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Mahabir Paudyal

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You are a nationalist too

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

Bonds of unity

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

Why federalism is failing

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

Tragedy of errors

Published On: November 30, 2016 12:25 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal

The restructuring debate is not going to go away soon

No solution in sight

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

Message to India

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

Battle royal in 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.

Silent and divided

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

Remember the time

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

Great expectations

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

Hills of neglect

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

Save the hills to save Nepal

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

Prachanda’s burdens

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

Politics of deception

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

When mother earth speaks

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

Dilemma of LDCs

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.

The futile summitry

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.