Our governance and policy-making are routinely held hostage to political squabbling.

Electoral alliances will essentially make the voting process a formality in many places.

The MCC row may be over, but the Nepali media and intellectuals need to reflect on their role.

The federal government is overstepping its constitutional jurisdiction in the name of the Covid-19 response.

The Covid-19 crisis will be a litmus test of Nepal’s fledgeling federal system.

Government, civil society and the media all have a stake in Nepal’s new federal journey. They must trust each other and collaborate for sustained peace.