democracy
As Nepal approaches the March 5 election, the unchecked spread of deepfakes and AI-driven misinformation is eroding public trust, distorting political debate and posing a grave threat to free, fair and credible democratic choice.
5 days ago
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.
6 days ago
Editorial
Mounting Debt: Nepal must shift to production and exports
Mounting Debt: Nepal must shift to production and exports
Nepal's rising external debt is a worry for our policymakers and economists. If most of the debt has to be repaid in foreign currency, then the drop in the rupee against the dollar will make our finances weaker.
6 days ago
Editorial
Breathing Crisis: Nepal’s Winter of Neglect
Breathing Crisis: Nepal’s Winter of Neglect
Failure to act decisively today will exact a heavy price in overcrowded hospitals, diminished quality of life and a weakened future generation. The fight against air pollution is no longer about tomorrow; it is about today.
Jan 25, 2026
OPINION
Nepal's Science Needs Truth, Not Hype
Nepal's Science Needs Truth, Not Hype
We celebrate the scoreboard while ignoring the conditions that make good work possible in the first place.
As Nepal tries to build an authentic research culture, standards are slipping. Hiring committees increasingly find counting easier than reading. They want volume, speed, and a single number th...
Jan 25, 2026