Nepal's economic policy regime suffers from over-regulation, duplication, contradiction and lack of clarity.

While there is a legitimate fear of the slowing growth having trickle-down effects, Nepal may benefit in the short term.

It took 15 years to pass the Public Procurement Act, the provisions of which have been largely ignored.

The declining state of freedom of expression in the subcontinent needs more exposure.

Political apathy and policy imperviousness are two major bottlenecks to Nepal's higher education reform.

Year after year, the Nepal Rastra Bank comes up with policies to boost inclusion but they all remain unsuccessful.

The former Maoists are frightened because a fair investigation into conflict-era cases would send hundreds among them behind bars.

No independent and impactful movement exists at present which could challenge the government against its increasingly undemocratic demeanour.

Unless the centre devolves power, federalism cannot be exercised in its true sense.

The viability of an alternative force is contingent on its commitment to democracy.

Xi’s keynote shows that there has been a polar shift in the global strategic balance.

The provincial governments were not given much space at the investment summit

Pedagogy and course delivery techniques invariably are at least two decades old

China showed just how it felt about recent US remarks on the Belt and Road Initiative

Hurdles to prosperity are far more difficult to clear than seasonal economic distresses