Decreasing remittances, dwindling forex reserves and widening balance of payment deficit are impossible to be reversed overnight.

The first elected local governments under the federal constitution promulgated in 2015 are near completion of their five-year tenure.

Many of these young leaders started their political careers after restoring democracy in 1990.

An automated system will make the stream of illegal income dry up for politicians and bureaucrats.

Political parties would not bother holding the convention had the constitution not forced them.

The government must find ways to substantially increase capital expenditure.

The procurement regime needs a complete overhaul, but the motive and method are doubtful.

The state's planning needs to look for vibrancy in the economy beyond the festival glitter.

Nepali communists need to transform themselves and prove that they are not anti-development.

Will Nepal remain in the world's democratic club or be a decoy agent for strategic powers?

The disgraceful picture portrayed by the auditor general's report reflects lack of accountability.

The government seems to be in no hurry to address the common man's quest for survival.

The National Planning Commission is a relic of the centralised planning era of Panchayat.

The new prime minister has appointed somebody with unknown credentials as finance minister.

Employers and employees rightly do not trust the new Social Security Fund.