The current provincial structure faces significant challenges. Some form of reform is necessary.

Nepal must continue to refuse India’s unilateral and unfounded ‘facts on the ground’ against facts on paper.

The government should make high school education more engaging and effective.

His reform agenda aims to dismantle decades of corruption and inefficiency in Nepal’s political system.

The world body has failed in its core task but needs to be strengthened to address global challenges.

Whether the RSP will govern as if it has won an electoral victory or received a mandate remains to be seen.

To incur human misery with actions performed in a rush is a transcendental violation.

The Bengal election was not about roads, jobs or inflation. It was about borders, religion and survival.

We need to build systems designed to channel private interests towards the collective good.

As the new government translates this mandate into action, the EU stands ready to support Nepal’s priorities.

The BJP’s sweep has dismantled old buffers, but has also shattered outdated assumptions.

A lot is at stake for Pakistan as it gets pulled in all directions by its Gulf partners.

This is a test case of how information disorder can backfire on its own architects.

The September uprising and its electoral aftermath have opened a window for the Nepali press to transform itself. That window won’t stay open long.

History shows that highly competitive exams and credentialed officials do not necessarily prevent institutions from becoming persistently underperforming sclerotic husks.

Security concerns and disputes have transformed the local Durand Line conflict into an open war.

Democracy does not run only on elections, but on debate, dissent and institutional balance.

They did not fail to change Nepal. They failed to change themselves.

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.