The head of the Public Service Commission opens up about the vacancy notice controversy.

No matter what differences we have within the party on various issues, the entire party is united when it comes to fighting against an autocratic system: Shekhar Koirala

Bhushita Vasistha’s recitation, with the music of a stellar ensemble, provided a moment of tranquility among the chaos of everyday life. Her recitation, it seemed, was asking the audience to just pause a little more and simply reflect.

Women will be more visible in the political structure only once they are allowed to leverage power

The presence of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah at the helm has only made things worse. These people are bent on hardening borders, rather than dissolving them.

Should governments fail to deliver, the people will band together to defeat ruling regimes

The usually voluble PM’s reticence pertaining to the Nirmala Pant case is unacceptable

Climate change and environment security is underexplored in Nepali policy circles

No matter how much we deny or conceal it, emotions play an important and omnipresent role in world politics. The most obvious example would be the inherent emotional nature of global terrorism.

An underlying reason for the low representation of women in politics is a patriarchal mindset that permeates political life

The inherent nature of power still seeks to influence the behaviour of other people. The point of departure here, however, is marked by this: if once the sword was used to influence behaviour, modern power relies on knowledge and information to do so