Anyone who has heard the prime minister's speeches knows he always attempts to qualify his words with a veneer of what he thinks is science.

On paper, Nepal has made some important strides towards gender equality and inclusion. Yet, in reality, the situation is far from perfect.

Democracy may have already lasted longer than the Panchayat rule did, but accountability remains a fiction.

Communist parties have always disliked the idea of out-migration yet have done little to help Nepalis stay back.

Almost without exception, the prime minister has long staked a position that went against social and political liberalism.

One cannot help but believe that our country’s leadership is also badly afflicted by the ‘great man’s disease’.

The world is witnessing a pandemic but governments everywhere have failed to live up to the challenge.

The real test for the government will be how it tackles the economic fallout of the pandemic.

It seems that constant infighting among ruling party leaders is severely disrupting governance.

An effort to restitute indigenous names would surely reveal countless examples of cultural approximation all over Nepal.

The naming of places is no longer the prerogative of the state. Local units are choosing what they want to be called.

Self-aggrandisation and cracking down on enemies—Trump and Oli share not the best of traits.

Nepal’s great performance at the Games came from the athletes’ pushback against adversity despite the state’s incompetence.

Words without action mean nothing. But our leaders don’t seem to believe so.

The NRNs collectively share a great interest in politics back home with an aim to hobnob with the politicians.