The justification of ‘urgency’ offered for the removal of officials sits uneasily with the idea of reform.

Constructs such as ‘buffer state’ or ‘vibrant bridge’ have limited utility beyond seminar rooms.

The country must stop treating agriculture, industry, energy and IT as competing silos.

Rehabilitation must be treated with the same urgency and commitment shown in clearing the settlements.

Pollution carries serious economic implications, especially for the cities that drive national growth.

We are likely to witness a massive waste of taxpayer money this fiscal year as well.

They will remain textbook cases as political mavericks of India’s dynamic political milieu.

Early signals from the government appear encouraging, but they must lead to decisive action.

Evidence suggests that human transmission may occur through exposure to cattle or raw milk.

When will we see a more realistic and nuanced Dalit discourse on caste hate?

Nepal might license cannabis cultivation. The science of what that demands must lead, not follow.

For Nepal, the central question is no longer simply how to achieve ‘bikas’, but how to rethink it.

The state should address student political affiliations through consensus rather than force.

The country has a government with a commanding mandate. Yet it cannot easily deliver reform.

Nepal’s ambitious investment pledges remain largely unfulfilled, hindered by systemic inefficiencies and regulatory uncertainty.

If exams fail to serve their very purpose, how should we actually assess learning?

Nepal is about to miss the train of the biodigital revolution sweeping across the Global South. We cannot afford to sit back anymore.

The recent local elections are a clear evaluation of the People’s National Congress’s performance.

Building a bridge between domestic governance and external behaviour is a strategic imperative.

The state is delusional if it believes it can kill journalism and establish a monopoly over truth.