Published On: January 10, 2017 12:25 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
Those who shaped the destiny of Nepal have been questioned since the 2007 political changes and nationalism has been portrayed as a flawed strategy
Published On: December 26, 2016 12:25 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
Much of our debate is focused on whether to dismantle or retain five development-regions set up in federal model
Published On: December 10, 2016 12:25 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
If the conviction and end goal of some is secession, they won’t be satisfied no matter how you draw federal borders
Published On: November 30, 2016 12:25 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
The restructuring debate is not going to go away soon
Published On: November 17, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
The argument that naturalized citizens by marriage be treated as ‘special’ is fraught as we are dealing with people of two different countries
Published On: November 3, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
The question every Nepali is asking and will be asking for years to come will be why India blockaded Nepal
Published On: October 8, 2016 12:20 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
What seems like a fight between Kanak Mani Dixit and Dr Govinda KC and CIAA chief is actually a battle against an entrenched nexus thriving under protection from next door neighbor.
Published On: September 28, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
As things stand, most public intellectuals hesitate to take sides even on issues that do not require any ifs and buts
Published On: September 21, 2016 01:00 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
One weakness of Nepal’s educated class, civil society and even media is that they do not ask critical questions at critical moments
Published On: August 31, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
He will be judged on the basis of whether he, as health minister, will be able to address the key issues raised by Dr Govinda KC
Published On: August 24, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
Hill folks have suffered despite their unconditional sacrifice for the country since the start of modern Nepali history
Published On: August 10, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
Nepal’s hills and mountains which once captured the imagination of the West as the land of Sangri La stand on the precipice geographically, politically and demographically
Published On: August 1, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
There is now unanimous consensus in Nepal that the recent government change was actually orchestrated by New Delhi
Published On: July 19, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
Anyone who succeeded Sushil Koirala as prime minister would have had only two real choices: Stand up to India or surrender
Published On: July 6, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
“If you leave the land that nurtured you, that fed you and that enabled you to become what you are today barren, it will curse you,” says my mother
Published On: June 29, 2016 12:15 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
Nepal should have graduated by 2001. It did not. Now the target year is 2022 but Nepal won’t be able to graduate in that year either.
Published On: June 10, 2016 08:12 PM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
I was recently in Turkey to cover the United Nations Conference on Mid-term Review of Istanbul Program of Action (IPoA) on Least Development Countries (LDCs). But if you ask me what the conference achieved for the people of LDCs, I probably wouldn’t be able to answer.