The government needs to reassess budget priorities, but it seems reluctant to listen to sound advice.

The prime minister’s manoeuvres have taken the spotlights away from the government’s handling of the novel coronavirus.

The Nepal Nexus, the updated, translated version of Prayogshala, is an accomplished piece, but it lacks the depth in the demystification of events post the 2015 constitution.

On the pretext of the emergency, the government moved to procure medical supplies from a shady private company.

Already known as the ‘factory of the world’, the powerhouse may yet be aided by the Covid-19 pandemic to adopt a larger role in the global arena.

There is an opportunity for the crisis to bring member countries closer together, and into deeper economic integration.

The current friction at Kathmandu University should not be used as a tool to encourage unionisation.

Democratic norms are being trampled on, governance is weak and the economy is in a shambles.

The rise of anti-liberalism in the West and Nepal is fundamentally different.

Corruption has seeped into every tier of government. But to sustain the federal system, it must be eradicated.

Parliament has become a mere rubber stamp for all government bills that get sanctioned without any debate.

Ram Sharan Mahat’s recent book debates on mainstream economic meta-narratives, their applicability and practical implications.

The country has to walk a tightrope between global powers, but the US-funded Compact is too important to reject.

Policy failures and the inability to mitigate the increase of corruption will hit Nepal’s economy hard.

But without solving internal party anomalies, the current government is unlikely to make Nepal prosperous and Nepalis happy.