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.

Mere policy announcements are unlikely to bear the desired fruits.

As politicians go beserk for power, there is no alternative to nuanced judicial activism.

Intergovernmental organisations have failed to counter vaccine nationalism.

We need a wholly new approach to regain the sanctity, independence and efficacy of our institutions.

Over a million motorcycles can be found on the congested roads of the Kathmandu Valley.

Such contracts have failed due to the lack of ownership and concrete incentives.

A regulatory regime is essential only if the banking system moves beyond the obsession of fully collateralised lending.