The alternative front is fundamentally fragile and at risk of collapsing due to internal leadership friction and a lack of coherent institutional structure.

Kathmandu’s new-look government seems determined to bypass traditional political friction in pursuit of tangible economic outcomes.

Strengthening early grade literacy begins with recognising the language children bring into the classroom.

There is a danger that Nepal will confuse, in amnesia, the resolution of one controversy with the resolution of all controversies.

Prime Minister Shah’s statement sits in the record. It will be retrieved, quoted and deployed the next time Nepal asserts a position of Lipulekh, Kalapani or Limpiyadhura.

Most leaders in Nepal have exhibited textbook monkey behaviour. So have the public and the journalists.

Many misconceptions about federalism arise not from direct experience but from limited access to reliable information.

Shitposting is not always malicious, but in today’s political climate, it diverts or derails serious ongoing conversations.

The Dalit movement must move beyond traditional narratives and adopt new ones, mainly humiliation, in accordance with the changing realities.

The question is no longer whether Nepal has the assets, but whether it has the institutional discipline to negotiate their value.

Rather than shutting down domestic remittance services entirely, the central bank should consider constructive reforms.

AI is not a simple software product. It looks much more like an electricity grid, and whoever does not own the foundation must rent it forever.

The urgent issues of ecological catastrophe in Nepal are receiving less priority from the government, political parties and agencies.

Foreign volunteers may mean well, but their altruism could perpetuate unequal power dynamics.

An ambassador is Nepal’s face abroad. That face must be reliable, not just brilliant.

It appears that revenue collection and beautification projects take precedence over people’s quality of life.

Investors are prevalent in the new budget. Entrepreneurs are easy to spot. But the poor are far less visible.

The conceptual co­­nfusion that separates environment from pu­­blic debate, policy-making and active ac­countability on a year-round basis is becoming increasingly dangerous.

While the US expands its presence from the Indo-Pacific to West Asia and seeks rapprochement with China, the other three QUAD countries remain focused on the Indo-Pacific.

Its three most visible ambitions—foreign investment, tech leadership and fiscal transformation—all face the same fundamental obstacle: weak institutional and bureaucratic capacity.