It is a shame that the language has lost one of its oldest homes in the West.

Four years of the Trump administration has done enough damage, but the Nepali Trump ploughs on.

The consistent case of only a few women being invited to speak at most conferences reeks of tokenism.

A leopard never changes its spots, and our political leaders have shown a similar inability to change.

Albert Camus’ novel from 1947 provides a peek into the absurdity of human behaviour and the inherent failure of authority when faced with a disease crisis.

Nepotism and favouritism have been the bane of Nepali polity for centuries. It is not going away any time soon.

People keep hoping for self-determination. But when it arrives, leaders always seem to find a way to disappoint.

What Prime Minister KP Oli and his challenger, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, seem to have forgotten is the sorry state Nepal is in, caught between a killer pandemic and a disastrous monsoon.

One would have expected the present government to be more attuned to the challenges faced by workers in destination countries.

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’.